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Paris Becoming Enlightened for
the N ecessaries of Life.
The Dem aastzs Of the Reds and So
ciGlists.
AZ Fearful Earthq uake at Calabria.
Scenes IN Rome.
Scenes IN Rome.
France.


MORE AID FOR THE FRENCH.
Tours, Oct THE Pontifical Zouaves, 500
strong arrived at Tours to-day and will enter
the French service.
BATTLE NE AR LAON.
The project of Epinal telegraphs at midnight
of the 9th inst to The Minister of the Interior
that combat took place yesterday between
the towns OF Laon and Bruyeres against 5000
to 10000 Prussians, supported by artillery The
French troops, aided by the national guards,
held their position.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER BY THE TURCos.
MoNTaRGIs, Oct. 5, via Tours, Oct. THE
Prussian post at Rondarcv COMPRISING thirty
men, have all been killed by the Turcos.
EVACUATION OF EPERNAY.
CHARTERS Oct G., via Tours, Oct. 7.-Eper-
nay has been evacuated by The Prussians, who
are retreating.
REPULsE OF PRUssIANs AT GIsORs
RoUEN, Oct z, via Tours. The PrL ssians at
Gisors have been repused by the national
guard. The euemy have, however, formed a
camp near Gisors of 1000 men. Telegraphic
communication with that point is Intercepted,
and also to the east award.
DEMANDS OF THE REDS.
LONDON. Oct. ga Paris despatch says
that the reds are daily becoming more exact
ing in their demands aud desire the most
stringent measures against the BOnapartiSts,
the sequestration OF all property OF ahsentees
and that the covert ment seize all provisions
and apportion it equally TO the population.
They are most sapgulne0 their expe citation of
obtaining power.
DEMANDS OF THE SOCIALISTS.
LONDON, Oct.7 Tsp, cial to the Times. The
following Is an abstract from the latest Paris
date. Oct. 81: A letter says the socialists OPP
position is still at work and growing holder.
They now demand the cOnfiscatiOn of the
- oil hn loft Paris tOr the hpnqft Of
the national defenders and the sequestratinn
of the property of all the acconipces Of
Bonapartlst usurpations, and government has
been weak enough to yield in some points to
these men.
THE QUESTION OF FOOD
begins to be serious and food rints are feared.
Already club OF men are urging the peop 9
on saving that the provisions belong tn the
people and that Paris had no right to take
them, Five thousand beeves and four thou
sand sheep are killed daily, which IS perhaps
enough for all if just distribution was made,
but unfortunately money buys the best IN
quality aud quantity, aud little or none is left
for the poor. Many groceries have been closed
by the people for raising the prices. Inere Is
| no forage for the horses which are being killed
| for meat Charcoal and wood have nearly
| failed, which is serious thing for the poor.
| Still the city may hold out some weeks longer
without p,uch suffering from famine it proper
| organization is made. The government mas
| QUESTION for all the -four and wheat In tue
| city. Speaking Of the engagement ut ChevI,ly
! DR.. Swinberne describes the wounds OF the
neede-guns as terrible; the balls are of larger
| size than any other used by the contending
armies.
LETTER FROM LOUIS BLANC.
| Especial to N. Y. Tribnue Louia Blanc
has written letter to toe Engsh people. ne
| says the s.ge OF Paris monstrous phenome-
non which will be the scandal OF history
Civilization is a prisoner in Paris. The klns
| of Prussia is the Attila of the nineteenth cen
tury He appeals to the English people put
| not for pity, for the Republic of France has the
right to the symna'hy OF all. He then des-
scribes the war, which be says is Germanlsm
gone mad. The K'Dg of Prus ia ought TO nave
| stopped the war alter the capitulation o. ne-
dan when the Empire disappeared and the
article in the Daily News of Sept. 18th, and
says: 1.-The Republican party is in no wise re-
sDonsible for the present war etc." ana ne
dares any one to deny this; since Sept. 4th
that party repre- -ented the aspiration and gen
Jus ri France. 1t is not true that the French na-
ion has this terrible conflict upon it. con -clen'e
| The King of Prussia is a desperate gampier
but the bloody game of battle may turn asaibs'
him. He concludes that if the English people
understand that our cause is that OF the whoie
world, being that of justice, it is for 1t TO az.
and ponder on what concerns it and OF JUG
consequences OF leaving the right of conquest
unbridled.
| Grea,.Britain.
CANADIAN EMIGRATION.
| LONDON, Oct IA new impetus has recent.
| ~ been given to the Canadian emigration
scheme. The Liverpool authorities have en-
Outraged Miss Eyre, with the prospect OF a
| large expectation within week or two. Many
fatherless children will be sent to the new
world under her direct supervision.
The survivors of the wrecked SLIP Ondara