Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-09-14
REPUBLICAN DENOMINATION.
The French Endorsed Against Domestic
and Foreign Monarchies.

The French Endorsed Against Domestic
and Foreign Monarchies.
LONDON Sept. 11.-There have been for
| midable popular demonstrations here to-
DAY IN favor of the French Republic, and
against monarchy at home and abroad.
One took place at Hyde Park, and another
at 1t. James Hall.
The imbecility OF the British Govern
ment was strongly denounced, and the
Queen was charged, by name. with en-
couraging the King of Prussia in his march
to France for the purpose of destroying the
young Republic.
proposition to suppress the Queens
name was received with tempest of
Kisses
Avoice in the crowd cried, "Three groans
Tor the FRINGE of Wales, - and the response
was universal and passionate, as the crowd
was at one time really appalling.
better class of people assembled at st.
James Hall, where resolutions were adopt
ed denouncing King Willialn's inconsis-
tency in advancing on Paris, after his an
nouncement that the war was not upon the
French people. The speakers said the
English Government was hostile to France,
not because 1t loves Germany, but because
il hates and fears the Republic The Gov
eminent of England has not recognized
the Republic in France, but the day was at
hand when the French would be called
upon to recognize the Republic of Eng
land
The British journals urge Intervention
as duty and right neglected, which
would involve dishonor.
PARIS, Sept l2.-The Ministry pub
fishes the following: The prussians at
tackled foul on Saturday, ut five O'Clock i'm
the morning, and persisted till nine in the
evening. They We're constantly repulsed
and many Of their batteries were dis
mounted before nine. More than 10000
Prussians We're placedhOrSc d3t combat.
.Ihe Prussian army has halted twenty
five miles from Paris, at the special request
OF Bismarck, TO consider the Russian and
Austrian proposition for an armistice.
Ihc departure Of certain members of the
trenea Government from France forTours
is indefinitely postponed.
NEW York, sept. l2.-The South Ameri-
can news by to-day's steamer is unimpor-
tant.
The new Ministry at Chill further dis
continued prosecution of tie Armenian
war.
The Bolivian troops along the Peruvian
frontier have been reinforced. They have
had several skirmishes with maraudiag
parties Of Indians
The Argentine Republic has contracted
TOR submarine telegraph to Brazil, to be
completed in eighteen months.
The republic of Salvador has lust con-
Guided commercial treaty with Prussia.
1t is believed here, from kilograms from
Europe, that the position OF the United
States y not understood in Europe The
only official dispatch from this Government
relative to the war was sent on Friday, and
addressed 10 Bancroft with copies TO
Washburne and Motley, the effect (which,
ascertaned from an altogether reliable
source, was: While we cannot act in
connection with other nations, vet if our
good offices We're requested by both bel
ligerents, we should be happy to extend
them, with view Of bringing about peace
between two great powers with which we
have traditional friendship.
This Government will scrupulously alb
STAN from interfering in the affairs of for
eign nations, if form other reason because
itwould set an example or afford pretext
for interference hereafter with our own.
Hence 1t expresses no opinion as TO the
merits of the war. The dispatches to
Bancroft were so carefully worded as TO
leave no doubt of our carefully abstaining
from foreign alliances as to belligerents,
while always ready to exercise offices of
friendship when specially desired by ma
tions at war.
BRUSSELS, Sept 12-4 O'Clock. Italy,
Austria and Russia have agreed and au-
thorzed Russia 10 ask Prussia for an ar
4ihollNu "A VIZ ldlCll 10 tlllS cIlecl WAS sent
to Berlin. No answer has yet been re-
ceVed.
Lord Lyons has resigned the task of me-
dating between France and Prussia in IA
Vor Of Olzaga, the Spanish Minister
BERLIN, Sept l2.-1he following dis
patch is from the King to the Queen, dated
Sunday night;
The citadel Of Laon exploded after the
surrender, just as the prisoners were pre-
pairing TO enter. Three hundred and fifty
men Were killed, including two hundred of
the Mobile Guards. Many were shockingly
mutilated. There must have been treason.
WILLIAM
BERLIN, september Ia great
sensation was caused about IA dispatch
from the American Government to
Bancroft expressing hope that there
would now be a cessation of the war i'm
view of the fact that its aim at the de
throL ement of Napoleon had been accom-
pllshed. The dispatch was sent TO King
William by a special messenger.
Private telegrams are refused in Paris.