The New York herald., 1870-12-03
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The hunting season has begun In Belgium with
! great success. The classic forest Of Ardcnnes has
already been the scene Of some splendid shooting.
Large game Is exceedingly abundant, and every
cover that Is beaten up dlscloses an animal. Some
+ BRUSSELS gentlemen in day killed two stays.
several wild Doars. some wolves and large number
/ OF foxes and hares
Letters from France state that the Francs ireurs
are armed with Remington rides, and that their
officers have light American pieces which carry
bullet with fatal precision for distance OF 800
metres. They are nine-sh0t revovers.
A new body OF Francs-tireurs has been organized
In central France, under the title OF '.Woodoutters
OF the Rhone." Their programme is the defence OF
the republic against all enemies, union with the
corps OF Garbaldi the front rank In the fight, the
immediate execution Of all who rec6il in the ene-
my's presence.
The leading paper In Strasbourg--th Couy,'ier an
Bas Rhnt-has been purchased by Germans and has
passed into the hands Of Mr.. Morris Schaumberg,
who employs Professor Albert GrIn as his CHIEF
editor.
battery, organized In Paris by the Polytechnic
School, has the peculiar distinction Of counting in
its ranks six members OF the Institute OF France,
VIZ. Tho geometricians j. Bertrand aud M.
Bonnet; the astronomer Langer, ana the
chemists Frenzy, Cahours and Jamin 1t
also has Messrs. Bayle and Bochct min
Ing engineers; M. Tornn, Professor Of Philos-
ophy: Mr. Zeller, rector Of the STasbourg
Academy; III. Morandiere Inspector General or
Bridges and Highways. and q great number OF dis
tlnguished professors ana engineers. ell as
journalists, lawyers. sculptors. &e., all mounting
guard In their turn as common soldiers.
The French and Belgian papers are full OF narra-
tves detailing minor successes by the Franc s.
tlreurs, who are swarmng throughout all the IN
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much skill
TuE AUSTRIAN PRIME MINISTER AND THE TREATY
or 1866
The Tog0latt, one OF the most widely circulated
journals OF Vienna details conversation that took
place between Prime Minister Won Beust. previous
to his departure for Munich and dc N0viEon,
the Russian Ambassador ut the Austrian Court
when the latter made known TO him the steps
taken by Russia with regard to the treaty Of 1885,
M. de NovikoH strove to present the Russian move
ment as a very natural ono, without any after
| thought behind 1t. He reminded Baron Won Beust
that the latter had, years ago. proposed OF his
own accord to break the chains that had been laid
| upon Russia in the Black Sea. He was therefore,
entitled TO believe that Austria would not now raise
any objection should Russia step forward realize
what the Austrian Minister himself had then sug.
gested. NJ. dc Novikon affirmed, moreover, that
Russia was animated by the pacific intentions,
HV1 uVohc W tVuVh OtIcr eLlpuldtlOHS Ol
the treaty. versions vary as the substance OF the
reply made by Won Beust to these Overtures. His
reply, however, was courteous to the last degree.
Won Beust expressed the surprise that the course
pursued by Russia occasi0ned him, because the gov
ernment oil ST. Petersburg might have obtained In
the way marked out by the treaty itsef-that
Is 70 say In accord with the cosgnatary Powers,
all that she expected to obtain py acting separately.
Hence, too, he thought that she was wrong to lean
upon an old proposition Of hls-yOn Beusts-which
would naturally lead directly to Scnference,
whereas the course now taken was such as 10 arDL
trari{y put q conference aside. The same argu-
mellCs advanced by dc Novik0n, to justify the abr0-
OF the treaty Of Paris, might also be advanced to
Justify the abrogati0n OF the rest. Moreover added
Baron Won Beust Austria was not alone IN signing
the treaty, and she must wait to know what the
other Powers would say OF the affair. After this
conversation the Austrian Cabinet Immediately ad-
dressed the Cabinet OF Great Britain, with view to
u common attitude. The Willingness Of Russia to
accept conference mas siace destroyed the
Austrian argument.