Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-18
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THIS AFTERNOONS DISPATCHES
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
THE CAPTURE OF SOIs1ONS.
Desperate Resistance Of the French.
FRlGHTFUL SCENES or CARNAGE.
TROSHU'S SORTIE.
HEAVY LOSSES OF THE PRussIANs.
Immense Demonstrations i'm London in
Favor Of Intervention.
100000 GERMANS IN FRANCE.
Immense Demonstrations i'm London il
Favor Of Intervention.
500, 900 GERMANS IN FRANCE.
Teleorophed Esclusipely 10 Tie Erenino .Stay.

Telegrophed Esclusipely 10 ae Erenino Sta,.
WAR NOTES FROM LONDON.
LoNDoN, Oct. 1S.-Tbe capture of Scissors
opens a second railway route 10 Paris, and the
PrussiaDs will put it TO use az once. The Other
line only reaches Meaux.
The absence Of power in the garrison Of Paris
TO act on the offensive becomes ds'ly more
evident. No sorties have been made since Sep
tember S0th. The Prussians have not yet opened
with their artillery, while the Frenchmen fire
The Swiss ambassador has informed his gov
eminent that tire corps diplomauque win remain
in Paris for the pr sent.
General Rosenburg succeeds the Grand Duke
OF Mecklepburg in the government OF Rheims.
THE DEFENCE OF RoUEN.
RouhN, ,Ooc.l6, via LONDON ,OcGH.-The news
that the Prussiars are marching into Norman
dy has caused active mears to b. taken here
for the defence Of the city. The national and
mobile guards have taken the field with some
tack. With the ialI OF Roaen commune s,ion
between northern and western France would
be severed.
GERMAN UNITY.
BKRLIH, Oct. 17.-CommiSsloners OF Bavaria
and Wurtemberg leave for Versailles t.is week
TO enter upon negotiations for completing Ger
rsn unity. The North German Gasett. scouts
l.
Tunes.
GARIBALDI MAKES FEW REMARKS.
LONDON, Oct. I7.-iSpecial 70 the New York
WoTid.l-Gar;baldi was yesterday received at
Besancon with immense enthusissm. He re-
viewed large force of gardes robiles, gard
nationals ano freucs-tireurs, aud made tie fol-
lowing animated spC ech, which was rehI ord "a
to wi'i extreme ardor by the troops aud the
ople:
Soldiers of free France! zee in your gal
N hAf "a IN ..AIo
United States o. Europe-the army OF liberty
and army Of law. The mona~chies of the old
world are condemned; they are in arms t1-dsy
Sedan, and is dying forever before Par.s. see
among yoI not trepchmeu only, but Eura-
peans-not Europeans only, but men. In Your
washington and Lincoln, the immortal, inyinci-
be treDiSs OF q, pot sm in every form, are
bS, ing 10y the SIDE of re ons of the Rhine and
rtpubhcau SpIuiards are Fastening over the
PHrenc IS TO tIttle With you, rot against Ger
many, but sgairst monarchy; not against =
oPie nilead, but agaiT It princes who mislead
ell pope. From all pets of France thousands
OF JOurg, brave men are Fastening ID the field
ci Scfion. Frarce, yo ,terday bowed n .ck-
c'o'h TO the earth, LOOKS to-day, clad In arms,
moudly up to Heaven. With France Europe
Will re reiuvensted. You are fighting sor the
lIcerom ot con'lrent-lor the rights Of hu-
arlty. inward, then, - the VoHs.n
HORRIBLE CARNAGE AT soIsSONs.
rible destruction-of life and property. Three
hundred and fifty houses were laid in Pshes.
The Pruf slams encountered a Operate rc.is-
tance from the National Guard, ii hi NJ hand
TO hand in the streets ara capturing one pa-t Cr
tue city house by horse. They were driven
oack thfough. the burning city Iour S,m~s in
succe: sion, hut were CO, SANITY reinforced and
lore tie French down by their WEIGHT of num-
neIs. No quarter was shown aud .be wosuded
missiles fom houses on the he <cs OF the invaders.
The sacrifice OF lite wss AWFUL The Grand
luxe a,d OF Meek,enbIrg wept at TIE slaughter
ahu ieiusing TO orde- an as aUtt I egged the
frerch commander TO CIpitUlate in tue name
OF hrwanity: The splendid eisss works of
were destroyed.
TROCHU'S SoRTIE.
The sortie under Trochu Saturday completed
the work Of driving the Germars from the'r GU
sesting Io'itiors southwest Of Paa's. The
Frerch advanced under cover OF a tremc ndous
capnonade in three columrs upon CheyilIy
se.res and Bongivil. The latter WIS tue most
.srious attack and r -u,t,d in the deiea. of the
PomersisI under Won Kirckbacf. Tsis com
PEELED the Bavar'aDs TO retreat f.om Bagru-
caux and Chatillion. A div sion OF Gen. Lann's
nIcols held subj oirly Cbe,aiy snd La Have
The Germans lost over 5000 / Fed, wounded
ard pri oners, and alIo large supplies.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, ETC.
The Garde National OF Calais to-day proceed
Cd to Amiens, where iorce is organizing to a..
tack the Germans ing noI ID fror, Scissors.
uromeial rel orts Of the negot'a. on carried
on through General Burr; de, eta, hat Jules
favIe, wbfe rejectlrg all pro, osi.sors TO- the
eesslon OF territory, is wrliry to submit the
question OF Sl peace 70 srei.a on BY the .OTeil
It's now recognised in official circles in Lon-
qon hat the position Of the German armies in
France Is TO lepyer such as TO justly Prussia in
The Siandard denounces Gladstone for h,s in
acu0n, ana says America 0Ay now take Eng
amos place aDoag ratofs BY medst,sg b.
The pressof Stuttssrdt spd Munich ridicule
une proJeca OF German empire.
Loncon bankers decline to negotiate paper |
On Germany, PardculnrlJ on Berlin. The at i
tempt to feel The Engtish. market, with 3 View
II 10 rum0red that Prussia Offers . project for Il
the erection Of the Independent psltral State /
tse SposRes ssss ksse .Dd
Henry, Of Orange-Nassau; the annesation OF i
Alsace and Lorraine 70 be enectsd aftsr . pie /
biscitum, Of which Prussia guarantees the in 4
Sismsrck IL expected at Brussess. vhere
Bun;ids, Sheridan, and Minister Jones are in
GREAT DEM0NsTRATIoNs In london
Crowded meetings we're held In London last
night and to-day in favor Of Engiiah iut9ven-
ton in tue Franco-P -Prussan war. A Qreat nro !
ceseion is to march on Wedn sday 70 the house |
Mr.. Gladstone to denounce the government.
II is expected that e, 600 men win march.
HOW THE GERMANSs PROPOSE TO GEL
EBATE TO-DAY.
LoNpoH, oce ls.-Ths fSoss <o-day. In an
editorial on the continental situation, reminds
ifs Ieadcrs that this - the anniyerssrv az m. |
battle which occurred near Loipsie on fhs ism |
OF Scfooer, lsl3, and says sit hes BEN esn- 4
Of Paris fron a ~ Sst.sinnes Sss snes
would b oponed q ehis amt |
sGs.lY Gay, vhtch rs 50 fun Of glorious remem-
rs, 70 tne Germans, and which has been
waaing for the events Of the day.
The Anglo-American ambuiance ccrrs h.. |
lei. neIsai,ies Tor Orleans, where there are 5000