, 1879-01-29


regard to the military commands. He would
rather resign.
IMAGINATION srunponn.
PANS, Jan. 28.-Tho Eoir, newspaper.
publishes the following: "At this mornings
Cabinet Council President Macslahon signed
DECREE making changes in the htagistrAoy,
hut, when question was raised Of changes
lii the great military commands, he said he
could not assent to such resolutions, and
mus. decline to tliyorsauizo tho army. He
would loavo tho responsibility for aucl! steps
to others. With these words& tho Marahal
quilted tho hall OF tue Co,mcil.9
This statement llas eyerywhtrs produced
the greatcst excitement. The roups OF tho ,
Left sppenr determined to iu4 tho n
istry OF tho 10th Of May. II IhsI do, sl1e
Dufaurs Cabinet will rosIgn.
THE COMMUNISTS.
VsaaA111.Es, Jall. 28.-Iu tho Senate, Vic
tor Hugo presented proposition for full
amnesty to the Communists.
Louis Blanc. in tho Chamber OF Deputies,
presented IN identical proposition, which,
after some discussion, WIS declared urgent
| and re{orreA to committee, together with
Leperos bill respecting sonsoncos upon Com.
| munists In conttlmacsa.n.
EXCITING nuMons.
In the 1obbica this afternoon rumors were
already current Of President MaoA1ahon's
intoutlcd resignation, but they were then
considered exaggerated.
nErREsc1iMEEr
rAn1s, Jan. aH.-Tho Munster Of Finance
haa dismissed two Trcnsurors-G General, placed
four on the unattached list and aurerannu-
atcl five.
nuUNG0tSG.
Baron do DourRoi,1g tho uussaled Deputy.
and formerly Eluorry 10 tho Empross ELL
genie, refuses u stand for q rc-eloolion, In
al address to lis constituents ho aays
"Whon the 1tepnbtio has shown itself to DO
what 1t has always boeu, violent, ansrchtcal,
and, above all, incapable; when 1t shall have
proved ita inability to secure to the country
tranquility q. homo mud peauo abroad, you
will find Mo again ut my post Of combat"
TELE0RArH1c.
Lesseps Ia urgiug tho 0uvernn,ent 10 OF.
tend tue telegraph from Algeria acrosa tho
Dusort OF sahara to the Frcnuh dependency
Of Senegal.
4 NEruntrCAN coNFERkNcR.
pAa1s, Jan. 2s.--.A conference of presi
douts and Influential 1noInbsrs Of thu l3u
, reaux @. tho majority In tho Hanate ant
Chamber Of Delegates: was hold tonight. :
Ministers who wess pr.,sant confirmed tht
report that President atacaLaAon has refused
to s,un tho decree relalivo to tho graa
military commands. Tho conferencs re-
pliel to the Ministers that Thu majority dit
t not wiki, to overthrow pEcsideut hlachIahou
: but ... .
+ WOULD AccKl.r HIS nEstGNATIuN
IL he offered it, a,,,i pr,ased the Ministers tt
urgently ronow thor presentations to him !,
favor Of signing tIla decree.
Vho conferences oxp1oxsctf tho opinion that
in tue evcnt Of Ills pcrsisting In Lis refusal
the Ministers should explaiu tbs situation u
the Chambers, and sender thoir designations
, oAMuETrAs CHOICE.
LONDON, JAN IA dispatch from Parl
says that in The event Of President MaeAs
hon'4 resignation Ganbetta will favor tn
candidacy OF Gen. Chanzy or Admiral Polh
j. uau for tho Presidency.
oAMnETTA's WORK.
: LONDON, Jaa. 2s.-A Paris correspondent
teleeraph2 that tho forthcoming motion to
impeachment OF tho Ministry Of 1hs l6t
of blay ia the work Vi la,nbetta, who ate
Tho lats vote ct confidence said he was pre-
. pairing plenty Of surprises for tho Cabinet
/ II the motion IL passed, a. II " esztai
to be iu ths present state OF pa,
tina loth tho Cabinet aud presideu