The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-27
Fre0eh Reports.


PORT BICETRE CAPTURED
VERSAILLES May 2j-Evenlng Toy
eminent troops have occnp'e1 f"''
Bicetre.
Paole and Rigsult two prominent lead
ers of thc Commune, have been shot.
Clouds of smoke cover Paris, and fresh
consagratons are feared.
Several leaders OF the Commune were
shot to-day, after being tried by a drum
head court martial.
FIRES CAUSED BY vERsAILLIsT TROOPS
ST. DENIS, May 25.-Evening--Fight-
ing has ceased. The Versaillists now
have complete possession of the city. The
conAagrations are nearly all extinguished
They were in all cases caused by the shells
of the versaillists, and not by the Com
munist. A portion Of the Louvre was
saved. Its most precious works were
saved by being placed in the vaults.
ALL PARIS IN DANGER OF BURNING.
OUTSIDE PARIS, May rs, afternoon
Since noon q streng southerly wind has
prevailed which blows the flames towards
the Place de la Bastile, threatening the
entire city with destruction.
THEIRS CIRCULAR TO THE PROVINCES.
VERSAILLES, May 25.-Thiers has to-
day issued circular CT information to the
provinces Is follows: We are masters of
Paris, except q small portion, which will
be occupied to-day. The Louvre has been
saved. The hotel Of the minister of finance
has been partially burned, but the Tuiler.
les and Palais du Quail D'Orsa, in which
the council of state holds its sessions, are
wholly destroyed. We have already r.
900 prisoners, and shall have 10000. The
soil Of Paris is strewn with insurgent
corpsea Our loss is small. The army has
behaved admirably. Justice will soon be
satisfied, and France will be happy in the
midst of her own misfortunes.
CONFEDERATION DECREASING.
OUTSIDE PARIS May 20, morning.
There was furious cannonading and fir
ing Of musketry during the whole of last
night The insurgent batteries in arron-
dissement des Buttes Chaumont still hold
out. The CONGREGATIONS are decreasing,
Notwithstanding the fact that the engines,
many Of which are arriving from the
provinces, have accomplished but little
THE OPERA HOUSE CARRIED.
PARIS May 26.-At five o'clock this
afternoon the Versaillists carried the
opera house. The people rushed out
clapping their hands, and gave wine and
money to the troops. The women en-
braced them amid shouts of "Vive La
Ligne.' The soldiers fraternized, bu,
preserved admirable discipline, while tn,
Versaillists, afraid to rush upon the bar
ricades, are merely circumventing anC
burrowing, the insurgents deal death anC
destruction over Paris.
German Reports.
RUSSIAN GEAR ARRIVES
BERLIN, May 25.-The Emperor Alex.
Ander, Of Russia, will arrive at Berlin on
the 9th Of June and witness the triumpha
entry Of troops, appointed for the 10th.
GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
In the German Parliament to day in
the debate on the bill Incorporating Al
SAGE and Lorraine with the German En-
pire, Bismarck said the task he under
took when he became minister, to estab-
Z lish an empire, was nearly ac-
complished his health was bad and
his personal wish was 70 retire
from active duty. He remained only rs
Sn advocate for the complete restoration
Of these provinces to the Fatherlanl II,
complained of the lack of contdenc,
; shown by Parliament. Unless the amend
ments it had made TO the bill now befpr,
IL were expunged he would withdraw hi
measure and let the emperor appoint
minister in hi. place. A vote VA, tahct
and the bill sent back to The committee f.
revision.
NOT TO he TREATED As POLITICAL REFU-
GEEs
)BUUssELs, May 2j.--Baron d 'Auckhar
declared in the Chamber Of Represent Ia,
tives that he should not consider or treat
IS political refugees the villain Of the
Commune who escaped from Paris into
Belgian territory.
FIGHT WITHOUT LEADERS
LONDON, May 25.-A special dispatch
10 the Daily News says General Vinol
tslegrsphs from Versailles that the Hote
de Vile has been occupied by bis troops
n. Delescuz has been arrested. Tine in
surgents in Rue st. Antoine and Boulevard
Aountrouge and also at Belleville, al
though lighting without leaders, still re
ist the advance Of the yersaillists.
IN =. MURRAY