Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-15
Geographic News.


Although the reported terms demand
ed by Prussia as conditions of peace are
destitute of authority, there is good rea-
son to believe them 10 be correct. The
following are the Conditions as reported:
" The cession Of Alsace and sixty Ger
man square miles of Lorraine. which
consists of 347 square miles. The part
of Lorraine to be coded includes Metz.
A contribution of one and one half
million francs for the war expenses, thirty
million francs for captured ships, and
forty million francs for German workmen,
clerks and small industrias expelled from
France, and a certain stipulation of few
millions on limited time for crippled and
manned Germans and orphans caused by
the war"
BORDEAUX, Feb. SIN the elections
for the Assembly, the Rebublcaus have
been successful at Persgnon aud Oranon,
and 10 the departments Of Ordeche, Haul
Loire, Areige, Indre and Ietault. The
Conservative candidates have been elected
from Poietiers and Martahan and in the
departments Of Laru and Garenne. The
candidates of the Liberal Union party
have been elected throughout France,
wherever thay have been put 10 nomina
ton. The Republican majority in Bor-
deaux is large.
LoEDoN. Feb l0.-A Lille dispatch
says the official results of the elections in
the departments will be given to morrow.
The monarchiaI triumph is certain. The
Republican majority in the city is but %
per cent, while the Monarchists have a
majority averaging so per cent. in the
provinces.
BORDEAUX, Feb. l0.-The Depart
ments of Charente, Inferieure. Hautes,
AIses, Yonne, and the cities of Dion and
Tollos have elected Republican candidates
for the Assembly. The cities of Nantes,
Chalons aud Aucb, and the Departments
of Creusse, Dordorgue, Mayence, Vendee,
Lagaronne and Loire have chosen Con
sentative, moderate or liberal union can
dldates.
BERLIN, Feb lO.-The Kreus Zeitaag
SAYS 20 decision will be made rs TO the
prolongaton of the armislic until it can
be seen what chance there is that the
French National Allembly will conclude
peace.
BREsT. Feb. l0.-The plague has
| appeared among immense droves of cattle
intended for the relief Of Paris, and n
sanitary Gordon has been established
around the animals which have become
affected. The deaths are so numerous
that it is impossible to bury the carcasses.
They are therefore loaded on condemned
war ships and lowed out to sea and sunk
1t is ascertained beyond doubt that
the result of The French election is
triumph for the Conservatives.
The routes to Paris are all open and
travel is restored.
VERSAILLES, Feb. l0.-A strong be
lief prevails at the Prussian headquarters
that the French assembly will frame a
provisional government, with the Count
de Paris as President, and provide for a
future plebiscite on the question Of the
restoration of the Oreanisls, or establish
ing republic The Due d'AumsIe has
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LIVERPOOL Feb. 1.-THE Liverpool
Courier to dav says taat a French tran
sport with 1850 persons on board, has
foundered off Cape La Hague, and that
all on board were lost.
LONDON, Feb. ll.--There has been a
violent gale all along the coast of the
United Kingdom. Ships have gone
ashore near South Shields, and several
lives are known to have been lost. NJ
merous wrecks are apprehended.
DOMESTIC.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. o. Evening
Posts Specials The Washington Chron
icIe has the following double loaded leader
at the head of its editorial columns this
morning, and it is understood as express
ing the opinion of both Secretary Robe
son and Admiral Porter:
We dislike to raise grounliess fears.
but there is no use in conceaiiug the fact
that some uneasiness is felt in regard to
the safety Of the United States Steamer
Tennessee. which left on the 10th ult..
with the United States Commissioners
on board, for San Domingo. That some
accident has occurred there can be no
doubt; but we trust that whatever ii may
he, its i'll effects will be confined simply
to delay in the voyage of the vessel, and
that all the passengers have escaped the
perls of the deep"
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ll.-The bark
w. +. Anderson, Capt. w. H. G. Drum
mond, from Prussia, reports that on Jan.
goth, while 3 strong gale was blowing
from northeast and heavy sea was run
ming, she passed large bark, rugged
man of war. The steamer was staining
southwark under close sail, in latitude SO
deg. lontude ~ deg. The captain is
sure the steamer was the Tennessee.
A German physician, DR.. Hertmul-
Ter, has discovered that in his country
unwedded women live on az average
eight or ten years longer than wives and
toofhafs of families