The south-western., 1870-10-19

| f3ct- discount. Gold ll2b.
New YORK Oct: IS, evening" Cotton buoyant;
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LIVERPOOL Oct IS, evening.-Cotton active; up
lands 8s@S& aud Orleans s5@9d.; sales $4,000 bales,
FROM EUROPE
| LONDON Oct. l7-Sheep are also affected with the
rnderpest before Metz and Paris
Russia rejects Theirs proposition for congress OF
| the great powers.
Washburne is still in Paris.
! The French gunboat Hamen captured TWO German
vessels off the South American coast
| The Prussians evacuated Beaugency and blew up
the viaduct before leaving
Three opening shots of she Paris bombardment
fired on Friday.
The steamer Magora chased by several French
vessels In escaping she colded with the Collier,
which sunk. No lives lost.
The Tablet, Catholic organ, points to the protests
of the Pope. Cardinal Antoneli protests against all
encroachment on Roman territory.
| The marriage OF the Princess Louisa and the Mar
qus of Lorne takes place in February
| The Stuttgart Diet of Wurtemburg meets on the
| 2lst inst rzE=.
Franc tireurs Epinal, the 3lst, checked the
advance of the Prussians in that direction.
| In an engagement that lasted three hours squad
of thirty uhlans was repulsed at Laurent Deaux on
| the left bank of the Loire.
There is to believe that the army which cap
| tured Scissors was 22, 900 strong. They will attack
other strong places in northern France.
balloon from Paris with quarter OF ton OF let
ters fell at Namur Another alighted at Valenciennes
with two hundred pounds OF correspondence.
A decree issued by the Paris Government extends
the time for the payment of commercial bills to the
| l4th of November.
More than million of muskets have been given out
to the nationals and mobiles and the distribution
| tinues.
Laurers leave Tours mission to London.
There are rumors of fighting Rouen.
No French war ships have been seen oH the river
| Elbe.
FLORENCE, Oct l7.-Cialdina is said to be in favor
of the Duke OF Aosta for King of Spain.
| Mazzni has been liberated.
| Tours, Oct, l7:-Sothing official from Leferte St.
Aubin. The Prussisn headquarters established
at Lefere St. Aubn.
The Moniteur notices with disgust the utter absence
of effort cut the Prussan communication. 1t
serts that only slight diversion is required anywhere
between Paris and the Rhine to compel the withdrawal
| of the besegers.
The Prussans have sent for siege train to assist in
| the reduction of New Bressach
BRUSSELS, Oct. l7.-It is reported that Gen. Brier
has left Metz for Versailles to negotiate the surrender
! of the fortress.
tations pending for peace the basis of the
sion of Asace and Luxemburg to Prussia. 1t is also
believed to be well founded, stated that another in
terview between Bismarck and Favre to that end, will
| soon be held.
BERLIN, Oct l7.-Soissons capitulated on Sunday
morning. The Grand Duke entered the town at the
head of his army. German losses trhing Four thou
sand prisoners and thirteen guns were taken.
| Bazaine has made offers of capitulation.
| Heavy renforcements reach the army before Paris
daily.
The Cologne Gazette reports the rnderpest in forty
out in BTandenburg.
| BRUSSELS Oct. l7.-An appeal for the Pope is is
sued by the Catholics to the various nationates as
semhled here.
LONDON, Oct l8.-The Prussians using rail-
road to Paris, opened by the capture of Scissors
The Prussians have not opened upon the city, while
the French forts fire necessarily.
RoUEN, Oct 18.-Defensive measures active The
fall of Rouen involves the of commnnca
ton between northern and western France.
BERLIN, Oct 1S.-The pople of Strasbourg are gen.
orally satisfied with the situation The few who fired
from the windows since the capulation were promptly
arrested. The official language hereafter will be the
German.
St. Cloud is total ruin. The pictures and tapestry
were destroyed.
LONDON, Oct. 1s-Bourbaki, who commands the
army of the north, will cooperate with Bazaine.
| The rinderpest is spreading the continent.
| The investment of Scissors lasted two weeks the
bombardment three days.
! Details of the battle of Bogneux: At nine in the
morning the French opened fierce artillery fire. The
Prussians answered. The mobiles garde advanced at
double quick. desperate battle ensued; the Prus-
sian position carried at the point OF bayonet The
Prussians unable to withstand the avalanche of men
poured upon them resorted Intellectually to several
atrategems and finally dispersed. The French entered
Bogneux and soon carried the Prussian barricades.
| Heavy masses of Prussans now appeared on the
plateau and the French protected by the FORTS retired
unmolested the object of the reconnaissance being, in
every respect, accomplished Prussan loss 300 killed
and 100 captured ~.5
/ Qoth frat
ing near Orleans. The Prussians occupy Orleans and
camp Meung.
Advces from Lille report the arrival of a large
Prussian force in the northern department. There is
a column on each bank of the Loire. The Prussians
are evidently coming towards Blois and Tours
Another successful sore from Paris is just an
nounced The Prussans lost 30O0 No further par
tcuars.
The talk of removing the capitol from Tours is
closed. The discipline OF the armies has vastly i'm
proved lately.
LONDON Oct. ls-The Times reminds its readers
that day is the anniversary of the great battle near
Leipsec in 1913. The day has been regularly cele-
brated for years.
It is understood in the German camps that the bonn
bardment from all batteries will commence to-day.
Three thousand wounded Germans and French are
at Orleans. The German armies in France are con-
stanty reinforced. 1t is estimated that fully 100000
effective Germans now on French SOIL
Nothing from Leferte St. Aubin
Gambetta left Tours for Vosges, where an army is
organizing to check the Prussian advance on Lyons.
The Prussiaas have made no movement towards
Blos or Tours.
VALENc1ENNEs, Oct ls.-An attache of foreign af
fairs has just arrived from Paris The Parisans are
calm and hopeful. French guns sweep the plains The
Prussians screen themselves behind powerful batter
les The French fire wonderfully exact. The bom-
bardment of Paris is impossible while the forts so
we'll served The manufacture of arms is active in
Paris.
LONDON, Oct. ls.-Thiers has returned to France.
1t reported that Russia tenders mediation and that
Austria and England are anxious for peace.
Bankers to-day decline to negotiate for Berlin paper.
Hamburg and Bremen threatened by the French
feet The excitement in these cities is intense. Ru-
mors of an armsce is current here in banking circles
and stocks are advancing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| SAN FRAscIsco, Oct 1.-THE Great Republic ar
rived from Hong Kong. The japanese Government
has issued neutrality proclamation between France
and Prussia A collision between French and Prus
sian seanen occurred in Yokohoma No details The
war has stopped the silk worm trade.
SAN FRANc1sco, Oct. 17.-French ladies remitted to