The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-29
VERY LATEST
BY TELEGRAPH.
4 O'Clock P. M.
The WAR.
RUSSIA DBCLAIRS WAR
AGAINST PRUSSIA.
Great Excitement and Con-
sternation in England.
ENGLAND PREPARING FOR
WAR !
The English Cabinet in
Session.
HEAVY DECLINE In STOCKS.
Prospects of a Great
European War.
CLAMORS FOR A CLOSER
ALLIANCE WITH
PRUSSIA.
Russia Locking to the East.
Russian Concentration her Forces
around Parts-And Preparing
Large Force for another
Field of Operation.
Prospects of a Great
European War.
CLAMORS FOR A CLOSER
ALLIANCE WITH
PRUSSIA.
Russia Locking to the East.
Russian Concentration her Forces
around Parts-And Preparing
Large Force for another
Field of Operation.
Reported Expressly for the ARGus.

/ oESu HApTceoAy ioi INC AnotS'I
New York, Sept. 29.-Dispa,ches from
| London fully conhrm the virtual declars
ton of war by Russia against Prussia
There is great excitement and consterns
tion IN England and gre t activity at the
war and navy departments. The English
cabine, Was summoned to meet immediate
| ly upon receipt of the news, but the result
of their deliberations have not been made
public. Stock has declined and there is q
general GLOON over the prospect of she
great European war. Some OF the papers
! call for closer alliance with Prussia sno
armed resistance TO the design of Russia in
the East. 1t is officially announced that
Lord Lyons telegraphed to the government
imploring England tg intercede for peace,
but no answer has yet been returned.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The Prussians are
calling their scattered divisions and concen
trsting their troops around Paris and one
line between Paris and the Prussians
frontier.
They are evidently prepsreing to move q
large force TO another field of operations.
Further than this we have no news of the
effect of Russis's declaration upon the
Prussisn Government,
CoBsuls 9ls
Bonds 9O4 "a 9O3.
Market opens weak. The Bank of Eng
land has reduced their rate of discount ] !
per cent. Rate was to dsy fixed at y per
cent.
A report having reached here OF the cap
ture of Strssburg, the government this
morning publishes dispatch from the
French Consul at Basic, contradicting it
The Consul says the Prussians have made
three tremendous hut unsuccessful assault.
on S,rssburg in which they suffered heavy
losses, white flag WAS subsequently dis
played as a truce TO bury the dead, which
gave rise to the rumor that the city
capitulated. ommunicstion however lie
cut in all directions and the fall of Stras
burg is by no means impossible. notvith
standing the denial of the counsal at Bssle
There is strong belief that the rumors are
not altogether Rroundess.
Tours Sept 29.-The Prussian advance
along in the Loire appear to have been
stopped, and the Troops Withdrawing towards
Paris.
EI embassy via Brussels 29th. Bazine
made another sortie from Metz on Tuesds,
which was rerulsed and driven in. He
however succeeded in surrounding and
capturing one hundred Prussians. The
French retired to the city gates, carrying
of their dead and helpless.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 29 The census takers
return 10000 as the population of ST
Louis, and the enumeration is not vet com
pleted.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept % - The official
| census as Is shown by the returns filed by
United States Marshal Campbell with the
Secretary of State gives the city of Chicago
! 299, ,245 being 2 900 more than heretofore
published. The total population of the state
upon which the opportionment was made is
2,529. .4l0.
| Articles of incorporation of the new street
palace stock car company of Chicago with q
capital stock of Sc 5000. 900 were filled by
the Secretary of State to-day.
BERLIN. Sept. 30. - Gen. Voget Won
Felkenshen with fresh army is estimated
to be over 10000 strong is advancing upon
| Lyons.
The kilograms from many points IN
Russia report further war preparations upon
the part of the Prussian government. The
aspect is menacing.
| The Official journal of Germany learns
that Prussia will demand more than honors
on oil conditions if she continues the wal
longer.
The Germans will welcome most heartily
Strasburg won back after her long forcibe
enlargement.
| Alsace and Lorraine will become federal
Provinces Of Germany, and represen ted in
Parliament by . Commission.
A Telegram from Mn states the
Prussians m the north Of Paris have occu
pied Clemont left of Oisne on the route to
Aimens.
CHICAGO, Sept. 59.-Private advices to
bankers deny intoto the reported alarming
attitude Of Russia. The whole thing they
say 10 stock jobbing canard aud run by q
ring in New York. The London Tribune
also has dispatch contradic.ing the report
NAMuR. Belgium, Sept. 29 The Pru
SLAMS are making great preparations for the
seipe and bonn bard ment of Megires.
Lyons, Sept. 29-The city has been up
on the verge of a revolt. among the troop.
i. is known that Lyons maintains the ret
flag, refusing to fly the tri color, the stand