Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-01
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LONDON, Jan. 81. Gambetta ratified the
capitulation, and will not resign.
The Empress Eugene, after a stormy inter-
view with the Duke de Persigny, ordered him to
quit her presence since he persisted in urging
her to consent to the acknowledgment OF France.
Gambetta is reported to have committed
suicide.
Count Bismarck will leave France after the
meeting of the national assembly at Bor-
deauX The early return of Emperor William
to Berlin is expected. There is a report that he
will start Tuesday, but it is not authenticated.
The Germans will enforce rigid passport regu-
lations during the armistice.
All the rivers and railroads have been opened
for transportation of food to Paris. The nego-
tiations of the Bonapartsts with Bismarck have
taken an important turn. A later dispatch re-
ports that CONSERVATION has been caused at
Wilhelmshohe by the news Of the proposition
to convoke the constituent assembly of France.
OTHER ITEMS FROM LONDON.
LONDON, Jan. 3t.-M. Magnin has addressed
communication, under date of Paris, to the
French minister of commerce at Bordeaux.
urging him to commence at once the shipment
of cereals, wheat, flour and provisions. of every
description, for the relief of the inhabitants of
Paris. Great quantities of supplies are already
under way, and in day or two, it is thought,
sufficient stores will have reached the city to re-
heYe the immediate wants of the populace.
Advices from the Swiss frontier announce that
the entire French army under Gen. Bourbaki
has crossed the line into Switzerland, taking with
them their guns and baggage wagons They
will be at once disarmed by the Swiss troops,
and will be detained in that country until the
termination of the war.
A report has reached this city from Paris, and
is generally received with credit, that Gen.
Ducrot, recently commanding division of the
troops defending Paris, has committed suicide
by taking poison.
A race in the harbor of Havre between the
cutter of the United States war steamer Shen-
andoah and that of the British war steamer Pei
lean, was won by the American crew, in the
scription.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
BORDEAUX, Jan. 30-Gambetta forwarded a
dispatch to-day to Favre at Versailles, request
ing him to break the silence maintained by the
Paris government, to state the name of the min
lister whose coming to Bordeaux has been an
nounced and the motives of the delay in his
movements, aud to give precise information re-
specting the condition of Paris
Demonstrations have occurred in several
French towns against both the armistice and
the humiliation of the territory of France
The municipality of Lyons appears to main
tam its resistance to the Germans, and has sent
a deputation to Bordeaux to urge the adoption
OF general measures for the same object.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 30.-rhe distress in Paris is
very great and the destruction of the railways
impedes the revictualing of the city. The Ger
mans are meanwhile supplying articles of the
first necessity from their own stores.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 3O-Immense quantities of
provisions have been forwarded to Paris, and
great efforts are being made to restore the rail
ways. The scissors line will be repaired in
lorty-eight hours and direct line in eight days
The capitulatiOn Of Paris has caused feeling
OF stupor in the north of France.