The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-02-24
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THE EUROPEAN WAR.
Proceedings in the French Assembly

BORDEAUX, Feb. 17.-Favre and Pi-
card arrived here to. day. A majority of
the Committee and Assembly are favora-
bic to the the proposal. to appoint Theirs
chief of the executive. .power The milf.
tary force posted outside the Assembly
Chamber to-day was doubled. NJ. Grievy
assumed tho Presidency. All elections
in the Department Of the Seine, were con-
firmed before the sitting was opened.
In the Assembly to-day, Keller pre-
sented declarations bearing the sisua-
lures Of the Deputies Of Bas Rhine aud
Moselle, protesting in behalf OF tho in
habitants against separating Alsace aud
Lorraine from France. The proposal
was referred to committee, who subse-
quently submitted u report, expressing
the strongest sympathy with Alsace aud
Lorraine, and directing that the declara-
ton be spread upon the records Of the
Assembly aud referred to the French nc
gotiators, when they come to treat with
Prussia.
The Assembly conferred the executive
powers Of the Government upon Thiers.
BORDEAUX, Feb. 18.-Immediately af.
ter the vote in the Assembly yesterday,
the English, Austrian and Italian Am
bassadors officially visited Theirs, and rec
oenized the new French Government.
In the National Assembly to-day, Pres.
idcnt Grievy read u letter from Thicrs in
troducing his appearance with new Min
listers 10 the Assembly Oh Sunday.
Rochcfort protested against the dis
play Of military force around the Cham
ber.
During the discussion of the declara-
ton by NJ. Keller in the Committee yes
icrday, Gems. Chauzey and Billettc each
declared that an offensive war could be
successfully prosecuted.
The number of Deputies in attendance
to-day exceeds GOO.
LONDON. Feb. 18.-Lord Lyons telc-
graphs to the War Department that tho
French Assembly having voted almost
unanimously for the appointment Of
Theirs rs Chief Executive pending the
decision of France upon definite institu-
tions, he has announced verbally to
Theirs the recognition Of the Government
By England.
Smallpox is raging in France, and is
especially violent at Lille.
The Paris Figaro says it is reported
that the German propositions Tor peacg
run thus: The ccssions Of Alsace and
Lorraine and portion Of the Department
of Doub., and an indemnity of ! 500, 900
tliaIers; the Germans to keep all the ma
tcrials Of war captured, and the French
feet and colonies to remain intact.
The French forces now in the field are
as follows: With Chauzcy, l2O 900, well
equipped and armed; l35, 900 with Faii-
herbe; 10000 at Chcrbourg; and 40.
900 at Havrc, in bad condition.
BORDEAUX, Fob. l0.-The conversion
of the nominal Republic into an Orlcan-
ist Monarchy is imminent.
BERLIN. Feb. 1S.-Napoleon has re.
ceived notification not again 10 oyersiep
the privileges of prisoner, aud TO alb
stain from any interference III politics in
the form of protests or prociamations.--
Orders have been given to watch hiul
| closely.
The proceedings of the Assembly las;
night were tumuliuous. Members oiihe
right aud left insultcd each other.
PARIS, Feb. l6.-Somc persons be-
lieye that the Prussiaus will abandon the
proposed entry into Paris, but the bcsi
! informed feel certain that they will march
throua.: il. All old families residing iu
Saint Germuin wear mourning and de-
clare thai tne.r houses shall be closed and
no inhubitant 20 in the streets S'iiIe the
Prussians therein. After they leave,
the pavement the Prussians have walked
over shall be removed, and nothing shall
remain that has been polluted by the tread
of the invader.
Eastern News.
WAsuIydroN, Feb 17.-Among the
festivities in this city las. night was the
reception OF Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Holladay
and daughter, which was the most ele-
CANT Of the season. Among those pres
ent were the President, Members of the
Cabinet, Justices OF the Supreme Court
Senators aud Representatives, and Others
| Of note, in all numbering about 325 per.
sons.
An Appeal to Farmers.
New YoRK, Feb. 49, To the Farm
ers OF the Country: One-third of France
has been devastated by war, aud not only
its harvest but its seed wheat consumed
The Committee Of the Chamber of Com.
merce propose to send out as many car
goes of seed wheat to France, to be care
fully distributed among the small farm.
ers as American farmers will supply
We will send vessels ifyou will find wheat
Three receiving stores are open, at No
64 Pearl street, No. SO Water street, ant
Nos. 80 aud 32 Moore street. Arrange
ments are being made for storage, light
erage and loading free of charge. Can
not the noble farmers, who have five o
ten bushels to spare, get together aud loat
a car from their own town to send to New
York? Free rates of transportation hav,
already been effected by some companies
and VIC will pay freight on any amount
of one hundred bushels in any consign
ment. The call is urgent and the tim
short. To be useful, this wheat must b.
in France by the 18th of April. lie
there be the utmost dispatch in your gen
eroms gifts to give seed wheat to starving
| France. Sisned-Charles H. Marshall
Chairman of New York Com; Charlie
Lanier, Treasurer; Anson Phelps Stokes
Secretary Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Henry w. Bellows, ID. d.
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 2O.-The Secretary Q
War is informed that a general outbreak of th
Cheyennes and Arrapahoe Indians is expected o.
the Kansas border in the spring.
i The ALBANIA claims are said to reach $4,000,
/ 600. There were 20 ships in all.