The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-29
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could put Prussia 10 possession OF
such material guarantees ~ would
make it certain that she could lose
nothing by tho effort after pcacc,
cvch should tho Constituent Assem-.
bly, reject the trcaty that might be
agreed anon. He also declared that
the commanders Of Metz and Strns-
bourg would obey any orders his
government might issue 70, them.
g In London there were some expect
ations that peace would be concluded
on the basis Of the temporary occu-
patton Of Alaace and Lorraine, ana
by tho surrender of Metz and Stras-
bo1rg.-
In commercial circles, however. the
hopc Of peace is noarl abandoned.
Prussia will insist on terms which
no Frcnch government would at
present dare 10 nccede TO.
New York, Sept %.
A cable special to the Tribune da-
ted London, Sept ~. says:
] The Tribune's correspondent at
Paris writing on Tuesday saya At
tacksson the Government continues,
and are, if possible. more bittcr now !.
that We are al shut up together
Some of the Red organs, the ReveillsS
tor instance, insist there shall bc 10
pcace on sny terms. That war must
70 on at III hasards until the vsca0Fys
is won. These eamc people insist ON
q clean sweep in public Offices 80 that
the whole administrative body em-
ployed under the empire, rank and
file a. well the heads Of departments
shall give place to now men.
How is . government possible sns
der such co. .ditiops, liz it is Of tho
least Importance that tbegvvcrnmept
should make peace2 And hers aro-a
set OF men who declare they shall uct
mako peace on any terme, who rp-.
proach the Ministers bitterly for ca-
pertaining the question or peace. Yst
Eh0ee v0rV men be0iO 10 cfv ont for
IN equal division Of food among NJ
and would embaTass the governmest
With disturbances If anything goes
wrong. These are tho psoplc b, bo
feared. s,.s... -
The government is doing its very
bcas, bat the Reds arc getting louder
and loader each day 10 thOir dissxtis-
iAction. They threaten serieusly to
kamper tho government, andi Il may
bo t6at before long Paris mAy regard
the incoming Of she Pruasians the
lesser evil. We arc doing we'll enough
about provisions and supplies. The
| government flxes the prices Of meat,
which II cheaper, l dare esy than in
New York. It's not yet more than
20 cents Q pound. TherD Is no scarcity
ofanimai food md the supply OF
bread ID unlimited. For wine ths
Prussians outside may envy as. The
city seclns unusually healthy. ksen
the smallpox hos disappeared, -
least We hear nothing Of u The Pso.
pho forget TO he III IN tho midst oi
war. ~. @ 5ss
We are waiting 10 no little excite
meut tho return Of Favrs from the
Rruselsn hcAdquartsrs. but those we'll
informed have slight hopes Of hts
success.
Another correspondont writes
Tuesday: "The light Of yesterday ~
Chatillon was nythlng bot sattiac-
tory. IL appears that originaiiy zen.
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/ Ducrot shosId have An army of iifsy
| thonsand men "a defend certain
he,chts. They came Ia ! trial wee
4ar7av. and the most impcrtan,
incident of the day was the flight.o
without firing I sbot tboy ran int
Paris amid exeorAtions and hootinga
Il ID proposed TO shoot them or :
least make good example of thcn
in Camp de Mars. The young Hob
| ilat did better. They st0od theil