The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-20
NEWS SUMMARY.

Some desperate fighting has. recently Iakea
,,,ooa around Paris between the Governments
trnons and the Colnmunes. The latter cialul
~ have 100000 troops ready for active SCI,
vice. and reign of terror has been maug
in Paris. The insurgents haye erected oarli'
cades in the Champs Elysees, the Place de IL
Concorde. and adjoining streets, and torpedoes
have been placed in the principal avenues
The insurgents have imprisoned the Arcn-
h;shon of Paris and threaten to kill him Unless
one million francs shall be paid as ransom
money. The Government troops are forLined
at Neully bridge, and sharp musketry nring
was carried on in the Boise de BOl0ghe OH
April 10th. asod
An Instruction at Toulouse was suppressed
the disarmament at Marseilles was quietly
proceeding, and outside of paris tranquility
seemed to generally prevail
The insurgent Central Committee are re-
ported dissatisfied with the work OF the COM
mune and they declare that nothing Is no"
left for them but to annihilate the Versailles
Government or be annih:lated themselves. Al
fairs appear to be growing desperate with the
Insurgents. and the Theirs Government aver
their determination to suppress the Communes,
cost what it may.
The total number of French soldiers VINO,
as prisoners, have been released and sent home
from Switzerland is S4,O3l.
The bin TO enforce the Fourteenth Amend
ment, called the Kuklux bill, passed the House
bv n vote of llS to 81, the latter being all
Democrats
An amnesty bill has passed the House ex-
empting from its provisions members OF Con-
gress who resigned their seats at the breaking
out of the war, and all officers of the regular
army who entered the Confederate army, to-
eether with members of State Conventions
who voted for the ordinances of secession. The
BILL onreaching the Senate was read twice
and laid on the table.
Edmunds. from the judiciary Committee.
reported back the House kuklux bill with
amendments, and many Senator's participated
in the debate which arose. Senator lrum6uli
opposed the bill OH the ground that 1t was I'D
conflict with the Constitution, which did mol
allow Congress To exercise police power To the
destruction of State authority; that Congress
had no right to substitute Federal for State
Courts
Late dispatches announce that Heard ~
Miller's train, loaded with bacon, going from
Chihuahua To Fort Benton was attacked near
the Texas line by Indians. keard, his wife,
aud five other Americans were killed. Mexi-
can troops followed the Indians across the line,
into Texas, and killed and captured eighty IN
dams; whercupon the United States troops at
Fort Goodwin attacked the Mexican troops
and got badly whipped. The officer in com
lnand and forty United States soldiers were
killed The MexicaEs numbered 300; and il
the report is correct they served the Ameri-
cans exactly right.
Ia the Fair trial. on April 18th, Cook, de-
fendants counsel, committed a contempt Of
Court. and was ordered Ia show cause, on the
next Monday. why he should not be punished
therefor. His client, Mrs. Fair, only day or
two before, was fined $3.50 for calling Mrs.
Critterden a liar while the latter was giving
in her testimony.