The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-08-06

preston took place, and in those
OF eleven prominent English lines.
alone there was fall in value of
t2,437 900. The total loss Of
property. to investors by the mere
declaration of this aggressive war,
Is certainly far more than five hun
dred millions of dollars, a great
er amount, perhaps, than it was
ever before in the power of one
mans crime to destroy, and which,
ssthe%Economist Justly says. i'm
plies individual suffering difficult
Z to ovcr-estimate. This is tue be-
ginning, but it is not by figures or
by words that men will express
the end OF such a war N. Y. Post.
2Sth. -
aa FRENcH TRKAcHEhK.-As we have
already mentioned, on the 2lst day Of
May, 1898, France, in conjunction with
England, by a1reaty solemnly signed at
London guaranteed forever the neutral
ity OF Belgium. The London Times
has just published the project of anoth-
er treaty upon the Belgian question,
submitted by the French, to the Prus-
SLAMS Government in 1867. By the
fourth article Of this treaty Prussia was
to be bound to lend her assistance to the
absorption Of Belgium by France
This abominabie treachery, involving
the violation Of solemn international
compact, was rejected at once by Prus-
sic; but the mere proposition is suffi-
Gent TO convince even the most incred>
ulous of the fa'sehood and bad faith of
Z France. Were other evidence wanting,
it of itself is sufficient to prove the rest
less ambition Of the power that, from
the days Of Louis XIV, has done more
than the whole of the rest Of Europe
united to disturb the peace of the world
The discovery of the plot ilrAs, Of coarse,
created an immense sensation in Eng
land, and will put the Finishing stroke to
who have hitherto sympatizsd with Ma
poleon. 3, I'll. ~
The rumor that the Emperor will
evacuate Rome will seriously endarger
the temporal power Of the Pope. The
Italian revolutionists, who are well or
ganized, have been watching for an OPP
portunity to overthrow His Holiness,
and they will embrace the chance offord-
ed by the withdrawal of the French
troop 10 strike the blows. That event
would long since have transpired, had
not the Emperor maintained an army in
Rome. The war may result in making
the seven billed city the capital Of Italy.
and should Victor Emmanuel enoamp in
Rome with an army. he would never
leave it until driven out by France which
CHI ,pb ba L. oftc a
conflict with Prussia. .l. ese e.es-
FIGHTING ALL ALONG THE LrNE-AT
sAARBRuCK AND wEIsENBURG.
Fighting has been goi,g on along the
French and Prussian frontiers since
Monday. G @
On Saturday, the Prussians moved
forward and attacked Weisenburg, On the
Bavarian border, between Bitche and
Lauterburg, driving out the French.
On Monday three French corps d'ar-
NEE from Metz moved forward on the
Prussian lines, and yesterday crossed the
frontier, and attacked the Prussians on
the heights of Saarbruck, which was eyn-
tually carried, after some use of artillery.
The French afterward fell lack to their
own lines. The loss ON both sides was
light
1t is reported that McMabon's divis-
ion will attempt forward movement on
the right to-day, (3d)
LATEST.-The news of the en-
gagement at Saarbruck is followed
by the more serious affair at Wei.
senbourg, in which the Crown
Prince led the Prussian troops in
person, and gained a complete vic
tory over the French. The French
propose playing thunder generally
with the Prussians next Saturday,
destroying railroad communiea-
tons and Prussian soldiers by the
wholesale. s.-.