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Show LATE KEWS PARIS IN A SAD STATE, MORE HARD F1GHTIIVG ToirL'ic Weather on the Eastern Lakes. London, :J1. -News front Pari, received re-ceived by way of the Prussian headquarters, head-quarters, hefbre that city, is quite serious; French prisoners recently captured report that the troops behind the fortifications receive only half-a-pound of meat twice a week. Many Trench women and children from Paris approach I he Prussian liner, and though they are warned they will he .shot if they attempt to coaie nearer, they rather court instant death than suffer -starvation in the city. The rule to exclude all strangers from Paris, and to prevent the escape of citizens, is rigidly enforced. rout thousand French officers taken prisoners at Metz, have asked permission permis-sion of the Prussian authorities, through Prince Frederick Charles, to keep theii swords. The railway from Chalons to Paris, by way of Soissons, has been restored, and the Prussians are now using it as a means of transporting troops andsup-plies. andsup-plies. Versailles, 31. Invitations have been sent to the rulers of the various states of south Germany, to come forward for-ward to witness tho bombardment of Paris. Vienna, 31. As Prussia still demands de-mands the cessioo of territory from France, as a preliminary of peace, it is believed in official circles here that the war must proceed indefinitely. Lake City, Fla., 3f. Advices from Cardenas, Cuba, state th the loss of life in that city by the hurricance was quite small, but the destruction of property prop-erty was very great. All the warehouses ware-houses were destroyed, and a majority of the veels in port at the time were j dismasted and wrecked. As far as known no lives were lost from Ameri- 1 ican vessels. Versailles, 31. On Friday last the French drove back the German out-. post-' at Le Bourgot, a mile or so east 1 of Fort St. Denis, on the northern boundary of Paris. On the eveuing of that day the French were discovered iu force in occupation of the jiosition which they had fortified. To-day, j therefore, the second division of the guard attacked the point, and after a h'lt and brilliant fuht, the French ! were driven from their position back ! behind their fortilicatiun.-. Thirty of- fieers auJ ab ut l.UmJ men were taken ' prisoners. T he Prussian loses are acknowledged ac-knowledged to be quite heavy, as the French fought behind earthworks. London, 31. A Cologuo di-patch, dated yesterday, says Prussia and the North (jc.-uian Confederation have furni.-hed Tl'i.tux) troops for the 'resent 'res-ent war, and the Slates of South (Jer-1 uiatiy 1 1 ij,'M k i. Of this grand total of .s.-,ij(injii nien nearly ali are now on French soil. They are expected to I complete the conquest of France in a short winter campaign. |