The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-13
ENGLAND

LONDON, September 12-The Prus-
sian army has halted twenty five miles
from Paris a the special request Of
Bismarck, to consider the Russian
Austrian proposition for an armistice
Dispatches from Paris state the de-
parture of certain members of the
French government for Tours has
been indefinitely postponed.
The GdU 0is also states that the
diplomatic body have postponed their
departure.
Orders have been issued by the
government at Paris, for the fortifca
ton of Havre, Marseilles, Dunkirk
and other ports.
The quotas of men of large French
war steamers are to be filled to the
utmost, and the vessels are to be held
ready TO weigh anchor at a moments
notice.
kilograms from the seat Of war in
the papers here to day are a perfect
chaos of wild and contradictory
statements The reports forwarded
to New York have been, In the main,
correct.
The telegraphic bureau in Paris has
begun to refuse to receive privale tel
egrams for transmission.
Garabaldi is expected at Paris.
The Times says that France has
been cured of military dictators.
The Paris correspondent of the
Times says that a stubborn defense of
Paris is certain if the city is beseiged
| The idea that the Prussians will walk
in without difficulty is entirely a mis-
/ taken one.
MADRID, September 12-Demon
strations of sympathy with the
/ French Republic continue in the
northern Provinces.
The Republicans in this city have
signed an address demanding the
coOvOcation Of the Cortes.
PARIS, September PIT is off
leave this evening for London,
Vienna, and st: Petersburg. on a
secret mission. The Prussians were
at Melun last night. Reports of an
armistice increase and Inconsistency
of the diplomatic corps. Its depar-
ture from the city.
LONDON. September 12.-An ot.t-
break is reported in the province of
Viterbo. The people surrounded lhe
Papal Zouaves 10 their entrenchments
at Viterbo, Montefascone and Valen.
tano and threatened an attack. Then
order was restored In the name of the
King of Italy.
The CGiiy Telegraph has a special
dispatch, stating that an arrangement
for the occupation of the Papal terrific.
ry agreed to; plebiscitum is to be ia.
ken by which the citizens are to decide
for the Pope or King as civil ruler, the
decision to be binding on both. Ii
the meantime. the italian troops will
hold the Roman territory until the
voting is over. and if the result is ad
verse to the King, he will withdraw.
The Papal towns are sending peti
tions to the Italian Government foI
protection. Naples urges the Kipp
not to hesitate, but make Rome the
capital of the nation.
The official Journal at Florence
iustifes the occupation of the patri.
mony of st. Peter, maintaining it as
necessary for the Pope. as for Italv
The Journal hopes the Pontif
will accept the guardianship of the
italian Government.
LONDON, Sept. 12.-Six French
ironclads were seen off the Good wins
this morning. Their course Wa!
southwest.
LONDON, September 12-At las
advices from China, affairs at Tier
Tsin were unsatisfactory. The chi
nese were violent in conduct. and
concentrating troops there.
A project for laying another tele
graph cable to America is announced
[Herald's Cable Special
LONDON, Sept. PA correspond
! ent writes from Paris. on the 10Th in
slant:
Paris is quiet, and there is qrea
activity in the preparations for its de
fense. National guards occupy tn,
parapets, and the forts are full,
manned. The arming of the popuIac,
is going on rapidly, and all are beinI
: drilled. 1000 Francs Tireurs hav
. been sent to join 1000 regulars nov