Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-27
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
ARMisTICE ENDED.

ARMlSTICE ENDED.
IoNDoN. October 22.-The armistice
at MeZieres was ended yesterday at II
O'Clock.
The bridge over the Meuse Will be
blown up to-day, but the bombardpe
will not be commenced until more t:"uE :
and munitions of war have been brur-tt
up. The French force within the
is computed at about 5000 men.
AID FROM SPAIN REFUSED.
The London Standard publishes q
Berlin dispatch. saying it is officially
stated that the French Charge d'Afairs
at the Spanish Court has asked the Gov
ernment for their interest IN the preser-
vation of the Latin race, and that they
send to Frluce All army of fifty thou
sand Spanish soldiers 10 assist in resist
ing the Prus-ians. The proposal was
positively deciIned.
GENERAL WAR NOTES.
4 dispatch from Amiens to-day an
n, upces that the Prussians are only
three kilometre, distant. Every prep
aration il made to defend the town.
Special trains laden with munitions of
war. passed through Amiens from Lelle,
going TO Rouen.
GeneI al Bcurbaki expected to leave
Lelle to-day for some destination. He
las go, 600 men under his command.
A correspondent of the Morning
Standard says the American ambulance
corpse has been given to understand By
the Prussians that its aid is not wanted.
A dispatch from Tours, 2lst, 10 P. NJ,
says the Papal nuncio has arrived.
Keratry has also arrived from Madrid.
His mission there was to ask material
~ Ax,ia Of fri hA rp-
Trained and only asked leave to import
arms from Spain and the Spanish colo
nies. This was, however, refused.
The troops in camp at Tours are to be
relieved once a week. Reinforcements
are constantly arriving.
The Prussians now occupy Gargian,
near Orleans.
Nearly the whole of the Department
of Haut Saone is under the control of the
Prussians.
The people of Chateau Neuf have re-
fused to answer the repeated reauisi-
tions of detatchments of Prussians. 1t
is understood the Prussian commander
sustains the action of the people.
The Arc de Triumphe, at Paris is now
an iron clad fort.
STORIES ABOUT METZ.
London papers publish reports made
by deserters from Metz that BaZaine was
dead, that Canrobert was in command,
that hunger and pestilence prevailed in
the city. The stories are generally de-
scribed. At Berlin, however, the cap
itulation of Bazaiue is hourly expected.
1t now seems that the overtures he re-
Gently made looking to surrender only
to the troops which had refuged at Metz
and not the garrison or city.
AN IMPERIAL COUNCIL.
1t is reported that the North German
Sovereigns have been convoked at Yer
of Germany.
A MONTHS ARMISTlCE.
A telegram to the Manchester Guar
dian, dated Tours to-day, says an armis-
tice for a month has been agreed upon,
in order that the elections may proceed.
| REPORT CONFIRMED.
A dispatch from Lille to-day confirms
| the occupation of St. Quentin by the
PTpssians after snort cannonade.
WILLING, UPON HER OWN TERMS
LONDON, October 22.-The evepir.z
edition of the Times contains a spec,
telegram from Berlin, stating that Pru>
STA has repeated her willingness to grant
an armistice, if the principle OF the
cession of territory be conceded. The
mere dismantling of fortresses in Alsace
and Lorra ne under European guarantee
is insufficient.
Deserters from Metz are constantly ar
riving.
IN. Y. Herald Cable.l
LETTER FROM PARIS-PEACE NEGOTIA-
TIONS-THE SITUATION GENERALLY
IN THE CITY.
LONDON, Oct. 22.-The special Herald
letter, dated Paris IA, says: Negotiations
for peace continue. Bismark sent letters
Yesterday to Washburne and Jules
Faere. They were of a conciliatory
character. An armisJice to allow the
Constituent Assembly to be elected to
decide definitely on peace was under dis
cussion, the principal conditions of
which are, that the military situation
shall remain in Stdtu quo; the members
elected to be allowed to entek Paris, and
none else; Alsace and Lorraine not to
vote, to which Favre objects very ab-
surdly, as these provinces cannot vote
while occupied by Prussian armies. The
solution of the neutrality of Alsace and
Lorraine is favored by Bismark.
Artillery is being manufactured in
great abundance. AT present the Prus-
slams have seven cannon and eight
thousand men while the French have
but three. When this inequality is re-
moved there will be more fighting on a
larger and more equal scale.
The Reds are rut down effectually.-
Flourins is under arrest and will be tried
by court-martial; also another Red
named Leppia.
The journals are patriotic and well
conducted except two or three ultra
Reds, which growl but cannot bite.
| Meat is scarce and no individual is al
lowed to buy more than a quarter of a
| pound per day.
/ The health OF the capital is good
Small pox, however, is prevalent. Out
of l ,483 deaths last week, 211 were from
small pox, so from pneumonia, 54 from
typhus fever, 30 from bronchitis and SO
from diarrhea.
Forty seven of the old Commissioners
of Police and one hundred and fifty en-
poyes have been turned adrift.
The principal papers are published in
pamphlet form every two days
Paris is tremendously fortified, and
cannot be taken by assault. The firing
from the forts is admirable. The sailors
aim with wonderful accuracy. Firing
on ooIn slues Is SOou. yesterday Gue
Prussians aimed st two damaging bat
teries and blew them to pieces. One of
the forts did the same to two threatening
drussian batteries and blew them in the
air.
Hugo and Blanc have just written let
ters against the Reds. Their only lead
ers now are Blanqui and Felix Ryatt,
Isecond-rate men.
The gates of Paris are opened at day
light and closed at six P. NJ Omnibuses
are not allowed out after 103 PM.
New YORK Oct. %.
| observation-disclosures ring In German
i Camps.
A Paris letter of the 18th saws that a.