The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-17
REMARKS 9 by FIGT R HUGO
HNGTAND

slI,oNDoNs September 3 16.-The
French have uselessly destroyed all
the works Of art, on the highways and
railroads leading out of Paris. Not
withstanding this Wholesale destruc-
tiuu of property, the advance of the
Prussiau army has not been delayed
a single honr. "a s. n
The Paris journals s;o-day persist
that mediation is possible ~
The Prnssians are massing at some
distance from the city, rpssrEz
The measures OF defense at Psris
are now SO great that they are ex
pected to act strongly iu favor OF
peace. &c.
: I.oxDo0. Sept 16-3 P.sx.--Ths fol-
lowing Intelligence is9receiTed from
Paris.I .&.Ez1a
The advances of the Prussians is at
Brenteuil aud Neuilly and Sur
MaFne, and their scouting parties
have occupied Carbeil aud Clamorte.
A throng of people are escaping
from Paris lA 6A .iz42N
LONDON, Sept. 16.-A SLOW mail
route has been arranged between this
city and Paris by way of Amlens and
R0unu.
A gdispatchy from Belogne states
hatonIy a few curious travellers have
visited Wilhelmskoh since the arrl-
val of Napoleon, more than halt of
whom were Americans.
On Friday last the Duchess OF
Hamilton visited the Emperor. He
receives in undress uniform, and has
Doctor sGeuneau5 perpetually' on his
right during his almost Incessant
walks. Princes Murat and MoskoWa
de Charles PAIGE, and Niscount
Reille are In his company much OF
the time.
AParis correspondent writes to the
Times: There are those who think
il possible that France would give
up portion Of her feet. pay the cost
of the present war. raze the walls of
Strasbourg aud Metz. abolish con.
seripiion, and accept 3 hmitatien OF
the army. as the price of peace, but
nobody believes she asill cede q foot
of territory.
Empress Eugene, isz greatly an
noycd by the army Of sight seers. who
follow and stare at her whenever she
appears il pubic a8a
LONDON, Sept. 16.-Charles Reed,
member of Parliament for Hackney,
TO day unveiled the, monument to
Alexander De Foe, at Banhill
Fieldas sA 18s4 sagsa4
At the session of the British Scien-
tific Association to-day. Colonel Ba.
ker's letter fronf White Nilea was
read. Subsequently q sharp discus.
sion. on spontaneous generation arose
nrovaked -bv the paper of j. Samuel.
son. The result favored. the atmos,
pheric germ the theory Of sponfan.
/ city being decidedly at a discount.
IHerald's Speeial.l
i LONDON, Sept. 16 .-A dispatch from
Brumath north northwest from Stras.
| bourg. Yesterday, says chat heavy firt
H continued all day from the heav,
guns of the third parallel, causin,
great destruction TO the walls and cit
II adei.M An effort will doubtless bl
made to- o-morrow to carry. the tortih
cations By storm Several fires haV
( broken out in the city. Fires are In
evitable from the ceaseles5 BON bard
ment Some fugitlyes IN converse
ton state fiat the sufferings of tn
people are intense. PROVISIONS ar
II served out in very limited quantities
rae mortality and sickness caused b
the deprivations continued very greai
! LONDON, September 16.-It is re
parted that the Foreign Once ha
. Bismarek's reply to the demand c
Jules Favre for an armistice. Bis
marck says that there are question
2 yet to be settled with France before
suspension of hostilities is possibl,
. The Erdmiaer urges that q eordis
support be given the French Reput
Il lican Government. aaessE s sssi
The Prussian attack On Paris vi
s be directed at first against Vineenne
and a large body of Partisan troep
{ will con 'front.' them there. s ~.
The PeEp7e FFdRedise says th.
I none Of the foreign powers have o
? fered to intervene IN favor OF franc
/, and that no such offers would be a
/ cepted. Fssss
1 On the 18th the citizens made 81
Z other appeal to Ulrich to yield to q
inevitable destiny. The command
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