Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-05
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THIS AFTERNOONS DISPATCHES
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE WAR IN EUROPE
PARIS AS A FORTRESS.
Trenches RiiIe-pits. Barrirades. Loop holes.
Fighting in the Forest of FontainbIeu.
THE PRUSSIANS DEFEATED.
SORTIIIS AT METZ.
The French RepuIsed.
Fighting at Orleans and Relford.
The French RepuIsed.
at Orleans and Relford.
REPORTED FRENCH SUCCESSES,
REPORTED DEATH OF GEN. Won koLTKs

Teleeraphed Ezclssir,ly to The Ereniny Star.
STRASBURG GETTING USED TO 1T.
BERLIN, Oct. 5.-Affsirs in Strasburg have
assumed their ordinary course so promptly that
correspondent says il is difficult 20 realize late
events.
THE SITUATION AT METZ.
SAARBRUCKRs, Oct. I, afternoon.-The garri.
con at Metz make sorties every day, but without
important results. The French are always driven
back with loss. Bazane, in command there
adheres to the Emperor. The besIeged are con-
tinuously sending up balloons. A large cavalry
brig ade has gone to Tours.
EXTRA DEFENCES OF PARIS,
Paris is surrounded by trenches, rifle pits
baTricades and other temporary defences. The
villas in the subufbs and the walls OF cottages
are loop-holed for rifles.
THE FOREIGN LEGION.
LONDON, Oct. Tho foreign legion has left
Treves. Its destination is unknown.
FIGHT AT CHAMBRoN.
BFLGARD, Oct. ;, via TOURS, Oct. 4.-There
was sharp encounter this morning at Cham
bron. No result is given.
ANOTHER BATTLE
LONDON, Oct. 5.-A serious engagement oc-
Cured in the forest OF Fontainebleau near
Chsilly yesterday.
THE DEATH OF Won MOLTKE.
The Telegraph this morning has a number of
disI atches relating TO the rumored death of
Gen. Won Moltke. The editor in his comments
express the opinion that the lead coffin which
passed through Chslors and Toul contained the
tCdy OF tie great PIussian General.
KING WILLIAM WONT GO HOME TILL
THE WAR Is OVER.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5-The New York Tel,ora0
has the following:
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Advices lust received from
Berlin state that citizens in large numbers have
petition the King not TO expose himself to per-
sonal danger at the siege of Paris. His Majesty
has replied that he has taken his decision
which is that lie will not return to Berlin until
the war is over.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN ARMISTICE.
Couriers from the English and Russian gov
ernments, bringing dispatches, are daily pass
ing between their respective capitals and the
Prussian headquarters. From what has been
ascertained as to the policy proposed, it is be-
lieyed that both these governments are paving
the way to an srmistice.
MORE PARTITIoNING.
report is current that there should be an
incorporation OF both Mecklenburgs into Prus-
sia, and that the Grand Dukes thereof be com
pensated by the cession to them of Alsace and
Lorraine.
INFALLIBILIrY IN GERMANY.
large meeting Of the German Catholic aris-
tocracy is about to be held at Fulda i'm refer
ence to the question Of infallibility.
BoMBARDMENT OF EPERNoN.
ToUEs, Oct. "a dispatch just received here
from Chartres, dated n day, contains the fol-
lowing intelligence The Pr Issians gained
some advantage near Epernon yesterday, which
opens that place to their erms. They bom-
barded Epernon for a time. The Mobiles and
Francs-treurs fought courageously, but were
unable to contend against the vigorous artillery
fire of the enemy.
FRENCH SUCCESSES AT FoNPAINE-
FoNTAINEBLRAU, Oct. A detachment Of
Prussians, several hundred strong, made an
attack on France-Ticeurs, near here, to-day,
and were handsomely repulsed. The Prussiaus
retIeated towards Chailly.
FIGHTING NEAR ORLEANS AND AT
RELFORT.
ToURs, Oct Sit is reported here to- day that
fighting is going on near orleans.
A dispatch from Relfort says that tie francs
tireurs there have defeated detachment OF the
new Prussian army which recently crossed the
Rhine near CQlmar.
TREATMENT OF THE PRCSSIAN
WOUNDED.
BRrssBLs, Oct. 5--The Nonitear reafirms, in
cont ADDICTION to German reports. that the Prus-
sian wounded are treated with great kindness in
Belgium, and adds that the Bavarian govern
ment has already attested Belgian tenderness.
THE NAPOLEON MANIFESTO.
BRRLIE, Oct. 5.-The following news is
ofhcial
The mantle sto dated at wilhelmshohe and
signed by Napoleon, which was recently pub
lished by La Situation in London, is sentirely un-
known here, and Is doubtless apocryphal
WANT TO COME HOME TO FIGHT.
LONDON, Oct. 6-The French army nov in
Algeria, numbering 1000 men, demands 10 be
recalled to resist the Prussians.
NJ Lamop, editor Of the Paris Pays, has been
arrested. The charges against him have not
been made public.