The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04
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500 INDIANAPoILs, IND, May 2. q
The city election is progressing
quietly to-day. The prospects are
that General Maeauley, Republican,
will be elected Mayor by at least one
thousand majority over John Fish.
back. These two were the oppo-
nents two years ago, when Macauley
was elected BY q majority of only
forty-three. The rest of the ticket
will. be elected by about tho same
majority. sit TX 2
MEMpHIs, May e.
The hailstorm yesterday and Sun
day did Immense damage to crops
and fruit in Mississippi. al21 s6ol
GAS gtag NEW YoRK, May 3.
The non society quarry men 10
this city, receiving $1.75 to ~ per
day, struck to-day tor e2.25.. They
became quite demonstrative yester-
day, and the police receives were
called out, Serious trouble is OK
pected. siolif
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. 1
Over 200 physioiADs from the
Eastern States are here TO attend
the American Medical Association
Convention, which meets to-day.
The California State Medical Society
and local o, ganizations are making
extensive arrangements tor their
entertainment. The Association
elected for the coming year, Presi-
dent, e. Dawson of N. Y; Yico
President DR.. 81. Gibbons, Jr., of
San Francisco; Secretary, Dr.. f. A.
Davis, Of Chicago. u
Cherries were in market yesterday.
Not withstanding the drouth the
fruit crop this season will DO inn
mense. The vintage is estimated at
10000, 900 gallons. 7ao ESQ
.4usy;-f8 a. VERSAILLES, May l.
Night. Fort Issy proposes sur-
rendering. The government troops
surround the tort. Hostages are de-
handed by Gen. Faran, as q guaran-
tee that the fort will not DO ruined,
and threatens that if 1T is blown up
the garrison will be shot.
Gen. Cluseret has been displaced
by Rossel o young man Of %, and
Lieutenant of French Engineers.
Sixty thousand men are ready at
Reuil to make an attack. IS
Issy is in ruins, and the village
has been evacuated. understand
that the fort has been ruined, and
whom tho Versailles troops enter IL 10
to be fred. - aiia
Dombrowski has ordered the in
habitants Of Neuilly to evacuate the
place within twety. four hours. AZ
The cause Of Cluseret's arrest was
the abandon ment of lssy, for which
he was partly blamed.
1t is reported that Dombrowski
has been arrested. 9Fe4 SUI yi.
'et ''h3l1 LONDON, May Q. &
The Times's VersailIes special says
tho insurgents at Neuilly are them
solves throwing petroleum shells into
Paris to keep up tho indignation OF
che popuiace against the Versailles
government. Tho people are led to
believe that they come from the lines
Of the army Of the Assembly.
The Reds have been successful in
the elections at Lemons and MARION
ne. alt3a8a t9f fasJ syn
The Daily News special from Yer
saillcs says Mcmahon has sent q
column Of Is 900 troops against the
insurgents, who are making q sortie
by way of Choissy le Roi. A great
battle is expected tomorrow.
i. VERSAILLES, May 2.
The Clamart railroad station was
captured last night by tho Chasseurs
at the point Of the bayonet. Three
hundred insurgents were killed in
the action. Tho Chateau Of Issy, the
defence of which the insurgents had
temporarily abandoned, was stimuli
taneously attacked by two regiments
of Versailles troops. Three hundred
Communists were found in the dc
serted castle, who surrendered to tho
sssailants, and will arrive here to-day
rs prisoners of war.
Fort Issy is, in consequence Of the
recent victories, completely sur1oun-
ded by the Versailles troops.
PARIS, May l.
The Reveil, this evening, announ
Co.'S that the Versaillists attacked
Fort Issy and were repulsed. The
workmen who were sent from Paris
last night had unspiked the guns in
the fort, which was thereby enabled
to make an offensive resistance. The
bombardment Of Forts Vauvres and
Montrouge is continued.
There was an engagement before
Hautos Bruyeres to-day, and gem
eral action 10 expected this evening.
The Versaillists are gaining ground
rapidly.
Another dispatch says the ocoupa-
ton of Fort Issy by tho Communists |
10 again contradicted, and it is said |
Tho fort is entirely deserted. A force |
Of $1,000 National Guards has car
ried tho Versaillist barricados 10 tho
ower part Of the village Of 1ssy, af-
ier an engagement.
The MOnitenr of this evening says
t is rumored that General Dombrow-
Xxi and staff have been made prison
RS OF war by the Assemblies OF Am