The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-06
'THE'WAR in EUROPE.
FRANCE. Is, q |:
All Quiet on the Rhine at Strasburg.

pondents say It Is difficult 10 realize the
lato events iu.a4 ai'aG t#f h
m B.# Daily Sortles at Metz.Ii aiu'
,alG SAARBRucKBN, Oct 4-AlterOon.
Tie garrison at Metz make sortles every
day, but without important results. The
French are always driven back with loss.
Bazaine adhores to Napoleon.
Marshal Bazaiue, in command there,
adheres to the Emperor. The besigel are
constantly sending up balloons. a large
cavalry brigade has gone to Tours. 'I 2
7asy Miner Defences of Paris. i
Paris is surrounded by rifle pits, bar
Reading and other temporary defences.
The villas in the suburbs and walls Of
cottages arc l6upholed for rifles.
ad Movements Of Foreign Legion. =
EagiHs .a i3.t'.'d LONDON, October 8.
Tie Foreign Legion las leit Tours.
Their destination Is unknown. n <''il,l' 4
Y qbap; d BEI1EAsdARDI, Oct. Az
.Yris saYl5aG9ai VLAiTouRsp Oct A.
Thcrewas a sharp encounter this morn
ing at Mibels Chambou. No results given.
.,tra,g A Serious Engagement NJ
h lar .S.s,a LONDON, October $.
A serious engagement occurred in the
forest Of Fontatnblean, near Chally, YES.
terday. fi'f ''P'y'. .r'. I,7' /
Rumored Death OF Won lIoltke.
q The Telegraph this morning las . mum.
ber Of dispatches relating to the rumorcd
death Of Gen. Won Moltke. The editor in
his comments expresses the opinion that
the lead coffin which passed through Cha
Ions and Toul,y contained the remains Of
the great Prussian Generdl.s t9ti'Nd H
hi iH. llylrIgas !ToURs, Oetober5 O.
. Further details tending to establish the
death Of Gen, Won ,Moltke, are published
here today. Its reported here that the
Franc .Tlrcurs recently blew up the rail
way for long distance near IlaverIe,
and the Prussian communication arc sad
" interrupted in consequence. ,S qil
,.r A Prussian Success. yeegh
aiss1s N Tours, October5.,
A dispatch just received here from
CHARTERS dated to-day, contains the fol
lowing: The Prussians gained some al-
vantage near Eperon. yesterday which
opens that place to their arms. They
bombarded Eperon for q time. The
Mobiles and Franc. Ifreurs fought courage
ously, but were unable 10 contend against
the vigorous artillery fire Of the enemy.
. ~ APrussian Reverse.H '-ia
=, I'D jFoNTA1NDLEAu, October 4.
IA detachment of Prussians several hun.
dred strong, made an attack on the Franc
Treurs near here to-day and were hand.
somely repulsed, The Prusstans retreated
toward Chailly. ;,,, (,
I}'!gi,:.s i7l5 a Tours, October 3.
tits reported hero to.day that fighting
Is going on near Orleans "A dispatch
from Belfast says the Franc Tireurs had
defeated q detachment. Of tho new Prus.
sim army which recently crossed the
Rhine near Colmar. gun ''''''H
The Army In Algeria Wants to Come
e Home. z
W. a4F r2 LONDON, October s..
The French army now in Algeria,
numbering $1,000 men, demand ID, be re.
called 10 resist the Prussians. Lamon,
the cditorof the Paris RtsS, has been er-
rested. The charges against him have not
yet been made public 'i fa Y
The Governmental be Moved Again.
s. ,!,.ss' Tours, October 8.
1t Is announced today that the Govern
mental delegation will be sent from here
to be established In Lille, in case ofany
greater interruption ofcommnniCation.
No serious engagements have occurred
near Paris, other than those already de-
scribed. The Government receives intel
| ligence from Paris with t0ler0ble regu-
larity. da,l @e a t..iEe
Tic daily journals here n6ticethe mani
iesto Of Napoleon, lately published in Lon
don. The Tours authorities have not
yet been appriscd that the manifesto is
probably forgery. a ',E-s' ~ '.,
iE' Politics Reviving.o I'D ,ra
epr w as Tours, October 8.
II Is noticeable that as the elections for
the Constituent Assembly approach par
ties seem to be reviving their different
organs, and are apparently thinking more
Of politics than Of tho danger Of the
country. A,l f|tI dS's a
N. CrCmuex, on assuming Gd intrim
the Ministry OF War, issued note urging
great haste in tile organization and equip
ment Of tho Garde Mobile and Garde
NattonRlc. .g,g,ia. ,. 6g
The Republican Constituent Assembly
will meet ut Tours after the election.
General Uhirich has written letter OF
thanks for his enthusiastic reception by
the people of Tours. St'ts-s 3" n
Its asserted that Lyons demands the
right Of coinage and the establishment Of
a mint in that city. g!.a@,
."o,5r- ~. y BORDEAUX, October 3, 4
Via Tours, October 8. (
Ex.Queen, Isabella; OF Spain, passed
through here enroute 10 Switzerland
where she viii reside, at5t sUHb4s
% 5FoNTANBLEGu, VIA LONDON, Oct 5. u
The Franco .Tireurs have driven back
to Chailly a strong force OF Prussinns,
both on horse and foot, who were threat.
ening this place. sixtyof the enemy were
disabled. 2Is...ga ,,I HI .rs a5 B.s
The defence Of Bltche has been thus
far successful. f' * h'' ~
The Prussians have planted the can
non captured at StraSburg, around Metz.
French Bushwhacking. -.
The latest reports, from Epernon are
that the National Guarde' and MObileRre
doing GOOD service at bush fighting