The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-13
SECOND EDITION
TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
THE ARMISTICE PROLONGED.
Hopes Of the OrIeanists.
The New Assembly Convened
The Emperor William to Enter Paris
AN English Man-of-war Sunk
over Fifty Lives Lost.
Sailing of the English High Commission
Italy Claims the Vatican
d o M Il q TIC AFFAIRS.
Death of Alice Gary.
Sailing of the English High Commission
Italy Claims the Vatican
d o M E 8 TIC AFFAIRS.
Death of Alice Gary.
FROM EUROPE.
Sailing Of the English Members of the JoI
In n inm m

Cuba, which sailed from Liverpool on Saturday
for New York, took out among her passengers
Earl de Grey, Lord Tenterden, Mr.. Montague
Bernard, and Viscount Goderic, of the joint high
commission for the settlement of the fishery
question between Great Britain and the United
States, and also of the Alabama and other claims
of the United States upon Great Britain. The
commissioners are accompanied by number of
diplomatic attendants.
Life EXAGGERATED.
LONDON, Feb 13.-A private letter from Cher
bourg expresses the opinion that the steam
transport which was wrecked off Cape La Hogue
is the lie Cert, and says doubt the loss of life
is greatly exaggerated.
Illness of General Ducrot.
LONDON, Feb. 13-Advices from Paris state
that General Ducrot is seriously ill.
Another Prussian Levy.
The Prussians levied war contribution of
100, ,0O0 francs upon the inhabitants of st. Ger
main.
heported PreIeng gation of the ArmIstIce.
1t is reported the armstice is prolonged until
the 2Sth instant.
Paris Food Supply.
The French Government has ceased buyinp
provisions for Paris.
Jules Favre
has gone to Bordeaux.
The Versailles correspondent of the Times
telegraphs ON the 18th that the
Delivery of Arms TO the Germaus
has been completed by the army of Paris. The
Germans are
Destroying the French Guns,
which were useless on account of the removal of
portion of the breech-loading apparatus.
The Postal and Relief Trains
| from London for Paris recently stopped by Ger
maus were arrested under mistake, and imme-
diatey released by order from headquarters.
England and the War.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The correspondence rela-
| ting to the war to be submitted to Parliament
shows that NJ. Favre's party were always willing
to conclude peace on any terms which did not
| include the cession of territory, and that Eng
land has been continually urging peace ou M.
Favre's terms.
The Orleanists are confident that the
Count de Paris will be King of Frauce
The Bnglish Army.
The Government states that 1t is able to
despatch 115,OOO men Immediately in case of
| war.
FLORENCE, Feb. lit is reported that
Demonstrations In Favor of the Pope
| are in preparation in various parts of Europe.
| Preparatory Meeting of the French Assembly.
BORDEAUX, Feb. 13.-The French Assembly
will to-day hold only preparatory sitting, for
the purpose of ascertaining the number of mem
bers present and fixing day for the first public
session.
The Result in Paris Yet Undecided.
The Government here is still without news of
the result of the elections in Paris. The latest
despatch by telegraph from the capital says the
result was not known yesterday evening. NJ.
Picard, Thiers, Fayre, aud Gambetta are elected
from the Department of Seine-et-Oise, and
Duke d'Aumale from that of Disc.
Jules Favre had arrived in Bordeaux and
Garibaldi was momentarily expected.
steamer Foundered and Over so Lives Lost.
LONDON, Feb. ia telegram from Bombay
says the steamer General Outram, from Cochin
China, bound to Bombay, foundered in cyclone
in the Indian Ocean, and ffty-three lives were
lost.
German vrIumpbai Entry Into Paris.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The special correspondent
of the London Telegraph at Vervailles reports,
on the 18th, that the German army will make a
triumphal entry into Paris at noon OF the 18th.
The Emperor will proceed to the Tulleries, and,
after partaking of lunch with the court and
staff, will review the army from that building.
In case the Tuileries is not in proper condition
the Emperor will occupy the Eysee. The Em-
peror will return to Berlin about the end OF
February.
The Vatican at Rome Declared National Pre-
FLORENCE, Feb. l3.-The Italian Parliament
has, by the adoption of resolution, declared
the libraries and galleries OF the Vatican ma
tional property. The measure was objected to
by the Ministry, and carried against their op-
position. w. r.. ,o
The Overflow of the Danube
has inundated the suburbs OF Vienna, particu
larly Leopoldstadt and Rozan.
OPENING Of Ihe French Assembly-3OO DoDu
BORDEAUX, Feb. 13.-At the preparatory
sitting of the French National Assembly to-da,
about three hundred deputies were present Tn