The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-26
Ghe 8ullrtin.
FRANCE.
PARIS WRAPPED IN FLAMES.
burning OF the Tuileries, Louvre ana
Other Places by the COMMUNISTS
Terrible Slaughter from the Windows
and Barricade,-Desperate Hand
to-Hand Conflicts IN the
streets.
The wounded weltering in Blood. ana
the Dead Unburied.
The Wounded weltering in Blood. and
the Dead Unburied.
French Reports.

CST1NUEp SUCCESS OF NEksAiLLlsis'
vARsAILLKs, May "a, Morning-Th
Government troops yesterday dislodge
the Federals from the Faubourg Germai
and elsewhere, and are to-day contint
ing their victorious march. 1t is though
the FedeIals will attempt to escape tC
wards Belleville and PARTED. Crowds G
repulsive looking men, destitute Of uni
forms and in rags, have been taken prison
ers.
THE TUILERIEs BURNED
VERSAILLES, May 2f-Afternoon'-
Great fires are raging in Paris in all direc-
tons The Tuileries have been entirely
burned down. 1t is hoped that the Gal
leries of the Louvre may be saved.
AcARsIyAL OF BLOOD AND FIRE.
ST. DENIS, May 24.-This has been
mos, terrible day for Paris. The city is
burning in many places, and the desirue-
ton of great part of the central and
EASTERN district seems inevitable. The
Communist. still hold all the districts be-
tween the place Vendome, Tuileries
and Belleyille. The troops are moved
down BY the fire from windows, barricades
mitrsilleuses, but steadily gain ground
The slaughter is awful.
CHASTITY SIGHT.
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, May 24-Evening.
The dead remain unburied, and the wound
ed lie unattended in the streets.
no MERCY TO THE CITY BURNERS.
VERSAILLES, May 24-In the assem-
bly, this afternoon, Theirs announced that
the Hotel de Vile was in flames. He ex-
pressed his horror at these acts of vandal-
ism, and declared that it was the deter
minstion of the government to punish the
= perpetrators without mercy.
Especial to the World.
DESPERATE CONFLICTS IN THE CITY.
ST. DENIS, May 24.-After brief lull
fighting in Paris recommended yesterday,
continuing aM night. Theroops Of Gem
erals Donai and Viroy surrounded the
Tuileries, Louvre and place Vendome.
Desperate Fighting followed, the fedcrals
disputing every inch Of ground at day
Light these positions still remained in the
hands Of the tederaIs. The Tuileries is
seriously damaged by shells A combined
assault OF all the troops is now going on.
FIRE BRIGADE GONE TO PARIS.
VERSAILLES, May 24.-The fire brigade
has gone to Paris, and Theirs has gone to
superintend the operations. There is every
symptom that the fire was caused by pa
trolmen. There are reasons TO fear that
the lPalais Royale, Hotel de Vile and
other State edfees had been prepared by
the Communists for destruction by fire
English Reports.
FOREIGN MINISTERS NOT TO PROTECT IN
suRGESTs.
LONDON, May 2i.-The Telegraph,
special says ,hs, the foreign powers hay,
ordered their representatives. in Paris not
" protect the insurgents. II is said that
Wsshbuine did not act in concert with the
other diplomats.
bellivray the Communist minister, was
killed yesterday.
PALACES FIRED by THE REDS.
ne insurgents have fred the palaces ot
we InIeries and the Louvre, and the Lee
B'oh ei Honor and the Counril of State IN
'1e southern side Of the Seine, opposite
ID '"esafden OF the Tuileric. Other palaces
Aie also burning, The Yersnllists hav,
advanced their left wing to Belleville, tn,
b centre to the palace of the Louvre and IN,
a"'' central and their right to the oh
+ sefsa'oTy' The fume, and smoke Of ne
/! .roIeum pervade the city.