The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-27
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
PRUSSIAN REC0NN0IsANCE RE-
PELLED.
BAVARIAN OFFICER KILLED.
TWO MEN MADE PRISONERS
French People Less Enthusiastic.
England On The Situation.
French Gunboats Taken
England On The Situation.
French Gunboats Taken
OVERLAND IN SECTIONS.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN ITEMS.

| LONDON, July %. = The Paris
special correspondent writes to the
London Ne,0s, Sunday evening, as
| follows:
Never has war been undertaken
by France with less enthusiasm or
more distrust of success. The crowds
on the boulevar0s, who were ready to
die for their country have disappeared.
The troops are marching through
Paris to take trains for the seat of
war, and they traverse the streets
without eliciting a single cheer. The
soldiers are Joining their regiments,
aud they walk about in groups, almost
allJof them drunk. The bourgeois
stare at them aud shrug their should
ers. The aspect of Paris could not
be more melancholy If the Prussians
were at the gates of the city.
LONDON, July 26.-Nearly all the
| journals of London have editorial
remarks this morning, on the secret
treaty, all similar in tone. France
must explain this offensive treaty, are
che words of the Times and the bur-
den of the London press. The Times
particularly, is seeking to make this
treaty pretext for the intervention
Of England in favor of Prussia.
The attitude of Ireland is also COM
mented upon. After giving the de-
tails of many meetings recently held
In Ireland, and strong resolutions of
sympathy for France, which have
been adopted, the Times asserts that
sympathy is altogether due to CathoI-
icism, and hatred of German Protest
ants.
DOVER, July 26.- Nine French
frigates passed this point eastward.
late yesterday afternoon. Great
crowds OF spectators assembled on
the bluffs to witness the exciting
scene.
PARIS. July 26.-The Journal Of
ffcteL, of this morning, says that Mar
shall LIE Boeuf, late last night, tele-
graphed % the Emperor that General
Bernis had repelled a reconnaissance
of the enemy near the town of Need
erbronn. twenty six miles northeast
of Strasbourg. One officer, Bavari-
an, was killed. and two were made
prisoners.
The Figaro, In its account of the
affair. insists that the officer who was
killed was an EOglishman.
LONDON. July 26.-A brief dis
patch, just received via. Point De-
gale. reports an insurrection in the
Principally of Ava. resulting Ia the
massacre of 400 persons. Further
details of the affair have been asked
for.
PARIS, July 26.-The French gun
boats. which are to operate on the
Rhine, and rivers In Prussia, are be-
ing transported from Marseilles in
sections, overland.
LONDON, July 26.-Several French
cruisers were reported off Wick Scott
to day.
News via. Berlin is very meagTe,
which is due to the prudence of the
Prussian Government. The tele-
graphs are closely watched by the
German authorities.
Frankfort on the Main has been
designated as the Prussian head
quarters.
LONDONDERRY, July 26. = The
steamship Peruvian, from Quebec,
arrived yesterday.
LONDON, July 26.-There is unusu-
al activity in all the dock yards of
England to-day.
The tower of the Church of St.
Xavier. in Southwark, was struck by
lightning last night.
Rain fell in torrents 10 many places
throughout England last night, and
IN most cases it was accompanied by
vivid lightning. The weather had
been dry and hot, but is sensibly
cooler today. The crops are greatly
benefited BY those copious showers.
LONDON, July 26.-The Prince of
| Wales has gone to Denmark, for the
purpose of Influencing that country
toIpreserve strict neutrality with the
Prussian authorities.
By earnest request, Bismarck grant
ed permission TO newspaper CORES
pondents to follow the army.
The latest news from Berlin is that
the Prussians are concentrating a
powerful force at Mayence.
The Prussians are using balloons
for making observations, at the re-
commendation of American officers in
the Prussian camps.
PARIS, July pa large number
of workmen are engaged this morn
! 10& Ou bnC AOLbh4SdtAOuo VI L 6rtS.
The MarseilLdiSe has suspended.
Some of its editors and reporters have
gone into the French army.
Switzerland is full of German emf
grants who have fed from the coun-
| try to escape military duty.
The Bank of France will probably
soon suspend specie payment. It al
ready declines to Pap out gold, and
redeems only In silver.
No news as Jet of battle.
LONDON, July 26-In the House Of
Commons, tonight, Mr.. Gladstone. in
reply to a question of Torrens, said
the negotiations for the settlement of
the Alabama claims stood where they
did year and a half ago. The
United States having declined the
offer made by England, the next ad-
vance due was from the American
Government.
Earl Granville, in the House of
Lords, again referred to the draft OF
a secret treaty, alleged to have been
proposed by France to Prussia. He
said be had an interview this after
noon with the French Ambassador,
} who told him the treaty originated
with Bismarck; that it never had a
serious basis, and was rejected By both
parties. The Ambassador asserted