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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. A German force 1 1 ,04)0 strong, in advancing on Amiens. Bourbaki assumes a new coninnnd against Prince Frederick Charles. War prospects with Russia and Kng-land Kng-land are not so gloomy as they were. The reproviskmg of Paris again obstructs ob-structs the pi-ogres'; rf nil armistice. Palladincs' army is reported lo nearly near-ly surround tin Gorman force opposed to it. K Pril-.simi scouting pany wa . at tacked near St. Quentin and forced to fly. The Italian battalions under Garibaldi Gari-baldi are magnificently organized and equipped. Several insurgents have been killed lately, in Cuba, and many others have surrendered. President Grant has concluded his Annual Message, which is the same length as his first one. It is thought Russia will submit her claims to a congress after the cloc of the present war in France. The city government of St. Petersburg Peters-burg has adopted an address to the Czar, for Gortschakoff's circular. Difficulties coutinue between Garibaldi Gari-baldi and tlio priests, most of whom are Bonapartists or Prussian spies. The German forces around Paris are active in the erection of a second line of investment to cover the inner line. Talladines' strateey is said to be understood un-derstood by Yon Moltke, and a counter coun-ter movement inaugurated to defeat it. The tieaty for the introduction of Baden and Hesse into the German Confederation was signed on the 15th. Gortschakoff's reply to Granville's letter was sent from St. Petersburg by special messenger. It is said to be conciliatory. The circle of investment around Paris is extending daily, making the chances of resistence and reprisals by the be-siegeis be-siegeis greater. It is thought Gortschakoff's circular was a surprise to Bismarck, who is showing great civilities to Odo Russell, Rus-sell, the British envo". The unanimity with which the English Eng-lish press accepted the prospect of war with Russia, and sustained Grinville, is believed to have had its effect on Gortschakoff. The reported quarrel between Garibaldi Gari-baldi and the Franc-tireurs is said to be utterly unfounded. They are joining join-ing him faster than they can be equipped. It is reported in San Francisco that the Central Pacific Company has purchased pur-chased the Utah Central R. R., and intend pushing it through to connect with the Kansas Pacific R. R. The Northern Transportation Company, Com-pany, New York, has suspended : Liabilities $400, 00U, assets ?1,200,0J0. They ask an extension of one, two and threo years to continue business. Austria says- if Russia had made known her pretensions through diplomatic diplo-matic sources, they might have been granted; but the imperative circular issued by her calls for the gravest resistance re-sistance from the great powers. |