The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-29
SECOND EDITION
T0-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
n fairs at Paris
The Lines Closing In.
Arrival Of Heavy Siege Guns.
Balloons and Electric Lights.
Important from Russia,
Significant War Movements
Force on the German Frontier.
Etc.. ETC.. ETC.. ETC., Etc.
Significant War Movements
FROM EUROPE.
The BnnI. of Enaland.

LONDON, Sept 29.-The officers of the Bank
of England have just announced a further re-
duction in the rate of discount of one-half per
cent. The rate is now two and one-half.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The Prussian Government
has officially denied the presence of a national
vessel in either the Black or Red Sea bearing
the name of ''Hertha" or Bertha"
Alsace and Lorraine.
1t is understood that Alsace and Lorraine,
upon entering the German Confederation, will
be represented by a commission and exempted
for the present from all Federal burdens.
Affairs at Paris.
The Telegraph has a balloon special from
Tours, dated Wednesday evening, representing
that the Prussians are retiring towards Paris.
Great confidence existed In Paris.
The Last Sortie Mt Metz.
The Times of this morning has a special de-
spatch giving the following intelligence:-O
Tuesday last, September ~, the French made
another sortie from Metz. The forces consisted
of cavalry and artillery, and were protected by
the guns of Forts Queen and Bettes. The
French advanced to Ars-le-QueuX, where the
Prussians were encountered and another severe
conflict ensued, which resulted in the defeat of
the French, though they carried off their
wounded dead and all the Prussian prisoners
they had captured. The village was burned by
shells.
Siege Guns for Paris.
The siege guns which have lately been in
position before Strasburg are being hurried for
ward to Paris. Some of them have already ar
rived. Prussian cavalry have also gone forward
from Strasburg.
The Prussian Headquarters Around Paris
are given as follows:-King William at Fer
rieres, the Crown Prince of Prussia at Ver-
sailles, and the Crown Prince of Saxony at
Grand Tremblay.
Carrier Pigeons
are now the only messengers between Paris and
Tours.
The Balloons
offered too fair mark to Prussian rihemen.
The railway between Chalons and the Ger
man border has been relad. In the other drec-
ton towards Paris the work is vigorously
pushed
The Baden Troops
claim the credit of the capture of Strasburg.
The Brussels papers deny the existence of any
excitement there on account of the failure of
negotiations between Favre and Bismarck. The
London Times is the author of the rumor.
Bismarck and Favre.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 29.-The Independence Beige,
referring to Bismarck's anonymous contradic-
ton of Favre's statements, saYs:-"Favre must
be met by statements which must be signed, and
signed by somebody more truthful than Bi
marck."
French Denial of the Fall of strasburE.
Tours, Sept. ga report having reached
here of the capture of Strasburg, the Govern.
ment this morning published a despatch from
the French Consul at Basle contradicting it.
The Consul says the Prussians had made three
tremendous but unsuccessful assaults on Stras
burg, in which they suffered heavy losses. A
white flag was subsequently displayed as a truce
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that the city had capitulated. Communication
however, is cut in all directions, and the fall Of
Strasburg is by no means impossible. Notwith
standing this denial of the Consul at Basle
there is a strong belief that the report is not
| groundess.