The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-26
WASHINGTON.
[Reported Expressly for the ARGUS.

lheported Expressly Tor the ARGUs'I
NEW YoRK, May 25.-A special CORE.
spondent telegraphs from Paris saying that
tne Place Vendome WAS definitely occupied
at four O clock yesterday morning.
The Insurgents made stand at Rue st.
Honore.
The PAlaise Royal was set on FIRE by the
retiring Insurgents.
After the capture OF Place Vendome the
Tuilleries was made untenable and the In
surgents saturated it with petroleum and
set il on fire
The Insurgents are still fighting like
fends.
Eastern Fsubourg population seem mad
with Joy, and the Tr color waves every where.
The streets are quiet. The Versailles troops
are orderly. The hunt for the Commune
leaders is begun and the police are search
ing houses, rooms and cellars.
Paris is enveloped in dense pail of
smoke and is terribly damaged. The streets
are smesred with blood and Uttered with
| debris.
Another Paris correspondent describes
the burning of the Tuieriss, snd another
that of the Hotel DeVille, and the Awfol
scenes accompanying them. The Austrian
Embassy, the property of Empress Eugene
was alec burned. CAisse des Consignstion
is reported destroyed, likewise in Spanish
| Embassy.
Departure from Paris is impossible, and
circulation through the city is difficult and
dangerous. The loss of the Versaillists is
small
| Twelve hundred prisoners, too, were taken
to Versailles. 1t is reported that Bsllorsy
was shot immediately after being taxed.
The FerssillisiS are sending frenen to
the city from the towns within radius Of
twenty miles.
Another correspondent telegrap phs from
Versailles last night "Paris is being burn
TO the ground. The mad and frenzied In
surgents deliberately fred the Louvre, To
illeries, Cour des Complies, Hotel de Vile
!, the ministry of finance, the churches al,
every public building in the city. The con
) Asgrstion is rapidly extending Your cor
} respondent tried TO enter Paris, but foun
1t impossible. In watching the FIRE "
noticed tremendous increase, and one
third Of the city," he says, "will be burne
+ before night
Another correspondent from Versatile
telegraphs the insurgents were beaten every
: where, except at Belleville, Montrouge, an
Antoine. The chiefs are skedaddEng. Dt
Iecluse is g prisoner; Dom broWski is q prii
oner with the Prussiaus. Theirs announce
that All Nationals will be disarmed immedi
ately.
a letter from Paris SAYS the Versaillist
are masters, and the city is IN ashes.
A special dispatch gives the details {
. the fearful scenes enacted in Paris yeste
7 day.
The Tribunes correspondent says thl
= lighting in the Boulevard uAursmuul
, Faubourg and ST. Hsvre was very sever
:, Many houses are filled with the dead an
wounded. Both sides of the Hotel MinistI
Finance are burning iercely. The Tuillt
ries, north side, and Louvre. are complete
D. Vutted. The four walls of the Palais Roy
oi s all that remains of that building. II
r lighting is very severe around the Hotel {
Vile which is blazing with petroleum. tt
British Em bAssy building is much damage
= and the Audit Office of Archives is burn
50 Place de la Concorde is terribly injuret
No quarter was given. The Versaillis
II behaved well to the inhabitants. Fire
y raging on every street. The Northe1
-" Railway ststion is in the hands of the Vt
sAii5ls.
There is q heavy bombsrdmeut of Par
70 from on top of Rue Fsyette.
The Tribune's special correspondent say
Gen. Vinoy telegraphs that be has poss'
N SION OF Hotel de Vile, Belleville and Tel
ct, pie Quarter, which were resisted vigorousl
70 Itis reported that Delecluze has been {
-, rested Six great fires are visible.
IL. LoyDoN, May 26.-M. Dettesbuse b
:. been arrested. The insurgents in Rue
Autorue aud Boulevard Montrouge, AID a.
ne at BellevIlle, are through lighting, but I
es, leaders still resist the advance of the V
ial sailIsts.
Ly PARIS, May 26.--The VersailIsts cal
the Opera House. The people rush
olapping their hands and give wine g
money to the troops. Women embrace th,
cts amid shouts Of ViUe In Litge." The {
No. diers fraternized warmly, but preserved
i'd mirsble discipline.
i. While the VersAillists are afraid to tt
upon the barricades, they ara runni
ciroumventng, and burrowing. the las
gents deal death and destruction O
Paris.
IAn, WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Senate
Al at II o'clock.
Mr.. Sumner made a personal eXplanal
3. denying the correctness of the report in
Washington Chronicle, of bis action in
. eoutive session.
~ The Senate took up Mr.. Wilson's mot
! to discharge White and Ramsdell from
tody imme mediately, bu, subsequently will
action We Mt into executive session.
90 When the doors we're opened OF the
"A clusion of the executive session, Mr..
munds moved to postpone Wilson'S rel
tiou, in order to take up his fixing the
A. of ad iournment of the session.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the Select Com
tee, made q report, submitting all the
mouy. They say that Charles A Til
syc manager of the Western Union Teleg
hS' Office, and j. A. Kirby, operator in
Office, are in contempt of the Senate ft
fusing to answer certain questions PROV
ded TO them.
Mr.. Edmuuds called for the resdi
the testimony.
\, Mr.. Sumner said the reading would
\ action on the resolution having in
! the liberation Of White and Ramsdel
low citizens, who ought to be released
- Gus tody.
r;Iv Mr.. Trumbull moved to lay the repc
Hi! the table. The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson's motion to discharge I
and Ramsdell was then proceeded will
nc subseq quently withdrawn.
Mr.. Sherman offered substitute
effect that the witnesses having to,
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