The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-29

ANXIETY POR THE FALL OF PARIS.
The uncertainty rs to the time when Parl:
will fall forms the principal topic OF conVcrstl
ton. IN answer to the demand for the speed!
bom5ardment of the city the official organ o
the Prussian Government assures inc puOiit
that their military chief is fully awake to III!
duty, and will leave nothing undonc 10 speeu
lily reduce the capital.
TIE POSTPONED BoMBARDNENT.
A belief prevails here that the non-5ombGrd
ment of Paris is due to the influence OF the
Queen OF England; but the official ionrnal re-
niles to This opinion that it is due rather 10 The
difficulty Of reaching the city effectively IRON
The present locations OF the PrusSlan batteries
which are yet incomplete and lacking in am
munition.
FORWARDING AMAuNITl0N.
This latter assertion is well founded. Fo'
some days mast the POtsdam and Anhalt Rail
way has daily forwarded one hundred Wagon
loads Of The largest prOjec;iles, and the gfe'l
gun foundry at SDantau is necessarily at WORK
manufacturing ordnance of the largest cali
bre I belief prevails in military circles Lhal
the bombardment OF Paris will begin before
Christmas, but, while such spncuiaLlohss s,n az. n
idle, ali agree in the opinion that tle i;!ii ol
Paris is tantamOunt TO the c0Rcl'isioh oi Ine
treaty OF peace.
THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE.
Once In possession of the capital, the Ger
mans will take 4 firm footing and occupy the
country until the French elect responsible
government. In regard to the manner Of ac-
compishng this, whether by unsetlinS the
present government, recalling Napoleon, re-
storing the Orleans family. or by convoc3-
ton Of the general councils Of France, the
widest opinions are formed, although those
who are best informed express the convlci
tion that the only way. out OF the present iaoy-
rinth is by the recognition OF the constitution
al government OF Napoleon.
MILITARY MEASURES
Wonderful efforts are still making for a
vigorous prosecution OF the war. The Oldest
classes of the landwehr have been drafted and
euuipped and sent to. the front, and calls are
made for officers formerly in the service to re-
turn 10 active duty. Officials have been taken
from the various departments and sent, with
muskets on their shoulders, to fill civil posts in
the occupied territory. Play bills announce
that actors, singers, scene shiilcrs. &C., have
gone to the war, and similar lists are present
Of men absent from the SCHOOLS, universities,
courts and hospitals.
CosM,ssARY AND cuAKTER9AsTER'S W0GK.
The city lBcrlin) is depressed by these evi-
dences OF a long continued war. II Is 3stonls!l-
inr what activity is exhibited b. the a'ltllori.
men on 4 foreign soil. a single factory sends
daily 80. coo cans Of preserved meats. Up to
this date there have been sent to Franco 65,-
000 900 of letters. As. .O00,0e0 Of tlalcrs. l.000
OOO parcels, 35. 00O official packages-all sent
10 the front through the p0slotlicc in The field,
which covers 500 English miles in length, and
requires the services OF EGO officers and 503G
clerks and postillions. The government now
invites bids FOR 1000 two-horse teams.
DETERMINED TO PIGur IT OUT.
The tirmest determination exists among the
t, OOPS, despite the hardsnips which they must
encounter, not TO cease in their Efforts until
they have brought The war TO successful end.
1t now seems as il there is little prospect OF
that for the next three or iour months. But
the soldiers are resolute although far distant
from home and country The invasion demon
s.rates to the German people that their desti-
nv lies in the hands of their sovereign rulers,
whose behests they are bound 10 obey. For
this reason everything is planned and execn-
ted at headquarters, while the Prussian Diet
reirains from war legislation, except to vote
the budget. The liberals scarcely dare make
their voices heard to UfTer any propositions iE
behalf OF the people.