Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-02-22
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FOREIGN NEWS By THE CABLE.
Terms efPeace Announced by Prussia.
Provisions for the Relief of the French.
Congressional and Washington News.
Prussian Terms OF Peace-New Govern
ment I'm FrRnce..GeneraI News, DC.

ment I'm France--GeneraI News, dkc.
New YORK, Feb. 21.-A dispatch from
Paris, yesterday, says the question of the
occupation and retention of Metz is settled.
The Lorraine line is annexed, which will
included Pont a 'Mousson.
The French wish to prolong the armis-
tice until the I'd of March. Won Moltke
insists, as a condition of the prolongation
of this armistice, that the Germans shall
enter Paris 1t is expected that this con-
dition will prevail.
The meeting of the Berlin Parliament
has been postponed.
The French are to pay one-half of the
Indemnity by the 18th of March.
Paris is fast assuming its ordinary ap-
pearance, and prices are much reduced.
ENGLISH NEWS.
LONDON, Feb. 2O.-The bill granting an
annuity to the Princess Louise has passed
its third reading in Parliament.
The University Test bill has also passed.
The French ports are filled with vessels
laden with provisions for Paris, but these
provisions cannot be forwarded for want
of land transportation.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The early return of
John Bright to Parliamentary duty is
doubtful.
The Standard has information that the
health of the Emperor William excites
grave apprehensions.
The German wounded capable of bear
ing arms have been sent to the front.
Troops are concentrating at Cologne.
The relations of Austria and Russia with
Prussia are unaffected by the change of
government.
It was stated in the Hungarian Parlia-
ment that Intervention for the Franco
Prussian war could not well be effected.
A dispatch from Havre says that on the
city of Alencon refusing to pay the assess
ment, the Mayor and ten Councilmen were
imprisoned.
A dispatch from Bordeaux, Yesterday,
says that Bismarck is willing to resign
Metz if LuXemburg is given to Germany.
Bismarck employs threats in urging Thiers
to terms.
Madame Schneider, the actress, is dead.
FRENCH NEWS.
PARIS, Feb 19.-There is authority for
saying that the final peace conditions in
clude the cession of Alsace and portion
of Lorraine, with the fortresses of Thion-
vile, Metz and Belfort, and the payment
of two hundred and eighty million pounds
indemnity.
RUSSIAN NEWS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2.-The French
Charge d'Affaires here has notified the
Cabinet of the establishment of new gov
ernment in France, the recognition of
which is expected tomorrow.
SWISS NEWS.
BERNE, Feb. 20.-The Emperor William
has notified the Swiss Goyernmen ofhis as
sumption of the Emperorship, and gives
assurance of his continued sympathy with
Switzerland.
CUBAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS.
HAVANA, Feb. 20.-The insurgents Col.
Miguel Machado, Mai. Demitrio CASTILLO,
and eleven men, surrendered at Puerto
Principe on the 14th Majors Lorenzo, Cas-
tilla and Ricardo at Ponce Leon, ON the
18th, and Capt. Gonzalez at Neuvitas.
The people come into the cities in such
numbers to surrender that the interior is
depopulated.
The troops surprised the Republican AS
sembly in session at Mardal. The MEM
bers, however, escaped, but their docu-
ments were captured.
The Prefect, Adrino Garcia, was killed
at Bueno Gagua.
AsPINwALL, Feb. E1o.-The United States
steamer Neipsic has arrived in port. She
sails for Atralo river on the 14th, where
the supply ship Guard is anchored. Heavy
rains continue in that locality.
The first Darien surveying party left
here on the 9Th for Atralo river.
Commander Selfridge joins the United
States steamer Resaca at Panama and pro-
ceeds to survey the Pacific side, commence
ing at Simon Bay.