The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-27
.AVarigtyII Of RgipltOlrts From Paris.
Frederick WiIliamiISS@ dVance:.
plain Talk in the Cham bers
A New Army Forming South 81 the
Preparations for Defense,


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''Couriefs of Tic enemy have been seen
at Bricnne. German Uhlans also appear
cd in the arrondisseni0nt Of Lnughc, but
soon fell back to the northward on the
corps d'armcc marching towards Cha;
Ions, Tho Prussinn Prince Royal is said
TO have been at st. Disier on the 23d. :
Half tho troops lately besieging the
town of Toul have been marched 70 Nam
Cy. 1.-THE garrison oft!To1l, defends the
place hcroically, The Prussian lombard
inent thus Iar has placed but fifteen men
hOrS du combat. The besiegers, on the
contrary, have sustained serious losses.
The Gu0rde Mobile fight with courage.
The enemy is marching toward Va.
rennes, sixteen miles west Of Verdun.
y The people on the outskirts Of Stenay,
between Vcr(lun and Mczieres, arc defend
ing themselves gallantly against the raids
OF the Prussians, and intliCt considerable
damage on the enemy, The war news Is
communicated from the Ministry Of the
Interior under tho greatest reserve.
Chateau Thierry, 65 miles distant, Is the
extremity Of public travel on the eastern
road. Gen. Troclu, Governor, has vainly
demanded tho displacement of Pietrie
prefect Of the police. '' '!'S -,
During discussion in the Corps Legls'
latif, yesterday, Jules Fuvrc informed the
deputies that in his opinion tho recent
French misfortunes were due to tho lead
ers. After dcnounCing them lie wanted te
know whether 1t was for the dynasty Of
the nation we arc fighting. Minister
Chcvrcau accounted for the delays in the
receipts Of kilograms by saying the Gene
rails were probably too busy'fighting.
The bakeries OF Paris were all visited
yesterday by the autorities to investigate
\ whether ctheyg had - supply of, tlour tc
j last forty tlags, according. to thes"Yeragt
| daily sales. ;
The Opinion Ndti0naIc says new army
Is forming behind the Loire.
The man who attempted 10 aSSasStnatC
I!AIcMahon wasitricd and shot to-day. :,
Yesterday engineers were engaged il
marking bridges over the Marine which
arc TO be destroyed on the approach o
the enemy. It IS said tho Committee o
tho Corps Legislatif charged with tht
consideration Of military measures, hayt
proposed to enron hll between 20 and y
years Of age. In the Corps Legislati
NJ. Payrouz proposed the total abolition
OF the Garde Mobile and the distribution
Of the men into the regular army. FL
claimed that the measure was urgent ant
4 would give tho regular army at least on
hundred new regiments hepropositipl
was sent to- tho Military Committee anl
! It viii no. doubt 10 adopted, The Frencl
government have taken measures 10 cGus
j, Belgium to arrest the transportation
munitions Of. war and wounded soldier
across ISr territory. .n q, 5,5' e ..i. .,l's
; : 4 ieitor9 10 de Uniiserss say a cry o
horror rings throughout Alsatia whicl
llas been tried by war. Our maghiticen
/ Cathedral Of Maricntlial no longer exists
THO Prussians burned It aiter profaniul
the statue OF the Virgin by, covering /
4 with mud, and breaking it'fn pieces:
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