, 1870-08-18
TIE WAR In EUROPE
lutrusc Excitement Among Frcnch aud t:cr-
man ssyupnshizern in Chtcazo--Fro-
8rnsnmc for y Grand t:rEmau-
American Meeting, at Fur.
well Hall, To-R,oF-
row Evening".

The Franco-PruEsian war was waged with m
usual fury In Chicago. yesterday. Both beiltge-
rent8 were shotteu aud PINNED With s1dn at m
carly hoar, and when the bulletins told tales OF
tlood and carnage, II VAS exhibited to degree
truly marvellous 10 behold. The firing was done
straight from The mouth: and told feasfutty upon
opened the hall with three days fighting, tnar-
velors Strategic movement. y tetr10le repulse Of
the enemy, and slaughtered 10000 rrussI4ns IN
cold blood. on an uuttactable Fusnnr frum Lon.
don The German sy1npstrtZets calmly held their
farces In reserve. and, In m uaguarled mument,
th5sW TT ths ftenchmen almost Into the!f
san!t, comlng 50 CLOSELY upon the nu4h
Of victory, The French element sxaln fell hack up
on ther original llnc OF decentralization, and only
now and tDen made desperate charges with the
clNn Of 1000 prues2nA hoEs de combat. hut
each charge proved weaker thAu the preceding
one, Rnd towstd evening they concluded to ac-
cept the situation. and reform At verlnn or Chs
Ions, with the Emperor thrown In the centre. Tue
Germans, on the other hand, Hho had ahldrd
their time Hhlle the Freach we're enetTesc,ns,
At one time they requlsed tue garrison Of s:sas-
,urE. captuEtng three cAunou and nag, ma q
1ttle later, while the French were still slaughter
the enemy, horse, foot, ana dEagoous.
The FEenca sympstntzets are losing their tetu-
per more snd more with each defeaA The Irisn,
especially. take the rnut Of tho French tsfrby to
heart. They hare become im1scile in tneii: de- ns
nunclatlcus OF the Gernsaus. and s:ulufy thelr
h0astcd love of Liberty by praises Of The model
Emperor Napoleon The man wan Ia detested
even ~ thc frruch people themselves, Is lovingly
espoused BY th4t par "e<ettteneia!" sou OF free
dom. II they W0u1d Join the French army and
fight ~ hero1cAtlF ~ theJ tak the German armies
would be driven ffum the soil Of Ia belke France
tn less tine than It took the United states cousta-
btts TO scarc on the Fen!ans. However, the Ger
mans should rather pity than hate them, for all
their hopes France, tue Pope, and Eenisnism a1t
hetnE hurled IN common grave.
IN accordance With previous announcement
meeting VIII be held La this city to.day. CON.
posed OF delegates from various clt1ea in the
Union, having Tor lts object the disposal Of tae
funds now collecting in this country ior tilr sup.
f,CFt Of the German sufferers In the present war.
The tltlcRaics alreMiJ arrived neld preliminary
meeting last evening II then arranged thai
q grand mass meeting shouIt be held at FatwclI
llall on to-fnoErpw evening". nnd e1-Governot
sal1n'ns ~ Wisconsin, {n3W Of New York;. was
Cnusen TO preside over tht. satne. 1t Is expectes
tsar this mettlEg Will bs one Of the
largest ever sssctahied In this cIts. German md
English speakers vii! he In attendance. and tnt
.Aner3csn tletntht, iu syfapaihy with Germany IL
! tier struggle ncRnst the French ,lcs?ot, are espe
r'ailJ United 10 participate The {,snes OF ths
"ur Will b.. discussed by gentlemen fully conyer
| sstht With thu aims OF Germany alri France. xnI
lit casSes that have led To the rteseut Struggle
| aud much valuable Information IuaJ he derived
! .et ali Win ~ mrathlst With The German prtp!
tu her Just Cause turn cut on this ucrasion. 4.
4 7ne question Of right be decided by the voice q
! The iFGpst.