The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-10-07
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Interesting BaIloon Trsu.o

Tours, October I'M. LfssaMder.,'
aeronaut, has already arrived here,
from Paris. He publishes in the Jour
nal an Interesting narrative of his bal,
loon trip and the situation of Affairs ins
Paris at the time he Jeff. He started
from that city at, 2 O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon. No Prnssians were to be-
seen, near, Paris. Complete, silence
reigned about the city. There. were
no, people to be seen ,onths roads leady
ding; to the city, end mo boats oofany
kind on the irivers On nearing Ner-
saii1es the PrussiaRsa1Wefe observed
in ;great numbers 10 camps Lissander
observed among them agleat number
of prociamatioiis Of Government off
GERS, which had been printed in the
German language for that express
purpose. The Germans opened q
sharp fire on the balloon, but the range
was too long. and no damage was
done. On arriving over SOudan, fif-
teen miles southwest of Nanter, 1the
balloon began to fab, audc Lissandef
was obliged to throw ont ballast. For
tunately he had several packages of
newspapers which answered the, pur-
pose, and he was not obliged to throw
over his letters or sacrifice any thing
valuable. The balloon then rose rap
Idly, and was carried along to d point
near Dreaux, in the department Of
Eure-et-Loire, many miles west of the
Prussian lines. Lissander descended
slowly, until he came in 5hailing t. dis
lance of a few peasants, whom he now
saw for the first time. These assured
him that there was no danger of cap
ture, as no Prussians had yet been
seeII in the neighborhood. Lissander
therefore aiighted.J His balloon was
propely secured, and the letterss f25,-
600 in number, were placed in sacks
and taken to the post office of Dreuux,
whence they will be forwarded in all
directions, wherever lines of 'coinmu-
nication are not interrupted. . spec
ial locomotive was placed at the COM
mand Of Lissander at Drenux, in
which he came forward to Tours with
a large number of dispatches to the
Government, relative TO matters in
Paris. ,..-....,.,...
..f Admirably Defended,
|, He says the city is admirably de.
Tended. More than five2ihundred
thousand soldiers Ire behind the walls
These are well armed and discip
lined. ff.''s o..i 7'-'' .'t.., .79,:s't.
T. Te Firing from the Forts
has been Sc accurate that the Prussiani
have been baffled in their attempts t.
erect batteries. -
Tranquil. >
! The city is perfectly tranquil. Near
! ly all the shops. are open, as usual, ant
the public squares are, occupied b,
troops, which are drilled and exerci
sed in the boulevards. next to. the for
] fifications, and the champ-de-mars ii
4 the western part of the city have beer
given mp for barracks for the Mobile
| Guards. At 10 O'Clock i'm the evenin:
all the cafes are closed, and constan
watch is kept throughout the night
! The forts are supplied with electric
lights, which are found tobe admira
bl ! adapted for guarding against sur
3 prises. .TJai alto aEtis .imIui
| FEOvA1hOhSs
There is neither butter nor fruit Il
be had any where in the. city. ana
i fresh meat will soon. be scarce. Their
is, however, no lack of sailed provis
ions, and of -four the supply is suffi
cient for six months.
The Black Flag Raised by Both Bel
ligerenfs.
| BERLIN, October 4-fhe Parisian
having ordered that no Prussian pri
soners are to be taken, because the
help to consume the store Of food il
Paris, the Prussian COMMUNICATIVE
also been directed to make no prison
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Ruinored Death OF Won M6ltke. q
| NEUFcHAREAU, October 3, via Tours
October At is rumored here tina
the body of Won Moltke was in a lea(
coffin which recently passed through
Toul. Won Moltke is aenative o
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