The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-09-15
THE WAR.

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his army the war news is Of but little
limpOrtance-being mostly specula-
| tive. The siege OF Metz and Stras-
burg is stiH in progress and the Ger
man forces are approaching Paris.
A special correspondent Of the 1ri-
6tfae writes from Sedan on the Sth !:
"Over four hundred and fifty French
cannOns, including nearly one hun
dred mitrailleuses, have been parked
at Sedan. Thousands OF French pris-
Ioners are sent daily to POnt-a-mous-
son; and thence by rail to Germany.
The town of Sedan is not greatly dam.
aged. The First Bayarian and Fourth
Prussian corps are still here"
7 CARLsRUHE, September 81 P. NJ
A flag Of truce left Strasbourg yes
terday, conveying a proposition for
. surrender from General Uirich. The
General proposed the cessation Of hos
tilities; the French garrison Of two
thousand men to have the citadel,
which Is to remain in the hands Of
French, but to be placed however, 50
as not to fire a gun and take no part
i'm the present war. The remainder
of the garrison to be released, the Of
ficers bearing side arms. The Prus-
slams to have possession of the city.
The terms were Immediately rejected,
and the unconditional surrender Of
the CITY and fortress demanded, the
garrison to become prisoners, the Of
fieers to be released on parole and suf-
lfered to wear side arms. General
Ulrich then asked permission for all
civilians to leave the city. This too,
was refused, except the women and
children.
A supply Of lint and medicines was
granted. The Frence commander
was allowed forty-eight hours to con-
slider the proposals to surrender,
THE wAsHBURNE CONGRATULATEs.
i. The Journal Offieiel of the Republic
prints a letter from Mr.. Washburne,
American Minister, declaring himself
authorized TO recognize the French
Repnblic, and offer the cOngratula-
tiOns of the American Government
and people, who hear with enthusi-
asm of the proclamation OF the repub-
lie unattended with blOOdshed, and
offer every sympathy with the great
movement which is big with results,
and happy for France and mankind.
| The letter, after recalling the tradi-
tiOnai friendship between the two
countries, closes with congratulations
on tile choice of Jules Fayre as Foreign
Minfster.
! PARIS, September IA great Ova-
ton was yesterday given to Victor
Hugo on his arrival at the Northern
Railway Station. The large place of
st. LaZare, at the railway station, was
filled with people, mostly of the low
eroriers, and double file of National
| Guards and Gardes Mobile were drawn
up as q guard of honor. On the high
ground around the station a number
| oftbe Democratic leaders of Paris,
| including Victor Hugo's sons, Roche
fort, Glois- -BigOn, Michelet, LabOulaye
and others, assembled to meet the eX-
lied poet and patriot.
Victor Hugo has written an address
to the Germans, of which the follow
| ing Is an extract:
hYou may take the fortress, you
viii find the rampant; you may take
| the rampant, YOU will find the barri-
eades, and then who knows the re-
sources ofpatriotism in distress q? You
VIII find the sewers mines of powder
( ready to blow the whole streets in the
air Fhis will be the terrible sentence
YOU must accept; to take Paris stone
by stone; to slaughter Europe on the
spot; TO kill France in detail. In
each street, in each house, that great
| light must be extinguished soul by
soul. Germans, hold back. Paris is
| formidable. Think awhile before her
walls. All transformations are pos
sible for her. Her idolence gives you
the measure of her energy. She seems
10 sleep-she will awake. Her thought
viii leap from its scabbard like
sword, and the city which yesterday
was ybaris, tomorrow may be Sar-
ragossap
NEW YORK, September ia Paris
special, last night, says; "Fhe pros
poets of peace are more favorable. |
Austria and Russia have consented to |
negotiate with Germany, and have |
begun by insisting on an armistice. |
The ENJOYS of Russia and Austria are |
authorized in the name of all the neu- |
trail powers, to protest against any !
Acknowledgement OF France, and if in /
terventiOn secures suspension OF /
hOstilities an attempt will be at once |
made to adjust terms Of peace. Bis
marck and Won Beust are in active 1
negotiation, but Bismarck insists as a |
preliminary to all arrangements, the
three Prussian Army Corps shall be /
.oss0AaslfAAd- -vvitIsisl-tugas.tsg- g-lllIlos- of |
Paris as satisfaction to the public
opinion of Germany.
LONDON, September 11.-Nine |
o'clock, Thursday night NJ. de Lesseps,
who was not recognized at the time,
walked into the Marine Hotel at |
Hastings, and inquired for the Prince
Imperial. M. Dupree, custodian of
the Prince, was summoned. After a
brief conversation the gentlemen left |
the house, but soon returned with |
two ladies dressed as Sisters of Chari-
ty. One of these was the Empress
Eugene. The Empress felt so strong
she was suffered to see the Prince
without notice or preparation. The
scene at the meeting of the mother
and child was indescribable. Next day
the Empress was i'll. DIR. Blackstone
and surgeon were summoned to at
tend her. 1t is a remarkable coinei-
dence that these medical gentlemen
are the same who prescribed for Louis
Philippe on his landing at Hastings
twenty-five years ago.
STRAsBURG, September 8-Uia Lon
siege of Strashurg continues
with great vigOr, and the Prussians are
making the greatest effort to secure (
its reduction. Four thousand Baden
troops are working day and night i
in the third line of trenches, quite
near the city, and under constant fire
from the defenses. Over two thous-
and citizens have been killed. The (
scream of shells can be heard fivel
miles. The beautiful cathedral is {
partly destroyed. There are now |
over five hundred cannon bearing up-
on the citadel, and forty thousand
Baden troops ready to enter as soon ,
rs the walls are broken. !
Over twenty thousand refugees are :
within the walls, suffering all the hOr- +
rors of q bOmbarlment. The fortifi- :
cations are slowly burning. The Ger. :
mans captured have their heads cut :
lff and stuck on poles. One hundred {
Germans expelled from the city have !
been killed between the fires of the
,wo paries. The city is in flames in
wenty different places, and the rab-
DE are pillaging the houses and de-
everything they can lay hold
If. There are daily thunderstorms,
md the Rhine has risen, driving the
from the cellars. The
'eople are fighting for places in the
eWers, to escape destruction from the
hells poured by hundreds into the A
streets.
Six hundred citizens were buried X
y the falling buildings. Every night G
he horizon is starred for miles like a 2
mimic sunset with the blaze of the F
laden batteries. Horse flesh is the 3
My meat to be obtained; and the in h
labitants are on the verge of starva- =
ion. Awful scenes are witnessed. H
fany citizens are killed in bed, and Il
he commander shoots at once all @
Tho talk of surrender. The mob is P
iOting nightly, and demanding the n
The city has not fired a s.
un since the 9Th. 1t is under fire 8.
rom three sides. The sluices which -
the city with water are des- T
Dyed, thereby adding 10 the suffer 81
lg of the people. 1t is known that " "
wO hundred thousand chassepOts are