The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-02-20
EUROPE.
FRANCE.
Thiers President Of tho Republic.
WASHINGTON, February 1s.


s- WASHINGTON, February 1s.
Secretary Fish received this afternoon
the following important dispatch by ca
BILE:
IN. Thicrs has this moment been cho.
sen by the National Assembly Chief dtl
P0uu0ir Erecutf do Ia FrdncdiSe, with
power 10 choose his Council, over which
lie will preside. n. Jules Favre will con.
tinuc rs Minister OF Foreign Affairs.
READ, Consul General"
The New Republic Launched---No
Surrender Of AlsaCe and Lorraine.
.'."' BORDEAUX, February 18.
In the Assembly to-day Keller present.
ed declaration bearing the signatures of
the Deputies OF Haut and Bas- -Rhin, tho
Maurthe and the MOselle, protesting on
behalf of the inhabitants the separation Of
Alsacc and Lorraine from France. The
proposal Of Keller was referred to COM
mittee who submitted report expressing
the strongest sympathy with the popula.
tions Of Alsace and Lorraine,and directing
that the declaration ol Keller be placed
upon the records OF the Assembly, and re.
ferred to tho French negotiators when
they come TO treat with Prussia. The
Assembly then conferred the executive
power Of the Government upon Thiers.
Keller in q speech adjured his collea.
gucs to proclaim their invlolablc attach
ment TO Alsace and Lorraine. A majority
o! the Chamber appeared disposed to dc.
lay the consideration Of tho subject until
tomorrow, but Thiers insisted upon its
immediate consideration, saying the
Chamber must on It's own responsibility
clearly decree its wishes upon the ques.
tion. The Chamber went into committee
on the motion of Keller and the sitting
was subsequently, suspended.
1' y LONDON, February1S.
A Versailles dispatch says tho dcstruc-
ton Of the heavy guns OF the forts Is in
progress. The drawing Of the mines is
completed. The Paris Government in.
tends to stop the pay Of the National
Guards and their wives, and to provide
them with work in It's stead.
n lllllIlOll VI bLCIlS ulu VuHLtCl VI u
million Mitrailleuse balls have been man.
utactured in Paris since the 10Th of Sep.
tembcr. f.|
England, Austria and Italy Rccog-
nizc the Republic.
or. BORDEAUX, Feb. 1S.
Immediately after the vote in the AS
sembly, yesterday, the English, Austrian
and Italian Ambassadors Immediately Wis.
tied Thicrs and recognized the French
government.
The Crown Prince Opposed to Enter
ing Paris.
PARIS, Feb. 10. Uia LONDON, 1S.
Notes Of the Bank Of France, for 20
frAncs, printed on parchment, have been
issued, and those for % francs arG to be
withdrawn.
Many members of the diplomatic corps
have returned to Paris. ....
Tho German Crown Prince, Frederick
William, is opposed TO the entry Of the
German army into this city.
The Republic in Danger.
BORDEAUX, February 10.
Worlds Special.
The conversion Of the nominal republic
into M Orlcanist monarchy is imminent.
New Elections to be Held in Paris--
Exhibitions of Republican
Feeling.
PARIS, February 10.
At tho official declaration of the result Of
the election for Assembly made on Friday
before the Hotel Dc Vile in the presence
ola large conCOursc OfpcOplc, the names oi
Thiers, Favre, Vinoy, Cochin, Picard and
Simon were badly received, and that Of
Gen. Ubrich cheered. New elections will
be held in Paris on the 1st and 9th OF
March. The ConiederatCs arc preparing
u carefully selected list Of candidates.
The Mayor OF the 18th ACCOMPLISHMENT
made n speech, expressing the hope that
there was n mutual understanding among
the Deputies elected to the Assembly
that France should remain Republic.
This was received with cries Of "Long
live the Republic Down with Orleans"
1t Is announced that General Gam
beta has been elected to represent Stras-
bourg In the Assembly.
The PaIais Royal has been designated
us the future residence Of President
Theirs, and wOrkmen are busily engaged
in putting II in order for his reception.
The appointment Of Thiers MS the chief
Executive of tho nation isWell received
in Paris. The Journals generally approve
Of the election Of Greyy TO the Presidency
Of the Assembly. Rochclorts and Pyats'
journals alone find fault with these ap-
pointmrnts TrOchu will go TO Bordeaux
and resign his executive functions and take
his seat in the Assembly. Letters have
been received from several Deputies now
at bordeaux declaring that they desire
peace, but Il the conditions are exhorbi.
tant they will do their duty.
Bismarcl's Terms -- Opposition to
Yielding Territory.
La France has reason to believe that
Bismarck has communicated to FNvre
GCrmany's best terms Of peace and Favre
has laid them before his colleagues, Tho
French newspapers everywhere rcpel tho
idea of making any ccsslon of territory.
la Mbertc says q durable peace on such