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FROM EUROPE.
The FrancO.Prussi War.

The efforts of the English cabinet to bring
about negotiations for peace, alluded to hereto.
fore, resulted in the admission, on the 10Th ms.
OF NJ. Theirs, on behalf Of France, to An audienc.
with the King Of Prussia at Versailles, and sub.
sequently with Bsmark. Theirs went with au.
thority from the government in Paris TO propose
terms OF All armist:ce on the basis suggested by
the British cabinet, through Lord Granville
That basis was, an armstice Of IS days, during
which constituent assembly should be elected
who should organize government and place
France in condition to treat for permanent
peace.
The negotiations on this basis seemed to 20 on
30 prosperously that on the 4th it was conf.
IDENTIFY announced in London that the armistice
had been signed, and the greatest Joy was mani.
tested. Next day, however, very different news
was received, and it became evident that the
previous news was more than premature. The
details of the negotiations are thus given At
the first interview, Mr.. Theirs showed his au.
thority from the Paris government. Bsmark
said that was we'll enough as far as it went, but
insisted also on an authorization from the Tours
government. This was obtained. Bismark then
assented to the armi,tice of % days and the
election, with the continuance of the military
statu quo and that the belligerents proceed in
their material preparations, the Germans to con-
time to occupy the territory now held by them,
to cease making forced acquisitions, and to be
allowed to bring forward their stores and war
material without interruption. To all this
Theirs consented but when the question was
raised as to provisioning Paris Bismark refused
to consent beyond that Paris should receive
daily one days food; and to the question.
Will Alsace aud Lorraine be permitted TO send
representatives to the assembly ?" Bsmark also
replied with a fiat negative. On laying this ul.
timatum before the government in Paris they
refused their assent, insisting on tho following
| additional concessions: Free entrance to and
departure from Paris and other besioged cities !;
revictualing the capital, and guarantees OF the
election Of An assembly for the whole Of France,
including Alssce and Lorraine, Al Bismsrk
positively rejected these last conditions, Theirs
wss directed on tho 9th BY the government Of
Paris to notify him that his conditions could
not DO accepted, and 70 return to the capital i'm.
mediately.
Thus the much talked Of sruistice Game TO An
abrupt end. "Thiers," says q despatch, "had
ak interviews with Bismark. Except in diplo.
matte circles nobody paid him the lssst asten.
sion. All Ne German commanders regard peace
impossible until Paris 10 taken. Bat even sow
the bsmbardmsnt 10 mol certain. The siege
9sns ~ actually In position on many points,
bat IL 10 believed tho Ars will not commence BE-.
fore Ne 18TH"
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The Victory in La Sale County.

While it is doubtless true that it would be
unfair to claim the vote given Mr.. Reddick,
tor state senator, or for Mr.. Armstrong or Mr.
Clark, for representatives, as the measure Of
the democratic victory at the recent election;
or even that the majority for Anderson, for
congressman at large, over his competitor Lo-
gan, is a fair test of the real strength Of the
parties to-day, we must be permitted to say
that the figures of the election last Tuesday
nevertheless show that La Sale county is re-
deemed from the radicaism that for the last
10 years has stained its escutcheon, and is
again really and truly Democratic county.
1t Is msre than likely that, in conducting
the canvass, the democrats were a trlfle more
active, and worked with better heart than
the republicans, but this difference was not
great enough in this respect to account for a
clean majority of 600 against the radicals on
the state ticket, upon which local issues had
no influence. We are therefore justified in
boasting of and growing over the result in this
county as a substantial Democratic victory.
We can de this without violating our pledge
to many republican friends who told us thew
should vote for Mr.. Reddck and other csndi
dates on our ticket, that should then alone
succeed, we should not claim their success as
party triumph. But clean majority of6OO
straight through on the whole democratic
ticket-state as well as locals very differ
ent affair. That means that the party are not
! only beaten on local candidates but are beaten
on general candidates, general issues and gen.
eral principles. The clean majority of 600
against the republicans can never again be
overcame at Il presidential or any other cleo.
ton, ifthe democrats do themselves and their
principles justice in the choice Of their candi
dates and in activity in conducting the can
vass La Sale county from this day forth
enters politically upon a new era No longer
a republican stronghold, she will again be re-
cognized, as in the older and better DAYS of
l6 years ago, as the " Democratic Star of the
North
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Congressman, 9Th District.

There was rumor ailoat on Thursday that
VIII county had given Avery 800 majority
over Cook for congress, and that in Kankakce
the vote was nearly even. AS La Sale had
given some 500 against Cook, Grundy but 600
Tor him and Kendall but 200, Cooks election
seemed to hang ON the contingency of Du
Rage giving him over 500 majority, which it
was believed that bellgerent little bailiwick
would he unable TO DO So a good many en-,
thusiastc friends OF Mr.. Avery were thinking
about making preparations for a iolliication
over his election, but the pleasant scheme was
unceremoniously dashed by despatch from
VIII that the majority ~as some 800 the other
way. That spoita first class jubilee 1t looks
now as If Cook was elected by about 1000
majority.
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not be more than 80 members, they will des-
troy the obnoxious practice Of the present
house, by which the republicans, by two
thirds vote, have been able to suspend the
rules, and pass measures by the same vote
without allowing debate. Much vicious legis-
lation has been thus enacted by the dictum
of party rule. The military election bill,
which has figured so prominently, was passed
by the house in this way, in defiance of the
protest of the minority. There will be, at
least no such exhibitions of indecent haste in
legislation in the next congress.
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Returns Of this County.

The official count will not be made in time
for our issue this week, so that we are able only
to give the reported returns from the different
towns in this county Of the vote at the cleo
ton on Tuesday These figures are only on
Congressman at Large, Congressman IN this
district, and on State Senator. They show q
majority in favor of Anderson over Logan, for
congress at large, of some 600, of Avery over
Cook, for congress 9th district, of about 500,
and Reddick over Bull, for state senator of
some l,4OO. Following are the figures, as far
as reported:
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Adams and MISSION to hear from, which viii
but slightly vary the above figures
Mr.. Reddick's majority is in the vicinity of
400; that of Armstrong and Clark about
1000, Blake for sheriff beats Cullen about 100
which is about 100 above the average of the
rest OF the Democratic ticket. The whole
Democratic county ticket is elected.
The senatorial district includes, besides La
Sale, the counties of Livingston and Wood
ford. The report is, that Mr. Reddick has
carried Livingston by about 300 majority, and
Woodtord by 400. In that case his majority
In the district will not be less than 1000.
Julius Avery's majority over Cook, for con-
gress, in this county, is tri1e over 500
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An Election at the South.

The radicals have been making boast over
the splendid victory they gained over the
conservatives in South Carolina. Scott, a
carpet Dagger and thief of the first order, was
reelected governor, and two or three negroes
were elected to congress. How this victory
was obtained may be ascertained from the
following extract from a letter written by
merchant at Columbia in that state:
The result is the actual subversiOn and
destruction of the franchise in South Carolina.
On the seaboard and islands the negroes, in
savage crowds, held the ballet boxes, and
crammed them with all the radical tikets sent
them. The negro women were even more
violent than the men and with arms in hand,
these brutal m0bs attacked, beat and drove
off every man, white or black, who showed or
tried to vote the Reform ticket. In the mid
die counties the negro militia did the same
service, and although negro boys from fifteen
to twenty years OF age were seen to vote, no
white man ventured to challange them. Not
only minors, but felons, well known cOnvicts
tor burglary, grand larceny, &C., voted, and
repeated often enough to count from five to
ten votes each. The conservative negroes
only exhibited their sentiments passively, by
staying away from the polls. IN the upper
counties, where the white population is in the
ascendency, the people were overawed by
Grants troops in addition to SCOTS negro
militia. The law of violence and intimidation
controlled everywhere savage negro mobs of
the seaboard, negro militia in the middle
country, and negro militia and United States
troops IN the up country. 1t Is ridiculous to
call this an election.
Yet the same administration which by the
bayonet has established and upholds this mon
strous subversion and destruction of the
elective franchise in South Caaollna sends
regiments Of soldiers to New York and Phil
delpha to protect the purity efthe ballot Dor
meaning, however, simply the protection of
the negro in voting while overawipg and
driving decent white men from the polls.
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There was some doubt for day or two after
the election az to the success Of Mr.. Edgeoomb,
the labor union" candidate On she democratic
ticket, but this is dissipated BY fuller returns.
He is certainly elected BY over 100 majority
over the highest candidate on he republican
ticket. Mr.. E. lost VOTES BY staying st homo
during tho contest. He w net veil known,
and whenever . deuserat wished 70 scratch .
name to cast friendly VOTE for . Republican, As
was sure 10 scratch Mr.. Hagecsub, . ths name
he knew least about,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-12
The Convention System.

| The result of the election in Chicago on
Tuesday vcrifes every charge that has been
| made against the convention system since its
invention forty years ago. Never, in the his.
tory OF parties III this country has party
been placed more hopelessly in the grasp of
corrupt politicians than that election shows
the party in Cook county to be. a month be-
fore the election it is well known that nine
tenths OF the honest men Of Cook county, both
radicals and democrats, desired the election OF
Joseph Medlll to congress from that district
But Medlll being an honest man, was dis
tasteful to the "barnacles," or office holders,
who have run the party, and they " laid them
selves GU" to beat him. To doso, thew took
as their candidate the very king of the bsrna.
ces--C. b. Farewel-a man who has stolen
more public money than any two other barna-
ces in Chicago, where the stealings of
single officer often amount to 100000 year.
He was thus not only offensive to the honest
portion of the people on account of his official
antecedents, but he was VIGOROUSLY unfit for
viz Pooiliou VI CouSIcSSuiau DiaCkieS, plmp
and hummer of the lowest order with nothing
apparently to recommend him but his high
favor with the barnacles and his ill.gotten
wealth. And by the leverage power of the
convention system this creature was forced up
on the party, against the will of nine-tenths of
its members, as their candidate and bv force
OF the same leverage, and the free use of
money and the party LASH this political swash-
buckler is sent t" congress to represent the
metropolis Of the northwest,
The result, shocking and disgusting as it is,
however, is hardly more so than the forcing
upon the whole state, by the same corrupt
system, Of John A, Logan as congressman at
large. There is nothing to recommend either
except their unscrupulousness as political
bummers. The two together show the repub.
lican party to be one Of the most corrupt or
CARNATIONS that ever had control of govern
ment If this system, which has proved thus
potent to hold proud and intelligent people
to the support Of a set of scurvey knaves, is
much longer to maintain its dominancy in our
politics, the elective franchise wiIlprove
snare and curse, and soon end in tho
obiteraton of the last vestige of free govern.
ment among us.
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majority.

THANKsGWlNG.-Gov Palmer, of this state.
has issued thanksgiving proclamation that
is model brcrity, if it has nothing else to
recommendit. The following Ia the text, omit.
ing for the voluminous caption and test at the
other end.
In accordance with the practice of my pre-.
decessors, do hereby recommend to all the
people of the State of Illinois to devote Thurs.
day, the oath day of November 1870, to such
acts as will manifest their gratitude to the
Supreme Being for all the mercies Of the wear.
"But when thou makest feast call the poor,
the manned the lame, the blind, and thou
shalt be blessed"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-12

A wild bear passed through Gardner, (Grundy
county, one evening last week He chased sew
eral miners for half mile, until they took
refuge in the railroad depot; and as he passed
through the town, all the dogs set up such .
bowling and barking as TO rouse about all the
people out of bed.
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England.

The Government. on the ID. resolved 10 grant
pardon TO ODonovsn Ross. AID several other
Fenian prisoners, and they have been released.
The corpse OF female in jacket and red
flannel skirt, aud wearing gold earrings and
necklace, supposed to be victim OF the Cambria
disaster, washed ashore at Rat,in Island on
the Sd.
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SPAIN.

Spain has at length found an available candi.
date for the throne in the person of the Duke of
Aosta. England, Prussia, Austria. Italy and
Russia have sgnifed their assent to his candi.
datnre. His election, however, will not be
effected by the cortes without = good many
stormy sessions
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Mr.. Reddick In LII vlngstOn.

A despatch from Pontiac last evening to Mr..
Reddick says, on the official count Of the vote of
Livingston county, his majority is S29.
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Eagle yeast the best in the market Take no
other.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-11
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

NOTE FROM TIE PRUSsIAN GOVERNMENT
PARIS TO BE CAPTURED AT ALL HAZARDS
TIE PRuSsIANs Will NOT RESTORE BONA
LONDON Monday, Oct Q, 1870.
A note from the Prussian Government informs the
Powers that Paris threatens to hold out until it is
starved. In that event 100000 of people would be
in the hands of the Prussians, who would be unable
TO furnish supplies for a single day, as there is
nothing edible within several days march Of Paris.
Hence the people cannot abandon the city by the
roads The inevitable consequence will be that
hundreds of thousands must starve. The Germans,
nevertheless must prosecute the war, and those
holding power in France will be answeTable for the
results.
The following statement is official; "The Prussan
Government, unable to recognize the actual Gov
eminent OF France will not restore the Bonapartes"
Prince Frederick Charles is i'll with typhns fever,
and has been obliged to leave the army. 1t is said
he is now at Ferriercs.
The vintage has begun at Champagne. The work
men are protected by the Prussians.
The lack Of good regimental officers delays the or
ganizatiOn of the French army.
The Berlin Chamber of Commerce, i'll an address
to Count Won Bismarck expresses the hope that the
indemnity to he paid by France will be calculated,
not only on actual losses of ships and cargoes bat
also on losses through the confinement of eships in
port by the blockade. These points are argued
cogenty and AT great length.
NJ Cont, Secretary of the Emperor Napoleon,
writes TO a Brussels journal as follows
My name has associated with the publication OF
two documents alleged TO have been isund in the Tuil-
cries. submit in explanation that the note about Bel
um reported to be In my handwriting, was not mine.
The Emperor never dictated such language TO me- The
paper h doubtless, Of thousands from irresponsible
parties daily submitted 90 the Emperor. Jecker brought
hi. ettert TO me read IT, and found ii demand
for money attended by threats Of publishing scandaous
papers ordered him Office. Permit me to add
that the reported manifesto Of the Emperor in the
English papers l. apOcryphaL"
New-York tribune., 1870-10-11
GENERAL FRENCH NEWS.

GARIBALDI IN COMMAND OF THE VOLUNTEERS
DISPATCHES SENT TO PARIS BY CARRIER
PIGEONs-FOURTEEN PRUssIAN SPIES SHOT
PREPARING THE PUBLIC FOR CEssIoN
OF TERRITORY.
Tours, Monday, Oct. 10, 1870.
During the sitting of the Government, to-day, a
crowd gathered in the courtyard of the Prefecture
displaying the French and American flags. Carl
baldi, descending to the courtyard, was vocifer
ously cheered, and made speech in which be eulo-
gized the Volunteers and expressed his belief in the
approaching redemption of France from the invader
lie the Gaiibaldian costume and hat and looks
healthy. though not sturdy. In subsequent ad-
dress to the National Guard Of Tours he said he was
to command all the volunteers in the French service
The carrier pigeons brought here by the balloon
lists from Paris yesterday sent back TO that city
to-day, with dispatches from the Ministry here
The MOliteT to-day warns the public that numer-
Gus Prus6ian agents have lately come into France,
and eIdeavoring to make contracts with the de-
partments and towns desrous Of purchasing arms.
The hoRiieuy says this may dangerous delays
in the national arning.
convoy with Prussian prisoners has arrived here.
NJ Gambetta refused TO accept an ovation which has
been rendered him by the people of the city, In his
reply he says the people must think first of the ma
-
iiona defense
Fourteen Prussian spies were recently apprehended
near this city They trying to secure informa-
ton concerning the inhabitants, with view to
make acquisitions. They were promptly shot
Prefect Delaforge who so energeticaly defended
st. Quentin with the National Guard behind barri-
cades and repulsed the Prussians had received no
military education. He was the editor of Paris
journal.
The Tours Government is beginning 10 prepare the
public mind, through the medium of the press, for
the cessi0n of French territory to Germany. The
LibeB consents to 4" slight rectihcation Of the
frontier near Wessenburg"
The foreign ambassadors at Tours are negotiating
for quarters in Bordeaux in view of the contem-
plated removal of the Government thither. M.
Theirs had an interview with the Austrian En-
peror Sunday, at noon, which is said to have been
satisfactory.
Ii is reported that Gambetta, who is charged with
the Ministry of War, is displaying great activity and
energy in his department. Garibaldi is to have the
command of all the volunteer forces in the East.
The journals known to be of Orleanist or Legiti-
mist procliyites condemn the adjournment of the
elections, while the other journals applaud the
measure Al the papers eulOgize the courage and
enterprise Of NJ Gambetta in leaving the capital
he did.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-11

from the abyss into which monarchy has plunged
her This makes the Republic. which has been well
founded and which affords shelter to the conspira-
tors and the actionists.
Therefore, / have demand for you Abandoning
all other affairs, and without taking account of the
difficulties and the obstacles which are to be over
come, TO cooperate with all your unrestrained eneT-
gies in remedying the evils of the situation. The
time is short in which to supply to the active force
all it has lost by delay. The men are not wanting.
This delay il is which has wrought defeat Now
resolution and decision, and it is in the execu-
tion of these projects that the Republic makes an
appeal to the cooperation of all
utilizing all your courage, of employing all your
capacity. 1t is its tradition to young leaders.
While we do this the heavens will to favor our
advcrsaries The rains Of Autumn will come, and,
lingering around the capital, the Prussans far from
their homes. alarmed, harassed and pursued by our
aroused population, will be decimated by our arms.
by fact and by nature it is not possible that the
genius Of France will be clOuded forever-that the
great nation will allow itself to take place under
the domination of 100000 men.
Let us, then, rise up en- masse, and let us die
rather than submit disgracefully to acknowledgements
Through all disasters and under the stroke of ill
fortune there remains for the sentiment of the
unity of France and the indivisibility Of the Re
public. Paris asserts most glorously again that i'm
mortal motto, which also calls again upon all France
yre ie Nation, Vire le Repa6iQue une Ell ndirsiblePD
New-York tribune., 1870-10-11
TFLFGRAPuIC NOTES.

The first frost of the season in North Carolina
was ober. ed on Sunday morning.
The deaths on SATURDAY from yellow fever III
ex.orei q, l. ali on satu d y 10
Lockwood & Co.. bankers of NOrwalk, Conn,
have Just anticipated and PAID hef seond eep' o ue
due Nov. Is
The libel suit of the Hon. ID. s. Bennett against
me HuEaIo Commercial viii be call the Superior Cour
hat city on Meineslay
The Amosleag Veterans Of Manchester, n. H.,
and the ass Veteran Artillery leave Boston for New
Wednesday by rail AeS London, and thence by steamboat
The Georgia Senate passed resolution yester-
day 20 invite President Grant attend b State fa and to extend the
Inequalities the ob lin during his The Senate Win adjourn
siAS de on the 18Th inst
.. In his charge to the Atlanta lGa.) Grand Jury,
tie maif people loyal to
The their hut Onal acts Of
sare community md manifested sympathy Tor the criminal
appearance indifference crne which does in reality exist"
- The Solicitor of the Seventh Judicial District
North Caro- IA has reftd Nil Of Indictment bare the
Kk by Of Gov Holden and bound hy ChefJtc Pearoh
the charge mn In he mud O state nato
phens The SOior said Tat Vie evidence Insufficient 10 und o
... The Agricultural Fair Of Western Texas, after
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