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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. Montdidier is occupied by the Germans. Ger-mans. Lyons is to be victualled for two months for 75,000 men. The Xormans are eager to try a brush with the Prussians. Bitsche i3 invested by 8,000 Germans Ger-mans and heavy siege guns. The Romans are desirous of receiving receiv-ing Victor Eiuanuel in Rome. The French deny that Boyer offered to capitulate Metz to King William. The last news from Metz is the failure fail-ure of accepting terms for its sunender. S,lven hundred chests of arms are said to have reached Tours from L'ng land. Balfe, the celebrated musical composer, com-poser, died in Loudon on Fridav, aged G. Entrenched camps are to be formed in France for the drilling of new troops. The Prussians are thought to be marching on Normandy, instead of Tours. E. J. Golladay is Democratic candidate candi-date for Congress from Nashville, Tennessee. Ten-nessee. Eleven wrecks w.re passed from daylight to dark on the Florida coast a few days ao. Thursday, November 24th, is to be Thaukseiving day, by proclamation of President Grant. The Germans proclaim severe measures meas-ures against foreigners found in arms on the French side. Keratry has been recalled from Madrid Mad-rid to France, and is to have an important impor-tant military command. The Prussians rea-sert that the visit of Boyer to King William was to treat for the surrender of Metz. The Prussians say a steady lire was kept up from Paris all 'Wednesday-night, 'Wednesday-night, without loss to them. The French charcc the Prussians with having burned St. Cloud to conceal con-ceal their depredations in the palace. Preparations are completed for the removal of the French government south from Tours at a moment s notice. no-tice. "Goldsmith's Maid'1 made the quickest quick-est time to a wagon on record, running straight heats at Prospect Park, of a mile each, in 2,2-1, 2.2. and 2,20 'r. U. S. Commissioner Osborne, New York, has decided that Federal officers offi-cers appointed to enforce the election law, have legal power to make arrests. The volunteers by the steamer 17' ih Paris from New York, have arrived in France, and are to be employed as Franc-tircurs in the rear of the Prussians. Prus-sians. II. Butcher, a nigger, shot and killed Lena Schwarzbach, a German, servant girl to a Mr. Flake, near Galveston, Gal-veston, Texas, on Friday, and tried to kill Flake's daughter. No provocation. |