The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-12
louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. THE nominal ing Con
vention Of the Union Republican party, met
yesterday and adopted resolutions congratula-s
ting the country on the adoption of the 18th
amendment; favoringa strict economy mali
public matters; declaring determination to ex-.
punge from the statute books of the State all
oppressive and odious laws thas Essafst1tea 70
the injury Of the people; .Norin5 Only onest
men and true Republicans for office and theen-i
actment of such laws as viii secure "A proper
observance of the Sabbath. Rev. Chas., Satchell
was elected President. A. T. Dumas, colored,
was nominated for Mayor Of New Orleans and
L. A. Walsh for Congress for the second DifD
trict. 81 .. .2'lGaimii1 .iUf9 y oh
France. --''
Tours, Oct. THE capitulation OF Ulrich is
approved by the government here 1Uirfch is in.
full accord with the government. ie.I >S.tiGd
The Pontifcial Zouaves five hundred strong,
arrived to-day and entered the French service. 4
General Cambriels reports to the Minister of
War from Epinal on the 9th, that, the enemy are
going towards Neu Priesarch. There was Skin
mishing there on the previous day, but without
serious result. The Villages about Epinal are
filled with troops. s'1 III d1iW ol:toe bar
A combat took place yesterday, between Laon
and Prveglers against 5000 to 10000 Prussians
supported by artillery. The French troops, aid.
ed by the National Guard, held their position.
A dispatch from Eureux shows great enthu-
siasm on the part of the National Guards, who
are rising en- nsasse to resist the Prussian requis
tions. ''' 'l'+''''-o"
LONDON, Oct.7-Gen Bourbaki has been al
lowed to re- enter Metz, orders to that effect being
given by King William before Bourbaki left on
his fruitless GRAND to England. oe sr.-.s.o
= Pierre Bonapart is here. The French prison
ers have been removed from Benerloo to the In.
terror camp, formely occupied by the militia. y"
The French say the enemies cavalry at Tours
numbered fifteen hundred and not five Thousand
K A dispatch from Bonnevalin in the department
of Eure ct Loire, dated Thursday evening the 9th
says: The enemy is evacuating the country be-
yond Tours, and are apparently falling back on
Stamps. The great gun for Fort d'Ivry on the
South of Paris, lie nearly ready to be placed in
position. Its range is eight Kilometres and It
requires thirty-hye Kilogrammcs of powder for
each discharge.
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Gen. Branchitsiex has been appointed Military
Governor at Versailles. The Bavarians9 about
-Bitche, which place they are beseiging, occupy
wood butts instead of tents. lad; 'fsssi0 gai
oneprred in Calabria.
Many lives were lost and several villages entre-
General La Marmora leaves Florence for Rome
on Monday. 'h 'ii' sH''o" 9hiT}J'
ANTWERP, Oct THE remains of Paul de
Cassagne were inferred at Cassel.' Ta.-.ayui
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. THE journals to-day
repeat the statement that Gen. Ignatif's visit to
Odissev was person I, not political. '''-'
VIENNA Oct THE supplementary estimate
ofthe War Minister, aggregates ffty-two miliioH
of fioiens Neumayer, the leader of the working
men sentenced to five months Imprisonment
forinciting revolt. ..- ,..,;.,cs,,, ,f.-o,,
MoNTARoIs Oct. THE Prussian Post at Be-
danny, comprising 30 men have all been killed by
| the Turcos. ~ ''i' s''i'Al'" ID 3'inP u