The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
a. NJ. Report. |
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
o'reassea Seize AetbI
The War Crisis.
.GR[sT Pn,USSlaA VICTORY
Decisive Blow Struck at SedOn'
NAPOLEON SURRENDERED
TO KING WILLIAM IN
PERSON.
The End of the French
Empire.
MacMahon Wounded
" enpfer Takes
Command.
And SurrenderS the Frenci
Army.
TIE ENTIRE FRENCH ARM
PRISONERS.
II King Williams Letter
Re HE IS TO ASSIGN NAPOLEO.
o a RESIDENCE.
TIE ENTIRE FRENCH ARMY
PRISONERS.
King Williams Letter
HE IS TO ASSIGN NAPOLEON
A RESIDENCE.
King William awaits the action OF
the Regency at Paris.
Market Reports.

rReported Expressly for the AReUs.l
BERLIN, Sept. 40 A. A.-Sedan has
cspitulated. Napoleon surrendered in per
son to King William.
LATER-l0:30 A. Mixing William has
telegraphed to Queen Augusta and the min
,ssers as follows:
SEDAN, Sept 2.-Evening-"The capitu-
alton has been concluded with General
Wempfer, who commanded instead OF Mac
Mshon, who is wounded.
The Emperor Napoleon duly surrendered
himself TO me- As be had no command he
eft everything to the regency at Paris.
l shall appoint Nspoleon's place OF rest
ieuce after the interview al the rendezvous,
which takes place immediately. What
course events have assumed by Gods
guidance.
Is;g,sd1 WILLIAM"
The King has sslegrsphed Queen Augusta
announcing the capitulatlon OF Sedan, with
Msc N Mahon whole command, and OF the
surrender of the Emperor Napoleon IN
person.
LONDON, Sept "a signal advantage
| mas been gained by the Prusslans in the
| ate battles upon the Mas river, whereby
! he French lines of communication have
been severed and movement to the north
west checked.
the substantial fruits of the victory rest
| with the Prussians.
At the end of the battle on Thursday the
| ad SEDAN and
oied the roads connecting with Belgium anc
Paris, thus cutting Mac Mahon's communi
cation.
BsLLgFosrAINE, O., Sept. 3.-At th'
parade of the fire department yesterday
during the exercise a man was put al I'M
top of foo, ladder. The top round orok'
and preoipitsted him to the ground AM
mortaIly woundIng him.
INDIANAPoLIs, Sept. 3.-Sixty thoushl
1oiIars of Indiana per cent bonds wer
redeemed ct he New York agenc
Yesterday. The interest ceased on thes
bonds Septe Der lst, and the work OF re
demption will 60 on until the state is free
from debt.
Vice President Colfax is announced fo
a number of speeches during the fall cam
paign s;a.,
for congress addressed large meeting
E the State House last night.
1 CINCINNATI, Sept. "A carpenter name
: Anorew Dunkerk, who was at WORK IN u
. second story of a house in Reading, yeste
day when the scsffolding gave way al
hrew him on a row of butchers hooks
e the wall of the frat story. Vi
Of the hooks entered his side and came o
his back, suspendiuG him in the air, Whe
he hung until taken down by fellow wor
- men. He will die from the injuries.
, DAYTos,O., Sept. 3.-The work of lsyi'
J, pipe for the new water works commenc
next week.
The Hon. Samuel Shellabarper will op
the campaign in the seventh ois'rict oy
speech a, London next Tuesday.
The democratic executive committee /
announced L. D. Campbell at Del"~'
next Wednesday, and Gen. Dsrbln "srd
Hamilton next Saturday.