The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-31
THE WAR.
THE SBGR Oh PARIS
SUMMONS TO SURREN-
DER.
Sweeping Democratic Vic
tory in West Virginia.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the August

Reported Expressly for the ARGus.l
says:
proved traitor to France with the hope of
restoring the Emperor, as advised by
Bismarck and Napoleon that if Bazaine
were to remain in France he would certainly
be assassinated. The feeling of the people
is very bitter against him everywhere.
| The armies of General Banrbaki arrived
here yesterday, and was greeted with
enthusiasm.
LUxESBURG, 3l.-A detstchments of six
thousand troops from the army of Prince
| Frederick Charles has gone to besieged
Lougney near the Belgium border.
| LONDON, Oct. 29.-It is said that the in
terror of Paris shows less change than might
be expected. Here and there few large
jewelry and drapers' shops are closed. Be
yond this nothing extraordinary are notice
able.
| There is no confirmation of the rumored
revolution at Paris, or fighting at La Will
etts.
BRUSSELS, Dot. 29.-The Independen.
Beige denies the Prussian report of fighting
in Paris ON the 18th. Ii has the highes,
| evidence of perfect unity in the population.
| BERLIN, Oct. 29.-The Kreuz Zeitung
says the last summons to surrender has been
forwarded TO the military authorities inside
the Paris forti6cations.
| The Pomeranisn division, heretofore be-
| fore Metz, has gone to the siege Of Paris.
| A specisl at Boulogne sends word that a
| few of the American volunteers who
arrived at Brest on the steamer Vile de
| Paris enlisted in the Gath regiment, station
ed in that city, but the ma ority joined the
Francs tieurs, and were ordered at once to
Tours. They were received coidly by the
officers at Brest, but most enthusiastically y
along the road, and at Tours.
1t is asserted that the French government
has purchased in this country arms and war
equipments to the value of20, ,000, 900 francs.
| These purchases have been made, it is said
| in their behalf, to avoid any violation OF
the neutrality laws, by private persons.
| BREMEN, Oct. 29.-Late yesterday
| day afternoon, the suthoritiet OF this city
we're notified by parties in Belgium ths,
twelve French men-of war had inst left
Dunkirk, going north. The river entrances
and costs in the North and Baltic seas will
Immediately be placed in a state of defence
WssAINGToE, Oct. 3l.-A dispatch re
ceived to day from Lewis Baker, chairman
of the democratic state com mittee of Wes,
| Virginia, addressed to the national commit
mittee, says that the democratic triumph in
that state is complete. A democratic gov
ernor, secretary of state. two of the three
congressman, and probably the third one,
elected By over 5000 majority. The legis
| lature is democratic by atwo-thirds aiority.
| thus securing a democratic United States
senator in place of Senator Wiley. The
only portion Of the ticket in doubt is the
congressman from the third district. The
returns indicate the election of the demo-
| cratic candidate.
The Japanese Prince Adunea. and suite
of ten officers, arrived in this city this FORE
noon. and are stopping a. the Metropolitan
Hotel. They are sent here by the Japanese
government to thoroughly scqusint them
selves with our system Of government and
internal Improvements.
| The President to day signed the com
mission of Colum bus Delsno as secretary o.
the interior from the first of November.
He also appointed Benjami F Farnham
of Massachusetts, consul at Bombay VIM
Fl. Townsend, of Rhode Island, consul a.
Cork /; Frederick Held, of New York, con
sui at Ghent Arthur Livermore, of New
Hampshire, consul at Londonderry; Natha
MEL Pape, of Illinois, superintendent ol
Indian affairs of New Mexico; Edward II
Philtreplace, of Michigan, superintendent. o.
Indian affairs for Arizona.
| The following officers are relieved from
duty as Indian agents, and ordered home tl
await orders Capts. Frank T. Bennett
and Geo. F. Olmstesd; Lieuts. Argalus G
Hennsee and Geo. W. Graffam.
JOLIET, Ill.,, Oct, 3l.-There was great
turn out to the races here yesterday. NJ
Westphals horse Freeburg made the aston
ishing time of fourteen miles in ffty>thres
and half minutes. Many bets were made
and much money changed hands. This i,
believed to be the best time ON record fol
the distance.
VIENNA, Oct. 3l.-The Austrian govern
ment has forwarded to the governments Of
Spain and Italy, by a special envoy dispatch
announcing that it will support the candi
dacy of the Duke Of Aosts.
! New YORK Oct. 3l.-Registration in
the city this morning is progressing quietly