| Show special TO cur tur DESERET NEWS per gestern WESTERN telegraph lyne line 10 A washington special says iu in the cabinet today to day the question of the united states taking an sn active part with B european arolean powers in an attempt to secure peace was the only matter of importance acted upon outside of the routine of bu business siness the opinion was general that our government could go no further than to tender its good offices to the parties engaged and a dispatch was accordingly sent to berlin that while this government could not participate with foreign powers in negotiations for securing peace it would tender its good offices in the interest of peace whenever sought mr wash hui hii me in a private dispatch has expressed grave doubts as to whether the present organization in paris can make itself permanent and be he conveys the idea that while the leaders themselves are hopeful they still distrust many wany who are prominent both in military and political circles and there is a feeling that some who are acting with the republicans are secretly favoring the return of the Orleans family 1 to lo power in executive circles here there is n marked lack of cond confidence dence denee in the stability of the present provisional government of france and this feeling is shared at all the legations M berth benth emy the french minister has received a formal notice of the appointment of his successor CHICAGO the workmen today to day exhumed the charred and multi remains of three persons two men imen and a boy from the ruins of fardella farwells Far ear wells wella store burned last sunday night two of the bodies were identified as being henry arnheim orn heim helm and hugh oam Gam dampbell I 1 anere are four still missi ing lug NEW york YOEK 11 A paris special last night says the prospect of peace deaca is more favorable austria and russia have consented to negotiate with germany and have begun by insisting on an armistice the envoys of russia and austria are authorized in the name of all the neutral powers to protest against any dismemberment of france prance and if intervention secures suspension of hostilities an attempt will at once be made to adjust terms of peace bismark and von beust are active in the negotiations but bismarck insists as a preliminary to the arrangements that the prussian army corps shall be encamped within twenty miles of paris as aa a satisfaction to public opinion i in germany there is great indignation at paris at earl granviller gran villes refusal to aid in the peace negotiations his bis course is said to be inspired by the queen who approves of williams cognition of afna na as emperor and bishes wishes to make a republic impossible visional assailed by red reau republicans blicaus and Orleanis ts succeeds admirably and the conduct of the people of paris is in the highest degree orderly and praiseworthy A large french army is forming in normandy which will be commanded by py trochu in person and will operate on the german lines in case paris is besieged the germans are said to have lost men in the battles around sedan asiatic cholera prevails valis among the troops besieging metz the special correspondent of the tri bune writes from florence on the ath dinst that the cabinet and council yesterday were unable to agree on the roman question and were determined to 0 resign A telegram arrived nuno auno announcing uno unc in a republic in france whereupon resignation yli Bli nation was abandoned and the whole cabinet resolved to occupy rome all plans lans ians of opposition were disconcerted g by y the government goven ment taking the lead and announcing its decision to other powders notified the pope that prince napoleon had left Flior florence ence ance the first step taken was waa to strengthen the army as french hostility was anticipated if the republic should be overthrown A dispatch dated Pari paris sllvia 11 wlm via london says the eastern railway is still open to nogent but the prussians are at chateau thierry advancing on lat raf fert fent esons jouarre Jou arre the rolling stock of the roads is withdrawn as the enemy advances and bridges and cu lverts are destroyed before the track is abandoned prussian scouts are reported at add villiers Vil vii ners Hers Ver nuel chatillon Mont mesnil vail ly Sur isane leaanne and lehany they maintain strict discipline tind land and commit no depredations gen trochu has given orders to level all the woods in sight of paris on the enemies approach the citadel of was rendered to save the city from destruct de tion tiou the prussians subsequently blowup the fortifications the prussians have bave pressed into their service young youn men at whom they foun found a assembled for conscription the garrison of toul tout still holds out th they thoy e have made several effectual sor bortles ties barshal marshal bazaine does not remain inactive he is constantly sending out expeditions to barrns harras the prussians before metz the enemy has captured some guns and munitions of war on tho the way to strasbourg pra pm pla Belg beig belgium lurn is expected to recognize the authority of the republic at once it is officially announced that baron mercier french minister to madrid has been recalled the members of the suite of theil thell Empress tho the Impress and the prince imperial sailed from frona antwerp this morning for barwich harwich england they took with them an immense quantity of baggage CiNci cincinnati mATi matl 12 iga A fire in pomeroy ohio on saturday night consumed a square of buildings the loss losa is estimated at twenty five thousand d dollars it is supposed to have been the work of an am incendiary by the accidental explosion of three kegs of powder on friday the storehouse of lewis mcdonald at sulphur springs wag waa completely destroyed mcdonald gordon garnee a young man named priest and a son of mcdonald four years old were killed the loss in property Is six thousand do dollars lars SAN saw SA sau N w FRANCISCO II 11 the state fair opens tomorrow to morrow morro w and promises to be a success general sherman accepted an invitation to be present on wednesday joseph A little holder of a silver cue has accepted a challenge from john B mccleary to play a game of billiards for the silver stiver cue and the championship of the pacific coast the receipts of the german sanitary festival for three nights eights were twenty thousand dollars esan BAN FRANCISCO 12 at yokohama the intelligence of the european war has proved a great detriment to business the silk market is lifeless the parliament la Is still in session the proceedings have riot not yet transpired the steamer e r avdic yeddo exploded a boiler on the fist of aug killing the reverend raver Hever end ed ward cornes mrs alida allda cornes comes edward ward D cornes mary simmons ions lons and mr cos Coa cassidy sidy A number of japanese were injured and many others the verdict of the coroner was that the explosion resulted resul resal teu irom gloss giosa carelessness on the part of the engineer the steamer hioco also exploded a boiler at asaka four i japanese were killed and fifteen or twenty mortally wounded RALEIGH 10 lo 10 josiah turner editor of the raleigh sentinel has sued out writs against governor holdin S A douglass his bis aid bergen of the militia and others for false imprisonment writs were vere served today to day by the sheriff of this county rew rev new bev 12 an aan enthusiastic indof got the french republican League for the patriotic purposes of forwarding volunteers to the french and the collection of offends funds for the sufferers by the war has been held the hearty acceptance of the republic Ee public was the prevailing sentiment of those present A resolution was adopted thanking irishmen for the support they had bad given to the cause causel of liberalism in europe it was also alro resolved to celebrate the proclamation of the N bf public ablia by a mass meeting on the thu 2 of sept september enaber the anniversary of the iho first french revolution of 1792 paris advises advices say the french successes at t io tot to t il I 1 and Monter Mont nedy emedy together with the if reported ported halt balt in the prussian advance vanc vane have led to moro more activity in the bourse and there is considerable buying ingon ou speculative account if the prussian army has halted awen ty five miles from paris at sa special request of Ws bismarck Marck to eon bon consider sider the russian and austrian proposition for an armistice 12 an excursion party consisting of one hlin hila dred ticket agents of the various railroad lines in the united states leaves here today to day for california the tribunes new now york special says all private dispatches received by business houses bouses from ea europe drope since friday night give assurance that peace pence is certain within a few weeks perhaps because the new hew french preach government is anxious for peace if it can be arranged on a basis that is not hurn burn humiliating il lating to the nation I 1 the german armies are moving very slowly while von beust Beu stand and granville are busy with bismarck men in cominer commercial cial elal circles are speculating as ag to the proba probable loi lol a effect of peace on the prices there there is fir reason lo to believe that a riso in the tile prices of jray liar mr potted ported goods which has been expected as a of the war will yet take place the heavy stocks on hand in europe occasioned by the cessation of demand from the countries ravaged by war have been largely shipped to tb thib this ism marke ark tand have kept prices down 0 wn I 1 but it seems certain that the markets will eventually feel the effects of the disorganization of labor in germany and france eranee when the stock on hand is exhausted there must be an intermission of some length before the supply of manufactured goods can reach its former proportions and settle again into the old channel there are many large houses acting on this theory and laying in large stocks the opinion is also held hold in well informed circles that the price of wheat must keep up even if peace is declared it is now too late in france and germany to prepare the ground for winter wheat the withdrawal of labor from the fields of both countries by the demand for soldiers and by conscription has left agriculture in a deplorable state the usual winter crops will not be forthcoming and the in food mastbe must be supplied by russia and the united states of course the tendency of this demand must be to stiffen prices the nomination of woodford for governor by the republicans is likely while it is not very creditable to the partain part yin view of the small calibre of the man it really gives the tammany leaders great uneasiness they believe woodford will poll twenty thousand more votes than greeley would he is an active talkative persuasive man who will work like a beaver in every district and it is now evident that the fight will be harder than at first anticipated NEW YORK A fire at edgewater Edg water staten island this morning destroyed thirty buildings and from seventy five thousand to a hundred thousand dollars worth of property one hundred families were rendered homeless and many are now camping out in tents the fire was still burning late this morning no further damage is anticipated supervisor utcher dutcher JD of brooklyn in attempting the seizure of an illicit distillery this afternoon was atta attacked eke oke d by a mob and roughly used one of his aids losing a fine gold watch the marines were ordered out and the riot promptly quelled AUBURN an N ya 2 the suspension of francis skinner co of new york and boston wholesale commission dealers ia Is announced their liabilities are stated at from four to five millions the principal creditors to the extent of are the following new england manufacturing companies the laconia aconia Ii and and bales companies they are all good and their losses will be fully covered by their sui sut surplus pius plus the cause of skinner Ss cos failure is said to be speculation in rail way stocks CONCORD 12 the engine of the passenger train for fon day daywan was thrown off the track by a collision with cattle george sawyer the brakeman had his leg broken W preston engineer was fatally injured ALLENTOWN ani ALI 12 A terrible accident occurred to a train due here on the leigh and ah railway at 2 pm the train had left Calas aqua but i a few minutes when it ran over a cow the rear car was thrown over an embankment ban bank kment mant and a number of passengers were seriously injured one lady had a whole hip cut out oa off nother another had her head severely cut S P caughlin of florence floronce heights new jersey was dangerously injured mr jameson of philadelphia was cut in the forehead B F barge of was injured in the head and several others received slight injuries CONELL university washington A 0 12 the only official al dispatch recently sent relating to the war was on friday when president tient ilent grant was in bin washington it was addressed to bancroft but copies were sent to washburne and motley it was to the effect that while we cannot act in connection with other nations if our good office shall be requested by both the belligerents we shall be happy to extend them with a view to bringing about peace between two great powers with which we have traditional friendship our oar government will ecru scrupulously abstain from interfering with matters of foreign nations if for no oher ohen reason than thin because it would set get an example an and dafford afford a pretext for foreign governments hereafter to interfere with on our own peace it expresses BO no opinion bis as to ito the merits of the war the telegram to minister banc Bave bancroft was cautiously iol loi so as nob not to give any ground for tor doubt as to the actual position of carefully abstaining from foreign alliances diplomatic representatives of spain chill chili peru and equador are now there and an early settlement of formal terms of peace is expected washington D 0 13 11 A report which comes from London saying that three energetic dispatches have passed through that city for berlin from this government urging an armistice is an exaggeration of the action of the government ern ment which has thus far been entirely confined to the dignified firm and very courteous dispatch agreed upon on friday last when president grant was here and forwarded at once to mr bancroft at berlin by secretary fish the government will only assume the position of mediator upon the join invitation vi of the respective powers and not in conjunction with the neutral powers of europe and that mediation will doubtless be confined to the exercise of its offices and not extend to the responsibility of making a new map of europe NEW YORK 13 the tribune this morning says the election in maine yesterday resulted in a substantial republican victory we have returns of voting for governor from townships nearly half of the state which gives a majority of for becham the republican candidate for governor against majority for chamberlain last year we j judge adge that he lie is elected by five to seven thousand majority the legislature is largely republican publican Be though the democrats may have gained some members of the house and possibly one or two senators the people have benator been voting for united states senator the contest being between governor chamberlain and hon L M morril how that question stands is quite impossible to say at present reports and correspondence say that morril has the senate all five of our candidates for Con congress gres are elected the only serious contest being against mr lynch in the first district who is elected reelected re by about twelve hundred majority chas wilkins a grocery man in the first ward and david were to today d day ay without provocation assaulted wi with th a s spade by a drunken ruffian named J john ohn |
