The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-06
PARIS sTTLL TRANQUIL.
Prussian Siege Guns and
Mortars in Position.
Everything Prepared for I'M
mediate Operations.
Another Unsuccessful GOr4ie
from Metz.
THE FRENCH TR0OPS GROWING
InPATIENT.
MlseelIaneOu, Foreign News
ENGLAND.

against him have Eos yet been made
public.
LONDON, October 5.-Mr. Saeth
Leeds, banker, we'll known for char
tiles. was killed yesterday by fall
from a horse.
LIVERPOOL, October ga boiler
explosion at the establishment of
Duke Il Co.. in this city, occurred
yesterday. Two persons were killed,
and the buildings in the neighbor-
hood badly damaged.
LONDON, Oct. 5.--The Manchester
Examiner has sn aerial message from
Paris stating that at meeting of the
Council of Ministers on the 29th of
September. Jules Favre and NJ. Arago
protested against a continuance of
the war without consultation with
the people. Keratry, Trochu and
Rochefort dissented.
The: defense of Bitsche has been
thus far successful.
The Prussians have planted the
cannon captured at Strasbourg around
Metz.
The latest reports from Epernon
are that the National Guard aud Mo-
biles are doing good service at Bitsche,
fighting.
LONDON, October 5.-A Cossack
force has been sent westward from
the Don.
Active preparations are being made
for operations In Western Caucasus.
The Government of Odessa denies
the concentration of troops near the
Turkish frontier
It is thought Victor Emanuel will
guarantee the Pontifcial debt.
LONDON, October 5.-Later ad-
vices from Hong Kong, report further
assassinations of foreigners, by Chi
nese.
It is reported that Chinese troops
are being collected between Tein
Tsien and Pekin, nominally for the
protection of foreigners, but there is
q strong doubt expressed as TO that
being the real intention of the move
ment.
LONDON, Oct. 5,-The story that
General Burnside has been engaged in
an attempt to mediate between France
and Prussia, is generally discredited.
LONDON, October 5.-Empress Eu-
genie yesterday sent letter to the
Emperor concerning her reception IN
England. She states that all official
recognition of her presence has been
postponed at her own request. Moth
ing could have been tenderer than her
treatment. Queen Victoria sent at
once a private letter offering to pay
her a state visit. The Prince of Wales
Immediately upon her arrival wrote
to her, expressing the kind remem
brance entertained by the Princess
and himself at their visits to Paris,
and of the great kindness Displayed
| by her In the 1uileries, and begging
| to know in what way either the
Princess or himself could serve her.
The Empress says she is in excellent
health and good spirits, as is also the
Prince Imperial.
The diplomats in London, encour
aged by the American Minister, ex
press confident hopes of the downfall
of the Republic and the restoration oi
the Empire.
especial Dispatch 10 the Tribunel
LONDON, Oct. ga correspondent
telegraphs from Berlin, on the 9th
that official advices from headquar
ters report that the preparations for a
regular attack on the fortiications
and the shelling, of Paris are com
pleted. Tho siege guns and mortar
have arrived, and have been placed il
position for immediate operations.
Gen. Won OIettk, formerly Mill
tary Governor of Coblentz, has beel
appointed Military Governor Of Stras
bourg.
A meeting of the Federal Counci
! of the North German Confederatio
was held to-day, to break up the ne
qotIations with Bavaria and WuE
temburg.
/ A correspondent before Metz tele
, graphs on the 9Th that sortie wa
made from Metz against Jouy, hel
by the Eight Corps on the Sd ms
Q The French wounded were left
German hands, but the dead wer
a carried back to Metz.
D The French troops, who are sti
f told they were victorious IL the AU
d gust battles, are growing impatlen
t The last sortie showed no strategi
Z results, although several brigade
}. were engaged.
y The correspondent telegraphs froI
f Tours that the vacilatlon of the goV
q ernment about elections IS lnexpl
S cable.
[HeraId's special.I
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Dispatches fro
j. Tours to Monday say that the pape'
publish liberal extracts of the priva
: correspondence of Napoleon. One
% the documents of the Emperor, nan
J. ing a Regency in case of his deat
" entrusts the Emperor during bis N
'e nority-the present Prince ImpeTi
le to the care of General Frossard.
A decree, dated Rheims, August
signed by the Emperor, appoints Nj
Mahon Commander-in- Chief Of Il
a army of Chalons and Paris.
le A letter from the Emperor to Nj
In Mahon, and a proclamation prepare
II Co be issued by the latter, show tn
- the plan was to fall back to the wal
"a of Paris, leaving Bazaine at Met
The proclamation says that the fort
Al 6cations of Paris will stop the food
n the enemy. and give time to organi
II the forces Of the country.
This plan was afterwards abandon
and attempt to retrieve to Bazaine.
j. A letter from Persigney to the FL
o. peror. postma-ked Strasbourg, viii
a reached Paris on December 7th, 18t
J. saws: "As you are about to comm
~ pIcate several broad truths to the