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Show LATE NEWS. A Complete Cessation of War Demanded vith the Surrender Sur-render of Paris. Hard Fighting with the Arrrv of the Loire Successes Claimed for Both Sides, THE RUSSIAN QUESTION. Uittev Feeling: in St. Peters, burs Hjrainst England. A Retreat Ordered from Amiens. Quarrelling Among the Freueli Leader?. Vandalism in Illinois. FOREIGN. Xew York, 2'J The World's cable specials says the German manufactur ers meet at Manheim, Dec. 2jth, to. consider the tariff changes rendered necessary by the annexation of Alsace and Lorraine. Bismarck told Odo Russell that Paris would not be permitted to surrender except on condition of a complete cessation ces-sation of hostilities. No decisive battle has yet occurred near Orleans. In the skirmishes the French have captured nine guns and the Prussian losses were heavy. The Duke of Mecklenburg was foiled in his attempt to occupy Le-mans. Le-mans. Paladines is still entrenched between Arthenay and Orleans. The Germans have failed to surround him. The government at Tours have every confidence in his plans and believe he will soon be able to pierce the Prussian Prus-sian lines and pnsh forward to Paris. Havana,29. The American schooner Frank Palmer and the Spanish gunboat gun-boat Alarm have been lost in Cuban waters and the crews saved. Col. Barry and Gen. Cavadas, chief of staff, were captured by the Cubans. Mediolea, lately rebel secretary of foreign for-eign affairs, was taken prisoner by the Spaniards after a hard fight, in which fifty rebels were killed. He is sentenced sen-tenced to death. One of the leaders of the insurgents, Col. Alvora, surrendered surren-dered with the band of the famous Jesus Dilsal, during the latter'e illness. ill-ness. New York, 29 The World's 'fours cable, dated to-day, says, yesterday the right wing of the'army of the .Loire, having repulsed during the previous day several attempts of the enemy to turn its flank, advanced to Gien and Montargis, and thence commenced a movement towards Pithiviers in combination com-bination with the advance of the right centre of the army at Arthenay to the same point. While these movements were being made, detachments of the enemy were in every case driven towards to-wards Besancon. Here, at two p.m., the enemy passed with 40,000 men. 1 he French attacked the Prussian positions po-sitions from the south, capturing two guns. At nightfall the Germans seemed retreating further north. World's cable, London, 20. At the cabinet council yesterday, a dispatch was read from Odo Russell containing Bismarck's proposal for a conference at London, to settle the question of Prussia's claims; also a note from Bern-staff Bern-staff to Granville, stating that Prussia recommended Russia to withdraw Gort-schakoflfs Gort-schakoflfs note, on condition that a conference be held. Gortfchakoff's second note was again considered, and the cabinet agreed to Granville's reply, expressing the willingness of England to agree to a conference, provided Russia Rus-sia withdraws the first note. Messengers Messen-gers were immediately sent to St. Petersburg Pe-tersburg and Versailles to convey thie reply. Private advices from St. Petersburg Peters-burg represents the feeling against England so strong that even old English Eng-lish residents have found it necessary to absent themselves from public. Versailles, 20. The French yesterday yester-day attacked the German forces at Bauerue and were repulsed. Frederick Freder-ick Charles directed the operations. A thousand prisoners were taken. Official Offi-cial dispatches confirm the reports of the defeat of the Garibaldians at Pasquea. Lille, 2'J. A retreat from Amiens is ordered. A Prussian officer captured before Amiens says the German plan is to attack Lille and Dunkirk. London, 2'J. The Prussians have re opened the Paris and Strasburg railway to Chelles, avoiding the tunnel near Chelles which had been destroyed by the French; and now tho facilities for the transportation of reinforcements reinforce-ments and supplies to tho army besieging besieg-ing Paris are increased. Vienna, 20. it is reported here that recent declarations from St. Petersburg demand that preparations bo made by the European powers for early action. 2s'ew York, 2'J. Tho World' cable from Tours, says, the right of the French army made six simultaneous attacks on the German left yesterday and were Kuccessful in live. New York, 20. The Triljum't correspondent cor-respondent at Versailles reportu a demonstration against I'ezaleH last night, from Mont Valericn, and another an-other against Montreilout this morning from the same place. Alo a serious attack was made upon tho Prusnianfl at Chescy at nine this morning, but tho assaulting columns were repulsed, with many killed. Tsvo hundred and fifty iirisouci'9 were taken. The loss on the German nide is small. The Bavarian corps was al-o engaged. A heavy fire was kept up by the I'Veneh lioiri Ville-juif. Ville-juif. Tours, 2'i.- The (ia:lli dr Fraai' reports that Gen, Larvazon sueceMs. fully engaged the Germans near Pithi-vieis. Pithi-vieis. Bourbaki has assumed command of the 19th army corps. Berne, 2'J. Citizens of France are not permitted to pass through Switzerland Switz-erland to join the French armies. The yViTi'ts correspondent at Tours, telegraphs that Kerati v has given in his resignation in the face of the enemy. He threatens Gambetta with a council of war, and accuses Gen. Loverodo of treason. |