Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-25

Inc Frencn Amy 10 sail from Cher.
bOurg to-day.
PARIS, July %.
Popular demonstrations have been made in
Bavaria against war
The Rothschilds in Paris, have lost twenty
millions by the war. Esanger and other
bankers lost heavily.
The La Liberte to-day says that the Gov
ernment is in receipt of important news
from Copenhagen, relative to neutrality with
Denmark. This news is contrary to recent
reports on the subject.
The departure of the Emperor has certain
ly been postponed for few days.
The reported death of Gen. Douay is
false.
The French agents in the South German
states have demanded their passports.
New York, July 90.
London specials say that Prussia was taken
by surprise; that Van Motke will not be
hurried in concentrating his forces; that regi-
ments will wait reserves until their ranks are
full; that no soldier of the Prussian guards
had left Berlin that the infantry reserves
were arriving on Tuesday; that the feeling
througOut Germany resembles that of the North
when the rebels attacked Sumter.
LONDON. July 90.
The financial and commercial panic is ter
rible. There are inumerable failures of old
and strong houses.
Railroad freight traffic has ended and the
passenger traffic closes Sunday.
The defences of Strasbourg depend on the
water, which is now very low, and the place
comparatively weak
The correspondent of the La Liberte and
Rappel were arrested and subsequently re
leased.
The correspondent of the. London News ar
rested Thursday, is reported to be VIM. r.
Russell who was journeying toward Prussia
The Saturday Review does not think that
the fortunes of Cuba will be affected one
way or the other by European complications.
1t also says that the duty of the press at
these times of war is difficult.
Holland particularly begs for silence about
the disposition of Dutch troops.
The French Navy is expected to sail from
Cherbourg to-day.
The Atlantic cable are still very much
crowded.
Telegraplic dates have been received from
Paris up to noon to-day. No fighting has
yet occurred.
The manufactures in Lancaster District
will soon be put upon short time wages.
BERLIN, July 23.
1t is understood that the German army if
victorious will march on to Paris.
The Gottensburg University has closed,
and all the students have enlisted.
In the North German Parliament last even
ing, Bismarck denied the assertion of Gram
mont. that Germany had confessed the i'm
possibility of Ilohenzollern candidacy. He
asserted that from the time Grammont first
knew of the project, nothing personal or
official was said to Beneditti about it.
The correspondent of Beige writing from
Metz, says that the whole country swarms
with Prussian spies. Prussia seems to be
eager to pay for all information touching
French movements. France however, not
through pride, but from a wish to maintain
frank character of the war, in harmony with
IS object, decline to avail herself of any such
instrumentality.
The Journal Official this morning publishes
the following proclamation from the Emperor
to the people of France;
Frenchmen There is in the life of peo-
pie solemn moments whenth the national honor,
violently excited presses itself irresistably
above all other interests, and applies itself
with a single purpose, directing the destinies
of the nation. One of those hours has now
arrived for France. Prussia to whom we
have given evidence during, and since the
war OF 1866, of a most conciliatory disposition
has held our good will of no account, and re-
turned our forbearance by entertainments
She has aroused distrust in all quarters, ne
cessitating exaggerated armarments, and has
made OF Europe war camp where there is
disquiet and fear of the morrow. This final
incident has disclosed the Instability of inter-
national understanding and showing gravity
of situation. In the presence of her now pre-
tensions, Prussia was made to understand our
claims, they were evaded and followed with
contemptuous treatment, and our country
manifested its profound displeasure at this
action, and quickly the war cry resounds from
one end of France to the other. There re-
mains for us but to confide our destinies to
the chance of arms. We do not make war up
on Germany, whose independence we respect.
We pledge ourselves that the people compos-
ing the great Germanic nationality shall dis
pose freely of their destinies AS for us we
demand the establishment of a state of things,
guaranteeing our security and assuring afu-
ture. We wish to conquer durable peace
based on true interests of the people, and to
assist in abolshing that precarous condition
of things when all nations are forced to en-
ploy their resources in arming against each
other. The glorious flag of France, which
we once more unfurl in the face of our chal-
lengers, is the same which has borne over Eu-
rope the civilizing ideas of our great resolu-
tions. 1t represents the same principle, and
il will inspire the same direction.
Frenchmen Il go to place myself at the
head of that valiant army which is animated
ny their love of country and devotion to duty.
That army knows its worth, for it has seen
victory follow its footsteps in the four quar-
tiers of the Globe. take with me my son,
despite his tender years. He knows the
duties his name imposed upon him, and he is