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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. An immediate attack on Havre i ) expected. Money wa more active in Suvr York on Thursday. ltusia continue- extensive war pre- j paration-s. The two Loire armies are still competent com-petent to act separately. The army of the Loire is said to be completely reorganized. There was fighting on the 21st, in the vicinity of Amiens. Thionville was damaged ten million francs by tho bombardment. Iu Chicago the mercury has been from three to ten below zero. Troops are pouring into Cheibourg to defend it against the Germaus. Paladines has been assigned to the duty of organizing new forces. The French are fitting up the ship Austcrlitz for German prisoners. Prince Frederick Charles is said to be marching rapidly westward from Blois. Berlin says if Paris does not soon surrender a regular attack on it wdl begin. Havre advices report fighting near Bronne, with a Prussian retreat to Bourges. The war in France hag become one of skirmishing, in which the Germans are said to suffer severely. QThe Luxembourg chamber of deputies depu-ties say they prefer the Grand Duke's rule to Prussia's. The "Now England Society" celebrated cele-brated in New York, on Thursday, the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. Bismarck's note to the Austrian cabinet, cab-inet, on German reconstruction, has been favorably received. The New York police have to project pro-ject the non-society shoemakers, who have commenced work, from thff St. Crispins. George Holland's obsequies were attended at-tended by every theatrical manager and actor of note iu New York. The Tehauntepec railroad bill has passed the Mexican Congress aud has become law. It is considered a triumph tor the Juarez party. Juarez has entered the contest for re election to the Presidency ot Mexico, and the old Indian is expected to win. San Dominicans awaited President Grant's message with eagerness, hoping it would be favorable to annexation. Lorraine has been assessed 7),000 francs for the damages inflicted on German shipping by the French fleet. Among the German prisoners recently re-cently captured are many who say they have been in France only a fortnight. A number of carriages, laden with i ammunition for the bombardment of Paris, daily leave Magdeburg by rail- ay. Presiucnt Grant received hearty congratulations on the passage through the Senate of the San Domingo resolution. reso-lution. The Senate has decided that iu case a nomination for an office is rejected, the incumbent remains in office without with-out riiing a new bond. The Turco-Hungarian prelates, of the Koman Catholic f aith, are expected to take action against the papal inlal-UbUity inlal-UbUity dogma. The Georgia election passed off quietly. qui-etly. 'The Democrats elected five Congressmen Con-gressmen and two-thirds of the State legislature. It is not expected that the Atlantic cables can be repaired before next June and the French cable is loaded with dispatches for L'urope. Large numbers of German sick and wounded are said to be pasing dally through Nancy and Toul from the armies before Paris and in the Loire valley. The Georgia Democrats have carried llichmond isouuty, the stronghold of the Republicans in the State, meeting their wnole ticket. . The New York Heralds London correspondent says Ducrot has left Paris in a balloon, to take command of one of the armies operating outside the German lines. A general sortie from Paris on the liOth, is reported. General Vinoy took la Maison Blanche, six miles from Paris; and Ducrot fought a battle near Bronay. Particulars wanting. Mile. Nilsjon was the recipient of a grand banquet, in Chicago, on Thursday Thurs-day night, tendered by tho Swedes residing in that city. A beautiful laurel wreathe, in gold and diamonds, was presented to her. Another balloon from Paris, with dispatches for Gambetta, reports favorably fa-vorably from that city. The battle fought on the 20th was successful to tho French, their artillery, especially, doing good service. There was a severe engagement, on the 20th, between 6,000 French and 10,000 Germans with twenty-four cannon, can-non, near Tours, which lasted seven hours. Tho French finally retreated, and the Germans occupied Tours, which they subsequently evacuated. |
