The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-16
FRANCE.
The Vote on the Plebiscitum.

New York, May IA.
The 7riJunGS Paris Cable dispatch
says: Paris gives on the vote for the pie
biscitum nOminaIly so, 600 negative mAjori.
ty, but counting absentions, 1t is really
10000. Rocllefort's district alone, fol.
lowing lis counsel to abstain, gives 5000
yes; ! 900 no; 10000 abscntions. The ci-
ties next in rank, vote no, with scarcely an
exception. The Emperor expected that
at lcNst 100000 would vote yes, MS they
did in '59. There arc u million more
electors. but the number voting yes Is
GOO0,OOO smaller, while the number
voting no is / 1,2OO, 900 greater. Tho whole
vote yes is 1881 ,370; no 1850, 900; blank
100000; absentiOn 100000; not report
cd 10000.
The vote Of tho army was managed
with the greatest care No soldiers were
allowed 10 attend the political meetings.
The whole army vote in tho barracks
Coloncls presiding. Every mans vote Is
known. An opposition vote puts black
mark against his name, which stops pro-
motion and is surely followed by punish
mcnt. But out of fewer thAn 3OO,O 900 votes
there arc 10000 noes. The navy gives
so 600 noes and $4,000 yeas. Some rcgl'
ments give an actual majority Of noes.
Two regiments at Vincenncs, following
ROchci0Tts advice, refused to vote. The
soldiers at one Of the barracks insisted on
watching the vote, though they were
threatened with being shot for holding
unlawful meetings. 4 garrison Of the
Paris Detection was so serious that Gen.
LclACoiF wanted TO march several rcgi-
mcnts out Of the city, but the Emperor
refused on the ground that this would be-
tray fear Allcr IL short delay the SC.
vcTcst measures will bc taken with those
regiments.
Disturbances in Paris since the vote
have been absolutely insignificant The
pretended scheme Of assassination IS tlc-
iitious. The revolutionary disturbances
In the streets were to make believe. The
barricadcs were police devices, all OF
them 10 IrightCn tic timid voters into the
ranks Of the EmpCrOrs party, and have
only elected the dCrision OF the well i'll
formed.
PARIS, May IA.
Great preparations are bCing made tur
the official proclamation Of the vote re-
Gently thrown.
The Emperor will receive the deptlta-
ton OF the Corps Legislntit and deliver IL
discourse on the subject.
]sMcssicrs MolliGre and RCgnult, editors
0i the .MIr&lItie newspaper and some
other prisoners who were arrested for COM
plicity in the plot of lust February, have
been professionally liberated.
Magistrates arc still engaged in hearing
the cases OF those arrested for alleged par
tiCipati0n in the late outbreak. Yesterday
lOrty.ninc persons were condemned antI
varI0nsly sentenced from nine months
down to fifteen days Imprisonment. Eight
persons were acquitted for lack Of proof.
The French Government has officially
denied the report that the cxtrAIitlon "I
Gustnvc FlOurCnS Is contemplated.
PARIS, MNy ll-Evcnins.
Many persons have been sentenced to
imprisonment for connection with the late
disorders.
The Corps TcgiSlatir will assemble on
Tuesday. There is nothing decided in re-
gard to the constitution Of the new CNbi'
net.
Buncll. Il well known radical deputy, Is
very III and his life is dispaired OF,