The New York herald., 1871-02-11
THE FRENCH CAPITAL.
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Herald Special Report from Paris and
Versailles.
4 QUIET ELECTION ON WEDNESDAY.
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all the Red Republican Candi-
dates Elected.
The Work of Revictualling
Progressing.
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A QUIET ELECTION ON WEDNESDAY.
The French Delivering the Armament Of
Paris to the Germans.
reLEOaAas 70 the NEW YORK HERALD.

Aoo "AAD CPSS"h SoAiV pOAuCAt VI uuc NEW
YORK HERALD has just this instant arrived
IN London and hasten to forward his report
Of the situation Of affairs in the French
capital
QUIET ELEorIoN.
Your correspondent left Paris on the morn
ing of the 9th inst. (Thursday). The election
closed on the previous night February 81. 1t
passed off quietly. Except from the excited
: discussions which took place among
groups of persons on the avenues
there was little to indicate that an
event Of the greatest Importance to France was
transpiring. Nevertheless ample precautions
were taken to prevent riots BY permission
of the German authorities, which was promptly
granted, the number of twelve thousand regu-
convention to retain their arms, were tempo
rarily increased to twenty five thousand men,
who were posted in various parts of the city.
ready for any emergency. Their services,
however, were never needed at any time dur
ing the day.
CANDIDATES PROBABLY ELECTED.
The tickets of candidates for the National
Assembly were mixed up so confusedly that
1t will take several days to ascertain officially
who are elected. 1t is known, however, that
the vote of the conservative element WAS sur
prisingly strong.
The following named candidates are doubt.
less elected NM. Louis Blanc, Henri
Rochefort Busson, Delescluze, Tlourens,
Rollin, Dorian, Guinet and Valiant. All these
men belong to the extreme wing of the repub-
ican party.
The Orleans interest is believed to be strong
throughout the country.
REvICTUALLING.
The work of revictualling Paris is proceed
ing we'll, and fears of famine are removed but
the organization is wretohed. The crowds
which assemble before the butcher and baker
shops are as large as usual and the bread that
is sold to them is worse than ever. Great
difficulty is experienced in distributing rations
to the poorer classes, many of whom are suf-
feripg badly.
ANXIOUS TO LEAVE.
The mortality among the children of the city
Is terrible. Many respectable persons are
making strenuous exertions to leave Paris,
they having no confidence in the armistice
leading to the conclusion OF a treaty Of peace
and dreading lest the renewal of the war bring
on worse horrors than they have yet expert
enced.
CONDITION OF PARIS.
Considering the siege through which Paris
has passed the actual condition of the city is
little changed. The Champs Elysees is very
little damaged. At the entry to the Lake the
Bois de Boulogne is destroyed and other parts
partially so.
FEELING ON THE PROPOSED GERMAN ENTRY.
Popular sentiment has been intensely ex-
cited at the idea OF the German army entering
the city, but the feeling is gradually abating,
aud as it does SO becomes more lenient to-
wards the enemy
BELFoHT TO BE CARRIED ny ASSAULT.
A report was current in Paris when your
correspondent left that the Prussians sent Of
one army corps 10 the south on Tuesday last,
it having been resolved to carry Belfort by
assault
MINISTER wAsHBGRNE.
Mr. Washburne, the American Minister TO
France went on Wednesday from the city for
few days relaxation from the arduous duties
Of his oIficc. He is now in Brussels.
GENERAL ITEMS.
There is no gas in the city yet. The nights
are still terribly dull and very dark, and it is
singular that there are nc street robberies re-
ported. Public order remains good.
Shops are slowly commencing to reopen.
The theatres are re-opening.
The French Delivering the Armament Of Paris
TO tho Germans-ProbaS!e EARLY Entry of
the victors-Great Reaction Among the Pa.
risinns-Tho Food Supply Holding Out.
LONDON, Feb. 10, 1871.
have received the following despatch from
the NEW YORK HERALD correspondent at Yer
seies, dated on the 9Th instant. Your cor
respondent writes =
sURgENDE RING ARMS.