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THE EMPEROR VISITED BY DEPUTIES. THE ADVANCE OF THE PRUSSIANS ON PARIS

... MACMAHON. The correspondent of the Standard thus explains the rumour of an attempt to assassinate Marshal Macmahon at the encampment behind the railway station at Rheims. A Prussian, supposed to be spy, fired two shots with a revolver at a general who was passing ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1870
Newspaper: Ashton Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 721 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE LATEST FROM PARIS

... wildest rumours got about. How the fire originated is mystery. The park is guarded national guards and mounted gendarmerie, several of whom have been arrested. An inquiry has commenced. Of course the public believe it to be the work of a spy. An Englishman ...

Published: Saturday 08 October 1870
Newspaper: Ashton Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1504 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CHAPTER XXV.—THE FINDING OF THE JURY

... relsting to astrenomy. The next m:'vu to buy a small spy-glass, aud night after night he spent most of the hours on the rocf of his house, studying the stars. He secured, second hand, the tube of & larger spy-glass, into which he fitted an eye-piece, and sent ...

Published: Saturday 24 July 1897
Newspaper: Ashton Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3344 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

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... the Informers of f gives some atriking nentic of the impossibili ty ra treasonable associations being » why secure from the spy and the false companion, and the it was wider the conspiracy the greater the certain of de- often Mr. e result of his inqui- ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1865
Newspaper: Ashton Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3700 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FRIDAY'S MARKETS

... From its years of mournful slumber. ADVENTURES OF A SPY IN THE CONFEDERATE CAMP. | In a series of war sketches by s Northern Ranger, published in « New York paper, the follewing thrilling adventure of a spy in the Confederate lines i€ related : T have lately ...

Published: Saturday 03 August 1861
Newspaper: Ashton Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3897 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

iiTisccllaucous

... Prince Albert completed his 86th year. The Park and Tower guns were fired on the occasion ; in the course of the afternoon rumour prevailed that important news had arrived from the seat of war, but died away as the cause of the firing became known. A young ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1855
Newspaper: Ashton Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2340 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FOREIGN MISCELLANY. R Tt —lp— Fresh arrests have taken place at Warsaw and in¥. provinces. Father G Count ..

... by M. Fontaine, They have completely f: , the balls breaking into sinall picces b-- fore they reached the object aimed at. RUMOURED MARRIAGE oF GrNerar Torm—-Several of the journals having announced the approaching marriage of General Turr with Mies Wyse ...

Published: Saturday 07 September 1861
Newspaper: Ashton Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2154 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GENERAL ITEMS

... character is, doubt, legitimate object ot curiosity to the electors, but is tuere not something contemptible in the employment spy to dug his steps and ferret out all the deta Is his pri life ? This was the course taken the Censer vatives of Dumfrieshire ...

Published: Saturday 05 December 1868
Newspaper: Ashton Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2302 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DINAPORE

... appears to much scattered, and unable to face any considerable body of troops. Lower Bengal continues quiet, but there are rumours of risings among the Sautals, and also among the tribes in Assam. The Punjab is still tranquil, scarcely disturbed by paltry ...

Published: Saturday 31 October 1857
Newspaper: Ashton Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3332 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A HORSE DISPUTE

... greeted with warm and unanimous cheers „ , . Metz, Thursday. The correspondent of the Times has been arrested here as a Prussian spy. He was locked up all night, and not liberated till this morning Two English officers have been sent away by railway in custody ...

Published: Saturday 23 July 1870
Newspaper: Ashton Reporter
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3184 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

[COPYRIGHT.]

... never watched the Jv(and. I had no reason to suspect him of doing anything wiong and, mfi‘mlly. 1 declined to play the part of spy :finn my tive, T ought to explain that another cousin of mine, Miss Naomi Shelvocke, accompanied Ii uncle on his holiday. One ...

Published: Saturday 18 September 1897
Newspaper: Ashton Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3133 | Page: 11 | Tags: none