The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-17
THE WAR;.
UNIVERSAL DESIRE FOR
PEACE.
Bismark for Agrandize-
ment.
POSITION OF BELGIUM.
Negotiations for Peace
Terminated.
Excitement In the PruSSlan En-
baSsy.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF BRIDGES
Situation on the Rhine.
Napoleon l Not Forgotten.
PRU SSIAN CANNON AND |
SIEGE GUNS IN A
DILEMMA.
PRU SSIAN CANNON AND
SIEGE GUNS IN A
DILEMMA.
LACK OF CONFIDENCE In FRENCH
OFFICIALS.
Reported Expressly for the ARsU..l

Reported Expressly for the ARGUs.
LolDoN, Sept. l7'-Consols for money
92s
Accountability.
Bonds OF lS62-S9i.
The Prussians have embarked their large
cannon on steam boats for the landing near
Paris. 1t is believed the sucken torpedoes
IN the Seine will destroy them.
| The siege guns which were en- route to
Paris by the river Morne and Rhine cansl
have grounded in the channel
| The French engineers have blown up the
lscks, destroyed the sluices, and enptied the
canal.
| Bavaria has repudiated any desiIe to
enter the North German Confederation.
| The London Standards correspondent in
writing from Berlin gives the substance of q
conversation recently held with the Count
Won Bismarck, in which Bismarck affirmed
that Prussia would prosecute the war dein
itely rather than abandon the idea of terri
torial aagrandizement
New YoKK, Sept. IA cable special
dated London, Sept. Il. says:
A dispatch just received here from Marin
burg states that at Calais the railway and
telegraph lines to Paris are cut. and ihs, all
city is severed.
Passengers proceeding to the frontier are
com PEELED to take lines that 90 through the
cities on the north Of France.
The people throughout France sse down
cast in consequence of the absence of ali
organization in both the military and civil
departments. There is entire lack OF
confidence in the heads of the departments.
The universal sentiment is that of hope
lessness and yearniug for constitutional
head, who shall bring order out of this ter
rible chaos.
In the provinces generally there is pre-
vailing impression that if a leader like the
first Napoleon could be found, the political
and social condition of France could be
speedily retrieved.
Prominent amidst all this discussion is q
strong and universal desire for peace.
1t is now known tkat Bismarck will not
consent to the siguine Of any treaties for
peace unless those treaties have the sympa-
thy and con fidsnce of the French people.
The feeling in Belgium is strongly in
favor of France and this is we'll known in
France, and 100, 900 men could easily be
found in Belgium to fight for the defence of
France, but they have no sufficiently iuhu
entisl and powerful leader to organize or
lead them.
The negotiations for peace carried on be
tween N Theirs and the British govern.
ment have terminated without any result
favorable to peace.
Earl Granville has just informed NJ.
Theirs on behalf of the British Government
that all interference hssins for its object
and terms of q peaceful salutiou between
France and and Prussia must be positively
declined. M. Theirs expressed his regre,
at the unsatisfactory termination of his
mission, and he reminded the foreign secre
tsry of the continuous efforts manifested In
their several interviews when terms we're
proposed to be submitted to each of the
bellieerents by which q satisfactory peace
mig BIT possibly have resulted Lord Gran
vile remains unmovable in the position
which he has raken in reference to reace
me- gotiAtions.
Considerable excitement was manifested
at the Prussian embassy to day, in conse-
quence of . we'll founded belief that large
mum Der of muskets have heen sold to the
French since the war commenced. This 10
regarded by the Prussisn Em AMBASSADOR as
on offence of considerable aggravation by
q neutral power. Inasmuch as he has reason
to believe that they were property of the
British government, and the sale wasxffect
ed by agents of the crown.
PARIS, Sept. H. The Gauleas this
morning gives list Of twenty bridges eas.
of here which have been DESTROYED by the
French to prevent the approach of the
Prussians.
BERLIN, Sept. l7.-Emperor Alexander of
Russia has conferred upon the Grown Prince
Of Saxony, the illustrious order of Saint
Fersgo, as reward for the brilliant victories
which that commander has achieved in the
present war.
The council at Rheims between the
German deputies and King William Las
terminated.
Herr Delbruck has gone o Wilhelms
hohe to obtain an interview with Napoleon.
CALRIsHuE. Sept. 1.-THE scouts Of the
Baden troops who crossed the Rhine below
Mulhanz havisg reported that the France
tireuers and national guard had retired.
Strong detachments have crossed the
Rhine and occupied Mulhanz, Cerly and
Bsssany
CHICAGO. Sept. IT, The population of
Chicago as ascertsined by the census Just
completed is 297, ,7lS, and Of Cook county
347,709.