The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-03-07
FRANCE.

PARIS, February 27.-The journal
Des Debats says That during the three
yearssa allowed for THE payment of the
indemnity City thousand Prassian troops.
will occupy Champagne, exercising the
right of requisition, and living at the
expense of the French Government
If payment is completed before the
time expires, Champagne will be imnie-
Ediately. eyacnateda Iris understood that
during the occupation Of the city, un-
armed detachments Of the enemy will
be permitted to visit the public cdi-
fees ir all parts Of the city, hut an ar
lmy corps Of thirty thousand men will
mot leave Faubourg Honore.
BERLIN, February 27-The Emperor
! William telegraphs from Versailles to
the Empress Augusta as follows:
"With:a deeply:moyed heart in graf
itude to.God, i inform you that prelim
inaries have been signed The Bordeaux
Assembly ]. must yet ratify them
TSigned WILLIAM"
PARIS, February, 27.--An official no.
tice signed by Picard, confirms the sig
nature for the preliminaries OF peace,
and announces that the armistice is pro-
longcd four days Contributions and
reauisitions are to cease. The entrance
of the Germans into Paris was the price
paid to save Belfort.
The Germans will enter Paris on
| Wednesday, and will evacuate the city
Immediately upon the ratification of
peace. .1 IS. .ia
. PARIS, February aS.-Terrible scenes
are now enactine. Vast crowds fill the
+ streets, and are committing many acts
of violence. The people made an at
, tack on some policemen with intent to
, murder them. One was beaten to death,
r another hanged, and two were browne d
, Crowds surround the statue of Stras.
| burg, which an orator proposes, to re.
, move, lest il be desecrated by the Ger.
, man sayages. The excitement is on the
! increase, and the National Guards al
! Bellevile and Montmartre have resolved
: to remain under arms. Regiments et
! the Line have been hooted and pelted
! by the populace- A great body of Ma
> tional Guards, fully armed, marched to
Z the Champs Ely sees, where they art
now encamped, swearing to attack th'
= Germans.
: Accounts, from Belleyille and Mont
martre represent that horrible scenes ar,
= occurring in those sections
d THE TREATY OF PEACE RATIFIED.
y BORDEAUX, March L. In the Assem-
i bly, to-day the Committee of Consulta
:, ton, which accompanied Theirs to Yer
d sailles, made report unanimously re
d commenting the ratification by the AS
W sembly of prelihinarles to peace agrees
le to and submitted by the President
r. The Assembly enthusiastically an,
r unanimously voted, by acclamation,
" resolution offered by NJ. large, decree
ot ing the fall of the Empire and stigma
n !izing Napoleon as the author of th
ID misfortunes of France. sa0
is The Assembly voted the ratifeatio
e. of the preliminary conditions of peac
t; by SAG yeas against 107 nays.
ID THE GERMANS ENTER PARIS.
u PARIS, March 1.-The head of co
~ - umn of the Eleventh Corps, under Gel
- - eral Won Rose, is just entering Point d
.'1 JueF, in Porte Maillet, and is moviil
= toward tie Arc da Triomphe. No boz
= tile movement OF the populace has j,
= been seen, and the prospect of a colli
3 ion is diminishing.
- The Eleventh Corps willhave the ho,
. % or of being the first Prussian force th,
= : will occupy the Capital. At ten o'clce
- y precisely they will enter with colors Il.
u u ing and bands playing, in full ws
= = strength, 10000 strong, with ninety-si
pe field guns AT The end of three da,
- ~ they'will be relieved by another corp
- probably the Guards. s
gu The process Of relief will probab
y :, involve the presence of 10000 Germs
g soldiers within the enciente at one tim
!. ! Each corps will remain three days, ar
~ - be succeeded by another, until all ha,
~ ~ had a turn. The whole period of occ
81 81 patton has not yet been determined.