Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-09-28
MISCELLANY
Escaped Prisoners at Lyons -Prussiau
watched From balloons.
RECALL OF GEN. CLusERET.

among Jne people.
Great numbers of French prisoners, who
escaped while en- route to Germany, have
reached Lyons Many more have reached
Toul.
Balloons successfully watch the move
ments of the Prussans around Paris.
Another balloon from Metz, containing
l37 letters, fell into the proper hands. The
garrison and citizens an eating horse flesh.
Breadstufls are plenty.
Garibaldi is still prisoner ut Capera.
Italian vessels are cruising around the
island to prevent his escape to France.
The La France, claiming to write from
unerring authority, gives the following rs
the Prussian plan: "rhc advance toward
Paris was so regulated as 10 bring several
corps before Paris on the 14th of Septcm-
Der The city was then 10 he turned on
the south, cutting communication with
Tours. From Versailles as the Prussian
headt uarters, they were to harrass Paris
until it surrendered. Metz, Strasburg and
Toul still hold out, and present at least a
fortpights task. Meanwhile, the Prus-
slams will detach two corps to Lyons,
Havre and Cherbourg, and send flying
columns throughout the country for forage
Seventy-tive thousand cavalry, for this
service, is expected from Germany
\ portion of this programme has already
been realized.
a writer rcatiirms that Stcinmetz has
been disgraced because of the heavy losses
inflicted by Bazaine.
ne "cu11te, Oh tills Guy, states 'Ha' NJ
in private letter that shortly before the
change of Government, he paid and re-
ceipted for one million chas>epots and
three hundred thousand other guns which
were never delivered.
=, BERLIN sept Z5;--BlSharGk ana jules
F3Nre were cloSeteu an gay thursday
- blsinaFck insists on convention OF the
OpnSlltuCll1 Assembly 10 rauiN treaty.
faNre mas conceded indemnity Tor the
cost OIL ne wa, py the surrender OF a part
o. o. lllS leHGh Ieel ana me ulsnlahtllhG or
otla9pulSi NiV" anu p"s0InlS othcf Ioltlll-
cations.
LONDONi sept. *. he PrusSians are
preparing TO move on Orleans.
,,-f, LokEH H oepl' o. tailaI Nei,era'
Codorla mas sem troops TO ueIend the rope.
MAni' =, sept ID ONTO Il SPfeaoihS
IaPluIS III lhcssCa coaSt loMhs'
- NASHVILLE, sept. z7Hlhe itepU9Iicall
convention hoilllhhteu non " -. lSe-
ller, Oh Beuioru county lo[ 'oNtIhor, oy
accluhlat'clii VINO wiz Hl''Nc thorough
canvass OF lhe STATE
"a platform i WE auoPru, ol WE'VE leso-
Iqtiolls, eiilpo9lHlllg Irosfca'' ln4!uslrEi
I1ollesty' bqualltyl ITotectloil, anu llneflN
ior an men, III Is nun Oh loou ior repel ora
toIS 10 discuss,
me convention represented al parts OF
INC olate, ana was numerous AltelllSeht
ana resl1ectaole'
speeches were mace by MesSrs' May
llaIu, feaDouy, Num- ana others' -,
, III lickels are 10 oe nom llated III al
Ihe districts ana counties, anu the cam
paigh VIII he vigorous
no one IS Irightehed 10y the o!a yen mat
Illeu ole IapI,ol at Cile recent iilliItasE re-
union: Hood's second campaign on Nasl-
Nilie Is not Regarded mere aa = success,
although Ihomas Is uead; ~, DAMON.
AGNUSTA, GA, sept. Zl'-lhefe Is re-
port OF disturbance between the WHITES
and blacks III Lawrens ana BaTnWeiI coun-
ties, ,. c., a few nights since WonegToes
were murdered Two blacks ana one whlte
man were wounded; no cause Is ASSIGNED
CHARI4EsToNl = w sept 2l'-Much eX-
element prevails IN LaWrens county on
account OF the disturbances between the
whites ana the negroes, Both parties are
armed and organized. Several coiored men
have been killed. The Reform party
charge that these disturbances are part OF
a prearranged plan OF the secret leagues to
create excitement for political effect. Inc
Repubhcans Indignantly deny the charSe'
legislature has elected j. X. Kelley, De-