The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-01
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LoNDoN, Dec 25.-The Fenian prisoners
have been discharged from Portland Jail. The
Pail Mall Gasette says England is heartily tireo
of the Alabama question and 10 ready to satisfy
any impartial money award II adjashtmen s. Is
bordeaux and the north of France 10 restCroo.
A feet of transports is preparing to sail from
Brest with 3 considerable force, the aestina,
ton of which is unknown. 1t Is estimated
there is now 100000 effective German soldiers
in France, half Of whom are now before Paris.
Duke of Aosta was to have left Florence tn's
morning for Spain !; dispatches thence up TO
o'clock this evening report demons'rations on
the occasion, but make no mention OF his &C
tual departure.
proaches completion. Working parties oP- |
posite the shafts exchanged greetings through
the last wall of the rock on Christmas a1ter-
IONpoN. Dec. 27-Hon W. +. Gladstone has
published q letter Indignantly denying the re-
port of his conversion to the Roman GaSn99i,0
faith Great excitement prevails in London
because the Prussians fired ana sunk sl1
trading vessels in the Seine. The Times issued
an extra to calm the public mind. Inc St0naa,u
demands that the Government resent the out
BERIIN. Dec. 29-An attempt of the French
prisoners confined on the Rhine to escape was
discovered and frustrated. The Government
organ saws that Mont Avron was hret ettacAeo
| by the PrussaDs in order to obtain 2 stano-
point from which to operate asss1i scs cor
| respondent adds that the bosltsstime OF
Mont AKRON may pc considered an introduc-
ton to the general shsItlng OF raav on We'd
nesday occupied the line between D ust;na
and Piar. They are apparently concentrating
their forces behind Balbae, where s an sngaSett
formally protested against Prussia us;ng
i Austrian railroad stock. Land communication
between Cherbonrg and Calais Is nte M for
: The order Of accusation against MT Noel, 10.
alleged completely in the massacre coHMl. .'
by the Greek brigands, has been counter
handed Hong Kong dispatches OF D ;s en- per
north of China. 1t was expected that III .
river Teiso would soon be frozen up, in when
event communicating by Waf S win n ns the
Z eastern department are retreating ihey has %
! already evacuated the town OF Gray, IN the
valley of savone. proclamation mas osen no.
under blockade all ports in France now occu-
, pied, OF hereafter captured, by German forces.
The harbor of. Kief is closed by ice me ra,s
3 press is opposed to the participation OF France
r in the Congress on the Eastern Qaes .np.,.
? Baron Won Bensts reply to Count Bismarck
circular declaring the treaty OF Lntemoatg t "
. Earl Granville. The following dispatch, re.
. ceived to-day from Madrid, gives some iurtnei
particulars in regard to the a.semp' 70 Cen
j. Prim was proceeding from the Cortes TO us
o residence, some individuals in cdle 4o'eoa hIeI
II into his carriage, woundlng 6o1h .ne I"e NJ
= nublc disturbance occurred, as the authorltes
~ took prompt measures TO prevent an outoreas
- and the arrest of the assassns; 0Tea, p1P"a y,
y indignation is manifested at this dastardly at
., TEMPT to murder General Prim, which SO nap
u pily failed of success. ,o,
is VERSAILLES, Dec. 2S.-Mont Avron nas peei
II silent to-day but the forts in the eiShcoihoo'
l. reply to the Prussian guns. The Prussiahs ~
l. Monday occupied Bapareme, four miles sou'n
T. east-of Arras. ,.+;,,
u of the eastern department are fully arouse y
10 andeassist the troops in all battles and ski
% mshes. The government y taxing me ersixe
Is here to-day from Lyons. II is asserted tina h,
it the Prussians are greatly 1acAsss<a wfn IA
IF correspondents Of English papers, ana nay
- | sent man" outside the lines of occupation
70 has been officially announced that the frus
'e slams hastily evacuated Dion. This is the hrs
le result of the movement ordered by the wa
y department, which was fastened by Gambe'
If Ia L1 sS Dec. 1.-Advices by balloon sa
n that operations have been suspended since tn
a. ed, in consequence OF the ihtchse eo'
IL LILLE. Dec. 7.-The reported Prussian VII
10 tory at Fort Noy elles is officially denied. In
Id Prnssians have lost heavily from sickness. In
r villages are encountered with German wo"nt
in ed Eighteen Thousand SICK aud w0anue
r, Germans are at Chalons sur Marine. Inc az
~ vance guard OF GarlDaldls army eheeieo D'Jo
ne ' IoNpoN Dec. 3O-A dispatch from Belfo!
IL renorts a successful sortie by the garrison
ne which the PrussianS were badly punished
to Cen. Paliadines' reverse is now charged
ne meddling politicians, who persuaded Gambet
e- to interfere with his military operation
an Earl Granville has received an official dlspatt
of from the French government at Bordeaux,
IA which the French declare a determination n
~ to send delegate to the peace conference
no he held in London. Dispatches from versa
= les state that the general evacuation OF the
,he partments of Paris, which have pee" occuP.
I'd by the German troops, still continues. 1t
The thought this is being done in order +" conce
ice trate Prussian strength in and a,"nnd W
not sailes. The Germans invested the FORTRESS
-. Wednesday. The conference Oh the Easte
no question has been indefinitely postponed
ps, France has refused to take part, and tue
her sence of one of the signatures OF the treaty
lim Paris would render the meeting y useless
the Prussian dispatch reports Col: boltenste
RI commanding a detachment of SIX compani
to two squadron of cavalry and two guns 81
nch rounded by the French, near Montvirie, al
;na a desperate fight cut his way out losing o.
Ire, 100 men and taking 240 prisoners. ~.
ioi ROME, Dec. 30.-An overflow OF tue IL
be has flooded half the city, and occasioned gr
lam damage to property.
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tan ALL "RoMANIsTs Nor SAINTS
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