The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-09
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! ] II. WAR.
Battleof0rleans
PRUSSIANS VICTORIOUS
10000 French Captured
BATTLE OF ROUEN.
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WASHINGTON.
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LONDON, Dec. O. The Prussisns sent a
flag into Paris announcing the capture Of
Orleans and the rout of the army of Seine,
with the capture of thirty guns, a thousand
prisoners, and reported the death of
Ducrot.
The army of the Loire, 700 strong,
is marching up the lsft bank of the Loire
where they can meet the army of the north,
sc, 600 strong, when the CONT bined army will
| move towards Fontsinble
The object of Gen. Manteuffels occu,
pance ofRouen is to push forward column
TO Havre in order to obtain supplies by
sea.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 9-Gen. Ducrot's army
still holds its position across the neck of
the peninsula, west Of Champaigny, but the
main body of this army marched southwest
to Creteil, where it occupies . position be-
tween the Seine and the Marne, protected
by the guns of Fort Chsrenton.
CINCINNATI, Dec. O. Winter Garden
Thester was burned last night. Loss light
about one thousand dollars. The Metho-
dist Book Concern was damaged slightly by
the fire and seriously by the water. Damage
to the building ten thousand dollars; stock
fifteen thousand dollars. Fully insured.
WATERLOO, Iowa, Dec. 9.-The Union
School House in this city has been destroyed
by Gre. Cost S32. Insured for $4,000 IN
the [ Underwriters.
VERSAILLES. Dec. Z. via London, Dec. 8,
-9P.M.-The French were utterly defeated
at Orleans. Ten thousand were made pris-
oners and seventy seven pieces OF artillery
including several mitrailleuses and four
gun boats on the Loire, were captured.
Toura disnatpb pf
Dec. 9th says the German forces engaged
in the battle north of Orleans embraced the
armies of Frederick Charles, the third,
ninth and tenth corps, under the Duke OF
Mecklinburg, one Bavsrisn corps, two
infantry and two cavalry divisions-l50. 900
men. The French force consisted Of six
corps, aggregating 100000 men but were
deficient in cavalry. The combat ended
with a repulse on Sunday.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.-The King telegrsphs
to the Queen from Versailles particulars of
the occupation of Orleans, and that On the
18th, the eighth corps defeated the French
in several conflicts northeast of Rouen,
taking one gun and 400 prisoners. Our
loss is one killed and 40 wounded.
New YORK. Dec. 0.-Late advices brings
intelligence of q treaty negotiated between
the Cuban General Quessda and the
Venezuelan leader Guzman.
Quesads is to blockade Maracaibo with
ten steamers. Guzman in turn will recog
nize Cuba, and provide her with arms and
supplies.
Spanish officials in this county anticipate
the early departure of another expedition.
General Byan is now in Nassua. 1t is
again rumored that the agents of Prim are
wiling to negotiate with the members of the
Cuban Junta.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9--The following
nominations were sent to the Senate to day,
being appointments made during the recess:
Vice Admiral d. d. Porter to be admiral 4;
Rear Admiral S. c. Rowan to be vice admir-
al Com modore T. A. Jenkins to be rear
admiral; Capt. J. R. Mallory, commander;
Columb us Delano, Secretary of the Interior;
Il. N. Houghton, of Illinois, Consul a.
Pernam buco l.. d. Ingersoll, appraiser of
merchandise st Chicago, Illinois W. W.
Barlow, assessor of internal Revenue, 1lth
District of Illinois. The Senate confirmed
the appointment. of MIR. Delano as Secretary
of .he Interior.
VIM. WEIGH, of Philadelphia, former
Chairman of the Board of Indian
Commissioners, has returned from visit to
the Sioux and Poensc Indians. He exposes
glsring ma practices in the Indian oficr.
He says .h vt he saw illustrations of the
readiness of chat long neglected people to
profit by the presence among them OF
Christian ministers and teachers. Mr..
Welch exposes practices in the Indian office
which have long existed there. He says he
saw Texan cattle costing two hundred and
twenty.six dollars at Sioux City paid for at the
rate of three hundred and fifty dollars.
Some seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars were paid to one person, the profit
being about thirty thousand dollars.
New York, Dec. 9.-Wm. Brockwsy,
reported to be a very wealthy man, and
proprietor of two hotels in this city, was
arrested last night, charged with being
concerned in the counterfeiting of United
States seven thirty bonds to an immense
amount. THE government is said to have
redeemed these bonds to the tune OF nearly
two hundred and eighty thousand dollars.
They are the most skillfuly executed OF any
ever circulated in America. Brockway is
| held at thirty thousand dollars bail