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Show Tee War. The space again devoted devo-ted to that wordy war here in Salt Lake City, keeps out some comments on the progress of the war in Europe. A rumor was circulated in New York yesterday that the French had been victorious in a great battle fought on Monday, but it is not generally credited. credit-ed. From what can be gathered from the dispatches, it seems probable that the Prussians attacked the French in the neighborhood of Metz and beat them, aud that the French were reinforced rein-forced and subsequently gained a victory. vic-tory. This would account for each j side claiming to have won a battle. |