The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-26
French Repurtuf aFrench Victory
Excitement in London Over the
Ga RumOr. .Eut
The Crown Prince Defeated by
McMahon Between Chalons,
and Verdun.
PARIS, August 25.

EANIat AuSuoG %O'
The Figaro of this afternoon contains
the following: "a person who arrived
from the vicinity of Epernay this even
ing states that he was informed there that
the Prussiaus were defeated to-day be-.
tween Ycrdun and Chalons." MI
Special 70 the Estning telegram
- LONDON, August 20.
There is Il great deal Of excitement tnis
afternoon over rumor in the Stock Ex-
change to the effect that the Prussian
army under the Crown Prince was defeat
ed BY the French under McMahon. The
rum0red repulse Of the Prussians though
occasioning the widest excitement can be
traced to no reliable source.
Reported Attempt to AssaSsinate Nc
MahOn. .l
Special 10 HtE Telegram. ,r.N .
~ PARIS, August 25.
The report of the attempt to assassinate
McAIahon is repeated this morning, but
without particulars.
Reinforcements for the French army
continue to go forward. A number oI
Arab Chiefs and Akalarb Chiefs have
gone to the front. a corps Of Poles are
organizing for service in the French army
The Abandonment of ChaIons.
It is positively ascertained that the
camp Of Chalohs has been burned by Or
der Of the Commandcr-in.C Chief, Extensive
preparations continue for the re-
| ccniion of the wounded. Four large
ambulanccs IRE kept ready in The
TuilIerics garden The Empress yes
tcrday personally visited the hospitals
inspecting the arrangements. A number
OF Americans Nrc subscribers to the new
French loan. Prices Of food in the rear
OF the Prussiai1 army have advanced cx-
orbitantly; bread in Rhineland is IS cents
a loaf. Further bOmbardment Of Stras
hourg has taken place without any result
The GaycticS theatre here admits soldiers
free. Forty.tivc thousand Prusslan worn
dcd have been sent to Germany. -..r
The neutrality Of Belgium has beer
violated by Prussia.
LONDON, August rs.
SpecuIations Of a Correspondent.
In the absence Of official news from tht
armies it Is believed the Prussians vii
not hurry tho attack upon Paris. but vii
turn their attention TO the reduction o
Metz, and the destruction Of Bazainc's al
nv, leaving the Crown Prince TO cut the
French communication with Paris, watcl
NIcMahon alid check any forward move
mcnt on his part to relieve Metz. 1t il
further believed TINT the PrussIans ar
s;rorg enough 10 disregard MCAIahon'
rc.inf6rcemcnts composed as they are Q
raw troops.
Savage on the Emperor.
PARls, August %.
! The Steele, commenting on the item Q
news that the Imperial headquarters Hr
nj Rheims, says; "Who cures? Nc
Mahon can only have one headquarters
the center of operations. The 1mperia
headquarters can only be n supCrlluity-
nm embarrassment preteXt for losini
battles. The crisis Is too dangerous L
talk of the Imperial headquarters any
where near those Of the COmmander.iu
Chief"
The Li6erte firmly demands ofthe Depn
ties, referring to the stormy session Of III
Corps Lcgislatif yesterday, to clIace a
individualiles In our hour Of need W
must not compromise the future Of France
Z there must be but one grand object in view
the country" n ? .tiit H.