The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-02-09
EUROPEAN NEWS.
BoURBAK1's ARMY IN SWITZERLAND

BOURBAKI'S ARMY IN SWITZERLAND.
| LONDON, February Am official
dispatch says that BOurbaki's army
SO,6 900 strong, has entered Switzerland.
The Federal authorities have sum-
mOned the cantons to prepare to de-
tain them.
BORDEAUX, February 1.-Gambetta
has issued a proclamation, saying:
"Frenchmen-Prus believes the
armistice will disolve our armies, and
secure the election of a Chamber
ready to conclude 8 shameful peace.
! It depends on France to upset theses
calculations. It is necessary to make
an armistice period for the instruc-
ton Of eur young troops. Continue
with unrelaxed vigor the Organiza-
/ ton for defense and for war, while
you install national republican as
sembly willing to make such peace
only as is compatible with the honor,
rank and integrity Of France"
NFAv0R OF PEACE.
LILLE, February 2-The Echo Du
Nord is i'm favor Of peace. 1t calls the
appeals for resistance, made by the
municipality of Bordeaux, an en-
crOachment upon the powers of the
Constituent Assembly. Meetings are
being called in the Northern Depart
ments to nominate candidates for the
assembly.
VERSAILLES. February 2.-In the
last interview with Bismarck, Favre
showed deep feeling. His spirits were
much broken down during the con-
versatiOn, particularly on the subject
of food in Paris.
Favre was greatly agitated aud fire.
quently burst into tears. Bismarck
expressed q doubt Of the course of
Gambetta and his associates at Bor-
deaux, who were comparatively ex-
empt from the horrors of war, and
thought probably they would refuse to
yield their power.
Favre replied that the powers of
Gambetta were only delegated to him
by the government of National De
fease, and that his, Favre's, authori-
ty was not that of Paris alone, but of
the whole country. He did not be-
lieve that Gambetta would claim
power to act in opposition to the gov
ernment at Paris. If he did his re-
moval would take place Immediately. !
FavTe stated that Gen. Trochu was in
an intolerable state of sorrow and dis |
tress.
ANOTHER ANNIHILATED ARMY.
LONDON, February 2-Evening.-l
The French army Of the East may be |
said to have almost ceased to exist as |
an organized body. All the members
who have made their appearance on |
Swiss soil are prisoners in neutral
hands, and have been distributed for |
safe keeping throughout the cantOns
Of Berne, Freyburg and Geneva.
The influx of French in Switzerland |
still continues, and is likely to cease |
only when the entire army of General
Clinchart are prisoners.
PRISONERS AND MUNITIONS CAPTUR-
ED IN PARIS.
It is now known that about one
hundred and eighty thousand prison.
ers were taken in Paris, with fifteen 1
thousand cannon, and four hundred |
field pieces and mitrailleuses. The |
gunbOats in the Seine and the rolling /
stock of the railways were also appro-
priated by the Germans.
THAT LITTLE GAME OF GANBETTA-I
JULES SIMON REFUsEs-THE Assem-
BLY,.
BORDEAUX, February 2-Twelve
Opposition journals protest against /
the decree issued by the Bordeaux
government on Tuesday for disquali-
ficatiOn from the privilege of election
to the Assembly Of families reigning
over France since 17s0, and all per-
sons who have acted as Imperial Off
cials, candidates in the past elections,
or held Office as Ministers, Senators
or CounselOrs Of State and Imperial
Projects who have accepted office be-
tween the ID Of December, 1851, and
the 4th Of September, 1870.
DeputatfOns from these journals
waited upon Jules Simon to-day, and
stated to him verbally the grounds on
which the protest is made.
Mr.. Simon in his reply, declared
that the decree issued by the Paris
government on the 2Sth of January
abolished all disgualificatiOns for the
National Assembly, and that he, N.
Simon, would insist upon the eXecu-
ton of the Paris decree.
At public meeting held in this
city, to-day, q Committee Of Public
Safety was nominated for the future
government of France. 1t includes
the names of Gambetta, Louis Blanc,
ROchefort and Dupontal.
A telegram was received yesterday
by the government from Jules Favre
in which it is stated the Germans
have agreed to ignore the holding OF
elections for the Assembly in Alsace.
The French Generals commanding
in the north and center of France
have protested against the Prussian
demands relative to the line Of de-
markation between the French and
German armies.
BERLIN, February 4, via LONDON,
February 5.-There are now sixty-siX
thousand French soldiers in SWitzer-
land, very badly clad. The Swiss
government has asked the French
authorities to send clothing.
BEAUREGARD GOING TO FRANCE.
LONDON, February 6.-The Stand
ard is informed that General Beaure-
gard has notified q large number Of
Confederate officers to be ready to
come to France in case hostilities are
resumed, and that many are now in
London awaiting orders.
PROVISIONS FOR PARASITIC Assem-
BLY,.
LONDON, February 6.-Twenty-four
government ovens at Deptford are
engaged night and day in baking
biscuits for Paris. Immense quanti-
ties OF provisions are being sent. Four
government storeships are loading to-
day, and sixteen others are ready to
load. The scheme for the restoration
of the empire develOpes great strength
In unexpected high quarters.
VERSAILLES, February S.-The
Wor1ds special correspondent who