The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-02
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to be ignited by The Fsderals with pc
tfoleum.
} Dombrowski is Wounded and imprls
oDed al st. Dennis.
The Insurgents have fred the palace
of the legion of ho1lor and the eounci
of state on the stathern side of tn
2 Seine, opposite the gardens of the Tuil
leries. Other paIaees are also burn
. ing.
The VersaiIlists have ordered thei
9 left wing to Belleviile, the center to tn
palace of the LouFre, and the Palai
central and the right to the obseryato
Try. The fumes and smoke of the petro
leum peryade the city.
/ VERSAILLES, Nay 24-Thiers ha
gone to superinfend operations a
Paris. ~
There is every symptom that the fir
was caused by petrofium.
There are reasons 10 fear that Palail
Royal, Hotel De Yille and other state
edifices have been prepared for destruc
ton by fire.
i VERSAILLES, Mar 24.-In the assem-
bly, this afternoon Timers announced
that the Hotel De 33lle was in flames
He expressed regret at these acts Of
vandalism, and declared it was the de.
termination of the government TO pun.
ish the perpetrators.
ST. Denis, May 24.-After a brief
lull fighting in Paris recommended yes
terday, continuing all night. The
troops of Generals Douci and Vinoy
surrounded Tuilleries, Louvre, and
Place Vendome. Desperate fighting
followed, the federals disputing every
inch of ground. At daylight these
positions stlll remained in the hands of
the federals. Tuilleries was seriously
damaged by shells. The combined as
/ sault of all the troops are now going
on. @
VERSAILLES, May 24.-The govern
ment troops yesterday dislodged the
federals from Fanbury German and
elsewhere, and are to-day continuing
their victorious march through. The
federals will attempt to escape towards
Belleville and Painter. Crowds of re-
pulsiVe looking men, destitute of uni
forms and in rags, were taken prs
Oners.
Great fires are raging in Paris in all
directions. The Tuilleries have been
| enirely burned down.
LONDON, May 24-The official result
of the census in London is just publish
ed and shows the total population is
lions. The Times of to-day expresses
an opinion that the settlement question
on the Alabama claims is honorable to
England and that object, both to Eng
land and America; is realized. Though
the treaty represents no perfect COM
promise, it is still accepted for the sake
of peace, and both countries have al
ready practically ratified the result of
the labors of the commission.
BERLIN, May 24.-Reichstag has APP
proved a supplementary clause to the
postal treaty between America and Ger
many, under which letters will, nence-
forth, be forwarded to and from Amer
ca at the rate of % groschen, about 5
cents half ounce.
LONDON, May 25.-3. 80 a. m.-Latest
dispatches from Paris, say Luxembourg
has heen partially blown up.
Palais Royal is still burning; only
one-third of Louvre has been saved.
Fighting continues at Hotel De Vile,
and at the terminus of the Northern
railroad.
Marshel McMahon, with his staff, has
removed to Place Vendon1e.
New YORK, May 25.-Special dis
patches give details of fearful scenes
enacted in Paris yesterday.
The Tribnne cenaesp 1ntlent saye
fighting in BoHlevards, u0uslnaun and
Faubourg and st. Honore was very
severe. Many houses are filled with
dead and wounded of both sides. The
hotel of the minister of finance is burn
ing fiercely.
Tuilleries and the north side of
Louvre are completely Quilted.
Only four. walls of Palais Royal are
standing.
Fighting is very severe around Hotel
de Vile, which is blazing with petro-
leum.
The British embassy building is much
damaged. @al
The audit office of Archives is burned.
Place de la Concordc is terribly injur-
ed. No quarter IS given.
Fire is raging in nearly every street.
There is heavy bombardment of Paris
from the barbados on top of Rue Fay
cite. J"9 81
The Tlibune's Versailles correspond
ent says Gen. Vinoy telegraphs that he
has possession Of Hotel de Vile. Belle
vile and Temple Ruarter resist vigor-
ously.
It is reported that De Des Clursu has
been arrested.
Six great fires are visible.
a Tribune Paris special says Place
Vendome was definitely occupied at
four o'clock this morning.
The insurgents made strong stand
at Rue st. Honore.
The capture of Place Vendome made
the Tuilleries vulnerable, and the insur-
gents saturated it with petroleum and
set it on fire. The insurgents are still
fighting like fiends.
The eastern Faubourg population
seem mad with joy, and tri-color waves
everywhere.
The streets are quiet, and the Yer
sailles troops are orderly.
The hunt for the Commune leaders
has begun, and the police are searching
houses, rooms and cellars. Paris is
terribly damaged. The streets are
smeared with blood, and are Uttered
with debris. The Austrian Embassy
and the property of Empress Eugene
was also destroyed. Coisse Des Con-
wise the Spanish embassy.
Departure from Paris is Impossible,
and circulation through the city is diff
ficult and dangerous. ri
The loss of the Versaillist troops was
small. 1900 prisoners have been taken
to Versailles. a Ea
1t is reported that Billovay was shot
Immediately after he was captured.
| The Versaillists are sending fremen
I 10 CITY lEOu tItS IOHAc h1tA1H a.
radias of. 20 miles. One third of the
city viii probably be burned before
night.
| Another correspondent from Ver-
sailles telegraphs that the insurgents
were beaten everywhere except at
BelIeYillc, Montrange and Antoine.
Chiefs are skedaddling. s.s..-
Theirs announces that all nationals be
disarmed Immediately.
New YoRK, May 25.-Special cores
poudents state the following, under
stood to be vote on the ratification
treaty: Ayes-Ames, Anthony, Bay
ard, Foreman, buckingham, Caldwell,
Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler, Clay
ton, Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Edmunds,
Fenton, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen. Gil
bert, Hamilton, Hamlin, Harlan, Hill,
Hitchcock, Howe, Kellogg, Lewis, Lso-
gan, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Patterson.
Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice.
Robestson, Sawyer, Schurz. Scot, Sher-
man, Spencer, Stewart, Stockton, Sum
ner, Upton, Trumbull, Wilson Win
dom, Wright; so. Nays-Casserly
Corbitt, Davis, n.y.; Davis, w. Va
Hamilton, Texas Kelley, Sprague
: Salisbury, Stevenson, Thurman, Wick
ers, West; u. Paired, Morrill,, of Vt.
and Blair. Absent, johnson, Brown.