New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-13
HAPoLEoNs DoLEFUL SITUATION
ENGLAND SHOULD INTERFERE
REc1,1ENr II NEARLY oBLIrERATED
Sheridan Going to the Front
tRrom the Memnhis Sun Of rhursday.l


Iron the Memphis Sun of Thursday
LONDON. August l0.-The London Times
continues to take dOleful view Of the sit
uation of Napoleon. In its editorial this
morning, the Times treats his downfall as q
foregone conclusion. The Times regards
the absence of any news of the situation in
Paris ma an ominOus sign that disturbances
have broken out, and says that Germany
never made war upon France, but that
France provoked the conflict by her aggran-
dizing policy. The Emperor Of France
challenged Germany to battle, and with the
retirement Of the challenger the battle
should close. It quotes approvingly the
suggestion offered by D'Israeli, that Eng
land should now intervene between the
combatants. The Times declares that the
English nation is anxious for peace, and
respects the dignity and national feelings of
both belligerents.
Lieutenant General Sheridan and General
Forsythe. of the American army, left yes
terday for headquarters Of the German
armies. ..''..
Ex-Commissioner Wells, of the United
States revenue service, has arrived at Lon
don. r
A blockade of Abzen is feared and the
French fleet is watched by a fleet of yachts
of the Prussian navy. Kiel and Dantzic
are mentioned as probable points of attack
by the French feet.
A special Paris correspondent states that
it is believed there that the Emperor will
never return
CHICAGO, August 1o.-During the absence
over Sunday, of Captain Hagar. Assistant
Quartermaster. two soldiers employed by
him as clerks, packed up large quantity
of government clothing, worth about $4,000,
and sold it to q commission merchant for
5000. They then deserted. A detective
recovered the goods, and the purchaser is
held for trial.
Two lines of nearly direct road are to be
completed at once from this city to st. Paul,
one by way of Madison and the other by
Madison and WinOna. Both routes are partly
built and will be completed by the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad Company.
LEXINGTON, August 10.-The Republican
District Convention met to-day in this city,
and, among other things, it was determined
to hold delegated convention on the TWEEN.
ty-fourth instant, for the purpose OF nOni-
mating candidate for Congress in the Sew
enth district of Kentucky. 1t was also
agreed to hold the convention at Nicholas
vile, the county seat of Jessamine county.
1t was also decided to urge upon the Gov
ernOr of the Commonwealth the propriety
of disarming what is known as the Ken
lucky State militia, and in the event of his
refusal, to appeal to the President of the
United States for troops at the coming No
vember election.
NEW YORK. August l9.-Specials from
Paris say that Mcmahon proposed to fire
the forest in his front, through which the
Germans had unexpectedly appeared, but
was prevented by the Emperor.
The editor of LIE Soir says he witnessed
the destruction of 10000 French soldiers,
owing to ncapability of leaders.
The Emperor is expected at st. Cloud in
cog.
The Seventy-seventh regiment. after the
fight at Saarbruck, reported only eighty
men and four officers.
WASHINGTON, August l0.-Under the
latest arrangement of the Postmaster Gen
eral, the mails now leave for France from
New York every wednesday by the Great
Western line of steamers. Postage letters
four cents; papers two cents each; circu-
lars four cents each. These rates paying
only the American postage. Every Thurs
day the mails go by the Cunard line: regu-
lations as above. Every Saturday they go
by the Inman line; same regulations as
above. The direct mail goes by the French
steamer on every alternate Saturday, begin
ming August 10. Postage letters. four cents;
newspapers. two cents, and circulars four
cents. Prepayment compulsory.