The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-07
The PrussIans Marching on Paris.

PARIS, September 5, P.M.-The
Republic has been proclaimed in all
the great towns. The city of Paris,
though in the hands of the people, is
quiet.
PARIS, September 5.-Paris is calm
The Republic has been proclaimed in
Lyons, Bordeaux and Marseilles.
The special correspondent of the
Tribune telegraphs from Paris on
Sunday afternoon: Paris is In q state
of indescribable enthusiasm. Every
where there are cries of V5Ue la Re-
publQue.' At $3.50 / saw the flag torn
down from the Tuileries. The people
forced their way through the gates of
the Tuileries' Gardens, but doing no
damage"
The Garde Mobile now occupies the
Tuileries. I heard soldiers in the
barracks Aqua D'Orsai cry VivG Ia
Repubhqne" from the windows.
Eagles are torn off flags, and busts of
the Emperor torn from houses by SOL
diers and thrown with jeers amid uni
Versal applause. / saw Rochefort
borne in triumph to the Hotel deVille.
Portraits of tbs Emperor and EN-
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and the people tore them to atoms.
LONDON, Sept. 5-Count Bismarck
telegraphs officially to London:
"VERDUN, Sept. 81 have spoken
with Emperor Napoleon about peace,
but he has answered that as a pris-
oner he has no power, and that all
depends on the regency In Paris. The
capture of the Emperor has no lntiu-
ence on the continuation of the war.
LONDON, September "a special
correspondent telegraphs from Ber-
lin, Sunday noon: A private dis
patch from the Kings headquarters
says that the Crown Prince resumed
his march on Paris the morning af-
ter the victory of Sedan. Camps
were broken, and the heads of the
columns In motion at daylight on
Friday. The King reports that he
will send Napoleon to Ehrenbretzin.
Metz is quiet.
The bombardment of Strasbourg
has been suspended.
The enthusiasm and rejoicings con-
tinHe here and throughout Germany.
The streets are full OF professions,
with banners and music and singing.
w uEEENET AuE 0mCIALdu lax 10 0AD-
PLAYED, the professions halt and sa-
lutte it with the loudest cheers. Yes
terday the schools closed, and courts
adjourned. Business was suspended,
and the people. all night long, gave
themselves up to rejolclngs;
The entire press and public opinion
insist, 100 to Paris Peace will be
made No neutral Intervention or
mediationp
A special correspondent of the
Tribune telegraphed from Brussels,
Saturday evening. that Gen. Failly
was killed By by one of his soldiers.
More French soldiers have been
brought to Namur
The Belgium M0niteur denies that
700 Prussians were sent to Bruges
The Emperor was accompanied to
the Kings headquarters by Generals
Lubrun, Douay and others. Napole-
on was impassive, smoking cigaretTs.
McMahon's effort 20 relieve Metz
was bafied by the delay due to the
necessity Of providing for the Empe-
ror's safety and the baggage.
A Tribune correspondent telegraphs
from Carlsruhe, on Tuesday: There
is no doubt of the speedy capture OF
Strasbourg. The Prussian General
offered to agree to an armistIce Of
twenty-four hours, If the French
General would arrange terns of capt.
ulation at the cad of that time, but
the French refused. The Inhabitants
are eager to surrender. The shrieks
of the women and children are dis
tinctly heard at Kehl.
The French not only shelled the
houses in Kehl, bat the church
which had been converted into a hos
pital, was fred and the wounded
burnt.
Nearly all the villages in tn,
neighborhood of Strasbourg have
been destroyed.
The special correspondent of the
Tribune writes from Florence Aug,
80:
Last nights Gazette de Italy pub
fishes q circular, notifying ali ten.
ants that the Ministerial Council! ha!
decided to transfer the government
to Rome, before the end of Sep
tember. The government, by an
nouncement, intends to exonerate it
self from claims to indemnity. TIL,
news came on Florence like a thun
der bolt. The genuinness of the no
tice is doubted.
This policy explains the army OF
the frontier, and why Prince Napo
leon postponed his announced depart
ure.
There is a panic among the proper
~ holders of Florence. and the Mu
nicipality and many projected work
have been suddenly abandoned.
OSTEND, September 5.-The Elm
press Eugene arrived this mornin
at Braiere La Comte, 10 Hainault
She was quite i'll, and exhausted b
the night journey and with the dread
full emotions of the last few days. BE
Majesty was accompanied by tn
Princess of EssliDg. Countess Wales
ueska, Princess de la Musqueka
Madame de Montebello, Madame q
la Pargee, Baron aud Baroness d
Pierre, Count de Lesay Marrezii
Madame de Nodaellac and Madam
Corette. She was received with muc
respect By Col. Count Van Derstrale
Ponthase, aid-de-camp of the King @
Belgium. and proceeded at once t
join the Prince Imperial, who Is lyln
Ill at Namur.
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