The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-05
PRUSSTAN Loss SLIGHT


LONDON, August 4-The Paris cor
respondents of the Daily NelUs writes
on Tuesday that the enthusiasm
for war has entirely disappeared In
Paris. 1t is now evident tnat war
struggle against one million armed
combatants, determined to defend
their own country, aud, If possible. to
give the French such lesson that
hereafter the Emperor's peculiar
peace by attacking his neighbors, will
be rendered impossible.
The announcement that the fortii
cations of Paris are to be placed IN
condition of defense. aud the En-
peror's admission that the war will be
long, have sjgaally dampened the ar
dor of those who imagine that within
a fortnight the glorious peace which
would re-establish the supremacy OF
the French arms. would be signed In
Berlin, are still told that the Germans
are trembling at the idea of euooun-
teriug the mitrailleurs and Turcos,
but the legend has lost its effect.
LONDON, August 4. = The Daily
4 elrS gives an important contradIc
ton to a statement of the Paris De-
bates respecting the secret treaty. The
Debates says that the treaty was not
secret, but as the project was reduced
TO writing and vaguely formulated it
was within the ccgnIzauce, not only
of the governments of France and
Prussia, but of the English and
Belgian governments. Next. itself.
it is said, was In the hands of the
English government from the very
beginning. To this the Daily Nelcs
responds, without any fear OF we'll
founded contradiction, we take upon
ourselves to assert that our Partisan
contemporary is misinformed. The
text of the projected treaty was never
IN the bands Of the English govern
ment. Ii first came under their eyes
when il was publicly in the Times.
The Nelcs suggests that any member
of Parliament who wishes to be Of
icially assured of the absolute iguo-
rance of the Foreign Office, has only
TO put the question, to elicit dis
| trust bv q negative answer.
A special from Paris on Tuesday
saws that DR.. Nelaton joins the army,
On the pretext of forming an ambu-
lance corps, but every body knows
that he goes as special attendant upon
the Emperor, the state of whose
malady does not permit him to dis
pense with his most trusted physician.
LONDON, August 4. Noon.-The
officers of the Bank of England have
Just announced still further advance
in the rate of discount Of one per
cent. The minimum rate Is now six
per cent.
PEsru, August 4.-The Diet of
Hungary yesterday emphatieally de-
| clared in favor of Austrian neutrality
in the Franco Prussian war.
BERLIN, August 4.-The officers of
/ the Union Club of this city have ac-
cepted the large wager offered by NJ .
Thomas, of Paris, that the French
will be In Berlin on the 10Th of Au-
gust
A Prussian reserve of 100000 men
is encamped in front of Berlin.
Forage is scarce In the Rhine Prov
inces, and the Prussian horses are
suffering severely.
COPENHAGEN, August 4.-The Dan
ish Government still struggles hard
to preserve neutrality, but popular
excitement is intense and perhaps Un-
governable.
The sympathy for France, among
all classes is very marked.
PARIS, August 4-The heights,
taken by the French at Saarbruck,
form the key to the railway approach
es to Trieves, hence the importance
of the conquest.
BREsr. August 4-The General
Transatlantic CompaDy's steamer
lafayette, for Havre, arrived yes
terday.
LONDON, August 4.-The ports of
England are rapidly filling with North
German vessels anxious to escape
French cruisers.
A circular has lately appeared
from Senior Sagasta, defending Spain
as innocent of the cause OF the
trouble between France and Prussla a.
The document is we'll T, ceivcd.
PARIS, August 4.-The Duke OF
Grammont has issued another eireu-
lar, reafhrming that the aggressive
position of affairs, originated in Ber-
llni France made none. On the con-
trary she had commenced her disarm
; ament. Count Won Bismarck loses
his proposals, on his anxiety about
: the plans of Russia, giving the details
which Grammont temporarily with
held. The Duke concludes that ov.
ing to the falsehood, Bismarck has
; already uttered through fear, he ha;
lost all claim to be believed here
after.
ANTWERP, August A. roposal:
for a new weekly steamer service. be
tween Antwerp and New York, t.
take the place of that recently per
formed By the North German LloyC
8 Hamburg American Company. with
| drawn on account of the war, hav'
been opened 10 bidders.