The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-06

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The enemy who yesterday was u
Correcatio, the iirst station on. th
iailroad north ofthfs city, appcare,
tretifing. It is believed that news o
q scrious check near Paris occasion me,
this retreat. " s4sa,,s. s
81 The Moscow Gazette says Russi,
ioves power becatse Francc is D,
! lionger o. counterpoiso to Prussia
who is now able to assault the neigh
bors with impunity.,
i Mcsseriere, Sept %, via London.
1 An armistice has been coDcludee
withyt tho Prussian forces around tht
town. and will probably continued
until October 18th. ..,,.s. 3. 3.s.,
1 Verdun is besieged, but the prus
| SIAM have made no strong demon,
strssions sgsiast the place E
@ Mendlcshicda, September Is.
The surrender Of Strasbourg va.
feigncd ut two o'clock this morning
| by Colonel Lecziuska. BY this sui.
render four hundred and tifty-one
| Officers and seventeen thousand mon
laid down their arms. At eight
o'clock tho place was Sreupied by
the besiegers.
/ London, Sept. 2S.
| The Tribune correspondent telc.
Igrapts from Berlin, the 9th, that on
the 22d and 23d there was fighting
OF considerable magnitude east d
Metz, The First C0rpsand Thirteenth
Division were engaged. No ground
was gained by the French.
Montmcdyls reported semi official.
| ~, TO have been taken.
Tho North German 1azette cen.
surcs tho United States for their re.
cognition Of tho French Republic.
| Tours, Sept. %. I
| A letter dated Paris "a says tile
population is animated BY bat one
sentiment-t 1.-The defence Of the Cspi.
1 tOl. afzs f $50
The Mobile and National Gardss
behave with great calmasss and de-
termination. s.srsi a.
Rochef0rt has remark able influence
over the working men, who are pro
pared to defend Paris 10 tho last.
Tho city has been orderly and quiet
| lap tO'tkc glth. The Prussi 10 reports
81 riots Gxe ialsc. ag
GnnhootA guard the Seine eiIacyu-
ally on both sides Of lbs ciiy.-
Large numbers Of men who have
not arms have been detailed as Gre
fmen in cass Of need. HfsT 2s +
The stfistest ime,ssurss havc been
taken TO insure order. Toe police
force is large, and can be readily sup
ported BY shemflitAry. r.
There is no possibility Of q lack of
water. 49,, -,
Great numbers Of women have or
ganized to take care Of the wounded.
They marched through the streets
one day, carrying banners, and were
enthusiastically applauded.e
go New Orleans, Sept, %.
The deaths from yellow fever yes.
tcfday was 6Gtcen.
Father Walsh. sof ST. Patrick's
Church, died last night Of yellow te-
yer.
.9..'' New York, Sept %.
The startling news of the massing
Of an immense Russian army on the
frontiers OF Prussia is conveyed this
morning in . special from !. London
correspondent,
It is stated in addition that tho
Russian Minister ut the court OF Berl
lin has been instructed to demand of
Prussia an oppression of . tull cate
gorical explanation OF her purposes
and policy in continuing the var with
France. seia.
u There Is great aneasincss in Berlin
and London. Ascabinet meeting in
the latter capital, which was to have.
been held Friday, has been called for
today, in consequence Of the urgent
dispatches from lord Lyon British
Minister at Tours who beseechpd
England to interfere and compel u
peace before all Europe is set inI
flames. e s
London, Sept ~.
The siege guns lately in poeition
before Strasbourg are being hurried
forward to Paris. Some of them have
already arrived. The Prussian cav
airy has also gone forward from
Strasbourg.
The Prussian headquarters around
Paris are given as follows: King Viii
liam, Ut Frerricre !; Grown Prince, at
Versailles; Prince John OF Saxony ,at
Grand Temblsy. ~
Carrier pigeons are now the only
messengers between Paris and Tours
Balloons afford too fair a mark for
Prussian rifiemon. 3
Baden troops claim the credit Of
the capture Of Strasbourg.
Berlin, Sept. 20.
Three opinion prevail in Germany
10 regard 10 the question Of theierms
| of peace. One party agree with
Bismarck that the war ought not to
stop until Alsace and Lorraine, in
cluding the fortified city Of Metz,
are annexed to Germany, whence
they were taken. s,
Another party demand that Metz
and Strasbourg be disman tied, merely
and that Franco indemnity Germany
for the cost of the war.
Tho third party limits the terrific
rial demand to Alsace and narrow
strip Of Lorraine in the east, where
German is, still the prevailing Ian,
guagc.
The cologne Gazette favors the
latter plan.
New York, Sept. 30. d
| A special to tho World dated Os
tend, 30th, says:
| In ense excitement was caused al
this place this morning by the arri
val Of a special messenger from Val
eucienncs. bringing ncws OF greal
baltic fought on the Siene on the
| 9th, which resulted in the com
plcte defeat OF the Prussians and ths
Grown Prince under tho guns ol
Mont Valcrisn.
i The victory was followed BY tbs
| evacuation Of Versailles and Rambou
let, and the complete rupture OF th.
German line Of Investment. Th'
{ Crown Prince has rctreated rapid,
/ northward upon tho army of thu
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