The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-03
EUROPE.
Important Diplomatic Confer
enCe at Paris.
No Battle Yet Fought.
Another Sharp Fight ut Saar-
bruck..-The French Sue
cesstiIl.
ENGLAND and AUSTRIA ARMING
Enormous Expense Of the War.
The War Feeling in England--.The
People AheRd of the Govern.

Tic TriJUne'S London special says that
In the House yesterday tho Secretary for
War was applaudcd when he stated, In
reply 10 Talbot, that the army Is ut pres
ent only $500 men below its establish
ment OF 17S,000.
DisraelIs declaration for armed neu-
trality was applAuded OH the COnscrvA-
tive side; and though tho Liberals want.
cd to hear On authentic statement from
Gladstone, mary showed marks of un-
mistakcablc sympathy with Disraelfs
more rcsoIule attitude. 1t is more clear
than ever that the popular feeling goes
beyond the Government, There are not
wanting members of Parliament and
Journals who would prohibit France from
buying arms or Goals.
Gladstones strong point was in proving
that tleEnglish military forces, so far from
being diminished, are augmented. ..ys
The Daily Netrs says: On the whole,
we have every reason to be contcnted
with the condition OF our national de-
fences, which, with the augmcntationsal-
ready proposed, will be quite adequate 10
support the best secured neutrality, and
might, il calamity should fall on us,
quickly expand into :orce quite adc.
Quate 10 sustain us in the struggle. Our
appeal t0 the arbitramcnt OF arms is
the very last to which we should willing
" resort, but we may rest assured that It
Is neither so fur from the thoughts of the
Ministers as to be deemed impossible, nor
so alien from their CounS0ls Us TO find them
unprepared.
No News in London.
LONDON, August 2.
The war news this morning is meAgro
and unimportant. The London Journals
appear to-day without word from the
rival armies on the Rhine.
Active recruiting for the marine service
has been ordered at the English dock
yards.
The impression prevails here that the
arrival Of the French fleet in the Baltic
Sea alone prevented a Prussian advance
through France to Paris.
A Fight next Saturday or Sunday
EESure."
BRUSSELS, August 2-Noon.
A correspondent Of the Independence
Beige, writing from Metz, asserts that the
first great battle will be fought on Satur-
day or Sunday next, or Monday at the
farthest. lie uullerscores the sentence
following, viz: This is sure"
Confidence Throughout Germany.
LONDON, August 2.
AdviCes irOmlPrussian sources mention
the prevalence throughout Germany Of an
unwaVcring assurance Of ultimate vic.
tory. r,rY,..
Austria MObilizing u Frontier Guard.
VIENNA, August 2.
Austria is mobilizing 100000 men to
watch the Bohemian frontier.
SkirIniShing on the Rhine.
LONDON, Augusta 2.
Adviccs" lMve been received here BY
telegraph from tho Prussian headquarters
oil the Rhine up TO 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, that there had been no general
engagement up 10 that time. Scouting
parties and sktrmishers from both armies
were continually making raids into the
enemies territory, but II was believed this
was more To accuStom the troops to tho
sight and fire Of the enemy than for any
other purpose.
French Troops Leaving Italy.
ROME, August 2.
The French chasscurs left CiviA VcC-
CHA yesterday. Italy Is concentrating
troops Oh the Roman frontier.
A Little Matter of Business.
BERLIN, August 2.
The Dcutsche Bank oftlis city offers to
receive and diSburSc donations made IN
America Tor the benefit Of wounded sol.
(liGrs.
Fears of FHmine Along the Rhine.
i, fft4 LONDON, Augusta.
The presence OF armies on the frontiers
of France and the Rhcnish Provinces Of
PrussiA has given rise To various appre.
tensions Of Iamine there. The Opinion
Natt0nale, of Paris, says, in this COnncC.
tiOn, that in order to avoid impOvGrishing
the theatre Of war, the Emperor draws
his supplies from distance by railroad.
Denmark and sweden in Harmony.
81 CoPESHAGRN, August 3.
There is entire harmony between Den.
mark and Sweden in the matter Ot the
French and PrussiNn war.
The Cause Of Delay in Fighting.
Generalization Of Troops and
Plans.
The London Times this morning hAs a
long editorial on the prospect The writer
thinks the delay in military movements
on both sides is TO be ascriDCd to tue dc.
lnoralization Of troops from having been
moved by rail- The French were also
delayed on account ofthe hesitation Of
tho South German States, and are now