Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-03
TELEGRAMS To THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Associated Press Reports.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.

T,l,graried Exclusively 70 ne Eroninc Ser.
OPPOSITION TO THE DECREE oF rHE
BORDEAUX GOVERNMENT.
BORDEAUX, Feb. Twelve opposition Jour-
mails have protested against the decree Issued
by the Bordeaux government on Tuesday. pro
yiiing for disqualification from the privilege of
election 10 the Assembly OF members OF farnJlie,
relgning over France since l7S9, all persons who
have acted a Imperial Official candidates in
past elections or held OF &c as ministers, sens
tors, or counsellors of state under the Empire.
and projects who have accepted Office betSeen
the "a Of December, 1871, and the 4th OF Sep
tember, 1870. A deputation from these journals
waited upon NJ. Jules Simon to- day. aud stated
10 him verbally the grounds on which the pro-
test Is based. NJ. Simon, i'm his reply 20 the
address, declared that the decree issued on the
the 2Sth of January abolished all disqualitca-
tons for the National Assembly, and that he
wonld insist upon the execution OF the Paris
decree.
A COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
At public meeting held in this city to-day,
committee OF public safety was nominated tor
the future government OF France. ~ includes
Mn. Gamoetts, Louis Blanc, Rochefort aud
Duportal.
ALSACE No LONGER APART OF
FRANCE.
telegram was received Yesterday BY the
government here from Jules Fsyre, in which he
stated that the Germans have ayr sed 10 ignore
holding of elections for the French National
Assembly in Alsace.
PROTEST AGAINST PRUSsIAN De
MANDS.
The French generals commanding in the
north AND center Of France have protested
against Prussisn demands relative to the line
OF demsr kation between the French and Ger
man armies.
GOT AWAY FROM MANTECFFEI.
The 2ith French corps, including Garibaldi,
escaped the pursuit Of Manteuffel.
BERNIE, Feb. 2-General Manteuifel has pur-
sued the French army OF the East 20 the Swiss
frontier. The town of Neuenberg, ON the Ba-
den side oil the Rhine, II over crowded with flu
gitiyes from the French army, many of whom
are sick or suffering from wounds. Tie churches
are hlled with the latter class, who are receiv-
ing the necessary treatment from the adeners
THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF THE
FRENCH FORTS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3-The following is special
LONDON, Feb. A dispatch from Versailles
Jan. Slst, states that the French evacuated the
i9rts co mnletely At about fifteen minutes past
three sunday afternoon. The Germans of the
ith regiment took possession OF the forts, and
the colors OF the German Empire were floating
over all the forts. Several batteries OF field ar
ullery entered Mont Nalerian, and the KEYS OF
The fort were delivered by three French Officers,
The Germans tound the defences in good or der
but the barracks were dirty. The gardens and
palaces OF -. Cloud were utterly DESTROYED.
resembles bowling wilderness.
supply OF provisions l. anSiOuslN looked for
audit was expected that after the lst OF Febru-
airy persons would he allow ed 10 pass IN and out
OF Pans by special pass.
Indian OutraEes i'm the SOufhw est =,
SANTA FE, Feb. 3d.-The Ralston correspond-
ent OF the DGdy Post, under date of January
18th, says: A week since some fifteen men left
TINS place TO prospect for gold on the IN ount
ana news has just been received here from
AldcLe ftsS, through q mail driver. thai the
party was attacked hy Indians. Two of the
Iarty had LETT Tor For; Bowie 20 obtain assist
ance, and before they lett two OF their number
Robert Schell and Hugh ONeill. had fallen.
mere Is intense excitement here. The fear
and suspense regarding the prospecting lsrty il
terrible, a. IL was composed of our best men
Ihe mali from Los Limbres 10 Iamei-cilla has
been captured by the Indians. CAPTAIN Rns-
sell, OF Fort Bowie, LETT an hour after the news
reached there with detachment OF twenty i've
men 10 render aid. The Indians also stole and
drove of about 900 sheep belonging 70 Cris-
terbran Chawes, OF belder. Two men were
supposed 10 have been killed by the Indians
They have not been heard from since Monday
Several ctiZens started IN pursuit, but have
hot been heard from. The Indians drove tn
sheep IN the direction OF the White Mountains.
GcneTal Getty, who has been an command of
ms military district for several years. having
been transferred. left this city YESTERDAY with
AIS FAMILY 10 Join his command, the 81 L =.
cavalry, at hey West, Florida.
Information from the Ralston silver mine.
states that lead has been traced 10 the depth of
sesenty-nVe feet. settin. a. rest the fears that
these wonderful mines might only be surface
deposits.
here this winter than Tor a number OF wears
giving great encouragement TO farmers and
miners, but 1t retards travel consiierably About
seven inches are on the ground.