The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-13
The Situation in Europe.
Active Military Preparations DY
France and Prussia.
RUMORs OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF
PRINCE LEOPOLD.
RumOrs Regarding Prospects Of an
Bmicable settlement.
THE ASPECT OF THE QUESTION
STILL VERY SERIOUS.

atOry or the massacre OF C0TlS6auS
In Pekin has been received. Private
dispatches dated June 22d, a day
later than the reported massacre oc-
CURED. does not refer to it.
PARIS, July 1.-THE feeling to day
is much quieter. Al midnight bourse
was still excited, though rentes bad
made decided advance, the last sales
being made at SO francs % centimes.
The Emperor arrived at Tuilleries
early this morning from st. Cloud.
Baron Werther, Prussian Ambassa-
dor, also arrived from Ems at eleven
o'clock last night.
Olivier declines to accept as a gage
of peace the King of Prussia's with
drawal of his sanction Of the Prince
of Hohenzollern s candidature, unless
he does it as King of Prussia and
not as the head of the family.
PARIS. July 12-Noon.-M. Michi-
let, in the Rdppel of to-day. pleads
for peace. He says the pIebiscitunI
meant peace, and if it be doubted. let
the vote be repeated.
Spaniards do not apparently mani
fest the least concern in regard to the
situation.
Paris journals note contradictory
reports of the attitude Of Italy.
On the Franco Prussian question
some of the reports say Italy is favor
able to France; others that she leans
towards Prussia.
PARIS, July 12.-The evening Jour
nails publish the following details of
the Prussian movements as received
from Ems:
The King of Prussia had several
audiences with Baron DeMoltke.
The first Prussian corps de Grn1ee mas
received orders to march to the for
tresses of the Rhine. The corps at
Cassel, Hanover and in the Elbe
provinces are TO be reinforced imme-
diately. Seventy thousand troops
are to be stationed on the line of the
Rhine.
An extract from letter written by
Gen. Prim, on the 9Th inst, Is also
published. He says: Il never sup
posed France could be so impressed
in this matter, but Spain cannot, with
out shame, draw back, SO en- eUdnt ct
v,ve Espdgne.
1t is reported that the Orleans
Princes was active in the Hohenzol-
lern candidature.
Duke ChartFes and Countess Plan
ders urged Hohenzollern to accept.
The Counte is acting under the ad-
vices of Chartres.
LdIer.-It is reported that the
questions at issue between France and
Prussia has been amicably settled.
Rentes opened at 68 fraAc5 40 oen-
times, aud are now active and firm at
20 francs 80 centimes.
PARIS. July 12.-The news that the
difficulty with Prussia would probably
be arranged, is founded on the an
nouneement that Prince Charles. of
HoheuzollerD, father of Leopold,
| through Senor OlOzaga "a interme-
diary, has telegraphed to Gen. Prim
that he should refuse the crown for
his son, even if elected by the Spanish
people.
Olivier left the hall of the Corps
Legislatif at three o'clock this after
noon, had a conference with Gram
mont and the Prussian Ambassador,
aud returned. 1t was expected that
the government would make another
declaration in the Chamber to day,
and all the Ambassadors were invited
| to attend, but none was made.
+ Duvernois submitted an interpret
lation to the Government as to what
guarantees would now be demanded
to prevent future complications, to
which an answer will be returned at
the proper time.
The panic on bourse to day was
caused by the forced sales of specu-
lators.
Partisan journals have reports of
an immense movement of troops in
Germany. They represent the roads
TO the frontier as encumbered with
men and horses. Even in Baden the
military activity is remarkable. The
railway transportation has been so
arranged that $4,000 infantry and
5000 cavalry can reach the frontier
in one day.
Secret exercises of artillery have
been going on in the Fortress of Ras-
tadt, and on the common roads, Ia
Western Prussia. Sergeants of the
regular Prussian army are drilling
young soldiers in the handling of
arms.
La Liberte. alluding to the report
that a special envoy will be sent to
Prussia, says il is Incorrect, but a
messenger has gone to Vienna to pro-
pose an offensive and defensive al
lance between France and Austria.
The latter's answer is not yet known.
Same paper intimates that the
King of Prussia would refuse, as the
chief of the Heuse of Hohenzollern,
his support to the candidatHre of Leo.
peld. but, as King of Prussia, he
must give his consent.
PARIS, July 12-There were two
hundred and sixtY-seven deaths in
Paris, last week, from varioloid.
The strike in Mulhouse has ex-
tended to all classes of workmen.
Even bakers have ceased to work, and
at east twenty Thousand men are
idl, Good order has been preserved
Neither the police nor soldiers are
called upo to interfere.
The drought In France continues.
No rain fell for ten weeks prior To
July 4.h, and since then there has
been only few slight showers, which
were not sufieieRt to revive the
dropping crops.
CHERBoURG, July 12.-Phe Viqe
de Cker6Osgg says that all the wal
steamers now in that harbor keer
fires banked, not only to embark pro.
visions to any threatened point, bui
to be ready fer more active service.
BRUSSELS, July 12.-At the forma
i opening of the Thames embaukment
to morrow, it is expected that tho
Queen will take part In the ceremo
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