Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-27


persons have been arrested.
why is England so Active?
The Opinione National asks why England,
whom no one menaces, arms in such fever
ish haste. The Opinione wants to know the
object of this activity.
MaudIin English Sentiment.
LONDON, Aug. 26-The Times, News and
other London journals are almost maudlin
in their expressions of sudden affection for
Prussia, but they misrepresent the average
resolution Of the English people.
PARIS, Aug 26.--The Constitutional de-
MES that the Germans have been expelled
from France. At the beginning of the
war they were prevented from leaving,
subsequently however, all restriction was
removed. Those who left did so of their
own accord; they who now pretend they
were expelled by force falsify.
Thiers and Daru.
The Constitutional wonders Theirs
should refuse to accept place in the COM
mittee of defence. His great patriotism, and
his connection with the construction of the
walls of Paris, made it natural to select
him among the first for the position.
1t is said Count Daru will be appoi nted
in his place.
ST. Avoid Given to Piilage for an
Hour.
The town of st. Avoid having failed on ac-
count of total exhaustion to furnish rations,
forage and money demanded by the Prus-
slams, was given to pillage for an hour, and
the inhabitants terribly treated.
Among the Prussians badly wounded in
the battles last weeks is Baron Won Rahdin,
husband of the celebratee prima donna,
Pauline Lucoia.
A New French Army.
New YoRK, Aug ga special 30 the
Herald from Paris to-day says the con-
scription for 1870, which will be drawn on
Monday, makes new army.
Provisioning Paris.
Subscriptions for the wounded, deposited
in boxes and hung up in the streets of
Paris, amount to 4, 900 francs daily.
Yesterday 4, 020 oxen, 302 COWS, 26,042
sheep, and 1,O12 pigs, were taken into
Paris.
Thirteen Deputies have been drawn for
the army.
Subscriptions amounting to $10, 600 for
the French wounded have been received
from Constantinople.
$1,000, 900 Daily.
Clessirger, the sculptor, has volunteered.
The loss to German commerce by the
French blockade Is about 81, 900, 600 daily.
A corps, called the Mounted Volunteers
of Paris, il forming. The Empress has
offered the use of the Imperial hunting es-
Enlistment, and several wealthy citizens
have followed her example.
Falkensteins
A special to the Herald from London to-
day says dispatch from Berlin states that
Gen. Falkenstein is reported moving, with
greater part Of his army, to relieve King
William and join the Grown Prince.
The North German government has Of
fered Mr.. Washburne, through Mr.. Ban
croft, further supplies for the support of
the INDECENT Germans who were expelled
from Paris.
The MurderOus MItrailIeuse Am.
buseade.
Among the killed by the unmasking of
a battery of mitrailleuses at Mars La Tour
were Counts Western and Wesdalen, Ba-
rons Kliest, WitZelan and German Prince
Reuss and other noblemen of high rank.
Eight Departments I'm Prussian Pos
session.
Advices from Paris report eight depart
ments in possession of the Prussians,
namely, the Lower and Upper Rhine and
the Moselle, Mentein, Neuse, Vosges,
Marine and Haule Moru. They contain
361, 900 inhabitants. Great suffering pre-
walls in consequence of Prussian requisi-
tons.
100000 from the United States.
PARIS, Aug 26-Numbers of soldiers IN
der arrest in different parts of France for
light offenses have been psrdoned, and i'm
mediately Joined their regiments.
Sixty thousand dollars were received
from French residents in the United States
for the wounded, and large sum from
Oonstantinople.
Runners.
Provincial journals say the Prussians in
crease the anger and hatred of the peas
ants by desecrating Catholic churches
Several rich prizes have been taken by
the fleets in the channel and the Baltic.
The last news from Strasbourg is that
six persons were killed and sixteen houses
burned and the Cathedral slightly damaged.
The people take refuge in their cellars.
The fire from the town killed large num-
Der of the besiegers. As many spies still
ordered the soldiers to shoot any person
seen on a roof.
Reported Fight ON Tuesday.
Letters from Rheims and one received
from the French camp report that Ba-
zaine's great advantage in the battle on the
23d was the capturing of many guns and
prisoners. These reports, however, are
probably repetitions Of previous rumors,
which have not been confirmed, and are
only telegraphed in the absence of official
All strangers who cannot give a satisfac-
tory account of themselves are required to
leave Paris in case Of a siege.
PfaIsbOurg Still Holds Out.
The Journal Oficiel says though it is not
proper to expose the plans of the govern
ment, We may announce that the march of
the Prussians on Paris will be retarded by
eyery possible means.
Pfalsbourg continues its heroic defense.
A church and twenty one houses have been
destroyed by shells, and the garrison has
two assaults, in which the Prus-
SLAMS lost 1, 500 men. The town is well
supplied with provisions and munitions of
war. It has been summoned repeatedly to
but its commander replies that
he will blow the place up first.
The Battles of Last Week.
MEssIERs, Aug IS, via PARIs-The de-
tails coming in here show that the Prus-
sums received severe check and suffered
enormous losses in the battles of last week.
After the last battle the wounded of both
armies were brought here. There were
over II, 600 Prussians, who were treated as