Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-18

4
war question Is decidedly against them
The real danger now is not from the Reds
but from the government tolerating TOT
much from the moderate Orleanists and
other timid parties.
Scissors SurFenders-4,OO0 Prisoners
| LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Duke of Meek
lenburg- Schwerin reports the capitulatiol
of scissors, with 4, 900 French prisoners
The Prussian army was to enter the city
on Sunday. . =
Aqueduct Blown UP.
When the Prussians evacuated Beau
gency they blew up the squeduct before
marching out. The Prussians are still a
Meung, but in small force.
Three opening shots of the Prussian
bombardment of Paris were fired from
Bellevue on Friday, the 11th inst. ts
/ Alsace and Lorraine.
The inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine
are reported by their conquerors as living
contented under Prussian rule. The
country is being rapidly restored to its
former condition, and the peasants are
gathering their barvests, in which tobacco
| figures largely. The French, on the
other hand, charge that Lorraine is treat
ed as a conquered country and that the
people cannot travel without a permit.
Austria on Mediation.
The Vienna Presse, official organ, re-
GREETING the failure of the attempt at medi-
alton, declares that Austria, while she nc
longer offers her good Offices, will be
ready to employ them whenever their
aid is solicited.
Burnside's Movements.
A correspondent at Berlin telegrsphs on
the 10th that Gen. Burnside has returned
from his second visit to Paris, and gone
to BRUSSELS, whence he expects to go to
Versailles again, and thence proceed to
Tours if desired. He carried suggestion
from Bismarck locking to an armistice
which he thought reasonable under pres
ent circumstances, but made no Roadway.
The Paris Government are determined to
continue the war.
Mr.. Washburne means to remain at
Paris. --..-.-, .-.r
Gen. Sheridan has left headquarters and
gone TO Brussels, sign that the reduction
of Paris is not imminent.
Paris not TO be SheIled.
learn from good source that the city
will not be shelled.
New Peace Proposition.
An American diplomatist in Paris, hav-
ing government relations with the Partisan
government, proposes that Lorraine and
Alsace, with Luxembourg, go to Belgium,
and their neutrality be guaranteed by the
European powers. 1t is intimated that
France will consent to this proposition.
French Advantages.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Standard has q
dispatch from Boulogne giving the news
of the victory for Bazaine. The army
of Loire is still 90, 900 strong, and is an
obstinate barrier to the Prussian advance
in the South.
Garibaldi, at the head of the irregulars,
disarTanges the Prussian plans.
The francs-tireurs are harrsssing the
Prussians as did the Uhlans the French
at the outset of the war.
The Empress Interviewed.
LONDON, Oct. IA lady correspon-
dent of the World to-day interviewed the
Empress at Chiselhurst. She found her
in excellent spirits and hopeful for the
future of France. The Empress was
cheered by the news to-day and confident
the tide was turning.
Starvation Imminent.
Our correspondent at Rouen, Just from
Germany, writes that horses are selling
for almost nothing; that little hay is left
in Normandy. The effect of the drouth
of last summer upon the crops gives rise
to the most anxious consideration for
France and Germany. Only in less de-
gree is that of food not only this winter,
but all next year. Birmarck's picture of
starvation in Paris after the capture sp-
plies to the whole of France and probably
half of Europe. 1 am often told, ''God
knows what will become of us, if Amer
lea does not send US food in immense
quantities." and in Germany, Prussia,
Bavaria and Hesse, was daily asked,
"what condition is America in TO supply
us with cereals during the next twelve
months2 We shall have to draw heavily
on you"
An Act of Vandalism.
LONDON, Oct. Correspondents of
the Times writing from Berlin, says the
bombardment of st. Cloud is condemned
by semi-oficial and evening papers as an
act of vandalism committed by the very
ones who deplore the necessity for bonn
harding Paris. The Empress Dowager,
of Brazil, has contributed a thousand
forms for the relief of the German
wounded. .t.
The Destruction of st. Cloud =
Emeute at:LYOns-German steam
/ er Chased.
Among the csptives by the Prussisns at
Orleans were several soldiers belonging to
a corps with the novel name of the Body
Guard of the Republican Government,
On the 10th, bomb fired from Fort
Valerien fell in the bedroom of Napo-
leon L at St Cloud, destroying the famous
palace.
A French flag captured at Metz has
been forwarded to King William before
Paris, by Prince Frederick Charles. Ad-
vices from Metz state that epidemics in
and around that city are growing worse.
Another emeute at Lyons was promptly
suppressed.
1u0 hdIuDuIS AIu6ElCdu oVodL1eI lHuI-
ingen, while proceeding from Greenoch
to Hamburg was pursued by several
vessels of the French fleet. In escaping,
she ran down collier, which immediate
ly sank. No lives lost.
The Tablet, Catholic organ, to-day
prints protest of the Pope and Cardinal
Antonelli against the Italian encroa CHI
ments on Roman territory.
Prussians Moving North.
LONDON, Oct. 17.-Francs-tireurs near
Epinal on the 18th, checked the advance
of the Prussians in that direction in an
engagement which lasted three hours.
There is reason to believe that the army
which captured Scissors, %, 900 strong,
will attack other strong places in north
ern France.
A balloon from Paris, with a quarter
of ton of letters, has fallen.
BOyaI Nuptials.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE marriage of
Princess Louisa and Marquis, of Lorne,
will take place in February.
FROM FRANCE.
Latest by balloon Battle before