The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-31
EUROPE.
THELATEsT FROM PARIS
Tremendous Excitement at Berlin

BERLIN, January 29-2 P. M.-The
city is in a perfect frenzy Of excitement
now that the certainty Of the capitula-
ton of Paris is known. A telegram
from the Federal Chancellor gives Off
cial confirmation Of the news which was
received at a late hour last night. To-
day the church bells were rung since
daybreak, and the several services in
the churches attended by crowds Of wor-
shippers. Sermons on peace were de-
lvered, and prayers and Thanksgiving
for it offered
Before and after the morning service
in the churches an immense crowd
gathered in front OF the palace, and the
ladies of the household appeared al the
windows and waved their acknowledg-
ments to the people. The scenes in
the streets are beyond description.
Every person on his way to church as
he met his neighbor stopped and en-
braced, and the women are congratula-
ting each other with tears in their eyes.
News of the capitulation certainly Gre
ates in the public mind here a charita-
ble feeling, and there is strong desire
to act generously toward fallen foe.
The Terms OF CapitulatiOn.
New YORK, January 30.-A special
dispatch to the Herald from Versailles
January 90, says: Valerien was en-
tered last night by the Prussian En-
gineers to draw the mines The heavy
guns will be Immediately moved into
the forts, as the encsinte is strongly
armed and no confidence can be put in
the tickle population Of Paris until after
general disarming. Strong forces OF
infantry have been moved forward to
cover working parties.
The object is to spare further blood
shed, and to give an opportunity to the
French people, through the Assembly
of Representatives at Bordeaux, to de-
eide for war OF peace.
Elections will be permitted in all the
departments, together with the free cir
cuiation of the Deputies through the
country.
The army Of Paris regiments of the
line, Marines and Mobiles are to be
prisoners OF war, with the exception Of
twelve thousand men, who are required
! IN maintain order in Paris.
All the corps Of the Franc-tireurs are
to be dissolved, but the National Guard
will remain armed. The French troops
will deliver their arms and flags and
field artillery within fourteen days, all
of which will be collected at Sevron.
French troops may retire into Paris I'M
armed. The cannons of the forts are
to be delivered up, but enceiate guns are
to be dismounted, the carriages to be
delivered up to the Prussians, but the
guns themselves are to be left.
A line of demarkation was drawn be-
tween the enceinte and forts. The
French portion extends to the encetmte
only, and the Prussian portion to five
hundred PAGES from the enceinte, with
certain typographical notifications.
Fort Vincennes will remain in the
hands of the French.
Paris remains completely invested
from a military point Of view, but
three of the railway lines will be re-
paired, and permitted to convey suffi-
cient supplies for daily nourishment Of
the population. Bourbaki's army and
the Fortress OF Belfort were not compre-
hended in the armistice. The Prussian
line Of demarkation for the Southern
armies is to be the line of the Loire.
Favre returned TO Paris yesterday
evening. General Velden, chief OF
Vinoy staff, and Captain Harrison, aid
Of Trochu, with three directors OF the
Mediterranean, Orleans and Western
railways, accompanied him. Not more
than three weeks rations remain in
Paris at the present time. The French
at Versailles generally rejoiced at the
approach Of peace.
No Person Allowed to Enter or
Leave Paris-RumOrs OF Peace.
A special to the World, from Yer.
sales, 30th, SAYS: A cordan has been
drawn around Paris, and no one is al
lowed to enter or leave Paris without a
permit from the German authorities.
The revictualling Of the city will pro-
ceed under German supervision. Con-
fidence is expressed at German head
quarters that peace has been secured.
German soldiers are chagrined at being
prohibited from entering Paris.
Disposition OF French Forces.
BORDEAUX, January 3O.-General
Chanzy's headquarters are at La Val.
The Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Nineteenth
and Twenty-Fifth Corps are at Rierson,
Bourges, and Nevers. General Bour-
baki has the Eighteenth, Twentieth
and Twenty fourth Corps at Routands
and Pouterliers. Garibaldi is at Dijon
with thirty thousand men. General
Faidherbe has the 22d and 23d Corps
at Arras, Dove and Cambria. Toiz ell
is in front of Havre with 5000 men.
The camp Of instruction contain
$50, 900 men. . The conscriptel Of 1871
number three hundred thousand men:
At the end of the armlstice France will
resume the war with nine hundred
thousand men.
A National Assembly 10 be Con-
yOked.
BORDEAUX, January 30.-A dispatch
forwarded from Versailles the 18th, by
Jules Favre to the government at Bor-
deaux, says the treaty was signed tQsl Jay.
There is to be an armistice Of twenty
one days: A national assembly is to be
convoked at Bordeaux on the 18th OF
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