Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-03-02
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lamations. Orders have been given to
watch him closely"

lamations. Orders have been given to
watch him closely"
A San Domingo letter of the Sd
says: "The Commission arrived from
Samana Bay yesterday. Every one con-
nected with the party is in excellent
health. The want of coaling facilities de-
tanned the ship six days at SANTANA. The
Commission was formally received by
Baez. Hon. Ben Wade explained its
character and objects. Baez and the
Cabinet gave a cordial welcome Presi-
dent Baez said that peace and stable
government would follow union with
the United States. The people were all
anxious for union" The Commission in
tended to start for home in about four
weeks.
A London dispatch of the Goth says the
composition of the new Ministry under
President Thiers produced an excellent
impression.
A Berlin special to the London Times
of the Goth says the London Conference
had agreed to open the Black Sea to
foreign men-of-war, and to authorize the
Porte to admit the passage through the
Dardanelles of all armed vessels, the Rus
slams and Roumanians alone excepted.
Russia was not opposed to this settlement
of the question, but Turkey hesitated to
agree to it.
A cable dispatch of the 21st says all the
European States would recognize the new
French Government.
NJ Louis Joseph Buffet, the new French
Minister of Finance, arrived at Bordeaux
on the 21st, and his appointment was an
nouhced in the Assembly.
Official returns received at the War
office in Berlin, show that during the
month of January the French lost 800
pieces of artillery and $4,000 men
The China papers received in London
on the 21st, by overland mail, report that
an assault was made on Ex-Secretary
Seward, and his party, during their visit
to Woo Chang.
A Berlin dispatch of the 22d says that,
in consequence of the negotiations be-
tween Favre and Bismark, during which
the latter had consulted the Emperor
several times, the armistice had been ex
tended until the evening of the 26th.
The word Republic" has been struck
out of all public acts, by the present
French Government, and LA France I"
substituted.
A Versailles dispatch of the 22d says
"The Emperor received Theirs to-day.
General Chanzy was present at the inter-
view. The peace is considered concluded,
though it has not yet been signed"
A letter from Niesse, in Prussian Silesia,
states that the French prisoners had been
compelled, during the cold weather, TO
sleep in the country under small canvas
tents, and that the sufferings caused there
by had been intense. 1t appears from the
writer's statement that over 500 of the un-
fortunate men were frozen to death in a
single night.
In the British Parliament on the 23d
Lord Harrington declared that disaffection
in Ireland existed to such an alarming ex-
tent that it would be necessary to appoint
secret committee to ascertain the causes.
A dispatch from San Domingo, dated
February IA, gives the following news
from the commission:
:" The health of the whole party remain
ing here is excellent. While thus far the
bulk of the testimony taken has indicated
a very favorable condition of affairs, GER
tain information, the exact character OF
which the commission does not make
known, has been obtained, which, in the
minds ofsome ofits members, introduces OBJ
stacles which the earlier testimony did not
promise. The Haytien complication is occu-
pying serious attention. The commission
ers' intention now is to devote much more
time to its investigation than was at first
agreed upon. Full transcripts OF such gov
ernment records as relate to leases, conces-
sions or grants of land for railroads have
been taken. They are very numerous"
The London Standard of the oath has a
special from Versailles announcing that
"the treaty of peace was signed to-day by
Theirs and Bismarck. Some of the de-
tails are unarranged, but all will be finally
settled tomorrow. France pays to Ger
many 320,000,000 thalers. Alsace and Lor-
raine, including the cities of Metz and
Nancy, are ceded-to the Germans. The
German army will not enter Paris"
London dispatches of the 9th state
positively that peace negotiations had
been concluded at Versailles, and that they
were much modified from those already
made public.