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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. Bismarck refused a safe-conduct out of Paris to Favre. Chauzey is reported recommencing offensive movements. The German force under Werder is retreating on Vesoul. Prince Frederick Charles is concentrating concen-trating his army at Orleans. The French have withdrawn from Eosny along the road to Paris. It is rumored that peace pronosi-tions pronosi-tions have been again made to Gam-betta. Gam-betta. The federal treaties with Baden, Hesse and Wurtemburg have been ratified. rat-ified. Mr FoHpscup Vins been appointed to succeed John Bright in the British Cabinet. The Prussians have thrown shells into Paris at a range of seven thousand thous-and yards. It is said the Hornet has succeeded in landin? her expedition in the bay of Nipe, Cuba. It is said the German reinforcements on their way to France number a million mil-lion of men. Bourbaki and Chauzey have atrain cimmenced offensive operations against the Germans. The Bavarian diet has passed the treaty with North Germany by a nearly unanimous vole. When the Snitoris entered Fort Av-ron, Av-ron, they found the works deserted by the French, who had removed the gnns to Noissy. The Uhlans are scouring the country between Donai, Cambrai and Arras, in the north of France. Several battalions of the Madrid national guard have had to be disarmed disarm-ed for their republican proclivities. Large nnmbers of men are daily arriving ar-riving at Cherbourg, to be drilled and pquinned before joining the army in the field. The Germans invested the fortress of Peronne, in the department of finmme, on Wednesday, after sharp fighting. The conference on the eastern question ques-tion haa been indefinitely postponed, on account of the refusal of France to participate. John H. Surratt wa Announced to repeat his lecture in Washington, hut withdrew the appointment by advice, trouble being anticipated. The Prussians claim that six companies com-panies of foot and two squadrons of cavalry, with two guns, cut their way throuch a large French force, capturing captur-ing 240 prisoners, and only losing 100 men. Three hnndred Cuban insurgent, including forty Depresses armed T'h cutlasses, have parked and burned Sa-capa, Sa-capa, a fihing villatre four miles from Santiago de Cuba, killing nine men and two women. |