Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-15

LUG kQNokuuleub WILL u0 Vuiibeu
to quit Tours after the election.
There Is no place here large enough
for the Constituent Assembly.
The probable capital will be Bor-
deaux.
Some journals announce the
probability Of the elections being
deferred.
Manches Guardian has q special
announcing that the bombardment
will commence early next week, to
be preceded by . formal summons
TO surrender Freinbourg.
New Breissach refusing to sur.
render, the Prusslans opened with
eight guns 9 severe fire.
TOURs, Oct. S.-The journals here
believe that Napoleon is the author
Of the Wilhelnshoehe manifesto,
Notwithstanding his denial. The
denial was prompted because the
document was un~favorably re-
ceived.
A letter from Paris has the fol-
lowing:
The Mobiles from Brittany are
christian heroes, they have moral
courage before combat, they kneel
and pray and receive the blessing
from the priest. AS a sign of the
times, the writer adds that the peO-
pie do not sneer or laugh at this.
Colonel Chavette, Of the Pontif-
cal ZOuaves, calls for volunteers.
He says he wishes to form q well
disciplined corps named ValoAtaine
Gust, and says these Zouaves shall
be q type Of devotion aud honor.
Chavette sends to-day three COM
panies to the front.
The news from Lyons lie excel
lent. Preparations are being made
for a strenuous defence.
France Tiereur, from Bordeaux,
passed from the front to-day, fine
troops we'll armed.
1900 Garibaldians have arrived in
France. They are commanded Oy
TrappOli, who Is to organize a
larger force for battle.
Tours, Oct. 8.-Near Petivirs the
Prussians lost 600 cattle which they
had gathered from all parts, ready
to drive to the army investing Paris.
This success animated the Franc
Tireurs, who were coming up
on all sides of Tours yesterday.
Enthusiasm is increasing. Vol
unteers are rapidly swelling the
ranks Of two armies.
The Prussians seem determined
to advance into Normandy. The
people Of that province are seuding
grain aud cattle further south, and
are placing every obstacle in the
way OF the invaders.
The Papal troops, Garibaldians,
number 5000, for the nucleus OF new
armies.
LONDON, Oct. S.-The journal
Des Brussels is responsible for the
story that negotiations are now
pending between the German gov
eminent and Napoleon, backed by
Russia, the object being to prevent
the establishment of q French Re.
public.
ST. QUEKTINE, Oct. 1.-THE enemy
seems abandoning Marde and NOV
ing upon Scissors, which place will
make q heroic defence.
LONDON, Oct. SIT is thought
the Prussians will not oppose the
Convention of the French Constit-
uent Assembly.
Railroads eastward of Paris run
day aud night bringing up Prussian
seige guns.
A train was thrown from the
track near Vitry. Four Frenchmen
living in the neighborhood were ar
rested charged with loosening the
rails.
RoUEN, Oct. S.-Several French
spectators have been arrested for
sending supplies to the invaders.
Tours, Oct. 8.--The Project Of the
department of Ainsne telegraphs
from st. Queen, of the 7th at mid.
night, that the Prussians are within
theree leagues of that place, and an
attack is expected at daylight. lie
will defend the place with the Garde
National and the iremen.
BERLIN, Oct. S.-The official Jour-
nal denies any correspondence be-
tween King William and the Pope
since July Both.
Won Fulkenstein revokes the pro-
hibitiOn of social Democratic meet.
ings. He exacts the police super
vision of any meeting tending Ia
embOlden France to decline reason.
able terms of peace.
The Prussians have organized
night patrols TO prevent lawlessness
and robbery around Paris and ada
cent roads.
VERSAILLES, Oct. 1.-The French
have maintained a vigorous can
nOnade on the Prussian outposts.
LONDON, Oct. S.-Yes!erGay when
the French attacked Gen. Kuerm-
mers' division, the imperial guard
was engaged.
The French directed several divi.
sions against the first and tenth
Prussian corps on the right bank OF
the Moselle, where cannonading
was severe. The German losses in
the 10th corps, was 500; in the 3D.
corps, $50.
Tours, Oct. S.--Paris advices
says government subsidies are
Withdrawn from the theatres, all Of
which have closed.
LILLE, Oct. S.-Trestdin left
Lille to meet Gambetta, who 1t Is
reported arrived at Amiens by a
balloon.
LONDON, Oct. S.-A telegram to
the Times, dated Berlin, IL o'clock,
says on the hills between Severesi