The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-28
FOREIGN NEWS.
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BRUSSELS, December 2o.-General
Faidtherbe has fallen back across Val
ley Haller During the battle Of the
23d, General Mapteuffel stornied Be.
court, Montegny, Daveurs, TicheI court
Queenne, Noyelles, Busy and Yecque.
mont, the French yielding only after
desperate resistance. The German losses
are about 5000, and the French $500,
including prisoners.
LONDON, December 26.-The sinking
of six English ships in the Seine by the
Prussians for the purpose of obstruct-
navigation occasioned great indignation
throug hout England The British Vice
Consul at Rouen has presented the
commander formal protest against the
act Of spoilation committed upon British
subjects. SThe city of Meziers is sur
rounded by $4,000 Prussians and siege
/ is imminent.
BORDEAUX December l7.-Dispateh
from Poitiers dated 18th, says; 10000
Prussians, with artillery, occupy Blois,
and have indiscriminately pillaged both
public and private houses. There
are 10000 Prussians at Orleans 4 dis
patch from Alencon of the 2jth, say ;
the enemy evacuated Ebeuf and Bourg-
theinde, at which latter place they had
an entrenched camp. No news from
the army of the. Loire.
MADRID, December 26.-Revere the
President of the Council has resigned
and Is succeeded temporarily by Senior
! >agasta.
FLORENCE, Dececember 26.-Prince
Amadens, accompanied by Minister
Marine, has started for Madrid, and
General Cial Dini follows, and is to re-
ceive in the Spanish capital the title,
Duke of Gaeta
LONDON, December 21.-It is stated
that advices from Versailles are that
the fortifcations of Paris still waste
their ammunition by the cannonade of
the Prussian positions Manteuffel is
in active persuit Of the French army Of
the north, and has captured some pris-
oners at Albert.
1t is stated that the Belgian Civic
Guard is to be re-organized as the Mo-
bile Guards.
Eight persons were killed by the
railway accident near Hatfield this
week.
BERLIN, December 2S.-Count Won
| Bismarck urges upon Switzerland a
better observance of its obligations of
neutrality.
HAVANA, December 26.-Jamaica
adyices state that the Governor opens
the Legislature to-day. The finances
of the island show the surplus revenue
to be 10000 pounds sterling for the
past year. Important propositions and
schemes for the future welfare OF Ja-
maica are anticipated.
BORDEAUX, December 2.-At grand
review OF 10000 National Guards, held
here on Monday, NJ. Cremieux present
ed flags to the various regiments and
made speech in which he assured the
soldiers that the Republic would save
France. The officers and men were all
enthusiastic in their Wives Republique,
and as they passed the residence Of the
American Consul gave utterance to q
hearty demonstration of Friendship to
the Government and people OF the
United States
A dispatch from Susa announces that
the Alps were pierced through yester-
| day. and that the workmen from both
ends of Mount Cencus Tunnel, Joined
in congratulation upon the completion
of the great work.
VIENNA, December 25.-The Official
Press argues that as neutral nation,
Luxembourg under collective guaran-
tee has failed. The future Duchy is
now open for considerative powers.
LONDON, December 27-The Stand
ard, today in an editorial reviewing the
work of DR.. Francis Lieben on arbitra-
ton, expresses the opinion that consid-
ering the political as well as the legal
ASPECT of the question, the Royal um-
pre- is preferable to any faculty of law
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LONDON, December pa dispatch
from Versailles, dated the 23d, says: A
scheme to assassinate the King Of
Prussia, Won Moltke and Bismarck was
discovered here a few days since. A
number of strangers were arrested In
the city OIL Wednesday, when the gates
were closed and the citizens ordered to
remain in their houses on pain OF death.
The patrols then searched every place
and arrested two hundred persons, Of
whom seventy were armed with guns
and pistols.
LONDON, December PA delegation
Of inhabitants OF Luxembourg to-day
presented Prince Henry patriotic ad-
dress The Prince in reply expressed
confidence in their ability to defend the
rirhts of the Duchy. He lad faith in
the iustice of their cause and the loyal
tv Of the signers Of the treaty OF 1901
Mr. Gladstone has published a letter
Indignantly denying the report of his
conversion to the Roman Cathohc faith.
DRESDEN, December pa telegram
from the commanding General Of the
Saxon troops before Paris, announces
that the bombardment Of Fort Avignon
commenced to-day This fortifcation
is most advanced on the French out
. works east OF Paris, and crowns Net
Avron. q considerable elevation six
miles from city wall.
The Labor-Relorm party OF New
Hampshire held State convention a
Concord, yesterday, and nominated