The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-31
Political Conventions.
The Peoria Silk Robbery.
THE SOLDIERS REUNION.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the ARGUS

CARLsRuHE, Aug. 3l.-Resor,s from
oeseigers investing Strasburg report that
the seige has been continued with augment
ed fury since al untortunated occurrence
which nearly terminated is the death of the
Sru bearer, Col Lechincki.
The Prussisn parallels have been pushed
forward quite up to the out works OF Stras-
ourg, guns mounted and an increased fire
maintained without an intermissIon.
4 bomb from one of the Prussisn guns is
said to have fallen upon convent school
and killing and woundIng 9 number of
girls. =
The citizens of Ssrasburg who have sue
ceeded in getting away from the city detail
borrowing accounts of the dreadful straits TO
shich the beseaged have been reduced.
They state tina! the people inside the town
asye been forced to the pangs of hunger by
the impossibility of obtaining supplies. The
suffering of the people are consequently
ireadful. They spend their nights inside of
heir dwellings in terror of shells which are
exploding in the very centre of the town.
Food of every description has advanced TO
a fabulous price Potatoes are sold at 20
francs rer pound, and the Inhabitants are
compelled in the absence of beef cattle to
subsis. upon horse flesh.
BRUssELLs, Aug. 3l.-Dispatches have
been received here from Meseres, adJ scent
to the Belgium frontier stateing that a battle
mas been fought at Carignan, In the depart
nent of the Ardennes between a flying
column of the 4th German army of the
Crown Prince of Saxsny and part of Nc
Mahon's army. The battle is said to have
resulted in victory for the French and dis.
| comfture of the Prussians.
BERLIN, Aug. 3l.-Confirmasory dis
| patches have been received here this morn
| ;ng from BRUSSELS of accounts of last night,
and an engagement yesterday between
| portions of the 18th Prussisn corps and a
| division of McMahons command.
| The account received from Belgium
awards the victory to the French.
| The husband of Canseterice Pauline
lucia Baron csahn, who received danger
ous wound at the battle of Rezonville is
dead.
! Gen. Ulrich, commanding the garrison OF
! 5trashurg, positively declares that be will
/ not surrender, though the town Is reduced
! to ashes.
| The Baden troops have placed in position
some 100 Founders, and the fire from this
heavy ordnance has been opened on the city
with tremendous effect.
A general conhagrstion is now reported
to be sweeping through the city.
| A number of street locomotives have been
sent from the arsenal in this city to assist
the Prussians in pulling heavy guns into Pc
s,tion before the walls of Metz.
The Prussians have engaged the services
| of Wells the Scotch aronaut, to conduct the
mrial reconnoisances OF the French nava
movements upon the Prussian coast. Yes
terdav he crossed over the Ossend river into
Belgium in his balloon
LONDON, Aug. 3l.-The Times editora
this morning states that 1t oeiieves tina
MacMahon is now endeavoring to retrea
anon Sessions, baffled in his attempt to re
lieve Bazaine at Metz.
JACKSON. Mich. Aug. 3l.-Austin Blan
was renominated for congress yesterday o.
reclamation.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3l.-The mum Der OF deaths
which occurred in this city during the pas
week were 258.
DErRoIr, Mich, Aug. 3l.-A canvass o
the delegates elected to the con 'ention o
the second district makes sure the nomina
ton of Gen. Slaughter.
There is a bitter contest between Strcl
land, the present incumbent, and Driggs,th
! late member. The convention has been Il
session one day, and the fight is going o
again to day.
KEwASEE, ILL.,, Aug. 3l.-A man name
Edwards was killed this morning, IN co,
shaft. owned by Lathrop & Co.. near tn
city He was caught between the cage an
the side of the shaft, and was crushed
death.
PEORIA, Aug. 3l.-Last night burglar
entered The store of G. B. Cummings Co
a. Pekin, and stole about 5000 worth
silks.