The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-11-08
] IL WAR.
THEARM|sT|lt QUESTION
The Arrest of BaZaine
Ordered.
Election in New York.
Particulars Of the Mail Robbery. /.
Election in New York.
Particulars Of the Mail Robbery. /.
Market Reports.
[Reported Expressly for the ARGUS

| LONDON, Nov. S.-The London Times
says:
| The armistice turned en- the question Of
| the free ingress and egress at Paris during
| the peace of twenty-five days. Theirs in
sisting, and Bismarck refusing.
During the conference between Theirs
and Favre, at Sevres, the Paris forts main
tanned steady fire on the place of inter-
view. The cahference lasted over eight
hours.
The Paris Llberte asserts that Bismarck
| proposes the restoration of the Pope's tenn
porsl power.
| A dispatch from Versailles this afternoon
state that Theirs still remains at Prussian
headquarters.
| The French government had ordered the
arrest of Marshal Bazaine and the officers of
his staff wherever found.
A Prussisn dispatch from Versailles re-
port that Theirs positively declined to con-
| clude armistice on the basis that the present
status continue four weeks. He had no
equivalent to offer for provisioning Paris,
which consequently could not be concluded.
Theirs complains of the annoyance caused
| by eagerness of American correspondents to
obtain news of recen Mt negotiations.
A special dispatch from Versailles, da ted
7th, says:
| Count Bismarck states that during the
| five days OF negotiations with Theirs all was
agreed upon except the question of re.vio,-
ualing Paris. AS this would have been q
great advantage to the French, Bismarck
| demanded that they should give something
| equivalent in a military point of view. The
provisional government were unable or IN
willing to do this. and ordered the nego.ia.
tions to cease.
New YORK, Nov. I, midnight-The city
is very quie. tonight and everything now
indicates peaceable election 10 morrow;
still, five thousand United States troops are
quartered between the North and East
rivers, in readiness for any emergency
They are, however, under strict orders TO
remain quietly at their stations, and not to
show themselves at all unless called upon
by the proper authorities Gen. Mcdowell
is in command, and has established his
headquarters at the corner of Houston and
Greene streets, from whicn point a tele-
graph line was constructed this evening to
all the positions occupied by the troops -
The order Of Gen. Shober calling out the
National Guard, is considered only a prs
csutionary measure against riot. of which
| there now seems no danger. The military
| also, will not be seen in public except on
pressing occasion.
The executive of the fair recently held
here in aid of the German wounded. report
| the receipts to amount to $72,94S. The
| fair has closed but many articles remain
unsold, for the same object.
At q meeting of the Directors of the
National Railway Co. on Saturday, it was
unanimously resolved to invite proposals to
buy several connecting roads in whole or in
| sections, between Philadelphia and New
York.
Tours, Nov.9.-A dispatch from Ven-
dome says the proposition for armissice was
refused by the leaders of of the Paris gov
ernment for reason found in the refusal Oh
| the part of the Prussisns of the project to
| re victual the city, and also, because she
| accepted with reserve the scheme for allow
ing Alsace and Lorraine to vote for men,
bers of the Constituent Assembly. The
Paris government is generally supported in
sheir action By people of all classes.
Tours, Nov. S.-The Moniteur says that
when Prussia said she would neither con
sent to the revictualing of Paris nor allow
Alsace or Lorraine to vote in the election
for delegates to the Constituent Assembly
ne bii Tue ioi
continuance of the war. Prussia not France
has refused armistice.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-The associated
Press dispatch from Versailles announcing
that Theirs had received orders from Paris
to break off negotiations for armistice and
leave the royal headquarters, is confirmed
by an official dispatch received by the North
German Minister.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 8.-Additional
particulars of the robbery of the overland
| train pear Toano station, have been re.
| ceived. The mail car was also plundered
| of O large amount of bonds and greenbacks,
estimated as high as q quarter of q million.
Wells. Fargo l. Co., offer $4,000 for the
| apprehension Of the robbers. A well
organized pursuit has been instituted
against both hands.
A counterfeit bond for { 10. 900 was passed
| on the bank of California, by man named
Van Tassel, who escaped with the proceeds.
and is supposed to have gone to South
America. The steamer Senator was sent
from San Diego to overhaul the Panama
steamer and bring him back.