The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-11-11

France.
What the Provls1onal cover
Pr0poses to D0.

as TO whether they will support the
Government of national defense. An
affirmative vote, which they are GER
tain to secure, will be interpreted as
equivalent to their own election. The
feeling is growing that Favre and his
friends have resolved to sacrifice their
country rather than yield their
power.
Items from the BeleaguereA City.
LONDON, November "a cores
respondent at Paris, 29th October,
says: Yesterday my butcher gave me
notice that he could give me no more
meat. / went to the ward-Ofice and
got a ticket authorizing the municipal
butcher to give me one-fiffh Of a
pound. l sent my servant for the
meat at 8 o'clock in the morning; he
returned at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon,
having been compelled to wait six
hours at the ward Office TO get the
ticket.
Gustayc Flourens has two Of the
Emperor's horses which were left in
the stables.
All is quit in Paris at IL O'Clock.
Napoleon has appointed an agent to
pay his tradesmen's bills. Placards
are OH all the walls, calling upon cred
itors to attend q sale of the effects of
Napoleon and Eugene, by auction,
two months after the siege is over.
The Provisional Government have re-
fused to deliver to the Empress her
cashmere shaUls and laceS.
The balloon factory turns out n
balloon a day. Silk is now too expen-
sive, and balloons are made of cotton.
Horse flesh sirloin and rump is sold
at eighteen cents, and ali other parts
at eight cents. There are still 1900
eatable horses left.
BaEsine Indignantly Denies h
Charge Of Treason.
BRUSSELS, November 5.-Iti is stated
here that fresh disturbance had bro
ken out at Paris.
The Noird publishes a letter from
Bazaine giving the lie to Gambetta's
charges and insinCations in his pro-
clamation. The Marshal Indignantly
denies any treachery or bargain with
the Bonapartists. He reviews the
causes and facts which made the IT.
render inevitable after LII unparalleled
siege and days of unrcmitted suffer-
ing.
The Election In Paris.
LONDON, November 5.-The cleo
ton in Paris on the question ofmain-
tanning the power of the Government
of the national defense, has resulted
in an overwhelming majority In favor
of the Government. Returns of the
city arc nearly complete, with the e1-
ceptiOn of three ACCOMPLISHMENTS. The
result is az follows in round numbers :
Ayes $4,000, nays $1,000; majority
$4,000. Perfect tranquility existed
in Paris.
According TO the latest dispatches
there has been no military movement
whatever since Sunday.
The Negotiations Between Thiers and
Bismarck.
LONDON, November I.-Thiers had
a long consultation with Bismarck on
the 3rd and 4th. The following is the
result of the interview: Theirs at the
first interview showed Bismarck his
authorization from the Paris Govern
ment to arrrnge an armistice on the
basis proposed by Lord Granville.
Bismarck replied that it was all
very well as far as it went, but al
authorization from the Tours Govern
ment was necessary.
Theirs said Gambetta and his col
loo ntrnc x-nrrl1 IsonraSxy :, onroorpant
heard by the Paris Government, and
which was supported by Trochu and
the army of Paris.
He undertook at once to cOmmuni-
cate with Tours, and obtain formal
authorization in addition to the infor-
NAL powers already received. Bis
marck insisted OH the necessity ola
convention, al assembly to speak with
authority for the country. He was
| willing to suspend active hostilities
for this purpose, bnt until all had
been arranged the siege operations
would have full course. At the Sec
ond interview, Bismarck waived the
point of the Tours Government au-
thorization, and discussed the condi-
tons of the armistice. He proposed
that Paris should receive daily one
days food on the scale of the present
r%ations, and both belligerents proceed
in their material preparations;
the Germans to continue to
occupy the whole territory 10 held
by them, to cease to make the forced
acquisitions, and 10 be allowed to
bring forward AL their stores and war
material without interruption. Theirs
agreed 10 these points, and asked if
Alsacc and Lorraine would be per-
mitted to send dispatches to the As
sembly. Bismarck replied in the neg
alive, but at length intimated he
might consent. What happened at
the final interview is unknown. tits
reported that Theirs and Bismarck
have signed an agreement which was
sent TO Paris TO be ratified by the
Government.
To Receive Supplies.
Tours, Nov. 1.-The Franchise .ays
it has been agreed that Paris shall re-
ceive supplies during the armistice.
LONDON. November 3.-The Figaro
of this evening publishes a version Of
the Emperor Napoleon npamplet Oil
the campaign of 1870 and the causes
which led 10 the capitulation at Sc
dan.
The Emperor recalls his msnifesto
issued just before the declaration of
war, and the misgivings with which
he listened to the cry, "On to Berlin"
He says his plan was to mass 1j0,-
600 men at Metz, 100,0W at Strasburg
and 10000 at Chalons, and to cross the
Rhine near Haguenau with a large
force in order to separate Southern
Germany from the Northern Confcd-
Grafton. He hoped 10 win the first
great battle, and secure the alliance
Of Austria and Italy with France in
imposing neutrality on Bavaria. Ba-
den and Wurtemburg.
TUEFRENCH MILITARY SYSTEM DErEC-
The defects in The French military
system and the delay in bringing up
men and material defeated this plan.
He enumcrates the difficulties
tered, but acquits the War Office of
blame.
ms PLAN FOR A RETREAT OVERRULED.
The Germans having had ampel
time TO bring their forces iutO the