The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-25
Napoleon Playing MicaW.
ber at Rheims.
Victor Hugo Returns to France
THE pRussiAN TERMS OF PEACE,

LONDON, Aug. "a.
At latest adviccs, Olivier was in Switz.
erland, denOunclng the majority Of the
French Chambers for bctraying him.
The Times today says, correcting itself,
Madam Canrobert and family are notin
England.
0bscurity still surrounds NTcMIahon. A
Paris dispatch says:
"The Emperor is at Rheims He waits
the opportunity TO VIGOROUSLY break the
silence '
"At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
everything is quiet. There are certain
mysterious runi0rs among the Diplomatic
Corps, but there has been ano, proposition
Tor preIiminarics ot peace, rs l have read in
some Of the English papers. I know that
Bismarck has indirectly informed De La
Tour D'Auvcrgne, that Prussia will not
treat for peace until she can do it on con-
tlitionS which will make it itimpOssiblc for
Fmnce 10 take revenge thereafter 1t is
not then our abNsemGnt, but our destruc-
tiOn which tho Prussian Minister seeks to
force. We will answer him. q % 6O""e
heuTc.
"ViCtor Hugo las returned to us. The
poet re.enters Paris in tho uniform OF the
home guards" n
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Tile IrmeS recognizes the fact that the
determination Of the French Corps Legis.
latif in favor OF self government will be ir-
resistablc hereafter should the Emperor
fail. ~ - t'"+
Prussia has sent Bavaria ten millions in
gold us q subsidy.
Napolcon's mission TO Italy Is riliculed
as untimely and prOfltless.
The French blockading squadron at the
mouth Of the Elbe has repaired from acting
on the offensive.
Cpxhavcn Is ceasing 10 bean agreeable
watering place! IT Is strong place
naturally and has besides been greatly
fortified, .r. r. ..a..- .u ..'
A Stuttgarlt telegram dated to-day says
the capitulatien Of Pfalsburg which was
reported yesterday has not yet been Of
fcially confirmed. ."
A, CarlsruhU telegram dated to-day
says there IS much Indignation express
cd at the action OF the French garrison Of
Strashurg in firing, upon Kehl, a defence
less town. Tie commander at Kehl
solcmnly protests agAinstit.
News Of u French victory at present
would cause panic In the stock market
here.
A New Weapon ofWar.-The Chinese
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LONDON, August "a.
A proposition is made by the Paris
Figaro for placing electric lights on tho
Paris Notifications 1t seems 10 meet with
thefnyor Of the military authorities, They
think the itlca good one, as the dazzle Of
the lights will perplex tho bCsicgers and
aid the besicgcd.
Orleans to the Front:
The Orleans party are very hopeful.
The Princes here watch events close
", and an agent Of great skill and eXpe.
rience, who Is in Paris, advises them Of
every event affecting their interests there.
A special correspondent Of the Tribune at
Brussels writes on Saturday the Goth: ~
learn from q trustworthy source that
Trochu intends within u few days to In.
vite the Orleans Princes to share In the
defense OF their country" Troops have
boeh sent 70 the Belgium province oI
Luxembourg 10 disarm the fugitive soldiers
arriving on Belgium territory and send
them into the interior.
The Removal of Dead and Wounded
Through Neutral Territory.
The question Of the transportation ofthe
Prussian dead and wounded through the
neutral Statcs Of Holland, Belgium and
Luxembourg, has assumed some impor-
tapco, 1t was stated at first that the
neutral Great Powers had asked the privi.
lege Of the governments Of Holland and
Belgium, but It seems now that the request
nricinntei with Prussia herself. Holland