The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-11
Paris BOursc Greatly Depressed.
THE SPANISH QUESTION - FRANCE
PREPARING FOR WAR.

day says the dignity Of Spain is yet
safe. The Cabinet alone is compro--
missed to the voice of Europe, and
must stop on their perilous course.
LISBON, July 9.-Senor Aline Idatz
will probably be appointed Minister
to Washington.
VIENNA, July 9.-The Presse. the
semi official organ, has an editorial
| imploring Spain to reflect before pre-
cipitating war.
FLORENCE, July 8.-The press of
Italy, both official and national. back
France.
PARIS, July "a circular has
been issued. recalling to their COM
mands all officers and soldiers absent
on furloUgh.
Large quantities OF powder and war
stores of all kinds are being conveyed
to strongholds on the Eastern from
tier.
The Government authorities have
plans OF all fortress. roads, canals,
and other public works in Prussia
The Government has taken meas
ures to put the Gorde Nati0ndle and
! Gdrde MO5ili Oh a war footing.
Agents of the French Government
J are now In Hungary purchasing
! horses and hay for cavalry service.
Bourse still excited. but closes at
three this afternoon a shade frmer !;
rentes go francs 50 centimes.
At a meeting of the diplomatic
corps, IN this city, last evening. Duke
of Grammont said that while remain
ing within the limit of moderation,
France would abandon none of her
legitimate pretensions. He hoped
the collective efforts of the great
powers of Europe would preserve
peace; but France was decided not to
part from the line of conduct traced
at first
PARIS, July 9.I:30P M.-The ex-
element on the streets is increasin g
at this hour. The bourse is very
much excited and rentes are declin-
ing. The last sales were at 69f SOC,
or 20 centimes below the opening and
67 centimes lower than any figures
made during the crisis There is
great activity at Toulon and other
French ports on the Mediterranean.
Large numbers of transports are being
i 6tted up enough to bring home the
entire French army now in Algeria.
PARIS, July 9.-6 P. M-There
seems no doubt that the government
is in receipt of an answer from the
Prussian government on the subject
of the Spanish throne difficulty. It
is intimated that Prussia makes the
following points: First. DisclaimiDg e
all participa ton In the candidature of
the Prince of HoheDzollern. Second.
The Prince of Hohenzollern is not
even relative of the Royal family of
Prussia Third. That Gen. Prim ne
gotiated with the Prince of Hohenzol-
lern, and he must be responsible, not
Prussia. 1t is almost certain that
this answer is not satisfactory to
France, and that the Duke of Gram
mont has forwarded another dispatch
to Berlin.
PARIS, July 9-8 M.-Two divi-
sions of the army of Paris have beer
ordered to Chalons.
THE SPANISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GREAT
POWERS STILL AGITATED-
sURMISEs.
LONDON, July 9.-Last evening the
police made a raid on the betting
houses at Newmarket, and arrested
several of the inmates.
Queen Victoria reviewed the troops
at Alderchott to day.
} Edward j Reed, who recently re-
signed his position as Naval Construe
tor, ha3 become a partner in the
Withworth Artillery Manufactury.
The British Rifemen are encamped
at Wimbledon to practice target shoot
ing.
; A. W. Faublenque, head of the
,, statistical department of the Board oi
Trade. has retired from service, owing
to i'll health.
At Liverpool, breadstuffs and cot
ton are uncertain in tone, and the
prices made are irregular This i:
altogether due to the possibility of &
Continental war.
Some influences are operating al
/, Manchester IN the market, for cottoI
goods and yarns.
The general excitement does moi
seem to have abated, while the better
opinion seems to be that war will b.
at last stavoided.
The dispatches received from some
quarters are well calculated TO excite
. the gravest apprehension.
The Austrian Government is pre-
! pairing to form apermanent camp neal
: !. the Prussian frontier She has hat
: this plan IN contemplation for long
time
: The North German Berlin Gazett
! says the French press is imprudentl.
: wild on the action taken by Prussi;
6 on the Spanish question. The selec
: tion of the Prince Of Hohenzollerl
depends solely upon the Spanish
Cortes, and not on the wishes of for
eigD powers.
Paris is considerably excited day
:. by rumors that Prussia is activel
= arming all the Baltic ports.
. . The corps de GrnIee now operating
: against the rebels in Algeria, unde
General Wimpfay, has been recalled
;: The Gazette de France of Paris
= says that the Duke de Grammont'
= declaration in the Corps Legislatif re
Gently, is equivalent to the Frencl
ultimatum, and the present situation
is the result of Bismarck intrigues.
The Journal Des Debats cf Paris
says that the policy of the FrencI
Government on the Spanish question
threatens to make all Spaniards unit
;. with the House of Hohenzollern.
{ Prime Minister Olivier, Yesterday
= assured the French Senate, that tn
i offer of crown to Prussian, was tn
u act of Prim. and was not binding o
: the Spanish Government.
;. Bourse at Paris opened excite
lS again this forenoon; rentes twenty
FIVE centimes lower than closing fe
ures last night.
. The French Minister of War ha
:; issued an order to all generals CON
~ mandinr renniring tham tc rannrt