Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-05-04
Weekly News Summary.
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN. a..
A Paris Telegram of the 23d says the
situation of the belligerents was unchang-
ed. The Versailles troops were building
formidable barricades in Neuilly and con-
structing pontoon bridges at Surennes and
Poteaux. Chateau Bacon, the pivot of
their operations, was strongly fortified.
Official reports to the Commune state that
the Nationals silenced several of the
enemy's batteries and repulsed attacks on
forts Issy and Vanvres.
An interview was had on the Gath, at
Versailles, between President Thiers and
deputation from the Masonic lodges of
Paris. In reply to request for an armis-
tice, Thiers said General L'Admirault had
power to grant truce whenever it should
become necessary, but that the Commune
could never be recognized by the govern
ment.
The Spanish generals recently exiled to
the Belearic Islands have received permis-
sion to return home.
A San Domingo dispatch of the 18th
says the troops of Baez had again defeated
Cabral. Several indecisive engagements
between the forces of Luperon and those
belonging to Baez had lately taken place
in the northern provinces.
Dispatches received at Washington on
the 25th, from Minister Washburne, con-
cerning affairs in Paris, state that the
people were respondent, and that no man
had yet appeared with sufficient strength
to bring order out of chaos. There was
no prospect of restoration of peace, and
the indications were that the civil war
would continue until the national energies
are utterly wasted.
The London Times special from Yer
sailles on the 25th, says strong reaction
favorable to the restoration of Napoleon
is reported to have set in in the provinces.
1t is reported that the steamship Queen
of the Thames, from Melbourne, bound to
London, has been lost, and that large
number of persons were drowned.
A Paris telegram of the evening of the
25th states that fighting had been suspend
ed on that day in consequence of the ar
mistice. The belligerents had been en-
gagged in building and repairing barricades.
Many placards urging conciliation had
been posted up.
Recent advices from Pekin, China, state
that the Imperial Government had made
demand upon foreign Ambassadors, that
schools for the education of females be
abolished; that teaching to male subjects
of the empire of all doctrines opposed to
those of Confucius be forbidden; that
missionaries be considered Chinese sub
| jects, and that Ambassadors are also noti-
fed that the attendance of women upon
religious service is one of the occasions of
the recent massacres of foreigners, and
that though the events cannot but be de-
plored by the Imperial Government, COM
pensation for their commission is absolute
ly refused
News from Paris on the 9th is to the
effect that there was heavy fighting along
the line the night before. Vanvres, Issy
and Montrouge were furiously bombarded.
A dispatch from Paris to the London
Eoening Standard of the 9th says it was
then admitted that the government was
unable to pay to the Germans the first in
stallment of the indemnity, long since due.
In speech before the Assembly on the
9th Theirs said the situation was painful
but it was consoling to know that the
denotenaent was near. All were doing
their duty, especially the army, to which
he alluded in terms of high eulogy. He
was moved to tears when he declared he
was disposed to clemency except for the
murderers of Generals Thomas and LIE
compte, and that he should only remain
President during the military operations.
A dispatch from Paris on the evening
of the 9th says the Commissariat was pro
visioning for long period. THE Free
Masons have informed the Commune that
having exhausted all means of concilia
ton at Versailles, they have resolved tc
plant their banners on the ramparts O
Paris, and should they be struck, will
march against the Versaillists, and appea
to their brother Masons to join them"
A recent Toronto, Canada, dispatch say
an agreement has been concluded between
the Great Western and Michigan Centra
Railroad Companies, for a period o
twenty years, under which the entire
through earnings are put into a join
purse, and then divided. Both companie
also bind themselves not to interchang,
traffic with any new lines across Canad'
or Michigan. This virtually consolidate
the lines, and makes them one for through
traffic between Chicago, Buffalo an,
Suspension Bridge The tunnel to con
meet the two lines under the Detroi
River is also to be commenced forthwith
A London telegram of the 2sth says tn
government had suspended the operation
of the writ of ha6eas corpus in one distric
of the county of Westmeath, Ireland.
DOMESTIC.
Gold closed in New York on the GIT
, at 111H.
l Prof. Hough, of Dudley Observatory