Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-18
English Hopes Of SueeeS in Intervention
Abandoned.
THE FIGHTING THIS WEEK
FRENCH VICTORY AT PFALSBURG
The Prussians Repal lsed I'm an Attack
On the Place. with q Lsss OF I.5OO.

OBJECT OF THE FIGHTING THIS WEEK.
LONDON, Aug. Is--The Tiaes says:-AH day
on Monday and part of Tuesday the French
were fighting thsir way to get position on the
rear and flank OF the enemy. Progress was con-
sequently slow. On Tuesday night they had
gotten no farther than Stasn, l6 miles from
Metz. These are the only facts positively known.
The London papers have some three hundred
words of war dispatches, Tess and less fresh than
the American papers have every day.
NO HOPES OF PEACE
The Daily Ne'cs says semi officially that the
English hopes OF succeeding in Intervention have
been abandoned.
THE F0RTIFIcATIONS OF PARIS.
There is immense activity In the Paris de-
fences. Laborers are absolutely swsrming ON
the Notifications 1t Is hinted that this me ssure
of strengthening the works is due more to a
wish to keep the dangerous class busy than 10
any actual fear.
The fkUSSiANs RIFrS REPSLsED AT PFALs.
PARIS, August S.-The last meeting OF the
Corps Legislafif wss interesting. A great crowd
OF people had collected ground the Hall to hear
the war news. The National GuPrd was at its
post 70 preserve order. but no soldiers were
seen. At the commencement OF the session
Count de Paliako, Minister OF War. spoke as
follows
The Chambers well understand that can
not give precise details 10 the number of those
engaged, casualties, etc. q cannot even state
the result OF the engagement. but L may say
the enemy has made an Intellectual attempt TO
capture Pfalsburg, and lost I, $50 men killed.
This repulse has had great effect both on the
enemy and people Of France. The moment the
government has information of the great move
ments now taking place Iwin communicate It
to the Chamber"
The Minister then withdrew.
THE DEBATE IN THE CHAMBERS.
Deputy Jules Favre then took the floor, and
requested that the utmost severity be shown the
rioters and assassins of Eillette. N. Thiers sug-
gested that in case Of the siege of Paris the
peasants be allowed to enter the city
with their grain and cattle and that the
State reimburse them for their property
He also recommended that the Chambers now
meet daily. Minister Duverenor, In reply to
M. Theirs, said the government had intended
to fully provision Paris. The deputation, after
consultation, decided TO meet again to-day.
The folloHln ing news is Official:
GEN. FROSSARD SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
General Frossard is reported to have been
seriously wounded in one Of the battles around
Metz.
The officers Of the French fleet now in the
Baltic have received orders to claim at each
commercial port Of Prussia an indemnity double
the amount Of each contribution exacted
by the Prussians in those parts Of France now
under their control. The entire garrison of
Paris is busy day and night making cartridges.
The Opinioa Rationale nevertheless complains
OF Count de Palikao's sluggishness.
BySaturday 1,000 guns will be mounted on
the Paris fortihcafiOns. One fourth are servered
by numerous buelhexperienced hands. Gene
raj Millenet has been assigned to command Of
the guarde mobile.
Marshal Bazaine has again stopped all private
telegraphing, as by that means news reaches
Berlin, by way of London.
Editor's ConventiOn-DfyOrc Suit.
fdeorapAed Escsssisely to Tie 1sessse Star.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE Illinois Press Asso-
ciation, made up Of editors OF the weekly press
of Illinois, has been in session here for the last
two days, and will continue Its session until to-
morrow evening, when the entire party viii
take a steamer and proceed on an excursion TO
Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Albany, Sc, via the
lakes.
Jeanette A. Sykes, wife Of VIM. Writ Sykes,
Authors Union i'm New York, has commenced
suit for q divorce in this country. Her COM
paint is desertion and failure to provide for the
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Congressional Nominations I'm Ohio
and Indiana.
fdesvePAed kscIssisely to fze Evsstae Stsv.
CINCINNATI, Aug. n.-The following Congress
sional nominations were made at the conven-
trict the democrats nominated s. s. ANTHONY;
in the eleventh Ohio district the republicans ct
Portsmouth nominated John r. Wilson by &C
clsmation; in the nfteenth Ohio district the re-
pubhcane at Marietta nominated William b.
Sprague on the twenty-third ballet; IN the
fourth Ohio district the republicans 1T Pious
nominated W. B. McCiurg.
Collisi0n and Loss e Life-Fire.
fssgvepAsd 1sclssively % fAe 1sssiso Ss~.
DI1aolr, MICH, Aug. T.-Eariy this morn
ing the steamer Free States, bound down, COL
hded with the scow q. Y. Nenei, near Maiden
dock In the Detroit river. TIE seoW was sunk,
snd the wife and infant son Of he captain we're
The sherman Hosss, ct Esst saginaw, was
burned to-day. Los es,ooo; insurance $4,000.
Rep9beaaa0 N00Annaioos fu lowo.
CHlcAGo, Aug. 1.-THE Iowa Republican
state Convention net ct Deam0inss to-day.
Hon. j. y. 9rinnell wss 0ede psnoauent presls
dent Judge Cole, the present inesmesnf,
ler q JohDsons, were nomins6sd for judge Of
the Supreme Court
Io0 0AnS Os - OO@U
PORTLAND, M, Aug. 1s.-In the republican
county oeuveptioD to-day, 2 resolufaSn yaf
the Choice of- the convention for United States
Senator, to be elected b. the Legislature.
View York Congressional Eleetion %
mn . vo0AD0y.
ALsAsI. .Agg, ,shGS,; = Hsansa q. sS9 ha. directed
ional District On he sth Of Novembsr nett 10
nll the vacansy caused BY the resignation Of
Noah Davis.
: The UataeDAl reaahen Associssaeu.
CLEvKLAND, Ohio, August 1.-THE National
Teachers sA16oeiAlf6n commencod Its sunusi
meeting here to-day, nearly ZOO teachers are
present, and mere are expected.
The English Makes.
LONDON, August 1s.-The reduction of the
minimum rnte q discount or the Bshk Of
England 70 ~ per cent. gives greater steadiness
70 the markeo, both here end at Liverpool.
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