Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-24
TELEGRAllS TO THE STAR.
THIS AFTERNOONS DISPATCHES
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE WAR EUROPE.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
ENGLANDsPRoPosAL OF AN ARMIsr1cE
Early Suspension Of Hostilities Expected.
SIEGE OF PARIS.
PRUSSIAN WORKS IMPREGNABLE.
King William Regards the Siege as a Farce.
SIEGE OF PARIS.
PRUSSIAN WORKS IMPREGNABLI,
King William Regards the Siege as Farce.
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AFFAIRS IN PARIS.
Tours, Oct. 2S.-Pari3 advlces 70 the 18th
show that over 100 900 National q uards re spon,!
ed to General Trochus order of the day, dc
manding volunteers for sorties. Keratry has
gone TO Brittany to assume command of the
fsrces of the West. The administration of the
Bank of France is now at Bordeaux, and is ex-
pected to remain there until the close of the
war.
Official intelligence is at hand that the Prrs.
slams entered Nangis and Nonterau TODAY; that
they have disappeared from Meung and Beau
gency.
balloon, which left Paris yesterday, landed
safely between Sagny and Meaux but quite near
the Prussian lines. When at the height of 20aO
use by the Pruseians.
The Official Jodrnal of Paris publishes an
answer OF Gen1 Ducrott) the Prussisn charge
that he broke his parole. The General saws
he escaped from Sedan after he had plact him
self in the hands of the Prussians, having re-
iused TO sign the capitulatiOn or give his parole
The same paper, of the 10Th instant, relates
the des ruction OF several more Pru sian bat
teries, which had lately been erected. The fire
of the forts ismantled the Prus sian guns and
disabled number of the enemy.
THE LATEST PEACE PROJECT.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-GSpecial to the New York
World Gladstone and Granville spent the
whole Of to-day in consultation with the Prus-
sian, Austrian and Italian ambassadors and
general Lover. The latter had an interview
with Cart, NapOleOn's secretary, at Nous. and
subseq ntly one with the Empress at Casal-
hurst. Ii is reported that the Emperor and
Empress agreed with the King and Bismarck
upon project of peace, which includes the dis
manfling of the fortresses in Eastern France
and The payment of an indemnity by F-ancs to
Germany OF COCO, 10000 OF francs. in cattle
horses, grain, wine and oil. No cesson OF terri
tory is to be made unless the peoFas OF Alsaca
upon pleblscite, should vote for annexation 10
Germany. BaZaine is to leave Metz and pro-
-,
Empress as Regent. Ii Is added that the solu-
ton deperds absolutely on the acceptance bv
King William of the conditions introduced into
the arrangement by the Great Powers that the
cesslon OF Alsace must be determined by il.
people. The Powers insist on this and il is
even rumored that if Germany objects To it
they Will intervene by force TO compel Prussia
10 wthdraw her armies from France.
ENGLAND PROPOSES A TRUCE.
LONDON, Oct. o. Tribune special The
kilograms from Tours and Vienna announcing
the proposal by England of an armistice. are
substantially true. l have the highc It authori-
~ Tor saying that the British government con-
cluded last week that the time had arrived for
making another effort. They considered the
moment critical, and felt it their duty to try
something. They have urged an armis,ce by
making common cause with the representative
OF Prussia and France, and asking other powers
to join them in the effort to bring it about. The
armistice is intended to allow the conyoc alton
OF the French assembly.
convocatiOn, but insists that the arnistice must
involve no impracticable bases of peace While
the oyertures Of Great Britain have not been up-
favorably received at both Tours and Versailles,
the British government has small hopes of enc,
cess. Ihere Is chance, but only achance, that
me present EFFORT may produce q suspension Of
hostilitiee.
CLOSE QUARTERS.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The first parallel against
the southern fort Of Schlestadt has been opened
II SIX hundred PAGES from the work, and has
peen mounted with thirty-two guns ready for
use. In its establishment the Prussians lost
AN EARLY SUSPENSION OF HOSTILE.
TIES.
BRUSSELS, Oct 23.-The Independence Beige
has the following special from London :-"After
the cabinet council held on Friday, Earl Gran
vile telegraphed to British minister at Tours,
Berlin, st. Petersburg, Vienna and Florenc
with view to bringing about an armstice be-
and opening Of the French Constituent A SEM
bly,. Answers received from the amba. 'adors
indicate An early suspension of hostiities."
TERRIBLE SCENE AT IyRY.
RoUIN-SUNDAY NIGHr-Oct. 23.-At Ivry,
In the Department or Eure, old men, women
and children rose against the Prussiau troops
occupying the place, and q terrible scene en-
sued. Numbers were killed on both sides; aud
ambuiances have been sent to the relief Of the
wounded.
The Prussians are concentrating around
Gisone.
Cardinal Bouuechose to-day read from the
pulpit protest against the invasion Of Rome.
THE PRUSSIAN POSITIONS BEFORE
PARIS.
LONDON, Oct 2-[Her ID Special IA letter
rom VerSain es, OF the 18th describes visit to