Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-11-10

amount OF cOlu III Shc AAS
creased during the month S., ,069, ,4l2,and
now amounts to slOS, ,1s1 ,O7s, while the
currency balances have fallen of =, US,
12l, and is now s26, ,sls, $50. Thus the
good work of reducing our debt goes
steadily forward with undiminished re-
sources, having already been reduced
in twenty months, nearly 7}per cent.
WAR NEWS.
Thi. week we have reports Of an arm
istice proclaimed between the Two
armies. 1t is to last twenty-five days,
to give time for general, election in
France. Bismarck is confident that
peace will follow upon the election oi
new representatives. Since the fall ol
Metz the hopes of successful resistance
seems to have altogether departed
among the more considerate portion o.
the French pop .lation. The conditions
of the armistice are not well known
though it is not all probable that ths
Parisiaps will be left free to yictua
the city. The city is, by no means
peaceful. Riots occasionally occur ano
the people express dissatisfaction with
the present government. Bismarck will
be satisfied with nothing less than the
cession of Alsace and Lorraine. There is
hut little doubt that Prussia does roi
wish a Republic in France, and in this
sbe has the support of England, Russis
and Spain. The Prussians are preparing
for a winter campaign, and if the armis-
tice does not result in peace the bonn
bardment of the city will follow. We
are inclined to believe that Bazaine is
no traitor, although the idea of French
Republic may not have been so dear to
him as to the masses.
RAzAINE's DEFENSE.
LoNDoN. Nov. 5.-Marshal Bazaine
has written q defense of bis conduct in
the surrender of Metz. He repels the
charpes of sinister influences. and says
that famine and disorganization were
the only agents which caused the sur
render. Only O., 900 real able bodied men
remained within the walls to conduct a
defense against an enemy more than
trehle their number. The necessities of
the troops were dreadful. The artillery
could not be moved for lack of horses,
and the cavalry were dismounted, the
horses ofboth arms having been killed
and consumed by the endangered troops.
Bazaine says he held out to the last ex-
tremity awaiting advices from the gov
ernment. He received no communities
tions from the authorities at Tours, not
withstanding he made every effort to
place himself in relation with them.
Despairing of hearing from them he at
last capitualated.
NOTES FROM PARIS.
special dispatch from Versailles
savs. Two deserters from Paris say it is
Thought that the Provisional Govern
ment will refuse to hold elections fol-
fear of losing its power. Instead ofal-
lowing candidates to run for offce, they
desire to submit to the people vote as
to whether they will support the gov
ernment of national defense. An affirm.
ative vote, which they are certain to
secure, will be interpreted as equivalent
to their own election. A feeling is grow
ing that Favre and his friends have
resolved to sacrifice their country rather
than yield their power.
A correspondent at Paris, October
29th. saws: Yesterday my butcher gave
me notice that he could give me more
meat. went to the ward Office and got
a ticket authorizing the municipal
butcher to give me one-fifth of pound.
I sent my servant for the meat at eight
O'Clock in the morning. He returned at
two o'clock in the afternoon, having
been compelled to wait six hours at the
ward Office to get supplied.
Gustave Flourence has two of the EN-
peror's horses, which were left in the
stables.
All is quiet in Paris at II o'clock.
Napoleon has appointed an agent to
nav his tradesmen's bills.
Placards are on the walls calling on
creditors to attend the sales ofthe effects
of Napoleon and Eugene, by auction,
two months after the siege is over.
The Provisional Government refuses
to deliver to the Empress her cashmere
shawls and laces.
The balloon factory turns out one
balloon day. Silk is now too expen-
sive. and balloons are made of cotton
Many Paris actors serve in the Gardes
Mobile at st. Denis, where nightly con-
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