The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-31
FROM EUROPE.
The Spanish Chroue.

MADRID, Oct. 21.-The formal approval of the
candidature of the Duke of Aosta for the Span
ish crown by England, Prussia, Italy, Austria,
and Russia is officially acknowledged by the
Spanish Government.
Metz and Paris
LONDON, Oct. 31.-A correspondent at Ver-
sailles in despatch dated the 30th states that
a formal notice of the capitulation of Metz has
been sent to Paris under flag of truce
The King of Prussia has announced his de-
termination to Immediately lombard the city
of Paris. He considers that the enormous
number of prisoners who must inevitably be
subject to all the privations of hunger and the
sufferings consequent upon the long siege of
Metz would, under the circumstances, be more
mercifully dealt with by forcing an entry for
them into Paris, and be a proper tribute of
respect to those who had fought best for France.
large number of renforcements of Prussian
troops has reached the investing lines to-day.
Buried Treasure ut Metz.
SAARBRUCK, Oct. so. "A correspondent at this
city states that previous to the capitulaton of
Metz Bazaine had buried in the earth caisse
de larmee, containing 400, 900, 900 francs in gold
and 100 100000 francs in silver. The Germans
received information as to the burial of this
treasure, and forced him to re-
veal the locality, so as to prevent
a repetition of that which occurred at Sedan on
the eve of the capitulaton of that city, when
the French officers divided among themselves
the contents of the army chest. 1t is said that
Napoleon by this means enriched himself to the
extent of 100000 francs.
Droves of sheep cover the roads approaching
Metz.
The National. Ambulance soc,e,v
of England are forwarding heavily laden
wagons of salt provisions. A large number of
Am Aurueons
have foeked to the neighborhood of Metz and
Saarbruck, and are rendering most important
service to the wounded of both nations. The
weather is wretched. The
Storms Of Rain
are incessant and the neghborhood of the
Moselle river for a week before the capitulation
was inundated.
Prussian Forces In the Field.
LONDON, Oct. 31.-A Cologne despatch, dated
yesterday, says Prussia and the North German
Confederation have furnished seven hundred
and forty thousand troops for the present war,
and the States of South Germany one hundred
and sixteen thousand. OF this grand total of
eight hundred and ffty-six thousand men,
nearly all are now on French soil. They are
expected to complete the conquest of France in
a short winter campaign.
Madame Bazuine
Tours, Oct. 31.-Madame Bazaine left this
city last evening.
Dion Occupied by the Prussians.
An official despatch received by the Ministers
to-day from Beaune, dated yesterday, announces
that the Prussians have occupied the city of
Dijon. The Prussans were twelve thousand
strong, and were well provided with artillery.
They attacked the city at 9 o'clock in the
forenoon of Sunday, and the bombardment was
continued till nearly nightfall. The town was
not fortified, and the commander of the French
not being able to resist with his small force
was compelled to retreat.
Ship News.
BREsT, Oct. S1.-The steamer st. Laurent,
from New York for Havre, arrived at this port
| this morning.