Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-15

RAAtGcHtu OlhtiA1tg AAahAHA hNaA Y
j one In the delegation.
d In Iowa the poll Is light but n
iEchange in results.
IL Administration circles here ar
tsgratlfled.
81 Nothing from Nebraska.
81 PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l2.-FOT
ney's press claims Oliver in SixtI
district; Shoemaker in Twelfth
fbOth doubtful, and Reading in tn
J Fifth, elected.
The Republican majority in tn,
Nineteenth district, 10 1000; Six
teenth and Twenty-frst is still
doubtful.
The Republicans will have a ma
jority of five In the Senate and two
. I'm the House the same as last year
TOURS, Oct. l2-The Minister o.
War officially publishes the follow
|, ing dispatch received late last night
"Ihe scene Of the battle to-day, wa
DO near the city that shells fell OF
the outskirts"
The troops from Tours have
formed junction with the 18th ar
my corps near Artenay.
Severe fighting was renewed be-
fore st. Quentin.
BERLIN, Oct. l2.-The steamship
Hermann, from New York on the
25tb, arrived. They saw no French
cruisers.
Tours, Oct. l2.-Garibaldi on &C.
count OF delicate health will require
rest before action.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. l2.-The
Dispatch has just received the fol-
lowing telegram from Stanton
A messenger arrived here last
night from Lexington, bringing the
Information that Gen. Lee is much
worse, and his physicians report
bis disease as having assumed a
more serious form, and his friends
are alarmed at his condition.
New ORLEANS, Oct. II -Deaths
from yellow fever, yesterday, IA.
LONDON, Oct. l2.-Gen. Burnside
has conveyed to Jules Favre, Bis.
marck's assurance Of German will
lingness to permit elections to be
sheld.
The Times, a in financial report
to-day, refers discouragingly to the
sTehauntepec Canal route, but APP
APPROVES that Of Nicaragua, and
thinks that in view Of the Pacific
railroad and other similar great
NAmerican improvements, the pros.
pects of the latter works will be q
success.
Tours, Oct. l2.-The messengers
Nwho were sent to Orleans yestCr-
day, where the battle was going on
have returned. They make the fol.
flowing report:
The French were in much small
Her force than the Prussians, anC
were literally crushed by their SUI
perior artillery and driven back in
to the suburbs Of the town. SOmC
bsrricades had been erected there
and our forces took advantage o.
shelter these afforded.
The PapAl Zouaves and Mobile,
behaved most cOurageously, bu.
the regular troops fed on the fire
None of the regular troops made
much resistance ; many threw away
their arms in their flight. III,
Prussians opened fire on the tow
! after the French defeat.
Many fires occurred. The rail.
\ way depot was destroyed and man!
other large establishments.
AT last accounts tho people 0.
Lyons were flying in all directions
At q late hour last night, thu
Prussians had pushed south t
Beaugnicy and Meung, beyond Or
leans, and It is feared that the Papa
kZOuaves will be surrounded anC
captured. Other French troops IL
that neighborhood are in gooC
position, aud heavy reinforcement
were sent forward TO them durinI
the night.
1t Is reported that several heav,
guns have also gone forward from
Bourgeois.
The French troops at Beaugnic!
and Meung are excellent. They ar
composed chiefly of National Guart
J and Mobiles, and are determined L
resist to the last In view Of tn
urgency OF the case.
Garibaldi left Tosrs this morn
ing for the field.
Great movement here Of Fran,
TirCurs. Troops of all kinds arr
pushing forward to the front will
, all dispatch.
i. The Government has repeated II
] determination to retaliate for Prus
sian atrocities. 1.-THE municipal au
thorities of Ablis are executed III
/, equal number Of PrusslAn prisoner.
will be shot.
LONDON, Oct. l2.-Communica
ton with Alden and India, via Rec
Sea cables, was again established
this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l2.-Colone
Bris,ow, of Kentucky, was ap,
pointed Solicitor General.
Tours, Oct. l2.-The Ministr,
have the following from q courie
who brought the intelligence anC
: was allowed to pass through the
Prussiau lines, OF the battle Whicl
: took place on Friday, the 7th inst
Between Fort MOntvalerian and 81
: Cloud, on the west side of Paris
The French, under Gen. DucraI
] made a sorlie in force. The Prus
D slams were completely defeated ant
) driven 10 Versailles, entirely sur
rendering the position lately Occu
] pied by them, and from which the,
q might have shelled the western par
Of Paris.
Advices from various parts o
, France confirm the Prussian out
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