The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-17
[For afternoon Dispatches see Second Page I
WAR In EUROPE!
Prussians Within Six Hours
March Of Paris.
GREAT Elk JITEMENT IN THE CITY.
REVOLUTIONARY DEMONSTRATIONS.
French Account of Rsc3nt Battles.
Of the Battle Of Metz.
Great Excitement ia Lyons.
GREATEXJIFEMENTI IN THE CITY
REVOLUTIONARY DEMOSSFRATIONs.
French Account of Rscsnt Battles.
artIeuIsrs of the Battle of Metz.
Great Excitement in Lyons

LONDON, August ia dispatch
that the steamship Pennsylvania was
entirely destroyed by fire is erroneous.
A great part ofthe cargo was destroy
ed, but the vessel was not badly dam
agad and will sail on the 10th, for
Havre and New York.
Dispatches from the Prussian Gov
ernment to the Am bassador, are full
Of triumph, and express the greatest
confdencsiR the early result of the
war.
PARIS, August 16.-The Journal
O6icieL contains a decree declaring
Cherbourg. Brest, Lorient and Roche
fort IN state of siege.
The French left two dispatch boats
in the Tiber on evacuating Rome.
VIENNA, August 16.-Baron Beust
publicly denied any attempt on his
part to mediate In the war between
France and Prussia.
LONDON, August 16.-Exp sriments
with mitrallleurs at Schoeburyness,
indicate that the instrument is de-
structiVe in close quarters. but that
troops dependent on it may be annihi
lated by artillery, before the mitrail
leurs can be got into range.
The Times sympathizes strongly
with the Prussians, and rejoices at
their recent successes.
PARIS, August 16-Au official dis
patch from the Prefect of Metz to the
Minister of the Interior says that a
body of German Uhlands had been
seen In the neighborhood of CONNER
oy, marching toward Basle; the Duo
has therefore cut the railways in that
section, to impede the advance of the
enemy.
The French journals complain of
the brevity of the dispatches from the
seat of war. Even the Constitutional,
semi-ohioial, says the dispatches do
not give very precise idea of the DO.
sition of either army.
The MORitear de IS0ir published,
yesterday, an article full of confidence
and resolution. The following is an
extract, and is fair exhibit of the
French press:
Everything progresses we'll. The
enemy makes haste to finish his work.
he knows full we'll the prolongation
of the war will exhaust his forces
show we have only to gain time to
divert the Prussian from his base
of operations while defending our
ground inch by inch.
The passage at arms which took
place, yesterday, under the guns of
Metz, is the first act In the new
drama. Eight days hence the energy
that has marked the first operations
of the invaders will have given away
to encouragement and exhaustion.
Our fortified towns all hold out.
Bitsch, Pfalzburg, and Verdun are all
defended By the army. and their in
habitants answer with their guns TO
the arrogant summons Of the enemy.
The national defense commenc-
es. See your National Guards,
Guards Mobile, and volunteers
who are on their way to the Vosges
Mountains; there shall the Prus-
sia9s find their graves. They have
asked for a war of races and such
they shall have"
The Constitutional says the plan
of conquest of the Prussians cannot
any longer be a matter of doubt.
The German Empire takes advantage
of the Hohenzollern Dynasty to in.
augurate its policy of spoiIation of
the French territory. in the depart
ments which the chances of war have
given to the enemy. The King of
Prussia commands at present as Ter
ritorial Sovereign.
The Prussian Government, which
pretends to be so well informed about
men and things in Paris, does not
seem to be very strong in the town
of Alsace, which will know how
to find means to rejoin their national
flag.
I'm place of conscripts, all men,
from sixteen to fifty years, rush to
arms. Prussian journals continue to
pour forth their insults against the
French nation. We underline these
two words because Berlin newspapers
| formally declare that war is made not
only against the government, but
against the entire French people,"
Lyons, August 16.-The Courier.
has long statement of the popular
demonstration which recently occur
red here: Yesterday morning about
IL O'Clock, a popular commotion,
arising from bad news from the army.
took place in the Place Croix Rousse,
which ended in a deplorable conflict
between the police and the people.
The particulars of the affair have
been very much exaggerated. The
originator of the trouble was an old
notary, Leutillon by name, well known
for political eccentricities; this per-
son clam bered upon a pedestal of the
cross, In the centre of the Place Croix
Rouse, to make speech to a grouu
of iaborers. His hearers were few
at the start, but in short
time q large crowd assembled, and
cries of "Vive Ia Republique" was
heard on all sides, and though called
upon to stop By the police, Leutillon
persisted in his defamation. calling
upon the audience to defend him by
the aid of stones. The authorities
seized the orator, Notwithstanding
violence was offered; but one of them
having allowed one of the rioters &c
draw his sword, was struck BY one o.
these infuriated people in the abdo'
men, from which wound be died In 9
! few moments. Five or six policemen
We wounded. Leutillon aud Other
principal rioters were arrested ano
taken to prison between two files oI
soldiers. The mass of the popuIa
ton of the place of Croix Rousst
took no part in these violent proceed
ings. 1t was all caused by a few tur.
bulent characters. These demonstra.
tons are generally denounced.
BERLIN, August 16.-The NORTH
Gsrmaoy Gazette yesterday, urged /
general celebration of the last Ma
r pole Oh fete.
LONDON. August 16.-The Queer
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