The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-25
I'VE OF | GREAT BATTLE.
Subscriptions for French Soldiers
Market Reports.
[Reported Expressly for the ARGus.1

| LONDON, July 25.-A war correspondent
IL this city has telegrsphad the substance OF
al i'm portant interview with Emperor Ma
| poleon The Emperor attributes the cause
of the war to the aggrandiziug policy of
| Prussia. He said with sincerity that he had
asked Prussia to consent TO the concession
of Luxemburg. Count Bismarck, sppr.sed
of Frances wishes, refused to acceds to this
request, and suggested the probability OF
Prussia taking Holland and attaching 1t to
the confederation of the North German
states. This is what France wants. The
Emperor replied, that the attempt OF Prussia
TO absorb Holland was considered an open
threat of war.
The Times this morning publishes tall
text of the state treasury proposed by France
to Prussia, as the price OF peace, after the
war of 1866. and again reviewed II recently.
When France asked for a cession of the
| Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg and the
conquest of Belgium, assisted by Prussia, to
permit the fusion of all South and North
Germany excepting the Austrian provinces,
| and also recognizing the validity OF the
acquisitions made BY Prussia at the end Of
the war in Bohemia to this arrangement, the
| reply of Prussia was short and decisive
| she positively refused to consider any such
| proposition, coming from France. This
declaration of Prussia not to listen to any
overture from France, was the real cause of
the present war
Napoleon has proposed to Austria an
alliance for offensive and defensive. An
i'm msdiste reply is demanded. The city is
again thrown into excitement by this news,
and a general European war is predicted.
Dispatches received bv the Press through
po4, no that tho
| in close proximity to each other, and sklr
| mishinp is constantly reported. A great
| battle may be expected at any moment.
! BERLIN, July 25.-King William, by
/ proctama alton, designates Wednesday,, July
21ih, as the day OF fasting and prayer. d ii
| Germans are expected to offer prayer to
/ Heaven for success OF the armies IN the
tatherland In this, as in all other pray ers
from the throne, Napoleon is charged with
the responsibility OF dragging Prussia into
/ war without cause
CHICAGO, July PA company of Japa
nese who are performing here, were going
last nigh, to the lake tor bath, when Ill
passing building In which party OF
young men were drinking, some one said
there are those cursed Japs, and threw a
stone, striking one on the head and intiIct-
was also thrown on the heads of the COM
pany The police attempted to arrest the
offenders, but all denied, and no one was
identified.
The Scandinavians held q meeting here
the other night and sent telegram Il
! Emperor Napoleon, and appointed com
mittee TO raise subscription for the Frencf
soldiers
The intense heat continues, but genera
health in the city is good. Many tamIlIe
III the crowded part of the city spend night
out of doors.
New YoRK. July 25.-About IL O'CLOCK
last night, Henry Wachter, o German, ant
proprietor of boarding house in West sou
, street, became engaged in q quarrel will
. one of his boarders, named John Glass
The latter drew q large knife from hi
: pocket and plunged it in Wachters groin
who fell and expired in few minutes
, GIas, then ran down to the foot OF 34t
street. and plunged into Nor tn river, doubt
less intending TO make his scape by SWIM
ming down the river Two lads fishing O
the dock gave the alarm. and othcer Don
nelly succeeded in securiD q him. lh
quarrel arose from the fact that Wachte
- and his wife had attended q funeral, an
locked up the house so tnat g ass could NJ
4 enter the house when he returned.
A very destructive fire involving loss
property amounting to nearly three quartz,
). of million of dollars. broke out las't nlgl
in the i've story brown stone build ng, co
e der of Broadway and Rixiter streeti,. tt
American bank note company lost lars
10 number of valuable plates for the p rintir
= of green backs some finished curreD'c WI
burned up Major & Knapp. engrave RS al
!. photographers the Union trust compar y. Il
Delaware and Hudson canal company. al
others are heavy losers. The insurane e h
2 not yet been ascertaiDed.
Sc PARIS, July 25 - Viscount Terhaldt. Il
RS newly appointed minister to Washing 10
y has been notified Of his appointment to I
o o' vacancy occasioned BY the death of Prev
Paradol.
The Emperor Napoleon has postponed b
departure for the seat of war until the mi
die Of the present week.