Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-08-27

just reached London of French yic,orv
The appalling Prussan loss s have sent
thrill of horror throughout Germany.
and recruits are only TO he had from the
country people, nearly all Of whom are
| raw.
CHICAGO, August 23-Privatc dis.
patches from Paris says McMahon, with
the army lately at CLaIons. has omp!ctc|v
turned to tables on the Crown Prince.
he Prus,ian army. had their movements
succeeded. would lay between the French
army. which would be crushed in detail
The French change o: 'front.' from he inc
Of the Moscllc to that If Metzand Nrrdun
was serious blow to the Pr,>sian nro.
grammc. TO carry it out, the Crown
Prince is now compelled to make a lone
and pcrllou> dctour, while his comm,rniea.
tions are laid open. This is tile kew to-
the continued assaults Of Baza;nc. ;Tbs
Prussian position is rcrilous. Their army
is cut in two, and a united French army
lies between them. Unless the Crow,
Prince cuts his way through them soon,
he is probably lost
Mcmahon has with 10000 veterans
thrown himself between the army of the
Crown Prince and that Of tie King, and
effected a junction at Vcrtun with Ba-
zainc's left wing.
CHICAGO, August 22.-Thc rcnortcd
capture of King William is probably II
canard. No confirmation of it is re.
ceivcd.
New IoRK, August GA special
Paris dispatch to the Times to-day says
the pretended victory of the Pruss;ans at
Thonvillc on the 18th finds little crcJcncc
here, notwithstanding the Dispatch Of
King William. 1t is beloved that all is
going well with the French army.
We have from good authority the fol-
lowing information The series of battles
which were concludes! on Thursday only
resulted in giving the Pru>sianS command
of the roads to NenduD, which tivcrgc at
Grave'lottc. Communication by the north
with Thionvilc remains open.
ANTWERP. August 2:.-1hc war has
raralyzed business here. No failures have
been announccl, nor any anticipated.
Here, as everywhere, the only hope of the
resumption Of commercial activity is based
upon speedy triumph Of the PruSSinns
Ii is almost certain an intcrposiion of the
great powers Of Europe in the Franco
Prus>ian question vii! take place within Il
few days.
PARIS, August o3-.Tolrnals continu,
to urge levy, en- mass. to cXtcrmina.c
the invaders
Cuic>Go, August 22.-Thc Errn.ng
| G""icIc's New York special says the dis
patch purporting to have been received
here by French firm. stating that King
William with his staff, and Gen Sheridan
were captured is Il canarl. gottcu up for
speculative purposes No conf !cncc is
felt in the rcror, BY any ne
LoNDoN, August .:-1hc following
dispatch was received from .ll,Xanlria :
The PruSs;an fr.a'c Hc,tEo carving -
guns, WIS capture hy the French No
particulars.
NEW YORK. Aucnst 80 --Crrd;ahlc
authority states tha, Stcinmc;z and i'ic lrk
Charlie, have lost over lea NDj men, lcav-
! in- them no more than Ii1.H00 t. lnh
the limo from tie frontier to Mc'z. Tie
/ tcrlin. in the city IF Berlin i, one uc un-
discussed horror aud dcpyc.>i. n.
! The war threaten, To- last long, and al
ready the flower If North Germany is
dccimt'cl. Railways are taken up with
the woun lie - a. 10 delay the movements,
of rciniurccmcnts Boat service j. or
cluizin. on the Eh.n" for the wounded.
aud three steamers are altc.ly converted
into national h,>I itaI~
nc'aile accounts of the conflict at
Gr4vc'ottc have been received The bat
tlcicll is >ait! - lie dreadful ssnc ot
carnage The country j. >;rrNu With
dead and wounded
CnIctGu Au.u>t - Private anil
special kilograms are HOW conf c;.n. Tie
General tone indicates better feeling in
France. though up to the present hour ~
account has been received LIZ any news
r'''"r here Of i French victory at Dan
vielle
Dispatches state that great murmurin-
exists IN bcrlin Mt the terrible losses su,-
tliucl hy the Irus>.an army corps of
Steinmrtz. which Wa almost anuihilaiod.
II contained the flower of the Prus>ian
youth, and there is hardly family in
Berlin that has not lost member during
the battles Of last week
The Pru>>ianS state tha; there will he
. biting FIR two weeks but the French
vail attack the Prus>ian line within forty
.t-ht hours The prussianS are anxious
70 p>tpone the i.ht to fiji up their de-
plc'el ranks.
The rrussiln losses are dreadful. Over
2t0 900 men have been killed aud wounded
since the Salrbru,k ken affair.
SALT LAKE. August .a-Ycsicrday a
terrific STERN visited Hot Sprin. three
mile. north of this city. Hail resembling
pieces Of ice fell in large quantity. ac-
cnmranicd 10y torrents OF ram The rail
road is washed away Cor qui'e a distance.
SAN Francisco. August .,21.-Arriyed,
Steiner Haho frum PUGET Sound
August 23.-Arr.vol. Lri. Turner,
from >,ahcck steamer Cohfin,Dfai. irum