The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-28
General Massacre Threatened.
FROM EUROPE.
The Paris Bombardment.

Tbe Parts B0mbardment.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-A correspondent of the
Times telegraphs the following from Versailles,
under date of 25th:-It will be few days yet
before the Germans will be ready to lombard
Paris.
In the action on the 2lst, sixty battalons
took part, supported by twelve batteries of
artillery.
The Terms offered TO Bazafne.
BaZaine was recently informed he could only
have the terms which were accorded to Mac
Mahon at Sedan.
The sick and Wounded mt Versailles.
There are over two thousand sick and
wounded French and German soldiers in and
around Versailles.
The Forts Vanves, Montrouge, and Bicetre
are now connected by strong earthworks.
Citizens Executed.
Twenty citizens of Bougeuil have been exe-
cuted by the Prussians for aiding the French in
their sorties from Paris.
Skirmish the Loire.
A sharp skirmish took place between recon-
NOTHING parties on the left bank of the Loire,
near Orleans, yesterday. Both parties retired.
Trains Captured.
On Sunday Prussian provision train near
Vouziers was attacked by franc-tireurs, who
killed the escort and captured the stores. They
| have also killed thirty of the white cuirassers
near Olizy.
| Forces Mt Bic zieres.
There is force of twenty-five hundred Prus-
| slams before Mezieres. Active operations, how
! ever, have not been commenced as siege guns
have not arrived.
and ID. .fs from
LONDON Oct ZIP. M.-[Specal to the New York
| Herad.l-A 81 ecia telegram from the Continent
which was delivered to-day for transmission by cable
Among the extraordinarily singular documents
which were unea, thed at the Tulleries, with the
leon, was one showing the future OF the Emperor's
This paper presents in the form of a legal docu-
| ment detailing the marriage settlement OF Eliza
| beth Ann Harriet, Countess of Beauregard Fraace,
knewn as Miss or Mistress Howard. The deed was
made out on the occasion OF the union by marriage
month Of May, in the year 1854. Two schedules
which are attached to the paper make known that
the Countess possessed 9ll7,OOO sterling in
English and other foreign securities, including the
sum OF $4,000 in pennsylvania United States rail-
bonds besides another and additional sum Of e59 600
sterling, which is described as "other stocks and
eed She had BESIDES dVers otser nves aS sae
| ment shares and securities, with jewels and other
personal estate, and landed property in France
| during the later years OF her life.
PLATE AND JEWELS.
| The plate and Jewels with the property therein
last mentioned, had not been scheduled or valued,
tries under their proper titles.
| A FORTUNE.
The residuary estate was, as is known by the
deeds, 'of great extent - but leaving IL out OF the
estimate OF the gross value OF the property the pe-
cc items OF her fortune, as described and set FORTH
amounted TO the startling sum OF one hundred and
seventy-siX thousand pounds sterling
This vast amount must have been amas 5ed by this
Lady Beauregard within the brief period OF two and
half years-between the I'd OF December, in the
year 1851, and the 18th OF May, 1s54-for 1t is noto.
rous fact that down 10 the period OF the ac-
cumstaDces OF Louis Napoleon Bonaparte were very
straltened.
The deed OF settlement contains a provision TO the
amount OF twenty thousand pounds sterling in favor
OF Martin Constantine Hergett entitled and called
in France Count Beauregard, q son OF the Countess
but the Of his father s not stated It is pretty
well known In England, however, that this Martin Is
a son of Jem Mason, the celebrated steeple chase
jockey rider.
The trustees to the deed OF settlement are named
thus:-Constanee Jean Mocquard, No. SIT Rue st
| Honore, Paris Secretary to his Majesty the EN-
peror; Nathaniel John William STROBE, No. Albany
terrace, London, and Edward MORA, No. 25 HOLES
street, Cayendsh square, London.
| The solicitors or attorneys in the matter are
Messrs FladRste, Clark Il Finch Nc. 43 Craven
street. Strand, Lo dOn; William Fla igate being the
subscribing Witness
/ CELEBRITIES EXCEEDED.
At the period OF her death the property OF the
wealth Of Madame de Pompadour and Madame du
Bani.
THE "uPs AND DOWNS" OF LIFE
The dwelling house at Chiselhurst, England, which
rented by Her Majesty OF Mr.. Strobe, one OF the
tTr stees Of above tied settlement, and IL
stitutes snguls additional fact Ia the history OF
thik whole family scandal that the house is merely
held by Strobe in the capacity Of trustee but is ac
tually the property OF the Count Beauregard, the
nlegitimate son OF the ex-Emperor's mistress.