Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-01

Lorraine will be represented by
commission, and for the present ex
empted from federal burdens.
The Telegraph has 8 balloon spe'
ial, dated Tours, Wednesday even.
lng, stating that the Prusslans ART
retiring towards Paris.
Great confidence existed In Paris
The Times has q special giving
the following intelligence
Tuesday the French made anoth'
err sortie from Metz consisting o.
infantry, cavalry and artillery. The
French advanced to Arsile Quex,
where they we're defeated, but car
ried back the wounded, dead, and
the Prussian prisoners. The village
was destroyed by shells.
The guns lately in position before
Strasburg are hurrying to Paris
some have already arrived.
Prussian headquarters Of the
King are at Ferrieres.
The Crown Prince is at Yer,
sailles
The Crown Prince Of Saxony is
at Grand Tremblay.
Carrier pigeons are the only
means Of communication between
Tours and Paris. Balloons offered
too fair a mark for the Prussians.
Railway between Chalons and
the German border relaid.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 29.-Papers deny
the excitement here over the failure
Of peace negotiations.
The Independent Beige in refer,
ring to Bismarck's contradiction OIL
FaVre's statements says:
Favre's statements must be sign.
ed by some body more truthful
than Bismarck.
BOsToN, Sept. 29.-The steamer
Guerrier with Farragut's remains
Is ashore on Great Point. Assist,
ance will be forwarded from Bos.
ton.
Tours, Sept. 29.-The Govern.
ment publishes a dispatch thil
morning from the French Consul
at Basic, contradicting the surren'
der Of S%trasburg. The Prussianl
made three tremendous but unsuc'
cessful assaults. The white flag sub.
sequenIly raised for a truce TO bury
the dead gave rise to the rumOr Of
the capture Of the city.
An early fall, however, is proba.
BILE, aud Notwithstanding the deniaI
Of the Consul at Basic, there ID
strong belief that the rumor is moi
groundless.
BosToN, Sept. 20. Farragut's re.
mains have landed, and 90 forward
by boat from Fall River.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 29.-Deathl
from yellow fever for the "a hOuri
ending 6 P. NJ, yesterday, y.
LONDON, Sept. 30.-The Wurtem.
burg Gazette, official organ, denies
the intention Of the government t
enter the North German Confedera.
ton.
Active friendship between Aus.
triam aud Prussian Cabinets is no
ticed.
A writer in the Post hopes Eng
land will not be sacrificed to her
cousins.
ANrwE p, Sept. 29.-Great FIR
now (noon) raging. Sugarween
Brothers, and several others alread,
burned.
There was q mutiny on board tn
ship Elizabeth hence to New York
The second officer was mortalll
WOunhed. RingleaderS have beer
arrested.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Increase o
specie 100000 sterling.
The garrison at Strasburg re.
moved to Rasdadt, Baden. Tn,
Prussians formally occupied TIT
city to-day.
The kilograms special LondoI
dispatch has been received from
thunderstorm, dated yesterday
stating Strasburg surrendered only
when helpless. The condition o
the place rendered 1t almost inev,
table. Victims of the heart.rend.
ing fever prevalent In the city
seemed almost numberless. In
habltants generally furnishing, ant
the dead and dying in crowds in tn
streets. This state Of things de,
cided Ulrich to capitulate. In do
ing so he shed tears and exclaimed
as the Prussians entered the city
"J'ai fat mon devoir."
WASHINGTON, Sept. %. -Colone
Dana, army paymaster died yester
day in San Francisco.
Customs for the week ending the
oath were nearly four millions.
The State Department has re.
ccived the following:
"HAVANA, Sept. 29.-The eman
cipatiOn decree was published yes
terday. The provisions are simila
to the plan of the law published il
Madrid, May 2Sth."
HAvRE, Sept. 29.-Merchandist
remaining here is protected by neu
trail Consuls. Their flags fly owe
warehouses.
A huge electric light illuminate
the entire bay.
Enormous chains protect the en-
trance to. the harbOr.
Tours, Sept. 2O.-The Project
of several departments adjacen
have met to organize further mean
OF defence. Organization progress
ing rapidly, companies of thirt,
men being received by the govern
ment, who are permitted to choose
their own officers, and who will &C
Independently Of the regular troops
If circumstances demand, thes
companies will be united unde
one command. The department
win furnish arms and equipment
for this force. The term of enlist