Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-30
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THIS AFTERNOONS DISPATCHES
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE WAR IN EUROPE
THE SIEGE OF PARIS.
Fighting Around the C..y.
REPORTED FRENCH VICTORIES.
BARRlCADE BUILDING IN THB STREETS
OF PARIS.
French Prisoners Dissipg German Capals
THE WAR IN EUROPE
Fighting Around the C..y.
REPORTED FRENCH VICTORIES.
BARRlcADE BUILDING IN THE STREETS
OF PARIS.
French Prisoners Digging German Canals.

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INsUBoKDINATIoN IN THE FRENCH
ARMY.
LONDON, Sept. 3o.-A telegram Just received
from Tours contains the following news:
There Ne still considerable ir>ul ordiaatiop IN
the French army. The HceTs RE apparently
unable 70 prevent Disorder and violence AMONG
The raw and undisciplined soldiers, althoucb
severe examples have been made OF a number
Of offenders.
WPAT THE PRCSSIANS ARE DOING.
The Prussians have not vet arrived az Or
leans. They have desis ed from their westward
march, and seem to be Concentrating around
Paris.
The report Of a movement of the Prussians
on Lyons lie also p1;rue.
IMMENSE PRUSSIAN LOSSES.
The French say that the PrusSian losses 81, %
the war began, and psi ticularly at the invest-
ment Of Paris, have been so inmense that re
German authorities have taken care to conceal
the facts from the newspapers.
The Times corrcSI ondent, wrii ing A. ON Lux
emburg, says that Meziers is yeIy stiong z, but
il was not thought it could hold out.
FRENCH PRISONERS AT WORK on
GERMAN CANALS.
French prisoner -of-wsr have been sst al
work constructing q canal in Hanover.
BARRICADE BUILDING IN PARIS.
Later ad, ices from Paris announce that the
construction Of barricadCs is being vigorously
pushed, under the Supervision OF Hen-i L och.
IOrt and Gustave Flourens.
A DREADFUL ENGINE OF DEsrRUC-
TIoN.
The Mobiles have been armed with a new and
dreadfully destructive engine. The invention
has just been made, and Is kept a profound
secret. 1t is said to be more formidable than
the iamous mitrailleuse.
ARMING THE TOURS FIRFMEN.
The Tours fremen are beiug enrolled. Large
numbers OF brcech-loaders have been dstrib-
uted to such OF the Gardes Natonaux as had
infer ior arms.
FRENCH SUCCESSES AROUND PARIS.
Tours, September 30.-Later adyices from
Paris mention a series OF SUI ~. ul engage
rnents around the city. The ar'or of the be-
sieged has been much increased by these yicto-
ries. New breech-loading cannon have been
placed on the rsmparts. There are no s.gns o.
the enemy in tbs direc, on yet
ALL QUIET AT LYONS.
LYONS, Sept. %, Via Tours, Sept. cD.-The
poli.caI excitement has en- ely sdbsided. A
lew additional arrests of Cluseret's adherents
1--we cen made.
LETTERS FROM PARIS BY BALI DON.
RoUTN, Sept. %, via Tour :, Sept. 50
other balloon from PaIis landed nea- Nantes
The courier, With great numI or o. letters aud
packages, has gone forward 10 Tours.
RUSSIA STILL ARMING.
LoNpoN, SEPT. 50.-There is no abatement in
the military Preparations OF Rus-.a. A. the ar
SERIAL at kieve, 900 percussion muskets are daily
turned into breech-loaders.
FRENCH TAX ON NEwSPAPERS.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 30.-The Independence Beloe
says that the new French government has i'm
posed special tax OF lour csntimes per num-
her on all newspapers, domestic and foreign.
RETRENCHMENT IN PARIS.
Tours, Sept. 30.-Late advices I.om Paris
safe that Simon has stopped the payment
Of pensions TO those Dramatic W.T. tiers who needed
no assistance. The Minister of Finance has also
made retrenchments in the public expenditures
by cutting DOWN the salaries of the counsellors
wise proI osed to reduce the pay Of ministers
The members of the pI ov isonal government
have announced that they do not " ish any pay
for their services.
Counting uron total suppression of the civil
list and Senate, Ii is expected that the saving 10
the government will reach 80 O1O,O9o francs, as
Will be shown by Q comraI ison OF the first bud
get undcr the new government with the last
under The empire. IL is understood that the paw
Of all high functionaries will be regulated with
a view TO the strictsst economy.