Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-26

The following items Of war news were re-
ceived here by cable yesterday and last night;

"A
| parties have united to sustain ith energy the
government or defence. Should Won hear
through Prussian dispatches, taat troubles have
nous force OF National aud Mobile Guards and
troops OF the line, with munitions and proyjsions
enough to bold out all winter. Let France make
heroic effort"
THE PRUSSIAN TERMS REJECTED.
TorEs, Sept. 2L-The following news is
"A Proclamation 10 Frdnce.-Before the siege of
Paris Jules Favre desired to see Count Won Bis
maIck to know the intention Of the enemy.
Followipg Is the declaration of the enemy =
Prussia wishes to continue war in order to
reduce Flance ID recond rate power. Prus ala
demands Alsace and Lorraine rs Car as the
Meuse. by right Of conquest. Prussia. before
consenting to an armistice, dem lnds the rem
diion Of StrJsburg. TOul and Mont Valerien.
Paris is exasPerated, and will rather bury her
tensions We can respond by resistance to the
last extremity. France accepts the struggle,
and counts upon her children.
choD."
The government has issued DEGREES that ALI
the municipal elections, as we'll as those for
members OF the Constituent Assembly, be sus-
pended and adjorrned, and that all municip n
elections which have been Effected shal he
apDulled. The projects will maintain the muni
cip1iities, or. in their inability t. serve will
appoint Others.
SPANISH AID FOR FRANCE.
madrid, Sept 24-Republc3n journ lls to-
day publish in full manifesto OF Senator Oresz
advising the formation Of legion to aid France
that the caDdidature for the throne of Spain
OF PIlnce bohen zollern or any other person in
the Prussian interest, is now inadm's 'ssible.
IMPROVEMENT OF PARIS DEFENsEs.
BRUSSELS, SeDtember %. = Improvements
under the direction OF the american q t;enersi si
Ripley. There was weak space between Forts
81. Denis and Mont Valerian, which Gen. Kin
icy mas protected by an elaborate system Of
TOUEs, September 25.-They have commenced
sending mails from Paris by balloon. The Com
sntaf'cnHe! publishes q note received by this
meape, which confesses that the city Is COM
l,leteiy surrounded and says that coIpmunica-
tion with the outside world can only be had by
balioors, one Of which will be sent out every
Sssnsn,a eex, "A person who left Paris in balloon
THIS city The PrussiaDs discovered and fired
AT MIN With muskets and cannon. Some shots
csTe 20 near that they caused his car TO v.brate.
Paris. 0 NS'e"Se Vi
At several points strong electric lights are used
10 guard against surprise, which Is evidently
contemplated by tho Prussiars, as they are ma
king large number of scaling ladders. Ne.r
Fore Montrefout there was large house behind
wh ch the Prnssians commenced to build re-
Coubt. The Breton Mobiles made a night ar
tie, and, after hand-to-hand ighs with the
Prussians, tore down the house. Seyera of fhe
enemy were killed. NAV
GERMAN HEADQUARTERS.
Inc COMMANDERS OF the German forces in
s.nS Ppr's have stationed their headauarters
iSlows: The King, at Meaux; Prince Al
b.echt, at Brunoy Crown Prince OF Prussia.
at Fontaineblqa; Crown Prince OF Saxony, at
Resors: Gen. Falkenstein, at Choisy de Roi.
DETAILS OF The BISMARCK AND
FAVRE INTERVIEW.
LoNDoF, Sept 25-lSpecial II the New York
Tribune. THE failure of the ne gatiations he
Ven count Bismarck and Jules Favre was
ayf l.
rIench goverrmeni, which dare not follow its
oN n judgment TIE question of recos pizine
at the outset that he and his colieae pes conId
give no guerant~e of permanent pee se, but de-
sired an erm istice until The Corstii uent Ass en-
al 0 that Germany could not be asked to relin.
guish temp orarily any advantage resulting from
her present military position, and it was agreed
tbat bat W"nS yns should proceed on basis
m'stce, If the Constituent Assembly rejected
he terms, the same relative Superiority
sne IN now, now has, ,,; Inc disigreement comrenced
on purely mlntery questions, Won MOltke
pointing out that the simple lap of time
was an essential inju.y that must be COM
psnsatea by the Telinquishment by France
OF speclhed material ADVANTAGES. He demanded
ire surrender Of Strasbprg, foul, and Verdun
All three Of these because they obstructed Ger
man communications. To open these and ac-
ammunition and supplies, Moltke considered a
partial compensation for the delay. Metz was
rot demanded because it did not interrupt com.
these terms impre ssed Favre, who, pel sonally.
1t is believed, would have gladly accepted them
but he had no final authority lrom his col
leagues. and returned t. Paris to consult. In
grown woree, and the difficulty Of maintaining
authority was greater than ever. The "reds"
are tui bulent, and there Is great no. liy to any
neg0tiat ons whatever, and the government was
reluctantly obliged to reject the proposals
On the German side the negotiation was con-
dncted IN entire good faith, but rever with
Favre's sit to Ferriers no military delay oco
crIrtd. Everything proceeded as before 1t is
believed at headquarters that nothing would
cepted, since until Paris is taken there is little
hope that any government or assembly would
accept the terms Of peace now definitely re-
;olvcd on by Germany.
ECGENIE IGNORED BY VICTORIA.
LoNDoN, Sept. 25.-It is reported that the En-
press Eugene and the Prince Imperial have re-
moved from Hastings to Chisselhurst, where
house has been hired for them. Queen Victoria
wholly Ignores them.
CAPITULATION OF TOUL.
BERLIN, Sept 25.-An Official dispatch, dated
Ecouen. Saturday, saws: "By the capita alton
or Toul there fell into our hands 1O9 officers,
I.Y? men, l2O horses, an eagle, 1O9 guns, includ-
ing ~ Iifed cannon ,0c0 rifles, 50Co sabres and
800 cuirasses. Large supplies of ammunition,
dered." -r'.1 O. - -
THE GERMAN FORCES IN FRANCE.
BERLIN, Sept. Ask hundred and fifty thou
sand German troors are now on French terri
tory, consisting of twenty-one srmy corps. Very
few landwehr are Of the number. Three fresh
army corIs are under arms, but have not yet
leat Germany. - =
NOTES FROM ST. PETERSBURG.
ST. PKrYRsBURe, Sept. 1s.-Since the battle
Of Sedan the Russian journals are now inclined
TO acquiefce in the PruEian terms OF peace
The cholera ID spreading rapidly. At St. Peters
burg two hundred cases were reported in the
hospitals yesterday.
A GREAT BATTLE REPORTED. "a
BHAuvAIs, Sept. "a, via Tours. Sept. pa
great battle ragged all day yesterday between
PDrt Oise and Isle Adam, few mites Dorth OF Z
Paris. 1t is reported that the peasant, are cut
ting on the convoy OF supplies In the rear Of the
L4s-.s -.sra-ssEr ROME. gss#fa 4res
FLoRKxcB, Sept A.-The Roman populaoe
yeste9dsy tore down the eseutcheops or foreien
iegaeioD xaef9 tney were combined Wifh the
rapal arms. In the latest conflict (the occuDa-
tDn Of the city Of Rome) but few OF the Ponti6-
cal eoidiers were killed 1t u ascertained thar
TIE wounded were forty.nv IN number, l-s7'
FLoHHNcE, Sept 2.-(Special to the New
York Tribune.EThe political prisoners at Rome
nave been liberated, among them Pretroni, after