New-York tribune., 1870-10-13

letter from Rochefort denying any connection win 'no
journal which, by the way, has since ceased " apI'
II was said mo printer in Paris could be iouhu WI" "
willing TO work upon H. Gen. Clusoret also VINO
ter, apOogizing for his article saying that u wa" ~
his intention Ia push the Governments on w ,
that he has been appointed the command OF he V"
tcers in Lyons. confess this looks 10 ne nAo '"S
ginning of dangers Lyons is competey III '"o
the extreme faction of the Republican parry ino Iou
flag floats over the Hotel dc Viile, ana 'ne ''iooi
onenIv 1outed What has arrived IN Lyons 10 III i"'t
nothing less than the setting up OF two rival Govern
t opdss is by no means which is to get the up
,or hand After all is 1t not well enough TO have
great city like Lyons show little independent action,
and not copy too literally the pattern set it by Parsf
think If I were Frenchman, which, THANK heaven
am not should be strongly drawn TO The party that
breaches Decentralization. 1t TO me to have been
one OF the OF France that all her intellectual and
political life has been confined TO Paris. To-day We are
seeing OF France acknowledged to hang ON the
issue Of the siege of Paris.
OF what may be going on at the capital we here know
actually nothing. 1t is now tTeo days since we have
had mail, the last line of communication, that by way
OF Orleans having been cut by the Government on Fri
day Our attention therefore ia turned upon what is
going on about us A gentleman of my acquaintance
here being in Geneva last Wednesday with two friends
of them. they passed along the principal street.
greeted a party who standing talking on the side
walk, "How You, Generai How are YOU, Monsieur
le Prefectl Good day, Monsieur Magnet" The two
latter personages quietly sauted him and walked away
while he stopped TO exchange few words with the first
As he reoined my acquaintance, that gentleman asked
him TO whom lie had boon talking "Jhat was Gen
Lepic," he answered ale talking with Pietri, VINO
is here under false name and with Magne' the lale
Minister, who also is under false name. Lepie ana
Petr have received permission from the King OF
Prussia to Join Napoleon at Cassel and are
TO set out at once" AS there can DO no
% HaV Vfu, hafn af
Geneva that day, take it for granted that the
nouncement in The London Standard, copied into The
POMdH Gazette and into the Paris newspapers that NJ
Pi6Ti is safe and sound in England s at the least pre-
mature What tell you would not be worth mentioning
except bit OF cOrroboratve evidence on the subject
of the apparently, absurd intention attributed to the
King of Prussia to replace the Emperor Napoleon Ill
on the throne of France Stated in France, nothing can
seem more wild than this notion, but We are assured
from various sources from perfectly serious ana i'll
situation TO know what is going on, that the existence
OF this insane project looked upon, even in Berlin, as
fact quite worthy of belief But there are many curious
indications note and it may he worth considering What
could induce the King of Prussia to allow General OF
the French Army not prisoner Of war, and two men
like Pi6tr and Magne, TO enter his kingdom and render
themselves at Cassel at this time. OF course, the
information I give must be taken for what 1t is
worth My informant is a person OF Character
and he saw the three persons in question: though he did
not know them. But bis companion knew them all. 1t
is to be remarked too that PGr not caring 70 be recog
nzed walked of without staying to be questioned Gen.
Lepc said that the city full of refugee imperaliss
who were only waiting the signal to return to France
with their chiefl The only comment viii make on this
subject shall be quote the remarks Of two Of the com
mon people here TO whom communicated the intclli-
gcncc that their beloved monarch is TO be restored To
them. But, monsieur" said one making an excellent
suggestion of the instrument with her thumb and fore
finger, there such things reyoyers" The other
replied very significantly, holding out the palm OF the
left hand and dvidngit into small slices with the fore
finger Of the light hand with sharp and yindictiYe
knife "Monsieur lust at present disposed to do
that TO him If we get hold of him"
To-day brings us that the last communications
with Paris and the outer world cut OF with the rails
Of the Western road. &C.