The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-10
FIFTH EDITION
THE SEAT OF WAR.
Gravity of the Situation
Illness Of Prince Frederick.
FROM EUROPE.
Dispatches by Carrier Pigeons.

Dispatches by Carrier Pigeons.
Tours, Oct TO- The carrier pigeons brought
here by balloonists from Paris yesterday were
sent back to that city to-day with dispatches
from the Ministry here.
The French National Armins.
The Moniteur to-day warns the public that
numerous Prussian agents have lately come into
France, and are endeavoring to make contracts
with departments and towns desirous of pur-
chasing arms. The Moniteur says this may
cause dangerous delays in the national arming.
Prussian Prisoners at Tours.
convoy with Prussian prisoners has arrived
here.
refuses to accept an ovation which has been
rendered him by the people of this city. In his
reply he says that the people must think first of
the national defense. Fourteen
Prussian kpIes
were recently apprehended near this city. They
were trying to procure information concerning
the inhabitants, with view to make requisi
tons. They were promptly shot.
Prussinns Protect the Vintage.
LONDON, Oct 10.--The vintage has begun in
Champagne, and the workmen are protected
by the Prussians.
The lack of good regimental officers delays
the organization of the French army.
The Roman OeputatIon
have been warmly received in Italy. They were
banqueted at Pisa and Florence.
The Prussians have preserved Fontainebleau
from pillage.
Cruelty on German Vessels.
The United States Consul at Oran, Algiers, is
trying, but thus far vainly, to mitigate the
cruelty to the crews of German vessels illegally
detained as prisoners of war.
Tho Constitutional Election.
Bismarck recently informed the Mayor of
Versailles that Prussia had no objections to the
elections for the National Assembly, but that the
Tours Government had countermanded them.
The Levee En- Masse.
The German press ridcules the idea of a
French levee en- mdsse as mere bombast to cover
their failure.
The Prussian War Rumors.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 10-The Government
to-day officially denies the reported movements
of the Russian army toward the Turkish from
tier.
Prefect Uelaforse.
Tours, Oct. 10.-Prefect Delaforge who so
energetically defended st. Quentin with the
National Guard behind barricades and repulsed
the Prussians, had received no military educa-
tion He was the editor of Paris journal.
The Situation Graye-Corps of sharpsh hooters
The Steele has advices from the invaded de
partments which show that the situation is
grave. owing to enormous and repeated requisi-
tions by the Prussians. The inhabitants are
already organized have obtained some marked
successes against the Prussians In many cases
stragglers or small bodies of the enemy have
been destroyed. A strong body of
FraBc-Tlreurs
arrived here to-day from Marseilles. They are
composed of gentlemen from the south of
France, and carry black flag.
Affairs at Metz.
La LiJerte to-day publishes a despatch an
| nounciDg several successful sorties by Bazaine.
In its comments, La Liberte says the success of
| these sorties forms the reason why the Prussiau
! dispatches have recently made no mention of
the affairs at Metz.
Prince Frederick Charles is Ill
with typhus fever, and has been obliged to leave
the army. 1t is said he is now at Ferrieres
More Skirmishing
! Dispatches from Maintenon, Malesherbes, La
Grange and Chartres announce the presence of
| Prussians in these places. Several encounters
have taken place at DreuX.
| Cattle Captured.
! The franc tireurs have captured great quaat-
ties of cattle lately that had been taken from
the people by the Prussians in their acquisitions.
General Bourbaki is expected in Tours.