Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-26
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Associated Press Reports.
FROM URO.oE TOD AY,
PARIS A BATTLE FIELD
SAVAGE FIGHTING IN THE crIY!

PARIS a BATTLE FIELD!
SAVAGE FIGHTING IN THE cr1Y!
FIERCEBkTTLE IN PROGRESS TO-DAY.
THE FIRES STILL RAGING.
Continued sucse-s OF tie ver-,ti-
hstt o,o0o lpsT gents Captur n
Inc La GEL Shot.
fels0raphed Ere'usivsly to TAs Eueniag Star.
ry'T SeS S"xh Sf.,e s.s 10 .n cs%e'
Losr DIN, May 25-PaI g dispatches ammo unce
that the Kue Royale has been destroyed by
cemetery Of Pere La Chaics, where they were
surrounded and must be captured.
Barbarity Of the Reds-Retrfbutfon
Coming.
Ddtp NtUs special mentions the rumor that
the hos ages in the Mazas prison have bsen shot
The Ltberte says foreign powers have prom sed
the extradition Of the members Of the commune
| IN the event Of their escape from France.
Courbet, prominent Communist ns been shot
| by the Versaill'sts.
Six Thousand Insurgents Captured.
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, Friday morning, May %.
Inc cannonade against the insurgent position
at Belleville has been vigorously resumed. Ter
rlbe fires are still rs yfng in Paris. The northern
railway has been repaired, but entrance 10 the
city Is still refused. The German position at
Aubervilliers and elsewhere has been strength
ened TO prevent The escape Of the ipsurgen l
The Germans permit only women and chiid-en
the city. The ipsurrection has been s1usIeSeS
at the Quarter Mouffard of Paris, where 6.OOO
pr soners were captured.
The keds Firing Petroleum Shells
All Over Paris.
The Insurgents are still confiued 70 BeilevIIla
and Les ButIes Chaumout, from whence t,etro-
leum shells are fred all over Paris.
Leading Insurgents Killed.
Inc following leading insurgents have been
shot:IEalles. Amereux, Brunei, Rigault, DOM
browski and Bousquet. The reported arrest of
Pyst, Delesclu1e and Cluseret is yet uncon-
nrmed- 1t L. rumored that all the hostages held
IS yet known.
list of Public Buildings Destroved.
Inc loi0wlpg public building have been de-
stroyed:-Ihe Palace OF the Tuileries the Min
lstry OF Finance, the Prefecture OF Police
Court OF Accounts, the Palace of the Legion OF
Sonor, the barracks on the Quay de orssy. the
ing were aved:-Tne Ministries of Marine.
Interior, Foreign Affsirs and Agriculture the
Pantheon, Ecole Mili;aire, Ecole des BeauT
AIRS, the Bank of France, Credit Foncier, and
the churches generally.
MacM ahon's Last Summons
Marshal MacMahOn has sent the insurgents a
list summons 10 surrender, in which be saws an
hereafter captured with arms in their hands
" III be shot.
The Louvre
The collections in the Louvre are an saved
.ex ept the library, in which a reat many val
liable BOOKS were destroyed. The National
library and Grand Liverel are sale.
Furious Battle I'm Pre- yrees To. Day.
The insurgent3 still hold Bercy, the Place de
la Bestille, Chsrone, BeIleviIle and MenilTon.
tant The government troops have captured
me Mazas prison, and the Lyons and Orleans
surgents had been transferred TO the prison on
Roquette. The insurgents have evacuated and
blown up Fort dizzy. The government forces
are now attacking Place still. At noon to-
tin.
The German TrfumphaI Entry Into
Berlin.
1ounces that the triumphal entry OF the Ger.
man army into Berlin viii tlke place on the
10th Of June, and the 18th will be OF served as
day OF thanksgiving throughout the empire.
THE LATEST.
The Battle Still I'm Progress
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, May 20, 8 D. m.-The
title at Pantin still continues. The insurgents
e-e being attacked on three sides by the govern
Lent troops. Conhagrations in Paris continue.
Notes from London
LONDON, May 26.-In the House of Commons
last night, an amendment offered by the oppo-
sition TO the army regulation bill, and Intended
to kill the bill, WIS rejected by I6 msiofi.y.
Gladstone announced that Parliament would |
adjourn on whitsuntide recess to-day (Fridsy.) !
The Epson Races To-day.
LONDON, May 26.-The great race for the
Oates stakes, Tor rllics, came of at Epsom to-
day, with the following result: Baron Roths-
child's Ham. h, 1; Mr.. MAYORS NOblesse, 2;
VIZ DIlgss nOpnine, .. NINE ran. The bet
ling before the race was i've to two again. the
winner.
The Muptctpal Elections In Virginia.
he ConserUdttres Ahead.
RICHMOND, VA, May 26-The ballots in this |
city were counted this morning, and show that /
the conservatives had carried the city BY 10 /
majority, and elected &c out of the 80 council /
men. Two of the conservative councilmen were 4
also voted for by republicans. In Lynchburg /
the conservatives carried the city. Petersburg /
not been counted yet. In Norfolk the con- /
servatiyes have carried the council. Twenty /
townships heard from show no m sterial polftf- /
cal changes.
GsEooSp DIsPAToH.l
RICHMOND, Va, May 26--The republicans II