Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-02

Infalibility.
"19. Crossing Of the frontier by the
French near Saarbruck. and
seizure Ut the Custom House.
20. Suicide OF Povost Paradol,
French Minister OF the Unl-
ted States, at Washington.
q Skirmish between French and
Germans at St. Avoid.
25. Publication in the London
Tunes OF the alleged secret
treaty proposed by Prusslan
to France, IN 1866. Collision
oftwo steamers on the Madeira
River, S. A., loss OF one with
one hundred and sixty lives.
"27. Arrival Of the English yacht
Cambria, at New York, beat
ing Mr. Benefits Dauntless
in the ocean race.
/. %. Departure from Paris of Ma
poleon aud the Prince Imperi
al for the front.
!" %. Benjamin Nathan murdered at
his residence in New York by
an unknown party.
81. Departure OF King William
for the front.
Aug. 2. Capture Of Saarbruck BY the
French. The French Imper-
ial's "baptism of fire.
"3. Battle OF Weissemburg; French
defeated.
" 6. Battle of Woerth; French de.
feated. Fnghtful disaster on
the Chesapeak & Ohio r. Il.
near White Sulphur Springs,
Va, by the precipitation OF a
car down an embankment one
hundred feet high; twelve per.
sons killed and twenty wound
ed.
3" 8. Great alarm in Paris at the
German successes. Gen. LIE
Bocat superseded as COmman.
der OF the French armies.
:" 8. Overthrow oi the Olive
Minister
!" 10. Formation of a new Ministry
under Count Palikao.
]" II. Occupation Of Nancy by the
advancing Germans.
!" IA. Beginning OF the battles
around Metz, lasting several
days and resulting in renewed
defeat of the French. Serious
riots in Paris OF an incendiary
character. Death Of Admiral
Farragut, at Portsmouth. n.
:. II.
j" 1s. Gen. Trochu appointed to
the command in Paris.
:" 20. Evacuation Of Chalons by the
French.
!" q. Commencement Of the siege
of Metz and Bazaine's army.
"a. Serious disturbances of Fall
River growing out OF labor
strikes.
90. Great CONSERVATION in Paris
q at the reported approach OF
the Germans.
!. p. Interception of McMahon's
army by the Germans on it,
way to Mczieres.
!" 90. First Of the series OF decisive
battles before Sadan, fought
near Beaumont.
" 81. Bszaine signally defeated in An
attempt to cut his way out of
Metz.
Sept. l. Opening of the-actual battle
of Sedan.
:" 2. Fall Of Sedan; cap,tulation Of
of AcAfahon's army and cap
ture Of Napoleon.
/" 4. Tremendous excitement In
- Paris. Decree OF Dsoheance
(torfeiture) passed by the
Corps Legislatit. Proclama-
ton OF the French Republic.
Great FIRE in Chicago; several
lives lost by the falling Of the
SIS walls.
!" 6, Foandering Of tho British
ironclad Captain off the coast
of Spais; loss of 482 lives. A
party Of IL persona lost in :
crevasse on Mont Blanc.
|" s. Meeting Of tho Empress Eu-
genie and the Prince Imperial
at Hastings, England.
" IS. The troops OF Victor Emanuel
At Monte Rotondo, Is mllss
from Rome. XIV.
F" is. Investment Of Paris by the
Germans considered complete.
!" SO. Unsuccessful interview be-
tween King William and Ju-
Leo Favre relative to peace.
a21. Rome occupied by the Italian
troops.
+" q. Opening Of . series OF battles
before Paris.
j" q. Eau OF Strasbourg; 45l ON
Gers and 1900 men, prisoneis .
TO the Germans.
!" 90. Disastrous floods on the Shcn-
andoaL and Potomac Rivers,
Va.
so. Escape from Paris in bal
loon oi Tisander, with dis.
patches for the Provisional
Goverumcnt and $4,000 pri.
tvate letters.
Oct. 2. Transfer Of Rome by = pie.
biscite from the Pope to Vic
tor Emanuel; and Of the Tenn
poral Power Of the Papacy.
/" 6. Foundering OF the steamship
Cambria on the coast Of Ire.
land; loss Of all on board save
one. s a 3tt
!" Z. Bax,ne again defeated in aa at.
1sl tempt TO leave Nets. VI
& IL. Death OF Gen. Robert K. Lex
s at Lexingtou, Va aas IF
. II. Terrible hurricane in Cuba; 2,
O0O persons swept away BY Z