The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-11
Evacuation Of clubhouse.
The Pope to be Stripped of all
tower aud BanIsher.
WAR FACTS AND RUMoRs.

WAR FACTS AND RUMORs.
TOURS, Oct. 10 La Steele has advices from,
the invaded depart ments which show III At the
situation IS grave, owing to enormous and re
peattd rqul>iiions of the Prussians. The in-
habitants are forming companies of sharp
shoe ers Those already organic We oh
tanned some marked tuccesse>-= st the
Prussans. In macy cases slragg.ers or small
bodies of the enemy have been DESTROYED.
strong BODY of Franc Treurs arrived here
to-day from Marseilles. They are composed
OF gentlemen from the south of France. They
carry the black flag.
battle is immiaent near Toury. The Prus-
siaus have returned there in force and the
French have sent a considerable army to meet
Them
Tours is full of volunteers and conscripts
from South Franc.
1t is reported that Gambetta, who is charg-
ed with the ministry Of war, is displaying great
activity and energy In bis department.
Journals OF Oileanist or legitlmist procliv-
tiles condemn the adjournment of the elections.
while other journals approve the measure.
All papers eulo%iza the courage and enter
prise Of Gambetta in leaving the capital as he
did '' ~
La Lberte to-day published dispatches an
nou Oc'ng several successful sOrtes by Marshal
BAzaine. In is comments La LiDerIe SAID
the success OF these sortes form reason why
the Prussian dispatches have recently made no
mention Of affairs at Metz
Prince Frederick Charles is ill of trphus fe-
Yer and has been obliged to leave the army. 1t
is said he is low at F. rriers.
Dispatches from Maintenon Malesner hes
La Grange and Charities announce the pres.
ence OF the Prussians i'll those places. Several
encounters have taken place at Drem The
Franc -Tireurs have captured great quantities
OF cattle lately taken from the people BY the
Prussans in fht ir equisitons.
Gen. Bonhaki is expected at Tours.
SPEECH OF GARIBALDr.
Garba'di made speech yesterday to the
crowd assembled around the capital, in which
he eulogized the volunteers and expressed the
belief in the approaching REDEEM ptioo of France
from the invaders. He woe the Garibald an
costume and hat and looks healthy though not
sturdy. Ina subsequent address to the ma
tional guard al Tours be said he was to com +
mand all the volunteers in the French service
SCARCITY OF SPECIE.
LONDON, Oct. 1O.-Sprcie has vanished from
France. The towns OF Normandy are pre- pairing
to issue paper currency.
PRUssIANs PUNISHED.
CHARITIES, Oct 10.-Yesterday two hundred
horse, two guns and some infantry were en-
countered at Dreux. A skirmish ensued and
the Prussiaus were obliged to disgorge their
plumber.
A FEARFUL CONTINGENCY.
A note from the Prus>an government in
forms the powers that Pars threatens 10 hold
out until it is starved. In hat event 1000 900
people would be in the hands of the Prussians
who would be unable to furnish supplies for q
single day as there is nothing edible within
several DAYS march of Paris; hence the peo-
pie cannot abandon the city by roads.
The inevitable consequences will be hat hun
dreds of thousands must Starve. The Germans
neveithe' ess must prosecute the war, and
these holding power in France will be answer
able for the results
The Gnrmans avacuata1 Mu1housa Guu.
day nd proceeded towards New Brisach and
SchleStaut.
BAzAINE FIGHTING FOR ROAD OUT.
LONDON, Oct. 10.-A telegram from Berlin
s,ks Baz line is fighting tor a path to Belgium,
and Won Werder IS advancing on the army of
Lyons between Belfort and Langres.
THE APPOINTED ELECTIONS
LONDON, Oct. 10.-Bismarck recently in
formed TIE Mayor of We. sailles that Prussia
had no objections to the elections for National
Assembly but that the Tours Government had
countermanded ,hem
The German press ridicules the idea of the
French levy en- maSse as mere bOmbast 10
cover their failures.
RELIEVED FROM A LEVY.
King William relieved Versailles from pay
ment OF 400 900 francs which hadsbeen leviod
by the Prussiaus.
Punishment tor the betrayal by some of the
inhabitants of squad OF Prussians on the
night of the 9Th. Numerous bodies of French
have since been dispersed in that neie hborhood
There is large BavarIan force south OF
Etampes.
villages north of Paris deserted by the
French have been reopened.
PRUSSIA WILL NOR RESTORE NAPOLEON.
BERLIN, Oct 1O-The following stateme Mt
is official THE Government OF Prussia
though upab!e 10 recoen,zA the actual Govern
ment of France, will not restore the Bona
parties
INDEMNITY BY FRANCE.
The Berlin Chamber of Commerce, in an ad-
dress TO Bismarck, expresses the hope that the
indemnify to be paid by France will be cacu.
lated not only on the actual losses OF ships and
r.oes but also on losses through the confine
ment of ships in port bv blockade. The poiAts
are argued eloqueutIy and at great length.
The truce OF Mezeires ended to-day. The
Duke of Mecklenbure's corps is marching OF
Paris.
WAR VESSELS IN THE BLACK SEA.
PEsTu, Oct 1O-The Lloyd newspaper o
| this cny publishes the statement that Prince
Gortschakoff demands OF the powers renew
| al of the prohibition against Russian wa
vessels iu the Black Sea. The Lloyd also say
Prussia is not aversp 10 the restofa, ion of Bon
| such a movement.
DEATH OF CARDINAL MATTEL.
| ROME, Oct 10-Cardinal Matte, Preslden
| of the College of Cardinals. It is SAID tina
| Patriot will succeed him. $4,000 voters re
| fused to vote in the Papal StaIes at the .ecen
election. The officials readily transferred thei
| allegiance to the king.
| ANNEXATION OF ROMAN TERRITORY.
| FLORENCE Oct 10 A decree has been IS
SUED auuexing the Roman provinces to tn
Kingdom OF Italy. The Pope preserves hi
| dignity and the inviO'ability OF his persona
prerogatives as a sovereign. laws are prom
ised settling the independence of the territorla
and spiritual authority of His Holiness. Gen
LaMarnori is appointed Lieut.. Governor OF tb
| Papa provinces. The laws Of Itaiy are to b
introduced and an amnesty proclaimed.
New YORK, Oct. 10 The Worlds Munic
disDaich states rumor that Russia had a &c
cret treaty with Italy by which the Tyrol is
be handed over to Italy.
A Florence dispatch states that Bismarc
officially denies that the Pruss,ans invadiu
Paris are mulinous and anxious for the war {
close.
A Florence dispatch says the enemies of tn
Pope declare he shall be stripped of everythlu
and he with his priests and cardinals and nun
be sent to A STA or Africa.
The Worlds dispatch says continued acct
mutations of troops and war materials on til
Russian frontier towards Germany excite
considerable concern, and Russian journals ar
| filled with hostile comments on Bismarck an