The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-09
Foreign News.
ENGLAND.

1 GlOn OF inquiries into UHS aria
mentary elections. She announces
the probability that the Government
will propose land reform measures
for Ireland, and will introduce bill
to define the status of citizens of
foreign countries, who may desire
naturaliz ton. She recommends such
legislation on the subject of religious
tests In the Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge, as will increase the
usefulness of these Institutions. She
cemmen.s upon the recent agrarian
! outrages In ireland, and after re-
sumo of various measures of domestic
reform to be submitted, closes as fol-
lows: Upon those and all other
subjects, Her Majesty devOutly prays
that your labors may be constantly
attended by the blessing of God"
The news of the arrest Of Roche
fort and it's consequences have made
a sensation here. There are many
rumors afoat; one, that the troops
have fred on the crowd. The rumors,
however, are generally discredited.
Another cable, to connect Wales
and Rhode Island, is shortly to be
laid. The contract for the cable, to
cost $500, 900. has just been signed.
Tomorrow the Oxford University
boat crew will accept the challenge of
the Cambridge crew for regular an
nual race.
LONDON, Feb. 8.-Since the trans
fer of the telegraph lines to the Gov
ernment, the amount of domestic tel
egraphing has increased fully one
third.
Sir John B. Karslake has written
a communication to the London Globe,
urging on the Government a system.
lied emigration as a social relief.
Gladstone has written to Professor
Rogers, approving of the removal of
the clerical disabilities
The Queen is still at Windsor. She
will remain there till the 18th of
March.
The steamship Maine. from South
ampton to-day, took G34, 900 sterling
for New York.
FRANCE.
PARIS, February Z, Eve. Roche
fort was arrested at his residence, In
BelleviIle, in the north eastern part
of the CITY, ata early hour this even
ing. His friends arc Assem- bling ia
great crowds. Seticus trouble is ex-
pected.
PARIS, February 8, 2 A. M.-The
troubles at Belleville are serious.
The streets are filed with shouting
people, and barriCading has com
menced. A detachment Of troops has
arrived.
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PARIS, Feb eb.S.-Barricades have been
erected in Faubourg Temple, Rue St.
Mour, Rue Grange, Aux Bellies and
other streets In the vicinity of Belle
vile. The scene of the disturbance is
near the Northern and Strasbourg
Railway stations. Additional de-
tachments Of troops have arrived, but
no fire arms have yet been used. The
troops in the gaTrIsons In the vicinity
of the city have received orders to
hold themselves in readiness at mo-
ment's notice. Great precautions
have been taken by the military au-
thorities. It is believed that the riot
will not be attended with any serious
consequences.
[Later-l
PARIS. February 81 7AM.-The
troubles at Belleville lasted all night,
and have extended northward to La
Villette, the extreme northeastern ar
rondessement within the fortifca-
tions. The troops have not yet re-
sorted to ire-arIns The police are
active and have made many arrests.
Beyond the excitement naturally in
cident to such an occasion the rest of
the city is tranquil. The government
continues its precautionary measures.
PARIS, February 8.-The govern
ment has excluded Papal currency
from general circulation in Francs.
PARIS, Feb. 8, II M.-The follow
ing details of disorder IN the North
Eastern ACCOMPLISHMENTS are cleaned
from newspapers:
Rochefort was arrested as he was
on the point of entering q political
meeting in Rue De llandre Rummy
from B elleYille to La Villette. AL
though there was great crowd of
people present, mostly his own parti-
sans, be made no resistance and no
appeals to the crowd. AS soon as
the arrest was made known to the
meeting, the widest scenes occurred.
Gustave Flourens, who presided. rose
excitedly, drew sword, fred his re-
volver and declared that the ins ur-
rection had begun.
The meeting broke up in disor der
and the crowd, under the leadership
Of Flourens, Immediately proceeded
to barricade the streets. This was
accomplished without loss of time by
the confscation of omnibuses and
other vehicles from the stables in the
neighborhood. A Commissary of
Police, who accompanied the guard
charged with the duty of arresting
Rochefort, was forced along with the
crowd and badly injured by their
maltreatment. The district lying be-
tween the Rue Du Faubourg, Du
Temple and the Notifications at La
Villette, a distance of about two
miles, was IN possession of the rioters.
At eleven o'clock a body of police
charged the barricade in Rue Du
Faubourg Du Temple and attempted
to carry 1T, but was repulsed. One of
the Commlssarles was dangerously
wounded and one policeman killed.
AT other places barrlcades had also
been erected, but they were not de-
Tended. The military are now out In
force. but thus far have made no use
OF their ire arms, although the insur-
gents Lave. The latter had pillaged
the armorles, and in them was OBJ
tanned their weapons. Several po-
licemen were wounded with these
skirmishes early in the evening. A
great number of arrests have been
made. At three o'clock this morning,
over three hundred persons had been
taken into custody and imprisoned In
the barracks of Prince Eugene. Many
were mere boys. all armed, and most
of them under the influence of liquor
It is reported that GustaVe Flour