The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-07
General Tleasanton the NSan.
The Philadelphia Slate.
Cameron at Work.
FROM EUROPE.
The Paris FortIGcatIons.

LONDON, Nov. 7.-There are now twenty-five
hundred guns in position on the various fortifl-
cations of Paris.
The Peace Overtures.
The morning papers of this city deplore the
faulty of Paris in declining the preliminary
oyertures of peace.
Duke de Gramont
writes to the journals here to-day correcting the
statements which have been extensively pub
lished as to the events preliminary to the war.
lie complains of Lord Lyons, the British Minis
ter, for allowing these to circulate uncontra-
dcted.
VERSAILLES, Nov. 6-Evening. g.-Everything
is quiet about here. There has been no fighting
for several days.
AnOtber pruss,au Sncccss.
Fort Morter, at New Breisch, capituated on
Sunday night A fire had occurred inside, which
rendered it untenable. Two hundred and
twenty prisoners and five cannon were cap
tured.
Tie Treaty Of 1856.
VIENNA, Nov "A telegram to the Wdaderer
newspaper says Prussia concurs with Russia in
desiring revision of the treaty Of 1856.
Why the ArInis.Ice Project Failed.
LONDON, Nov. THE Times this morning, in
an editorial on the situation in France, says the
armistice turned on the question of free ingress
and egTess at Paris during twenty-five days
the conference between Thiers and Jules Favre
at Sevres, the Paris forts maintained a steady
fire on the place of the interview. The confer
ence lasted over eight hours.
Bismarck and the Pope.
The Paris L56erte asserts that Bismarck pro-
poses the restoration of the Pope's temporal
power.
French Naval Captures.
1t is reported that the French corvette DesaiX
has captured seven German vessels since the
4th Of October.
BOnHpartists In Belgium.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 7.-Petitions, numerously
signed throughout Belgium, have been pre-
sented to the Chambers, asking that the soiourn
of Bonapartist agents in Belgium may be pro-
hbted.
Military Census Of France.
RHEIMS, Nov. THE newly appointed Gov
ernor of Lorraine has ordered a census OF all
persons subject to military duty, prescribing
severe penalties for any evasion.
spain aud the sale of Cuba.
MADRID, Nov. THE COrrespOndenctd
newspaper denies the statement in the New
York Herald on the nth ult., and the Sun on
the 10Th, relative to the sale of Cuba. The Cor
respondenciG is the organ of Senor Moret, Minis
ter of Colonies, and its utterances on this ques-
| tion may therefore be regarded as official. The
Journal adds that the Spanish people would not
permit the sale of Cuba to the United States or
any other nation on any terms.
This HIOrnina's Quotations.
| LONDON, Nov. 7-1t30 A. M.-CansOs, % for
both money aud account. American securities
| quiet; L S, 5-2Os Of 1869, S93s; OF 1865, old,
| SsE; OF 1867, 90}.; 1O-40s, S74. Stocks easter
| Western, 2916.
| LIVERPOOL, Nov. 7-11'3O A. M.-Cotton heavy
middng uplands, 9h@9sad middling Orleans,
! 9h@95sd. The sales are estimated at 10000 bales.
| New Milwaukee wheat $500 cd. red winter, l0s
! @l0s ID Corn, 29s. for new. Refined petroleum
| finer. Whale OIL at London Is easier
| AETWEKP, Nov. Petroleum quiet.
| ThIs Afternoons EsuOIntIons
| LONdON Nov Tt 80 +. M-Consols, 93lS for both
| money and account. American securities quiet.
| Stocks hTmer; Illinois Central, 49,
! LVGBPOOL Nov. IL 80 I. Motion fat; mid
ding Uplands, 9lsa91id.; middling Orleans 93st "a
| ED. Beef, l0Is. Cd. Cotton receipts Friday last
! were l4S,O0O bales, not as 900.