The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-10-13
TIE LATEST tIIa? tsEEiis.

1ONDOE, Oct. IA correspondent
telegraph says that the Prussians on leav>
ing MulhouSe fred on the people, killing
aud Wouuling several.
Adsices from Netz to Sunday says the
weather Is untavorabIe. Firing from the
works are steadily maintained, Much
sickness and rinderpest has appeared.
The Prus>iaus took 1900 prisoners in
the last encounter. Many Of the Prus-
slams wounded have been removed to Ber-
lin.
1t is stated that Lord Lyons recently
suggested to Bismarck the exredieuce of
an armi.tice Bismarck replied that
Prussia would be glad to make peace at
any time and anywhere, but no PROPOSE
ti0u looking to Z truce would be entertained /
for moment.
BRUssELs, Oct. 1.-THE journal de- .
clares that Austria Is too passive. When .
Rome was absorbed by Italy she made en-
erEe;ic representations In favor OF the
Pope at Florence.
/ 1oURs, Oct. lI.-Reynolds and May ar
rived here and corro0urate the report of
4 the situation N Paris given By Gambctia. .
Reynolds describes his voyage and scenes
and incidents vi the voyage from the be-
leagUred city. Members Of the govern
ment and great crowd of people called to
witness the start. Louis III nc was in the
assemblage. In a few seconds from START
ing the balloons were over the Prussian
lines and were greeted with a sharp vol
ley of musketry and kissing of bullets was
heard on all sides; rockets and other mis-
siles were also fired on the balloons. Bal
last was thrown out and the wind fresh
ening up, at that moment the yoyaBers es-
capped.
Gambetta's balloon descended at Creul
and for a long time was so close to the
earth that one shot from the Prussiaus
wounded him in the hand, and another
went through the balloon. Both balloons
were ultimately landed north of Amiens.
Nothing has been heard from Paris
within a day or two.
, 1t is reported that Garibaldi will take
forces into Nosges to operate against the
PrussianS
1t is understood that fighting was re-
sumed to-day near Orleans.
The people Of Tours are expressing their
indignation at the course Of the authorities
in net seeing that the 10Th corps was prop
erly reinforced.
The scenes of the battle which occurred
yesterday vas near Artenay and only three
hours ride by rail from this city, aud here
are collected several Thousand troops, in
faHtry, cava ry, ard artillery. Tue public
, are painfully impressed because these
, troops were not Immediately forwarded to
assist in the fight.
Bourb H - been summoned to Tours
to account for his recent conduct He is
charged with having left his post 10 visit
, Count de Pa'akoa.
LoNDoN, Oct. S.-A dispatch from Epi.
nal, dated the Ith, reports sharp fighting
yesterday between Raon, L.ttare and
! Bruire., in the department of the Nosgeo.
! The Prus-iau force consisted If about ulne
} Thousand men. The French toIce was not
so large. and had much less artillery than
! the Germans. The fighting lasted ali day
and when night put an end tC the conf ct
the event was Undecided. The French re-
!, tame! the posi- ION which the Germans at
tempted to carry a number of times. Gen
Dupre the French commander, was slightly
wounded in the engagement.
New YORK. Oct. S-A special reports
that the boMbapdment Of Paris has be-
gun.
Foreign letters from France and Ger
! many say chat it Is tie opinion of ex~
! peIicrcod engineers that Melz l. i'"p'cg'
+, ..,,i'>.
Bismarck according to Brussels cores
ronGcrts, recently declared th4t there are
,, but two powers now in Europe; -pru=sia
ASIA.
: y London di-patch reports an alliance
between Austria and Russia to obliterate
Turkey from the map Of Europe with
Prussia full consent.
George Saunders writes from Paris.
The city is good for six m0a tbs spige "
The Pail Mall Gazette has CORRESPONDENT
who writes in similar strain.
Another dispatch. however, says Paris is
now at The mercy of The Pru>sian guns on
the he'll his of EI,jciuaf
There are no prisoners in the department
Of the Aube.
T0URs, Oct S.-The government an,
nounccs cheering news from every quarter
\ OF France. The peasants are PREPARED to
raise to crush the invaders
1t is reported that Gambetta recently
left Paris IN balloon, and landed safely
outside the Pru>sian lines 1t is said that
he is now on his way TO Tours.
Tours, Oct. 6.-The enthusiasm is in
creasirg. The volunteers are raridly swell
ing the ranks Of the two armies forming.
The Russians seem to be determined to
advance into Normandy The people in
. that province are sending their grain and
( cattle further south, and are placing every
obstacle possible III the way Of the Prus-
slams.
The Papal troops ana Garibaldians make
force OF 5000, and IRON the nucleus of
one Of the new armies.
/ LONDON, Oct, S.-The Journal de
Brussels is responsible for story that
neg0 lati0n5 are now pending between the
German government. backed by Russia. /
and Napoleon, the object being to prevent
the establishment Of y French republic.