The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-18
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WASHINGTON.
Extra Session of Senate.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the AReUs.l

REPORTED Expressly for the ARsUs.l
VERSAILLES, May 1S.-Great indignation
in military circles is on account of the de-
sruetion of the column of Vendoue by the
communist, and regarded by soldiers as q
direct insult to the army.
PARIS, May l6.-The column on Place
Nendome was levelled at six o'clock this
evening. 1t fell leugthwise in the Rue de
10 Paix.
Fort Mont VAlerian is firing vigorously
tonight.
The Committee of Public Safety has by
a decree, ASSOC ociated the civil commissioners
with all the generals of the Commune, in
order, it is said, to prevent all danger of
dictatorship.
LONDON, May l8.-Laser dispatches from
Paris state that the federalists occupvine
the village of MslAkof have been cut off
from Communication with their main forces,
and are in danger of capture
The insurgent troops have retired from
Petit Esnvres, and Moltrouge to the CITY
Ladders to be used in scaling the ram
parts of Paris have reached the outposts of
the government troops in she Bois du Bou
logne.
LONDON, May l8.-The Standard special
ssys, the Nsrsaillists will probably carry the
CITY tonight, and that the communists are
leaving in dismRy.
The Steele, National Avenir, National
Journal De Paris, Corsaire and Discussions
have been suppressed.
Several prisoners were injured by the fall
of the Column Vendome.
The Versailles parallels have been ad
vsnced until they are now only hundred
metres from the rsmparts of Paris. The
troops in the trenches are greatly disturbed
| BY the fire of the communists. and as many
as thirty we're killed in one night
LONDON, May I8.-The Times special
from Paris says the commune has resolved
to form central club of women, for the
purpose OF disarming runswsys.
The Daily News special from Paris re-
ports great agitation among the people, and
the disturbance of the commune grows uni
versAl. Arrests are frequent. 1t is sup
! posed that the Germans are about to send
reinforcement to the Commune. A heavy
/ column of troops are near PAssy, where q
battle is hourly expected.
| PARIS, May l3.-The Anteuil and Yer
sailles gates of Paris are destroyed by bonn
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silent Hnder terrific FIRE.
Issy is now in the hands Of the Verssil
Iists, and bombards Petit Vanvres, Grenelle
and Point du Jours.
It is believed the VersAillists are under
mining the walls near Muette gate.
! The dissensions among the committees o.
| the commune continue.
| LONDON, May 1.-THE News Paris
! special says, an important minority of tbs
commune has protested against the contin
ued resistance of the safety committee.
! The Standard Versailles correspondent
reports that Fort Montro uge has beer
taken. He also says that the republican
delegates will present to the Assembly
motion for the appointment of Theirs to th'
Presidency of the Republic, for two years
and adds that disturbances are expected.
LA SALE, ILL.,, May l8.- Samuel W
Edwards committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart.
SPaINGFIELD, May Is. a grand re
union of ell vsteran Illinois soldiers is pro
posed 10 be held in this city June 29th. -
), Richard Hines, farmer living IL mile
from This city was killed by lightning Tues
day afternoon.
VERSAILLES, May l7.-Evening.- Las
night large body of insurgents advances
from the works in front of the ramperts c
Paris and attem pied to surprise the GOV
srnment fort at Neuilly. They were prompt
ly met by the troops, who we're fully awar
Of their approach, and after sharp struggl
we're routed by a bayonet charge and drive
back to Paris, leaving behind many of thei
mum Der, dead and wounded.
New YORK. May l8.-The miniatur
: ship City of Rsgusa, Capt. Nicholas Priu
pose, will sail for England next Mouda
. with cargo of five thousand bricks and
a crew of one man and @ dog. She expee
> > to reach Liverpool in 40 days
Il A fire in Redden & Sons dry goods stoI
Nos. 800 and 3ll, Grand street, caught I'll
J; by the explosion of a kerosene lamp, cause
s a damage to the stock of SIS, 600
/ The body of the young lady who commi
y ted suicide at Lake View, N. j.. on Tue
= day, has been identified "a that of Miss Mi
,r ME Gardner, daughter of Ed ward Gardn nc
i editor of the Herald of that place. II
Of supposed cause was temporary insanity.
p A Frenchman named Beaulaurd VI
10 killed last evening at the Warren street or os
!. ing of the New Jersey railroad, Jersey Cit
ID He was on his way to the depot when
r was run over by su express train.
PAEIs, May 1.-THE Column Vendor
- - fell in three pieces. The square in viii
is it stood will henceforth be known as t
cd Place Internationale.
WASHINGTON, May l8.-The Senate b
~ passed a resolution to send contumacio
a. C correspondents to JAIL
m WASHINGTON, May l7.-SENArE.- 7
sh Senate met at noon.
'u copy of the report of Vim. Whitir
10. late Solicitor of the War Department, v
ara laid before the Senate, with q letter fr
his the Secretary of State, and ordered pri
ur- ed, and the Senate went into executive S
ef- sicn.
At o'clock Messrs. White and Ramsd
:, were brought into the Senate Cham
~ under arrest. Mr.. Carpenter, from the Sci
.. Committee. offered resolution that
ouired the Vice President to PROFOUND
question to them as to what excuse 4