Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-01
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FOREIGN NEWS BY THE CABLE
so.eeo Prussians to eerupy Paris
Arrangements for Triumphal March,
The Clayton Impeachment a Failure
MISCELLANY.
THIRTY THOUSAND GERMANS TO
OCCUPY PARIS.

Three Tears to Pay the Indemnity.
FRENCH NEWS.
PARIS, Feb. 27.-During the three years
allowed for the payment of the indemnity,
fifty thousand Prussian troops will occupy
Champagne, living at the expense of the
French people. During the occupation OF
the CITY. unarmed Prussians will be per-
mitted to visit public edifces, but corps
of thirty thousand troops will not be al
lowed to leave the Faubourg Honore.
The armistice has been conditionaliy ex-
tended to the twelfth of March. Mean
time, three days notice is required Of the
resumption of hostilities. Painful scenes
are anticipated should the Prussians enter
Paris.
BORDEAUX, Feb. 27.-At a meeting OF
the Left last night Louis Blanc said that
the union of the sections of the Left would
produce excellent effect, but this meeting
was untimely, because it was held to pro-
test against conditions yet unknown.
Gambetta recommended that the meeting
suspend its protest until the conditions
were officially announced to the Assembly,
then all should adopt some line OF action,
but no formal engagement for united ac-
ton should now be entered into.
PARIS. Feb. 27-vIA LONDON, Feb. 2S.-
An official notice, signed by NJ. Picard,
confirms the signature of the prelimina-
ries for peace, and announces that the ar
mistice has been prolonged four days.
The contributions and acquisitions are to
cease.
The entrance of the Germans into Paris
was the price paid to save Belfort.
Paniere Quertier has been appointed
Minister of Finance.
1t is said that Aurelles de Paladines is
named as Commander of the National
Guard Of the Seine.
The Germans will enter Paris on We'd
nesday, and evacuate the city Immediately
upon the ratification of the treaty of peace.
The Consultative Commission goes to
Bordeaux on Tuesday, and the debate upon
the question of the ratification of the treaty
of peace Will commence Immediately.
The Partisan army will occupy the left
bank of the, Seine. a,u 6
No French in uniforms will be allowed
to enter the German portion of the city,
which will be surrounded by barricades.
There was much patriotic agitation on
Sunday night, in consequence of report
of the immediate entry of the Germans
and the guard erected ramparts in the
Champs Elysees to repel the enemy. There
was, however, no disturbance up to mid
night on Sunday. -.
PARIS, Feb. 2s.-The Patric says that
the question of the entry of the German
armyinto Paris has occupied the time of
the negotiators ten times longer than those
of territorial cessation and indemnity.
Many citizens have purchased q week
provision to avoid appearing on the streets
during the German occupation.
The policeman who was drowhed in the
Seine by an senraged crowd on Sunday
proves to have been an employee under the
Napoleonic project and to have been MUIR
dered in consequence. 80
On Monday morning the city was again
agitated by crowds, who surrounded the
notice signed by Picard, and which was
placarded in various parts of the city, APP
pealing for the preservation of order and
dignity. A crowd also invaded the prison
of St. Pelagie aud freed two commandments
of the guard. dsafsa
All papers, even the ultra radical, recon-
mend non resistance to the entry of the
All papers will cease publication during
the occupation. . -.
1t is believed there will be no conflict
- .'saile ENGLISH NEWS. fsa
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The evening edition
of the Times has the following additional
particulars of the treaty: The fortified
cities of Luneville, Nancy and Belfort are
left to France. Longwy, Thionvillz, Metz,
Saarbruek and the Iron Districts go to
Germany -7sss si.tsrFf
LONDON, Feb. 2S.--The Germans, who were
unaware of the extension of the armistiee,
attacked IIayre, but flag of truce stopped
the hostilities.
VERSAILLES, Feb. 2e.-Everything is
prepared to enter Paris. The final order
will be given tomorrow.
The agitation in Paris continued yester-
day, but there was no disorder.
A manifesto, signed by the editors of 43
papers, exhorts the people to calmness and
dignity under the approaching trials.
During the occupation of Paris the Ger
man troops will be strictly confined to