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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. The cold around Paris is becoming intense. A large assembly witnessed the opening open-ing of Congress on Monday. There were 1 73 Representatives present pres-ent at the opening of Congress. The French have abandoned Chani-pigny Chani-pigny and on Monday were massing at Creteil. The French evacuated Orleans on the 4th inst. They spiked the guns before leaving. Jim Mace and Joe Coburn are to fight sometime in April, over the Canada Can-ada border. Sumner has introduced a bill into the Senate to promote a return to specie payment. The German loss during the fighting on Friday and Saturday south of Paris, is put at C,ouO. A building being erected blew down in Cincinnati on Monday, burying five carpenters and killing them. W. S. Smith, Bemocrat, is re-elected Mayor of Springfield, Mass., the rest of the ticket being Republican. The neutrality of the Euxine is to be the only subject of discussion at the conference to be held in London. Benj. Howard, an old man, living near Cresthort, Mass., was found murdered, mur-dered, on Saturday, near his house. The reading of the President's message mes-sage was received with applause on the floor and in the galleries of Congress. It is said Erlanger las gathered vast quantities of provisions at Havre for the inhabitants of Paris, when the siege is over. Alabama's two Governors have each sent a message to the Legislative Assembly; As-sembly; that of Smith was ordeied printed by the Senate. Lindsay's wa-s not acted upon. Cole and Cus-erly introduced a bill into the Sir.ate on Monday, fur the immediate repeal ef I lie income tax, and forbidding the collection of any tax of that nature alter the 1st of Jun-uaiy Jun-uaiy next. The New York !Vw' correspondent correspon-dent reports a general eniragenieut on Sunday for the junction ol the armies of Paris and the Loire, in which the French were reported generally .successful. |
