The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-24
FRANCE

PARIS, August 23.-Iu the Corps
Legislatif yesterday, when Palikao
announced the receipt of a dispatch
giving reassuging news. Deputy Ker-
airy demanded the date and also
whether the dispatch was from Ba-
zaine himself. Palikao said the dis
patch was dated the 18th, but the up
roar of the Deputies was so great as
to drown the answer touching the
authority of the message. Keratry
then proposed that nine members of
the Chamber be chosen to form a part
of she committee of defence The
members OF the party of the Left i'm
mediately gave signs OF approval, but
the majority hesitated.
keratTy claimed that the state of
affairs urgently demand it.
Some more mel bers of the majority y
rose, as approving; and several more
members of the Left, which was ae-
cepted as establishing the urgency of
the case.
After the tumult subsided, Palikao
said the Committee of Defense was
numerous enough as at present con-
stituted, and in the name of the whole
Cabinet be repelled the proposal just
made.
A question of confidence was thus
established, and eight Deputies retired
to debate the matter. The affair has
created sensation, as it is considered
an attempt to interfere with the Ad-
minstration. The matter is to be de-
cided tomorrow.
La the Senate yesterday, proposal
was made TO meet every time the
Corps Legislatif met, but it was de-
feated. The President will call
meetings whenever, in his judgment,
they are necessary.
It is reported that Rouher went to
Chalons to confer with the Emperor,
and accompanied him to Rheimes.
The Soir says the dispatch above
alluded to was from Bazaine, and was
brought to Palikao by special mes
senger. It is understood that the
message contained much important
and favarable news, which has been
withheld from the public.
The .Soir says further that Palikao
is certain he will be sustained by the
Corps Legislatif, else he would not
have been so decided at the meeting
yesterday.
Many prizes have been arranged By
the French navy department in order
to encourage gallantry. Some of them
are said to be extremely valuable.
The Paris journals blame Prince
Napoleon for leaving France. On his
return here it was supposed he had
been on a mission to Victor Emanu-
ell, but such report of few days ago
is DOW denied.
The Archbishop of Paris has d.
rected the clergy to contradict the re-
port that the Pope felicitated the King
of Prussia.
A number of Prussian spies were
arrested here to-day.
Capt. JeanoVede writes to the Paris
Temps, admitting that the accounts of
Prussian violence are exaggerated.
but In few isolated instances only.
The London Times exhorts the
French people to consider what the
attempts to defend Paris must cost.
and urges them to consider that al
most any defense of Paris, cannot Sc
riously defer its capture.
The fortifcations of Luxembourg
have been razed.
The Steele says that the 100000. 900
francs loan is already more than
takens
It seems certain that the project
brought before the great powers of
Europe is having for its object the
prevention of the dismemberment of
France.
Assurances have been sent from
the French Government to the Pope
that Italy has no intention of attack
ing Rome. The Papal troops have
been Withdrawn from the Champagne