The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-12
Saturday Nights Dispatches.
Tbs Times Tones Dowa It's Thunder,
La Situation on the Situation.
The French Side OF the
Story.
Rejoicing in Berlin Over Prussian
Victories.
BOmbardment of Paris Urged.
Miscellaneous European Intelligence.
BOmbardment of Paris Urged
Miscellaneous European Intelligence.
ENGLAND.

THE TIMES TONES DOWN ITS THUNDER-THE
1 POST CANNOT SEE IT-ARMs RELEASED.
LONDON. Dec. 8.--The Times to-day
has a striking and conciliatory edito-
rial on the subject OF the Alabama
Claims. It asks no indemnity for the
insults heaped on England in eonse-
quence of the depredations of the
Alabama. but Graves q settlement OF
the claims. not merely because they
are just, but for the purpose of inau-
gurating an era of better feeling, and
closer unity between the United
States and Great Britain.
The Morning Post to-day sees no
hope of better relations with the Uni
ted States, and says the best Ameri-
cans avoid or are driven from political
life, while men like General Butler
WELD q political influence, and osten-
tatious courtesy is shown to nations
supposed to be unfriendiy to England.
Five hundred cases Of guns. Of
Colts manufacture, which were
seized by the Government on their ar
rival here from America. have been
delivered to the consignees.
FINANCIAL-PERsONAL-
LONDON, December Sit is ru-
mored in Madrid that Senior Moret
proposes to suspend the payment of
interest on the internal debt for
twenty months, with the understand
ing that the Dor rdholders are also to
contract q loan. guaranteed BY mort
gage on the tobacco monopoly, for
five years. Senor Moret expects to
reduce the budget for 1871 fully one
quarter. compared with that Of the
present year.
A dispatch from Florence says the
23d of December has now been fixed
as the time for the Duke Of Aosta's
departure from Italy for Spain.
Vicomte Nallette has been ap-
pointed French Consul General at
London.
Especial to the WOrId.1
sPEcuI.ATIoNs-GLADs DIPLOMACY
FROM ToURs-A HoWL-LA SITUATION ON
THE SITUATION.
LONDON, Dec. Sit is the impress
sion in the Clubs tonight, and the
hopes of the French Imperialists are
greatly strengthened. that the Prussian
government is decidedly favorable to
the restoration of the Empire.
The health of the Emperor has
wonderfully improved.
Gladstone's note, announcing that
the government has taken care to
make all provision necessary for the
protection of the person OF the Pope,
adequate to support his dignity and
personal freedom, and the independ-
ence of his spiritual functions, excites
surprise and criticism. The govern
ment, by such q declaration, made at
this moment, intended, no doubt, for
the purpose of influencing the great
Catholic meeting at ST. James Hall
on Friday, and coneiliating the feel
ing in Ireland, where the rumors of
impending difficulty with America
already cause alarm.
Mr.. Tardien, in a dispatch of the
7th from Tours, asserts that the re-
treat of the Army of the Loire was ef-
fected without other sacrifice than Of
the naval guns in the entrenchments
at Orleans, all of which we're spiked.
The London press to morrow will
howl over Gladstone's note concern
| ing the protection of the Pope, de-
/ claring it an utter reversal of the ira
ditional English policy since the re-
formation.
Reports from Tours say that the
| Army of the Loire has divided into
two bodies, the left wing moving to-
wards Tours, while the right wing and
centre move south along the railroad
TO Versailles.
The La SITUATION, of this city, in
an editorial to day has the following
/ Further resistance on the part of the
French will end In anarchy or per-
manent occupation of the country By
conquerors or an armed intervention
| of neutrals. Intervention would be
worse than either anarchy or foreign
occupation. The guilt of further re-
sistance would not be on the men oi
the fourth of September, but upon she
Counsellor Of the empire, who pre-
vented the Empress from making
terms, after Sedan and the senators
of the empire, the Empress presiding
must now meet and make peace with
the conquerors.
A PRINCELY CONGREss-FOOD FOR PARIS
FINANCIAL.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Evening. .-Thi
Manchester Guardian to-day has
report that the Congress of Princes
will soon meet at Versailles.
Two English houses have contract
cd for q supply of food for the peopll
of Paris, after the capitulation.
The AoW of specie to the Bank o
England, this week, has been unu
sually heavy. The amount on han,
. to-day is f510,000 greater than las
Thursday.