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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. General R. E. Lee is improving rap-idly. rap-idly. There is another hitch in the negotiations nego-tiations for German unity. Tt is not believed that Moltke has been either ill or wounded. General Yon Otrek is appointed military mil-itary governor of Strasburg. Intrigues are said to be on foot for the restoration of Nice to Italy. Immense quantities of arms and powder are daily sent from England to France. Napoleon's private secretary is reported re-ported to say that the ex Emperor has issued no manifesto. Paris was perfectly quiet on the 3rd. The peopie drive about as if the Prussians Prus-sians were at Berlin. The Prussian losses in the late attack at-tack at Fort Bicetre, near Paris, are said to have been immense. A regiment of Irish volunteers fur the defence of Cherbourg, is to Ik called the volunteers of Fouteney. English diplomatic have hopes of the overthrow of the French republic and the restoration of Napoleon. Preparations have been made by the Germaus for a regular attack on the fortifications of Paris, and for shelling the city. The Japanese authorities have made arrangements to prevent a fight be-ween be-ween French and Prussian rebels ia their waters. j'1 Veoc'1 Provisional government is daily harrassed by deputations from Lyons and Marseilles to establish a federal republic. The new army of Lvons is said to number 100,0(J men, fully armed and equipped; that of the Loire is reported at IOu.OO'J men. A sortie was made from Met last Monday, the 3rd. The French it is said left their wounded behind, but carried their dead back to Motz. Eugenie says her treatment by Queen Victoria has been most kind, and the official recognition of her arrival arri-val has been postponed at Ler own request. re-quest. Sickles, ibrmeriy chief engineer of the L. P. R. R., has been appointed General Superintendent, Col. Hammond having resigned. Mead is assistant general superintendent. Olozogo's resignation as Spanish minister to Iranco, has identified him with the Republican party in Spain, and adds preat strength to the rarty favoring Fiance. W. Clalii n hi the Republican moin-ineo moin-ineo for Governor of Massachusetts, Joseph Tucker for Lieutenant Governor, Gov-ernor, and Charles Adams, jr., for lrnaaurer. In sixty-three Couneeticutt (towns the Republicans have secured th'e control con-trol of the boards of registration of electors, and the Democrats in sixty towns Sixteen towns are equally divided, and four are to hear from |