The New York herald., 1871-02-08
Candidates for the Assembly Taken
from the SlumS.
AnimOsity Between German and
French Women.
No Peace Negotiations En-
tered Into.
The Horrors of Starvation
Threatened.
The Feeling Against Garnbetta
Increasing.

Increasing.
TeleGaAMs 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
LONDON, Feb. Z, 1871.
have received the following despatch from
the New YORK HERALD correspondent at
Paris, dated February T. The despatch
THE ELECTIONS POSTPONED.
A government decree issued to-day post
pones the elections which were to take place
on Sunday, although they will be held on
Wednesday next.
GENERAL CONFUSION.
Up to the present moment all is confusion.
There is tendency to reject en- masse the
members of the Government Of National De-
fence who are candidates for election. Meet
ings are held daily and are more demonstra-
tive in character. The name Of Garibaldi is
received with cries Of ''No stranger
RABID PATRIOTS.
Some of the political clubs insist that those
who surrendered Paris should be arrested and
tried, and that any candidates desiring the
support of the clubs shall sign On agreement
undertaking that the Government Of National
Defence be called to the bar of the National
Acan ~Ir~ An Ng thns,.
duct in signing the armistice; that they
shall agree that a treaty of peace shall
never be signed on the condition Of tie Il ,-s ces.
shall continue the defence and refuse to ca
pitulate.
BLOoDTHIRsTY SENTIMENTS.
AT a meeting held in the Sale de la RENE
one Of the orators, Blanche, by name, declared
that to save France in the present crisis
Robespierre is required and that the guillo-
tine can alone secure salvation. This blood
thirsty sentiment was received with enthusi-
asm, the assemblage yelling with delight.
The persons present were mostly belonging
to the Central Republican Defenders of the
Republican association Of workingmen which
comprises among its members the names Of
the best known desperadoes in the French
capital.
CANDIDATES FROM THE sLUMs.
Nearly all the Paris candidates for the Ma
tional Assembly have been taken from the slums
of Belleyille and St. Antoine. Napoleon Gail
lard, well known red republican, declared at
a meeting held last night that the present gov
ernment was composed of twelve bandits who
had sold Paris for gold. He denied the Prus-
sian victories and demanded that Paris vote
in favor of continuance of the war. He was
loudly appauded.
SOME SPECIMEN BRICKS.
Some of the candidates are we'll known
men, violent socialists and revolutionists
Among the names of those nominated for the
National Assembly by the Republican ALI
ance, International Workingmen's Association
and Central Republican Union, all ultra-radi-
cal societies, are the following Louis Blanc,
Victor Hugo, Ledru Rollin, Felix Pyat, Henry
Rochefort and NJ. Brissac, the editor of that
once violent but now defunct newspaper, lie
Combat.
NJ. Etienne Arago, member Of the pro-
yisional government left Paris yesterday for
Italy and Spain, on special mission to the
governments of those countries.
WAR BETWEEN GERMAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.
More than ten thousand persons proceeded
yesterday to the top Of Antin to gaze on the
Prussians encamped below. A considerablepor-
ton Of the Inhabitants of La Vilette are Ger
mans. and some of the women called upon their
countrymen to fire on the French. They were
immediately arrested by the National Guard
and conducted to prison. Another German
woman was arrested for shouting Down with
the Frenchl" and was carried along the
streets shrieking, followed by crowd BRAN
dlshing reyolyers. The danger Of did1cultieS