The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-09

foreign lady of distinction just arrived at
Rome has brought fortune as an offering TO nus
Holiness Twenty thousand francs were received
from the English Catholic committee An address,
drawn up by Sgnora Luchesi ALI and two thousand
others, was presented him, with a large donation:
Another address, signed by still larger number OF
ladies' accompanied by a princely gift, was pre-
sented Its tenor is as follows:
"Most blessed father, now that your Holiness is
initiating the Son of God in His dolorous passion,
allow us to initiate pous women in presenting our
selves at your feet and Offering you what little sup
port we can with our tears and prayers and onr
slender gifts. Let us hope that those pious
so we may soon be the first TO show forth our Joy In
the day of your triumph Let your apostolic bene-
dcton be the pledge of this hope
VERSAILLES, Nov. 5.-GeneTal Tru5now reported
to the Prussian headquarters here yesterday that
his division had repulsed the franctireurs in seve-
raj engagements on the I'd inst, between Colmar
and Belfort. lie reports, also, the occurrence OF
several skirmishes at Rougemont and pettmagny
between the Prussians and Gardes Mobiles, in
which the French lost five officers and one hun
dred and three men.
The French fortress of BelFort was evacu lted on
Thursday Sd inst. Communication with General
Werder has been re-established.
Tours, Nov. s--A dispatch from the army Of the
Loire reports series of successful engage ments
yesterday. At Poisey and st. Laurent des Bois
two battalions of Prussians, supported by 1899
cavalry and ten pieces of artillery, attacked the
French advanced posts. After combat of two
hours, as the French cavalry appeared to he sur
rounding them, the Pruesians retreated, leaving
two officers and City men killed, aud seventy
prisoners in our hands.
Dispatches from Rouen report successes for the
TOURS, Nov. s, evening.-A general battle was
fought to- day near Orleans. All the ambulances
here have been sent to the front. No news has yet
arrived of the result of the fighting.
Theirs is expected to arrive here tomorrow.
balloon under the direction of Us5ander
started on Sunday, from the neighborhood Of
ROuen, for Paris, with p fair wind
The Paris JOarHdl 06ctel, Of the 9th says, of the
three armies into which the combatants in Paris
have been divided two are intended for service out
side the walls. One is under the command of Gem
eral Clement Thomas, and the other under General
BuchOt. The army of the latter is composed Of
three corps d'armee, commanded respectfully by
Generals Vinoy, Renault and D'EXea. The third
army will be under the special command of Gsu-
eral Trochu who, at the same time, is commander
in chief of all the armies.
The Journal contains note from General TrO-
chu, explaining the inactiOn of General Schmitz,
during the disorder of the 3fst ult. Trochu states
that he had given orders that the National Guard
should alone interfere to preserve ORDER hence the
regular troops not called upon.
report has been received from Rheims that the
Prussian Governor General of Lorraine announces
that the families of all male citizens absent from
their homes after certain date will be fined fifty
francs per day, as long as such absence continues
The Prussians continue to force the most emi-
nent citizens living railway lines to ride upon
the locomotives, the object being to prevent acct
dents to the trains. The barbarity of the invaders
increases in proportion TO the resistance of the
population to their cruel Tequisitons Many acts
of extreme terOcity repOrted.