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Fires Raging in the City.
Rejoicing at Versailles.
The Assembly Thanks Theirs and
the Army.

The Assembly Thanks Theirs aud
the Army.
LONDON, May 22.
A dispatch, dated outside Of Paris,
Monday evening 29d, says The isolation
OF the city continues Fires are raging
inside. A dense smoke overhangs Mont
martre, and frequent explosions are heard.
The sound of cannon and musketry firing
continues.
1t Is said that tue Prussians are oc.
cupying VlnCennes. The Prussian out.
posts have received strict orders to drive
back all insurgents attempting to pass
their lines. A wounded Communist Gen.
eral, seeking to escape from Paris, has
been turned back by the Germans. Their
advanced corps has been doubled. The
headquarters of the Prince Of Saxony
will shortly bo removed from Margenierg
to Compiegne. The guards will return
to Germany by the end Of the present
week.
VERSAILLES, May %.
In the Assembly to-day Thiers made a
congratulatory speech on the success of
the government arms. He said he had
not expected to effect an entrance into
Paris for three or four more days, and
gave In detail an account Of the movement
OF Sunday which terminated so vic
toriously. He announced that the gov
ernment was determined TO visit with
vigorous punishment most OF the insnr-
gents. Bills were introduced to restore
the Chapel Of Expiation the column of
Place Vendome, the latter 10 be sur
mounted by a statue of France. A vote
of thanks to Theirs and the army was
adopted by reclamation.
The Insurgents Rally at Two Points.
Serious Fighting over Barricades.
Versalllists Occupy Three.FourthS Of
the City.
The City Bombarded by Mont-
maTtre Insurgent Battery.
A Conaagration Raging...The City
Absolutely Won.
Captures of Leading Reds.--Awful
MassacTes.
World Special.
VERSAILLES, May 29.
The Commune troops rallied at Mont
martre and Hotel dc Vile. The ap'
proaches TO which places were defended
by barricades. Much serious fighting
took place and resulted in the Versailles
troops occupying three.iourths of the
city. A confngratiOn Is raging near the
Invalides and the insurgents battery on
Montmartre is cannonading the city.
EAdmirault telegraphs that everything
is satisfactory and although fighting may
continue several hours. The city is nbso
lutely won. Many Commune leaders
were taken and there were some somt
awful massacres,
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FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
Losses Sl35,O0O..-EIplosiOn of a
Steam Fire EnElne--A Member Of
Council Killed.
BALTIMORE, May 29.


BALTIMORE, May 29.
There was fire this morning In tho
large block Of five story warehouses on
Sharp street. The losers are as follows:
No. 20, occupied by VIM. II. Brown &
Bro, importers and druggists, supplies,
stock, und building entirely destroyed;
No. 20, Stillman, lIenricks, s. Co., inn
porters Of notions and fancy goods, build
ng partly burned, and stock ruined by
water; No. 81, Turnbull, Sweet, & Co.,
dry goods importers and commission mer-
chants, stock badly damaged by water;
No. 81, dwelling, damaged by fire and
water, and wall partly down. No esti-
mate Of the loss known. During the fire,
Engine No. exploded, killing ]. Harry
Weaver, member Of the First Branch Of
City Council from the 10Th Ward. Mr..
Weaver had just returned from Philadel.
phia aud was passing from the depot TO
his homo when he was thus suddenly
killed. The following are the losses and
insurancCs Brown & Bros, loss On build
ing $50, 900, insurance SEQ 900, amount Of
their stock about equal 10 the insurance,
which Is 800 1000, all In home companies
Stillman, Hendricks & Co., building dam
aged, $25 1000, fully insured in home com.
panes stock estimated al $4,000, on
which the loss Is about 100000, insured
in eastern companies,
VIM. II. Clark, news editor OF the Bait.
imore Sun Tor the past twenty years, died
at his residence in this city yesterday Of.
ternoOn. He was SO years Of age.
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Presbyterian Reformed synod at
phiIRdeIphia..An Opinion About
France and Bartholomew.
PHILADELPHIA, May @

PHILADELPHIA, May ~.
In tue Presbyterian Reformed Synod,
to-day, among the resolutions adopted
was the following; That the present
condition of France in general, as desc
lated by war, and the city Of Paris In par.
ticular, rs drenched by the blood oi her
own citizens Is q righteous retribution tor
the martyrdOm of st. Bartholomew's day
and tile tangible fulhllment Of the Divine
promise To the church that "no weapon
that Is formed against thee shall prosper"
A committee was appointed TO prepare
n programme for exercises to cOmmemOr-
ate tue tricentenna.y In the year 1872.
A committee was appointed TO report In
reference to any church property endan-
gered by tue secession Of IL portion Of the
church. Resolutions Of Censu re against
the Pittsburgh Presbytery, and sustain
ing protest OF the minority Of that Pres
bytery were adopted. Nominations were
made and approved for members Of the
various Boards of Missions trustees Of the
Theological Seminary and delegates to
the Assembly.
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LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, MAY %.


A decision In the Supreme Court to-
day recognized the constitutional llmita.
ti0n to the State debt As reached tho
bonds are to continue the property Of tho
banks, and the constitutional obligations
of the State are included in the debt.
The decision in effect recognizes all the
obligations of the State based upon tho
contracts made prior to the adoption Of
The constitutional amendment limiting tho
state debt and establishes the legality of
ali bonds issued and guarantees made for
railroads. The State debt includes the
eventual obligation, which will be over
forty million. The court decided that
the act Of the last Legislature, author.
izing a levy Of tax by the city admins
traitors, for the support Of the city schools,
was Unconstitutional. This decision
leaves the board Of the city school direc-
tors without the means Of meeting their
expenses, except what tmay arise from the
State apDOTtiOnment.
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BOSTON.
Gen. Butler on the treaty.


BosToN, May 22.
General Butler appeared before the
Legislative Committee on Foreign Rela-
tiOns, to-day, and read letter making n
twenty.iour page pamphlet, which he had
addressed to his sOn.in.lAw, Senator
Ames, of Mississippi, In which lie reviews
and generally condemns the ueaty at
Washington.
II Is stated that the American Board
OF Commissioners Of Foreign Missions
have been residuary legatGes Of the estate
OF the late John G. Brooks, Of Portland,
and will realize therelrOm some 1000,
and by the terms of the will, after the de.
cease of Mrs. Brooks, receive n further
SUN Of $4,000, the income which she Is
to receive during her lifetime.
The Supreme Court has decided that
the law Is unconstitutional under which
Major Emery, Of Lowell, was sentenced
to twenty-five days imprisonment for
contempt In refusing TO answer questions
before the legislative police investigating
committee tending TO criminate himself
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FRANCE.
THE CIVIL WAR.
The Government Troops in
Paris.
How the Entry was Effected.
A Surprise.
THEARCDRTRIOMPHE REACHED.
The Guns Of the Ramparts
Turned on the Insurgents.
THE EARCDETRIOMPHE REACHED.
OPERATIONS UP TO SUNDAY NIGHT.

NEW York, May 22.
A special correspondent at Versailles,
last night, telegraphed the full particulars
of the manner in which the Government
forces entered into Paris Capt. 7. Leogo,
Of the navy, went from the trenches to
the ramparts at Point dc Jour, and find
ing that the insurgents had retired, called
800 sailors and toek possession Of the
gates. Other troops followed, and before
any one was aware, the entry had com.
menced. Not rifle was fired, nor man
wounded. The whole thing was unex.
pected. The white flag was hung out at
Auteuil.
Another brigade Of Versaillists have
entered Porte Montrouge, and troops
are pouring down on the south OF Paris
1t is reported that the Arc dc Triomphe
has been reached, and that the insurgents
made but slight resistance. The guns
on the ramparts have been turnec on the
Communists. Twenty thousand men are
under ISsy, and 10000 are moving on the
open gates.
A special correspondent telegraphed
from Paris, att o'clock last evening, that
this afternoon three squadrons of cavalry
were reviewed amid tremendous excite.
ment by Gen. Henri, and Fortune pre-.
sented them with standards, and they
shouted, I'VE will defend them till
deathp Soon slerward Fort Vanvres
was evacuated, in order TO shelter In
Montrouge Extraordinary rumors are
ahoat II Is reported that the Versail-
lists have been repulsed. Mounted or
derlies have just arrived at the war office
with news. Callibourne, commanding the
Franc.tireurs, started Immediately 10 at.
tack the Versailllsts In the flank. Gen.
Cluseret is now being tried,
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Run Over and knIed.

SnELnYvmLE, IND., May %.
A man by the name Of Mike Howard
was run over aud killed, in the iron bridge
0t this place, by the noon train east, Of
the !. c. & ., r. r., to-day. lie was in.
toxicaled, and had got upon thetrack and
fallen asleep. No blame Is TO be attached
to the engineer, as the entrance to the
bridge being upon curve, prevented his
being seen until within short distance.
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1mprOmptu Dog rIsh. at Erie.
NEW YoRK, May %.

|.... NEW lOtNht hhy g.
The Worlds Erie special says there
was great excitement there yesterday. A
prize fight camo OF on the beach near
the city between Barney McCulloch and
Jack Flynn-Arthur Connay referee. The
police did not interfere and twenty.four
rounds were fought, lasting one hour and
forty minutes, when McCulloch threw
up the sponge. Both were badly bruised
up. The affair originated about woman,
which both wanted. After three or four
squabbles which were interrupted by tue
police, they decided to fight II out accord.
ing TO the rules Of the prize ring, and let
the best man have her
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ToRoNro, May %.
KANSAS.
Session OF U. s. Circuit Court at
Topeka.

Session OF Us Ss ClICult court AT
Topeka.
TOPEKA, May 22.
The United States Circuit Court met
this afternoon, the Associate Justice, Mil.
Ter and Judge Dillon presiding. The
civil cases against Jno. speer, late United
States Collector, were first called. The
District Attorney offered an order from
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
accepting proposition from Mi. sPeer
for compromise and Speer appeared in
Court and paid over the money eleven
thousand dollars and the cases were dis
missed All of the criminal cases against
Mr.. Speer and his deputies were then
noW pro@qufred and the case Of @. Y.
Hutchinson indicted for embezZlement as
agent of the Ottawa Indians was also
nORied. There are one hundred and forty.
eight cases on the docket and very large
attendance Of lawyers from all points Of
the State. 81
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RICHMOND, VA.

RICHMOND, May %.
The corner stone Ofa free bridge which
is to span the James river was laid to-day
with great ceremony.
The building laborers Of this city struck
to-day for an advance Of wages. The
BricklayCr's Union refused to sustain the
strikers and II Is thought the strike will
fall through.
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ITousroS, TEXAS, May 29.
Horace Greeley in company with q
party Of citizens made an excursion to-day
In special train to Hearn, l2O miles dis.
ant on the Houston & Texas Railroad.
Mr. Greeley Is in good health and express
cd himself os much pleased with the ap'
pearadce Of the country.
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ENGLAND.
Talk About the Treaty in Parlia.
ment.

ment.
LONDON, May22.
In the House of Lords tonight Mar.
ouis Salisbury asked If, in view OF the
evident dislike Of Canada to the treaty al
Washington, the Government intended
to press liz ratification before the 18Th OF
June.
Earl Louderdale quoted a report by the
Atlantic Cable OF Senator Summers
speech denounclng the treaty, save as a
peace measure. The Noble Lord ridi'
culed the idea Of an apology from Eng.
land, and declared that she had never
made any. .......
Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, de.
clined to answer Earl Louderdale. 1t was
inconvenient now to discuss the terms Of
the treaty. He personally sympathhed
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BUFFALO. May 90.
A German Peace Festival will be held
in this city on Monday next, 20th inst,
and bids fair to be the largest demonstra.
iion of the season. Seventy eight socie.
tics have already signiflcd their intention
tObe present. T.
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Another Death from Coal OIL.

ST. Louis, May 90.
Mrs. Wittler, who was badly burned
and her child killed, by a coal oil explo.
sion, reported Saturday, died yesterday
from the effects Of her injuries.
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Communists inside have been called on
for an unconditional surrender A par
ley is now in progress, Abloody fight
occurred in Rue St. Nevarre. The Yer
saillists charged down the street with
fury, and were iearfully cut up by a con-
cealed fire from the windows Of the Con-
ciergeries. Mcmahon planted II pieces
Of fcannon on the city side of the Arch de
Triomphe, amidst the debris, captured
the barricades, and completely swept the
Champs Elysees. The Communists are
concentrated along in the De RivOli, Rue
St. Antoine, around the Hotel de Vile,
and in the Place Bastile. Gen. LcnOis
was shot this morning IN the east square
of the Tuilleries bYa court martial, on
the charge of treason to the Commune,
The commotion in tho city Is culminat.
ing, .t
A report has been received here that
the barriCade under Arc dc Triomphe has
been carried by assault, the 4lst, 63d and
s4th regiments taking q gallant and con-
spicuous part In the action, and Coils
Rendault and lie Favrie are said TO have
been mortally wounded, A regiment Of
Chasseurs in dashing up Boulevard rEm-
peratrice, now called Boulevard Brane,
were met with murderous vOlley of rifle
shot from an ambusCade1 party Of Com.
munists. The latter preCipitately retreat
ed when an additional force Of Versaillists
came Immediately In support Of the regi-
ments attacked in the front
LONDON, May29.
Duke BrOglie the French Ambassador
to England has gone to Versailles, His
son having been wounded in one Of the
recent engagements, ROchel0rt had II
appears engaged apartments al Brussels,
where he was expected on Saturday last,
He had an narrow escape from lynching
at Versailles,
The steamship Paraguay from London
for New York has returned to port. llav.
ing been damaged In collision with the
screw steamer Webb. The latter founder.
cd Immediately, and thirteen lives were
lost. -
PARIS LAST EVENING.
The City ISOlRted---RepOrtS from
Outside.
Fires Raging In the City.
Continuous Cannon and Musketry
Firing.
The PruSSianS Making Themselves
Useful.
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Communication With PARIS Cut OF,
Half the Versailles Army Within
the Walls.
They Hold Five Gates.
Reported Capture and ReCapture Of
DOmbToWski.


LONDON, May %.
All communication with Paris has been
The Northern railroad has
been cut, The bombardment Of the fOrti-
fications Of Paris, still held by the Fed
erallsts, continues. A dispatch from
Versailles says Paris Is completely iso-
lated by the Prussiaus, and no one has
arrived from there since midnight. A
Tines dispatch from Versailles says half
Of the army Is within the walls, and hold
the gates Of Saint Cloud, Passy, Auteuil,
Trocodero and Muete, as well as the Arch
of Triumph. Heavy firing has been heard
in Champs Elysees. Sixteen thousand
troops have entered Van lGlrard and
Montrouge.
.r..0 VERSAILLES, May 90.
Eighty thousand Versailles troops have
entered Paris A sharp cannonade has
been heard, doubtless against the barri-
cade near the Arch OF Triumph, which
took 600 prisoners. Last night 400, in
cludlng Assy, were brought to Versailles.
Dombrowskl Is reported taken prisoner
by the Versailles troops, recaptured by.
his own men, and has since made an at
tempt to escape from Paris. 1t Is also
reported that his command are surround
ed near Stoutines and will probably be
captured.
All Over with the Reds.
Paris in Possession Of the Govern.
ment.
Seventy thousand Troops in the City
And More Coming.
But Little Resistance by the Insure
gents.
The DarricadeS not Defended.
The Commune In ChanceTy
And Summoned to Surrender.
PARIS, May %.
This afternoon the Versailles army has
occupied Paris. The headquarters Of Mar.
shal MacMahon are established in the new
opera house. The headquarters Of Gen
Cissey, whose forces entered the city from
the south, arc on the Eccole Milltaire
which fronts on the Champs De Mars
There was great explosion this afternoon
near the Esplanade Des Invalldes. Tht
city Is in tremendous commotion, ant
from the windows In the west front Of thu
Tuileries the scene of the conflict can be
distinctly seen. An immense body Of thu
Commune troops have concentrate
around the Hotel De Vile, having retreat
ed from the outskirts. The capture of the
Commune Is imminent.
Worlds Special. - ,,--oo
All Is over. Seventy thousand Yer
saillists have entered the city, and NOR
are now coming. They marched In al
night, coming through six gates, and me
with but slight resistance; the barrlcade'
were not defended, and no mines were ex
ploded. The versaillists are now movini
on the Hotel De Vile, where the Com
munists will make their last stand. Th
vcrsaillists behaved splendidly, commit
'"'S ~ '''''''''' vEnsAnbEs, May %.
Reports IRON Paris come in thick and
fast. The Palais de Industrie is surround
ed BY the Government troops, and tn
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The Conl TrOuble, snb,ldlnr.

New YoRK, May %.
A special dispatch from Scranton last
evening says all OF the mines worked by
three large corporations will be in full
operation this week. The Delaware and
Hudson men voted yesterday for resump.
tion.
Karnes, the man who shot Davis and
Jones, had aheating yesterday at Wilkes.
barre, and was held In $4,000 bail for trial
at the October Court. The trial will be
contested between the corporations and
Workingmcn's Benevolent Association
The laborers who were working al
Briggs SHAH have concluded, by an ar.
rangement with the company, 10 give
back their places TO the miners who were
supplanted, consequently there was no
work yesterday at that mine. Neither of
the corporations had any disposition to
take any unfair advantage Of the members
Of the w. b. A., II being distinctly under.
stood that the leaders will not be dis.
charged nor otherwise molested. The
rancor Of the last few days is wearing
away, but both parties will retain n vivid
remembrance Of the great coal struggle
nf 1871
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BRIOHTER PROSPECTS AHEAD.
Nvw ynpR Nav %

A special to the Ertning Post, dated
Scranton, 22d, says the whirr Of ma.
cbinery Is heard this morning for the first
time Tor many months, in all the break.
ems and at the shops Of the great coal
companies, and everything Is bustling,
active and cheerful throughout the com,
munity, and the general disposition is to
believe that we have at least five years
constant work before us without inter.
mission from strikes, and that all dis.
sensions and suferings are to be buried
in peace and plenty.
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But Little Resistance by the Insure
gents.
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The Barricades not Defended.
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Paris in Possession Of the Govern.
ment.
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And More Coming.

seventy thousand Troops in the city
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PARIS LAST EVENING.

The City ISolated--.RepOrts from
Outside.
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The Commune In Chancery
And Summoned to Surrender.
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The Senate select Committee on Privl.
leges held n long session tonight at the
Capital. They examined the foreman Of
the government printing office, and Mr..
@. A. Tinker, supt. W. Union Telegraph
Co, whose office Is in this city. The OBJ
ject In summonlng the latter was doubt
less Tor the purpose Of requiring him to
produce before the committee the manu-
script copy fthe treaty telegraphed from
hnrp
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HELP wANTFD-uALEs.

yIrANTED-AN no VEST SOBER AND STEADY MAN
w TO house work and attend dres OF kitchen and
Hebrew Orphan Asylum. 77th st. and 30
between 10 IL A. M.
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A RTlFICIAL HUMAN EyEs.--BArCH 4 GOUGEIs
IA MANN formerly with Prof. Bosssonneau, o. rsns!
makers and nserers Of the improved Eys 10 beeck''
street n. B-Thcse endorsed by tho fnsuliy.