The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-08
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Complicated European ARnirs---Bon,-
bnrdmont of Paris Imminent.

Paris, October 3--Monday. The
demagogues have been defeated in IN
attempt to disturb the Provisional Go
vernment The Mobiles behave we'll.
Meat is scarce.
LONDON, October 6.-General Treskow
commands the Prussian army to operate
in the South of France.
Five hundred houses wero destroyed
by the Strasbourg bombardment. Ten
thousand persons are houseless.
The King received the Sixth Army
Corps at Versailles wednesday. Head.
quarters are permanently established ut
Versailles.
CHAnTERs, ola ToURs, October c.
Cannonading commenced this morning
near Maintenon.
combat occurred yesterday near
Soissons. Prisoners say two regiments
of the Duke of Mecklenburg and
Schwerin we're defeated by the garrison.
RENEWAL, October 6.-Rgan reports
that the French troops. under his com
mand achieved decided success. This
report was forwarded from Toury.
Tours, October ct is asserted that
an armorer at Lyons has constructed ~
steam mitfnilleuSe, tire most formidable
yet constructed.
FLORENCE, October 6-Senor Sellor
has remitted the Pope $4,000 crowns, the
amount of his civil list for the current
month.
General Regan drove the Prussians
Prussian forcc consisted of 500 cavalry,
supported by 1900 infantry. The
French captured drove of cattle.
Rigan captured somo guns Mt tho village
of Chisses.
New York, October 6.-The Times
special from Brussels 10 the 9th says:
II have had accounts of the doiugs of
the nest of Imperialists at Jersey. They
are spending money profusely and boast
ing what they can do through certain
political connections in England, Rouher
and Druyn d'L'Huys and host of other
notables.''
LIE Boueff visited the island at night
in O small boat. This makes quito an
excitement here.
Mrs. Washburne, in Brussels, receives
letters frequently from her husband by
balloon express.
It is stated ut Berlin that the bold
Language of the German press regarding
annexation of Alsace and Lorraine ex-
cites Bismarck's displeasure. If this is
correct, we may hope for peace.
The following was received by balloon
from Paris, dated September Goth, al
dressed on an open card: "Ei H. Kidder,
Maiden Lane, New York, by sou George:
Tell my family I am in no danger There
are plenty of provisions here. Tho
terrible stories manufactured by Bis
marck regarding internal dissensions
hero are utterly false. The troops are
IN excollent condition"
BY the same balloon, same date, mn
open card from VIM. Dreyer to E.
Dreyer, Fayettc street, Baltimore, saws:
'Our days are occupied with perfecting
our ambulances, of which we Americans
are Justly proud. There is no danger
of famine for three months to come.
The city is quiet and very orderly
There is no noise or disturbance"
Private letters to October Sd, by bal
loon, received this afternoon, confirm
the above.
suggests economical difficulties to the
German Bund. Bavaria desires confe-
deration, until by treaties, matters can
be arranged.
LONDON, October 1.-The Pail lNuN
Gazette has balloon.
LONDON, October Tn announcing
the fall of Strasburg and Toul 10 the
Parlsians, Gam ,etta said in fulling, they
cast glance towards Paris, to affirm
once more the necessity of the durability
of the Republic. They leave us as n
legacy the duty to deliver their honor
and to revenge them.
New York, October THE Heraltrs
special dated Clermont, says the Gnrde
Mobile has no artillery, whilo every 500
Germans have proportional number of
field pieces. The Mobiles are discou-
ragged. The Prussians will form second
Gordon outside of tho present one.
Orders from Paris and Tours are to pre-
vent the formation Of second Gordon at
any cost. Under these Instructions, n
heavy battle is imminent between Rouen
and Clermont.
LONDON, October 7.-The French
Journal ODicie! publishes report that
oil tho Garde Mobiles have Chassepots.
2S0, 600 muskets Of different kinds have
been distributed among the Garde Ma
tionalc. and 200, 900 to the Franc Tireurs.
and still 10000 weapons are on hand.
The report relative to Garibaldi, from
Caprera, lacks trustworthness.