The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-10-28
Sparks from the Wires.


The Prussians took e,ooo prisoners At
Orleans.
Tho gates Of Paris are opened at day.
light and closed at 9 p. m.
The Prussians arc sending large supplies
OF forage and cattle u PARIS.
A skirmish In the front Of Hsoourt 10 re.
reported favorable to the French.
Hugo and Blanc have declared against
the Rsds, and Fleureas 10 usder arrest
Smallpox prevails in Paris. OF 1,4so
deaths last week, 229 were from that dis.
ease. 7"
The principal papers Of Paris are now
published in pamphlet form every two
days
Parrisians secretly desire peace, but are
afraid 70 say it aloud. The situation il dis
tressing to oil. .,r ..... ....r........ ,,,
The Pvesrsss Ds Nord relates that 1000
Mobiles were massacrsd q Scissors four
days after the surrender. t. .l u
o-s--a----, -.s------a N..-,s Nfe
in Paris in 81, has gone as secret envoy
from Napoleon to the Gar.
The British Government has but little
hopes the present effort for mediation will
result in suspension of hostilities.
Francis Doran stabbed and killed Ben.
Winswells, his sisters husband, At Worces-
ter, Mass, on Sunday. Old grudgc; both
drunk.
1t 10 said the preparations for defense are
now % good that the Paris government
will only make peace on the most honora-
bio terms.
1t ID said 70 many Of Bszaine's army st
Metz is deserting to the Prussian lines that
an order has been issued declining to I'd.
NIT them.
The Prussians captured BY the surrender
of Soisons 90 officers, 1888 rank and file,
08 guns, 10000 bombs, $50 tons Of powder
and o., 1000 francs in the military chests.
Paris news intimate preparations for Of.
fensive movements on large scale. Tro.
chu has unbounded popularity for his
judgment, energy and successful organiza-
ton. t, .H -a,. .. .-"
The steamer Ross, arrived at 0rcenocb,
reports passing through much wrecked
matter of the north coast of Ireland. Por'
tions of the Cambrias cargo and small
boats wcro identified.
French dispatches announce great sick.
ness at Metz, and the Prussian army has
been twice renewed alss. that the siege Of
Vsrdun has been interrupted by the rigor'
ous defense of the French.
The Prussian commander at Orleans ha,
called out the bitter denunciations Of thu
French papers by placarding Orleans with
On address stating the French government
and not Prussia, 10 the real enemy VI sl
| rIenCl. ..-.
0ambstta orders that Tours shall not b
occupied by over 2,o0o French troops. L
the forces exceed that, the others are 4
camp outside and be prohibited from leav
ing camp. Severe training discipline i
S:so ordered. - .,. ..
George Francis Train, arrived at Mar
seilles Saturday, and created great excite
msnt BY making speech, in which b
denounced tho 1Prussians bitterly. Il l
conjectured his object 10 to get into Pari
to initiate the balloons now DO much used II
that city. -. a#i o. So. -....
Tho Tours papers are discussing Eng
lands sudden desire to obtain suspensio,
Of hostilities, and attribute It to suggea
ton from Prussia, with whom England
In sympathy, that Prussia 10 now willin,
10 make proposals which France can accept
Jimmie Reynolds, : sixteen year old boy
of Black Hawk, Miss. !, had little disagree
ment with his step.father, and got the bes
of the argument BY filing the old man ful
Of buckshot. If anybody covets the POI
ition Of step.fathef TO young Reynolds th
situation is open. @'.. .fears sa' .
A dispssch 10 Toms the 22d repeats tn
statement Of Ba1aine's sortic on the 14sl
inst with 1900 men, crushing the enem.
and capturing 1o3 wagons laden with storea
A Basains has not probably $1,000 me-
for duty in his army, and he would No
likely make sortie with his entire kar1l
Son, anyhow, the story ID not credibls.
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