The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-05
THE WAR Mn ] EUROPE. I
FRANCE.
Prusslan Results Around Paris.

Prusslan Results Around Paris.
n' NEW YoRK October A.
The result Of the Prussian operations
thus far in front Of Paris, is surmized In q,
special dispatch from q correspondent at
Versailles, who telegraphs; "Thcre has
been no important progress made IN the
siege up to the first Of October, and i is
evident that the French in Paris have fulf,
" availed themselves Of tho long, delay in
tho German advance upon the capital
All South France Under Arms. sar
I A special at Bolognc sends word from
Tours that oil South France is under
arms Great numbers Of troops have ar
rived at Tours within the past week, from
Bordeaux and Marseilles. 4. The towns Of
Loire, Anears, Sanneur, and Nantes arc
crowded with soldiers and drilling goes
on necessarily. The towns on the Rhine
from Lyons to AVognon and Aries have
assumed the aspect Of camps. BOurgeS
Is in tho same condition! No thought Of
peace seems TO be-anywhere entertained.
The Clergy Coming 70! the Support of
the Government. g4yHl
s.,aef B:E saar5 q ToURs, Oct. 4.
In Brittany the clergy are taking an &C.
tive lead in the measures for the national
defence. This Is also the. ease. in tho
greater part Of South France, Tie gov:
ernmentis, thus greatly ,strepgt gthehed, and
tho disposition 70 respect the rights o., the
clergy are:c :correspo ngly'renewed. Z
. Encounter North of Paris.
An encounter recently occurred be-
tween the French and u Offering
party Of the enemy at Meches' farm,
north Of Paris; no result given, The
commanders Of forts Montague and
D'Ivry, on the south Of Paris, report that
on the twenty-eighth large masses Of the
Prussians were passing to the, westward
Of Versailles On the same day there
was no PrusSians visible from the tower
Of Vincennes. There arc $1,000 Prus.
slams at Pithinees. ,a4sa, 3 J Gioss pa st.I,
5@% A Bogus Manifesto. -M7
3i5y ag,. 81 LONDON, October 4.
A manifesto purporting to have been
written by the Emperora at Wilhelmshohe,
on the 26th ult, and published here to-.
day, on the situation, is unquestio ionably
bogus. -
Bombardment Of Paris Threatened.
4o. .sl PARIS, October4.
Letters received today say the Prus.
slams threaten Point Du Jour. The bonn
bardment Of the city from thewcst IS i'm.
minent. The, books Of the great libraries
have been removed to the cellars; all the
windows have been filled with bags Of
earth, and watchmen have been stationed
on the Notre Damo to look out for foes.
sharpshooters Mt Work.
sbia h f. Lyons, October4.
From all parts of Franco the accounts
show that the sharpshooters arc now
seriously annoying the enemy. fi',
TouRs, october4.
Postal service continues irregular, and
uncertain. The official journal Of the
Republic Is forced to make an explains
tion. Itsays, so much Of tho rolling stock
Of the, railroads has been captured or
transferred to the Northern and Eastern
roads since the war commenced, that there
is not enough left to run the trains regu-
larlY. q tA5 s2GS q 3
Movements Of the Prussians.
Il RoUEN, October 4.
The Prussians are at Nantes Sur Marne
in force. They have also approached
Rollibeis. 4 W hSS ,ssaTsa f1'SM dH
Tours, October A..
Many Corps Mobiles and sharpshooters
are arriving at Paris to receive Chassepot
guns, the government here having large
supply. Advices having been received
stating that the Prussians were con.
centrating ut TOul for movement on
Lyons, energetic measures ccordi1gly
aresbeing taken to &detend that city,. A
decree has been published absolving the
employees of tho Post.oflice Department
from military service. ,6g qfig ,al
s'5,2ase'9, sli,s LONDON, October 4.
Prince Napoleon has advertised Ills
Villa at Praugius for sale, The old re-
publican party Of France are, reported
hostile to the plebescite, and will not vote.
The rural vote isnearly all unanimous in
favor Of the government RI a'I 7'''
Favre waitingS 70 theara from King
William. H.,
Favrre Is said 70 be waiting an answer
TO his second letter to the King Of Prussia
before deciding how to act, Calais is
filed with tho National Guard. Recon-
noitring parties have been sent out, to,
ward Anan. qua titi@AA .SIiIlS4s