The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-19
Russia anxious for Peace.
Protest against any change of
Territory Of France, Holland
and Belgium.
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| WAsEINGTuN, Oct. I9-The authorities
| here have concluded that the reported
seizure OF the ST. CLAIR Canal is cunard
| The usvy, war and state departments ha We
elegraphed to Detroit, St. Clair, Port Huron
and other places, but got no suthenticstion
OF the report.
| Deputy Commander Douglass will'undoubt-
| edly succeed Commander Delano. 1t is
conceded that PurnA ought 10 have it, and
Senator Cameron Is here working for the
appointment. Douglass Is also endorsed by
| Kelly The President to-day asserted his
| deter mutation to do nothing in the matter
for several weeks yet.
Tours. Oct.l9 The Handsome village of
Chaltesnden on the railway between this city
and Chartres has been vigorously sheled by
Prussien battery from Orleans. The citizens
have erected barracsdes.
LONDON, Oct. l9-The French
government pu blishes sn official statement
of the amount of men now enrolled, to which
amount the standing pumber of l,5s7 900
including 100000 in Paris and 10000 with
| BaZalne.
LoTpoN, Oct, ia Vienna dispatch
| bears the important announcement that
| EugiaHu Ihs again TSIustu 10 Iahe Tue lul
stative in mediatiag between the beIliger-
ents Russia offers to lend her friendly
| off ces as a mediator, and Austria seconds
the Russian proposal.
| Consols-Firm at 929(G92s.
| Bonds of 62-Quiet al s9i.
Telegram from Versailles via Berlin
says Prussisn beseiging around Paris. will
be unable to employ their siege guns
against Paris before the end of October.
Reports reach here from Berlin that
| Pruseans had a great victory at Orleans
Yesterday The battle lasted six hours,
when the French took fight in theutmos,
disorder and neglected to blow up the bridge
already mined Loss great.
! FLORENCE. Oct. 19.-Massiai, the cele
brated revolutionist, left this city for Rome,
during his stay here he was in recipen. OF
congratulations from deputations of patri
otic Italians.
The Roman Italian Parliament meet in
this city upon the l9sh of November. Only
business Of importance demanding the leg
islation will be the annexation Of the Roman
Provinces. which measures will be called
upon to approve. this finished the cham bers
will be dissolved and q general Italian elec
ton for new deputies will follow.
New YoRK, Oct. ia London speeial
saws the bonn bar6ment of Paris will com.
mence Immediately. Siege guns were plant
ed a. Chatillon yesterday, but this is imposs
ible. for 20 long as the French forts outside
are go well secured no enemy can approach
near enough Their fire is terrible destruc
rive, sweeping the plains clear. The very
best cunners in the world man these forts
They never miss their mark, and any storm
ing party would be anihilated
A letter from Paris, dated 14th inst,
received by balloon, says the squares snd
pleasure grounds have been planted with
aniety to make peace.
i A dispatch just received from Metz
announce another sueressful Sortie by The
French. The loss of the Prussisns is put a
3 900.
Itis reported that Russia tenders hel
offices for mediation. and Austria anc
England are anxious for peace. Banker
to day are declining to negotiate Berir
paper. :,
; Il 10 understood that the French, Spanisf
and Dutch Ministers united in protesting
aRains, any charge in ii e existing tsrritoria
, arrangements of France, Holland and Bel
f gium.
T. is now recognized in official circie'
here that the position of the German armie
in France is no longer such as to lusti!
Prussia in her original demands.
The rinderpest is spreading rapidly from
Poland to the Atlantic There 10 grea
CONSERVATION among oil classes Of people.