The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-08-06

VIII break on her neutrality.
LONDON, July 31st.--Coutinued skir-
miahing reported between the French and
/ Prussian forces at Saarbrucken Some
French cavalry were repulsed with the
loss OF thirteen men.
i The destruction of the French railway
at Bische was complete.
i Another skirmish ACQUIRED near Saar-
louis. The French retreated, leaving one
officer and eight men dead on the field,
while the Prussians had thirty men Sc
verely wounded.
i At a banquet in London, Gladstone
alluded to the war as the most mournful
and miserable ever witnessed by man, and
said England's first duty was neutrality,
and second, preparations for the worst.
PARIS, August 1st.-Bourse opened
quiet at G6fe
No news Of serious engagement up to
] three p. NJ.
i LONDON, August ist.--4.30P. NJ
No news of battle as yet, but the streets
are full of rumors, one of which is to the
effect that the French feet attacked the
defenses of Hamburg. The rumor, how
ever, is discredited.
/ The decree issued by Prussia prohibit
ing expectations, is ascribed to the brob-
able existence of a blockade.
ROME, August 1st.-His Holiness
/ yesterday received Gen. Dumont, COM
-mandant of the French troops. Another
detachment of the French army left
Ceyita Vechia for Marseilles on Sunday.
i New YORK, August 1st.-The fune-
raj Of Nathan was attended by an inn
mense crowd.
MEMPHIS, August lst.-1.30 p. NJ
Another terrible steamboat disaster oc-
CURED thirty miles above here at mid
night last night. The steamer .Silver
Spray, running from Cincinnati to New
Orleans, exploded her boilers, killing and
wounding an immense number Of the
passengers and crew. Steamer burned to
the waters edge.
PARIS, August 1st-The press deny
rumors of fighting on the Rhine.
The N. Y. Hera1d's special says, i'm
mense preparations are making in Prus-
sia for war. The fine parks in Cologne,
and the banker Ophenheim's Chateau
and grounds, are used for defensive pur-
poses. A large force is camped on the nights
to protect coal miners and the railroads
It is rumored that Prussia will-incrcase
her force to one million and a quarter
aud advance on France.
The N. Y. Tri5tne's correspondent
says, the French soldiers have nothing t.
eat, and they are raiding on the Prussiar
outskirts to dig potatoes.
The same authority says that the French
shooting is very poor, while on the Other
hand the Prussians are steady and goot
marksmcn.
An attack by the French yesterday wal
vigorously repulsed at Saarbrucken.
The feeling in Denmark decidedly
favors France.
Mayence is in state of siege, and the
country between Coblentz aud Mayenct
is cut up in trenches.
Austria and Italy have agreed en- neu
: trality.
Dun 1NvITE.-We received an inyi
tation to attend the opening of Bancroft's
new book establishment, which transpired
on the 30 of July. We did intend to &c
as much as could be, but we didn't know
that they intended to have an sopeuing"
nor the fact that the Both was the grand
day, until Menday, August 1st-two days
| ,f.a,. AZ = et; ;alo.;t,,,, ,vao ovar Wararrat
this very much, not so much on our own
J account as the Bancrofts', as it must have
been hum-drum affair without our pres
ence ;--in fact we shouldn't be at all
surprised to hear that the Opening. had
| been postponed on our account. How
ever, for fear the B. B's may feel cha
grined because we received our invite
two days after the how, we hereby in.
form them that upon the receipt of a few
reams of sunruled cap, express paid
wei look ovee the matter this time.
RED CLoup's WAR RECORD. Red
Cloud is now. and has been for more than
twenty years, head chief Of the Sioux ma.
ton. He Gas are all others) is Of the
Ogallalla tribe, and has a history which
: if written IN eatcnso, would be remark.
able one. He is So years Of age, and has
been engaged in eighty seven battles, in
which he received great many wounds
| none of them, however, of serious ma
ture These battles have been with the
Pawnees, Snakes, Blackfeet, Utes, Grows
, and Omahas. In battle which occurred
thirty-three years ago, when he was one
i of the youngest of the braves, he engaged
with party Of one hundred and twenty
! five warriors of his tribe, only twenty
five warriors of whom escaped death. Ht
J was wounded twice, and so distinguished
himself for bravery that ho was made !
chief as reward for his gallantry and
proWesa. From that time he rapidly ros,
in rank, until he obtained the eminen
position which he holds to-day. He /,
! looked upon by his people as one Of th.
greatest warriors that ever Rie1def1 ~.