Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-16

striking blow.
As showing the sespess energy with which
the Prussian war has been carried on. it may be
stated that King William did not take his first
Nap until after the capitulation Of the French
army.
The Paris ats say the only Bonsparte really
prepared Tor the war, was the Prince Napoleon,
otherwise P.on-Pl0a, who holted from France
with all his property some time ago.
The report Of the intended destruction Of the
Bots De Boulogue is contradicted. unlya strip
Of il i % be sacrificed, and that viii not be done
until the last moment.
The neutrality Of Belgium has been violated
by quantities Of wolves and wild bears, who fed
before the Prussisns into the Ardenues.
A Paris paper asserts that colonel Of cuiras-
sers at Reichshofen was borne along in the
charge upright in the saddle, but without the
head, which had been swept of by cannon
ball
1t appears that in the post-ofHces throughout
Lorraine and Alsace the Emperor's head on the
stamps is already replaced by the Frusslan
eagle
The FIRST important action Of the present war
was defeat Of Napoleon III. on the ann!versa-
~ Of the departure Of Napoleon |. for St. Helena
Among the grim jokes Of the war in Paris
papers is the announcement that King William
has committed suicide by sitting down on the
spike Of his helmet.
American ladies in Paris have organized
sanitary society with Mrs. Burlingame rs presi-
dent and Mrs Gen. Banks, Mrs. Bow.es, wife
Of the Paris banker, and Mrs Edward Il. Liver
more OF Cambridge, Mass, among the promin-
ent members.
Tie Prussian Government has engaged the
o. Il
duct ,eri1i observations Of the French naval
movements upon tie Prussian coast.
Tie Archbishop Of Paris had been requested
by the Pap2l Nunc.o to have a contradiction
given ia an the churches Of bis diocese 70 the re-
Tort Of a letter from the Pope to cougratuate the
King Of Prussia on HE victories.
A correspondent Of the Cologne Ca-sle states
as the result Of bis conversations with =. several
vell-informel Danish politicians" that the aeu
trality Of the Danish Government IS mainly at
triburel 20 the influence 0t the Cabinet q s.
Petersburg.
Austria IS more than ever alarmed q; tie
progress Of Prussia The Sciayic aal Czech
journals openly 5enouuce the progress OF the
Iegt0nio race in centra! Europe, and callEp-
On Russia 90 make the austrian government
understand ls mission.
salt meat for the French feet is supplied from
the Uni-ei States IL Is the best AMI whclesom-
est. say the exporters \ considerable quantity
If flour for The army also comes from America.
1t is with this -four chiefly that the bread is
made which is baked in Paris for the troops
chm ir1ri. the Paris Puac6, car.csturcs
Irussan soldier, spiked helmet and all, brush
ing his coat ia the distance Near by "a Iurco,
who eagerly shouts TO the stranger, 81 Oh, saT,
vou Lo,i on there II, save you that trouble
pre.eutiy.' Poor Tlrcos, they got their own
jackets dustsi pretty well II We.sseubur-.
An Oh Gerusu legend represents that the En-
rcrer 8aIda.ussa is sleeping sleep o. eochant-
+ meat fra the huflausea Mountain, AMI wiz ind
10 rest il the grave til the unif,sticn Of Ger
many is competed. Some young Germans have
now hostel ;ae German fig on the Oh ruin
croarn- ;la top Of the mountain, ~ The risk Of
tEsir lives, hut ae didn't emerge
The aisi-aHi..tr 81 burning the Zeal bodies GA
the Fell Of battle Is beng argued in Paris, AMI
several suggestions have been made for turning
slaughtered s-'iig-s 90 some profitable account,
rather than permit their remains to taint the air
AMI treei past'euce. One sayaut reminds bis .
5uieuce that, after experiments made IN India.
It was found thst one deceased hero produced
-l1 cubic metres 5f excellent gas
Tae,CroFu Prince is now advancing on Par
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". - e v5u;, - - 20 Nauteui-, SOD
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2. - go Al'il' ] a-t % >evsan, il l-'
o. D'uIse-' l-t-
N5F that ,hs war is virtually eulsi. the New
l-rs .-FH- t1H.iarcc thinks thar france
Fe-li ~ "-. TO s'eatle the svoIL She has
..s' lil--' e-' she has no, -cs' a.--aai her
aaror is still i-i--- i; is no' So much French
men Who have .een "-Ppei. e. the French
aflE s,eE, trench seae-alsnlp' ami Na-
sn 'I-i confidence and m'siliHs cement
mos "ei- i causes VIXEN nave llil t--s
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of ev-fr,3rr. ,-.l a turmoil If e---ynr.s I
have been l-Tci ~ police SPIES have had
t. give u1 staying M . hotel where have rested
with comfort en- previous visits, because IT is
kept by P-uEisn. have narrowly escaped
bsirg uooaei and, SIS / write row. # Is in some
uncertainty whether shouts outside proceed from ,
patriotism cr tri-l-''
TIE Germans have hss1 -,5I-,ld and h--I--
building nsar Metz. On a scale Greater tb3u
tina, of Gen. Stsrman's army in Tennessee aai 7
6e1-eil- \ Tribune correspondent 81 Berlin
"ries oa t1e 18th 1lt % The Frussl-Is with
IN a fortnight haye surveyed AMI bulk a new
railway from heuly, about fourteen ui-es
3 -iAets- c- Metz, Oh tl' r2llr12t q tO-r1c1-