The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-17
E.nrnncnn AMnirs.

European A1nlrS.
The news from Europe Is monotonous,
excepting as to the British commission
to settle American affairs and the
French election. Full and reliable re.
turns of the latter have not yet been
received. So far as heard from the "con-
servatives" have elected about 400 rep
resentatives, and the Republicans of all
shades less than 100. The former are
mostly composed of Bonapartists, Or
leanists and Churchmen. The English
papers say the Orleanists (sons and
grandson OF King Louis Philippe) are
In majority, and that council Of
State, with the Count of Paris grand
son of Louis Philippe) as President,
will likely be established as the govern.
ment. Napoleon has issued an address
claiming that all acts since his deposi-
ton land including it) are fraud and
therefore void. 1t would not be surprs.
ing were he yet declared legitimate SOW.
ereign of France by the new Assembly.
The little remnant of so.called Re
publicans is made up of odds and ends
that not only could not agree among
themselves If left to themselves, but in
such predicament would cut each Others
throats as fast as circumstances would
allow. About 200 members are yet to
hear from. These will no doubt increase
the conservative strength. The French
armies are practically dissolved. Pretty
good order is observed just now, in
view of the Prussian guns, but what
will result when the latter retire, no
one can imagine. The French element
which forced Napoleon into the war, by
their demagoguical appeals, in order to
enable them to overturn his govern
ment, seems to be now pretty univer-
sally detested by the people and have
no followers but the thieves and other
outlaws.
LONDON, Feb. 10, 1871.
The French Assembly held prepara.
tory session at Bordeaux to-day, for the
purpose of ascertaining the number of
members in attendance and of fixing a
day for the first public session. About
300 Deputies were present. The rules
and regulations of the Chamber of 1s4 40
were adopted.
Jules Favre, for himself, and in the
name of his colleagues at Bordeaux
and Paris, resigned the powers confided
to them as the Government of National
Defense. He stated that the Ministers
would remain in Office until the consti-
tuition of new Government to main
tain order.
The President read letter from
Garibaldi, in which the General de.
clines the seat in the Assembly offered
him by several Departments.
A dispatch from Paris says that 200
candidates for the Assembly were bal
loted for at the elections in that city,
and that the counting of the votes is
therefore necessarily very slow. 1t was
thought that the votes are so scattered
among the various candidates that the
delegation from the capital is not full,
and that a second election will have to
be held.
A dispatch from Bordeaux this even
ing states that the result of the elections
in 20 Departments is still awaited by
the Government. Most of these are oc.
cupied by German troops. NJ. Thiers
is elected by IS Departments; General
Trochu by Z; General Changarnier by
A; NJ. Gambetta by 8; M. Jules Favre
by two Departments.
The Versailles correspondent of the
2f'''es tolegraphs on tho 18th, that tho
delivery of the arms to the Germans
has been completed by the army of
Paris. The Germans are destroying
the French guns, which prove to be
useless on account OF the removal of
portions of the breech- loading appara.
tus.
Provisions in immense quantities are
continually arriving in Paris, and the
soldiers are kept busy unloading the
trains. The French Government has
stopped the purchase of provisions for
Paris.
Gen. DucrOt is seriously ill, and it is
reported that he has resigned his posi-
tion in the French army.
The city of Paris has been authorized
to contract loan of 200, ,OOO,OO francs,
and to levy municipal war tax.
A Commission numbering four Ger
mans and three Frenchmen was sitting
at Versailles to arrange details unfor-
seen at the time of the Convention of
January 2Sth, for the capitulation of
Paris.
The Prussian army is to make its tri-
umphal entry into Paris on the 25th in.
stant. The report that the Prussian-
French Armistice has been extended
until the end of the month is probably
true though uncOnfirmed. 1t is another
assurance that the elections have been
q general expression of desire for
peace, and that the Assembly will ac.
cept the terms which the Germans are
ready to extend. 1t is further reported
that a treaty of peace was concluded
between Bismarck and Favre, subject
to the ratification of the French Assem-
| bly,. If so, the war is no doubt at an
end, as the French are powerless to con-
tinue it.
EDITORS Book Table.
Woods Household Magazine is the
/ hpSt chaop pubIioat tiop nf tho L, In Il non, =