Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-06
EVENING STAR.
THE WAR.
LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMS.

The following important items OF war news
we're received here yesterday aud last night:
BISMARCK ON GAMBETTA.
NEEsAILLEs, Feb. 3.-An official note from
Count BismaTcE points snsbetts TO the decree
I ssued by him declaring the ineligtbiiity 10 the
Assembly Of tunCtlOnaries under the empire as
confederation or thu fears expressed by M
FavTe that elections would not be free, Ia coi-
sequence of which, continues the Count, L
proposed the con cation Of the Corps Leg-ia-
INF, which was refused by II. Fsvre. The note
concludes with prOtestfrom Bismarck against
the decree. and a statement that tire term aus
viii only recognize an Assembly composed OF
duly elected Deputies.
GANBETTA on BISMARCK.
BORDEAUX. Feb. 4.-Count Bismarck having
protested against the electoral disluali tattoo
decree OF tht Bordeaux government, Gambetta
has made a reply, ia which he warmly defends
that dOcu rlt NJ. aud says that IL illustrates the
plans a. BiSmarck and his accomplIces the
fallen dynasty, aud the insOlent pretensOns OF
the PTussIan ministers 10 interfere with the
constitution az French assembly. Toe best
Justification 81 trr Bordeaux government is the
pubic meeting OF last night, which resolved IN
a mass demons alton tO-mDrr1N TO formally
request Gamh-' a To accept the presidency of
The OnmitJee Of public safety, and prosecute
The war 90 The nrafI
EMPEROR WILLIAM on THE PROSPECT
BEELIS, Feb ) The president OF tue lower
house OF the Fru--iaus Diet read to that bOiy
to-day q reply tTGm the Emperor to the con-
gratulatoTs z,!,Ire-s presented To him upon the
occasion Of b,- assumption OF the nnpeTi al
crown. The EBP-rJr expressed his thanks 10
the Diet Tor the sentiments declared in their
address, and = tervent hope for peace and the
prosperity ~ tn new empire. though there il
row, be says, some prospect that the severe
struggle into Witch Germany was forced will
soon Be finished. IT can As Yet only be considered
that there y ground for a hope of the rec tab
hshment OF peace. liz IS not impossible tina the
war will cOnriDne aud great sacrifice still be
necessary from The German people.
THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
VERSAILLES, r.b. Sit is officially stated
that Germany DIES not intend to acquire.
through tbr treaty Of peace with France, any
possessions IN insiIA Asia or transatlantic coun-
tries. Bismarck, ia addition TO his protest
on the subirct The latter replied to-day.
declaring that limitations of the freedom OF
elections Were abolished.
THE CONFERENCE.
LONDON, Feb. i.-rhe members Of the Con
terence Oh The Ea~tern question met gain this
afternoon III The signatOry powers except
France are Irprt s-nted. The deliberations were
ITOiODged, LAS ING several hours, but no prscu-
cal results known TO have been reached.
i be next session viii be ON Tuesday, the 9Th.
ST. PEItK- Ks. FEB. 4-It l. st .ted up0n
reliable authOsir, that tue London Conference
having CON ,'s-fed the treaty in relation To the
navigation OftE- Danube apart from the Black
Sea question NrliIrs II from It's future delib-
CratiOns or th- D,na5ian question. rhe Faro
Pean Commr-I"1 having charge OF the nayi 90
JIOB OF thAf 4 therefore remains in force.
TO this cuuT-v Epgtand, Germany and Russia
isitc no OF "a 70, dUd me fOrte has given its
consent.
PARIS.
LONDON, FEB - Travellers who left Paris on
"Wednesday arrived at Brussels to-day. Thev
report the ci.N quiet. There was ne slight
disorder upou fhS receipt OF the news OF tne
aTmiStice, tuj t,- rioters were easily app-ased
There ws- great difficulty in procuring food
ard I0.Ut0 IrrsnLs have already asked per mis-
siCn TO leave .. ,itV. A preliminary electoral
meeting, held IN Paris, decided in favor OF tn
following o. 'iIds'- Tor the National Assem-
Ely: Nistos riuSI. G4rbaldi. Qmnat, Ga ~
beta, Soi-sSf sUd Dorian. The members OF
tie Pari- Bon - have published list OF ninety
military, naval. literary and legal eeie Drit s-
20 BE- submit, . Z, the great electoral meeting.
Eentes are quoted 1T 81 francs p eentjmss. Ia
taken in Par '.tFh j.ec9 cannon and 100 field
Tieces and traiieuTs. The gunbo4t- in the
seine and The I.siigug stock OF the railway were
also appropriate ~ the Germans.
THE WAR SILL GOING on.
The GrTm~,s H.ve occupied A5beylle in the
t'eVaTtuien nj eft N Somme. Col. NilienJi+y pro-
tested a.a.is III occupation as a violation OF
armiStice. loc Germans had a series of en-
gagefaf hts GA fhe Swiss frontier with the rs ar
guard II BouTh.sI'- army on MOndsy. Tuesday
and "Wednesday. and captured two eagles, 70
cannon and mitr4HFures and Is OnN orIsoners
sion wagons AID large quantity of arms fell
8utO the hands 0f the Germans. whose loss in
billed and ~oaHdrd Was Incon-iderable The
generals CON faH.iing the French forces in
Gliding G.rIht ii. vainlv ATTEMPTED tO eXtFi-
cate tleIuss i.ts a. appealing Ia the Paris arm
I-tICe. Ger = fi"haTbe Z - issued ord RS carry
ing INTO etc The terms OF the armjStica.
A among toe r4Tdif4re- nominated to the A =
s,UhlS d ~ moderate party are THEIRS,
JLaIg4TE and krlies.
sge.eoTDtoSis.I Eecord-Feb. 8, T.S5 a. IL,
WGr 's s'~'f. StgEal Serrics, U.S.A.