The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-11-25
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patch from BRUSSELS says, there is every
indication that Moltke anticipating a
supreme effort by Trochu and fearing
the ability of the Germans to success
fully resist a sortie in force, has order
ed an abandonment of former plans of
expeditions in the west and southwest
of France, and the concentration of all
forces in the immediate neighborhood
of Paris.
Tours, Nov. 21.-It is reported that
Napoleon has written to the provision
al government urging a continued re-
sistance to any proposition for the ces-
sion of the French territory.
BERLIN, Nov. 2I.-A telegram from
Versailles announces that the three Prus-
sian armies under the Duke of Neck
lenburg, Gen. Won der Tam and Prince
Frederick Charles have effected juno
acting upon the offensive against Gen.
de Paladieres.
The army of the Loire is supposed to
be retreating behind Orleans.
LONDON, Nov. 2O.-The Independence
Beige expresses a fear that war is inc
vitable, and that all the great powers of
Europe will have armies in tho field be-
fore the 1st of January.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg, 18th,
says the anti-Prussian organs here de-
clare that after subduing France Prus-
STA will annex all German-speaking
people under Russian rule, and in or
der to make herself a maratime
power, Prussia will annex Holland.
These views have been presented
strongly to the Car, who persists in de-
claring that King William will always
remain his friend and ally.
The Herald's special at Versailles of
Nov. 18th says: There is still no change
i'll the situation, although they are daily
and hourly expecting a grand sortie
which cannot be successful. If an at
tack on the Germans was made difficult
before, it has been ten times more so
within the past week.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-News from Paris
by balloon, up to midnight Monday is
as follows: The city is tranquil. Gus
tave Florens, who was arrested for COM
plicity in the riots of the 3lst of October
is at large again. The supply of meat
has been limited to fifty grarnmes daily.
Horse flesh and vegetables is still atund-
ant. All unmarried men, between the
ages of twenty and thirty-five years,
have been enrolled in the national
guards.
Great apprehension is expressed in
England that if war with Russia ensues,
the Unite d States, acting on pre- cedent
set by England in the Alabama case,
will cover The ocean with priyateers I'M
der Russian letters of marque.
WAsHIEGToN, Nov. 21.-Hon. NJ.
Kelley received a telegram from ex-
Secretary Seward, from Pekin, saying
thst he ard his party had arrived there
all well. From Pekin they will pro-
coed TO Calcutta, Bombay and Persian
Gulf.
A special commission, consisting of
General Foster, clerk in the Pension
Office, and pension agent Webster, left
here tonight, for Fort Gibson, to inves-
tigate alleged pension frauds among the
Indians of that place.
EVANSVILLE, IND, Nov. 21.-Steam-
ers Norman, Pine Bluff and City of
Evansville were burned here early this
morning, and also the wharfboat Hum
phrey Lewis, with all its freight. The
City of Evansville and Norman had
their cargoes on board. Mrs. Medora
Ward, a passenger on the Norman,
from Newburg, was burned to death.
The City of Evansville was valued at
$4,000 and she was insured for $780,
600. The other boats were not very
valuable. The total loss is estimated at
100000.
murder of a whole family of five per-
sons was committed near Potosi, on the
Iron Mountain railroad in Washington
county, on last Saturday. The particu-
lars as related by special dispatches to
our papers are as follows:
John Armstrong and Chas. Jolly,
miners working in the neighborhood,
went to Potosi on Saturday to sell min
eral. They drank freely in town, and
while returning home called at the
cabin of David Lapine, French creole,
residing a mile and half north of
Potosi. While there, difficulty arose
between Armstrong and Jolly and
sister of Mrs. Lapine. Mr.. Lapine in
terfered to quiet the disturbance, when
jolly drew his revolver and shot the
old man four times, killing him Instant
". Jolly then turned upon Mrs.
Lapine, who had endeavored to prevent
the killing of her husband, and knock
ed her down with his fist, then shot and
killed her. Armstrong, in the mean
time, had procured an ak, with which
he knocked down Lapine's sister, and
then completely severed the heads of
ali three from their bodies. The two
children were also murdered. The
men then fired the cabin and burned it
to the ground with the bodies in it.
The murdeFers then fed. They have
not yet been captured, but officers and
a large posse of citizens are il pursuit
and their arrest is regarded as certain.
SAX Francisco, Nov. 21.-The latest
returns show that the Nevada legisla-
ture assemb is tie The senate has
three republican majority.
nate domestic affection came to light to-
day, disclosing another instance of
heal tlessness and pe-fidy of man and
a young girl of a mighty respectable
firmly, who have been missing three
weeks, and whose whereabouts could
not he ascertaihed by the sharpest de-
tectives, were brought home la.e last
night b. an old negro woman in state
OF high delirinrn. Powerful medicines
were admin stared and reason returned
FOR a brief zine, during which, It was
ascertained that the girl had been se1uc-