The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-09
France

THE BARrHOIpI SrATu g sENrIME.ST,
PARIS, April S.--The French ara hurt,
or pretend to he, by the sad absence of
enthusiasm in New York over the Bar
tholdl statue. "suppoye we keep our
statues" remarks one of the muruiug
papers. Our conduct might not be very
! chivalrous, but it would 20 sensible.
arls would be richer IN having the
~ 'lendid tatuo,"
| .'lr you don'b want the statue, don't
tab ~ says u French senator. Eve
should be gls6 OF it ourselves
THEY'LL smP IT.
| Nilt AFrench trigate Iseer will leave for
New York about the end of April with
! bartfsD dIs stature of Liberty En-
/ lhghtsYd ng the World Uuneh States
| NJ Ioissa Morton and john w,
MgckeY haye headed suhser,p.
ton, no be raised by Amaliomis,
tos Che lan pose OF providing q cast ofth6
| needed 0fsk statuu 10 be erected noRr
| the Un;sti States embassy IN Paris
The cost VII oe $50 900.
a 'lrIsr0 RIc cARvlSa OF FRANCE oN
PAPER,
A curious iN )Qk has Just bean revealed.
The mltbar. Herr VonBertOueh. pro-
elaine the Asst )ric ri INT OF Germany to
Burgundy ard thinks tho INSTABILITY Of
Franco migLst nave been ended by a
PARTITION Of France on bis.
toric basis. the west retain
Ing its indepafsdA nee RS monarchy,
the east being 4 rmed into middle
kingdora, ChampsA ne being annexed to
Germany, and Fsas5 regSining Nice and
Savoy.
PIE PRAsB. PROPOSALS.
Tho preliminary for peace
between Fraroo' and China
stipulate that hostilih es shall cease on
10th instant, and that tho Chinese shall
evacuate the Red rig or delta on the
10Th, and other positions gradually,while
tne French shall oeoup FornOsa and
Phepg Hoo, and eniore the blockade
Of rice ports and search L eutrals until a
dehnitive treaty of pc, co has been
signed.
, AwIsR REsoZN We.
The government has rest lived 10 con-
tinue 10 send reinrorcemeL It's TO China
until final treaty OF peace shall have
been signed.
BALLoTiNG' FOR pRRsI. DENT.
The chamber OF deputies O-day took
one ballot for president. II tllieres re-
eeiyed l63 votes; Flouquet, l47, and
Philippateaux, 81. No che ice. The
senate voted a credit OF $50, 100000 for
the carrying on OF operation Is in Ton
quin, ane adjourned.
,Flouquet was elected preside mt of the
chamber OF deputies on the thi rd ballot,
receiving l79 votes to l65 for Ia lliere.
PEACE PRELUDEs PERFEo TED.
Before the adjournment of th o senate
TO day DeFTeycinet minister OF foreign
affairs, stated that the prelud, IS of q
treaty OF peace with China had
been virtually concluced. Be-
iore,. however, giving effect
TO the recent negotiations, Defr eycent
was anxious TO ascertain the opii ZION of
the Chinese government, and hai tele-
graphed to Pekin to-day. He wou Id be.
therefore, unable TO announce the con-
eiusion OF peace treaty until China
should reply.
WHAT FERRY DID.
LONDON, April 6.--The Paris ctrre
spondent of the Times says the pe ace
negotiations betwoon Franco and China
were conducted through 81. Ferry, Press
ident Grevy having authorized M. Bill
lot TO act Tor him. When the Chinese
government heard of the fall of Ferry.
IL telegraphed TO Mr.. Campbell, the Chi,
nese representative, 30 get Ferry's sac.
eessor to sign the pieliminaries Of peace.
Ferly, however, continued to work, and
delayed notifying President Grew
OF the signature of the preliminaries un-
I'LL The committees OF the chamber had
retired to consider the demand for the
Ionquin credit, keeping the new minis.
trV ignorant L of the lonta