The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-26

= = 1 " o. AfEhESTS ABOUT TEE LOUVRE
ADDRESS FROM N. THEIRS.
LONDON, May 25.-The latest DISPATCHES
Ip TO tilis. morning from Pnris say that the
ouHem9 0urg palace has been blown I'D, the
th a,"is .oyai Is still burning, and only one
'h III Oh the Louvre has been saved.
Inc fighting continues at the Hote, do
VILE, and at the terminus of the Northern
railway. - '..' A'0''''i L
We fsAILLEs, May 25.-M. Theirs to-day
issue d circular of information for the pro-
vine .es as follows: - - - - -
we are masters of Paris, except small
portion of the city which will be occr1nied
To-day. The Louvre is saved. The hotel
OF The Minister of Finance is partially burn
ed, and the Tuilleries and Palais du DUAL
pOrsay, in which the councils of State
hold their sessions, are wholly DESTROYED.
We have already Il, 900 prisoners, and shall
Fave 10000 more. The soil of Paris is
StreWn with insurgent corpses. Our loss
is small. The troops behaved admirably.
Justice Will soon be satisfied and France
happy. in the midst of her own misfor-
tunes"
REPORTS FROM THE OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, May 25-A. M.-There
was furious cannonading and firing of
musketry all last night. The ins,rgent
Datterles IN the ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Des
buttes and Claumont still hold out. The
conflagrations are decreasing, though it is
not owing to the engines which arrived
from the provinces, for they did but little.
PROGRESS OF THE FIRE IN PAR1s-Two
COMMUNIST LEADERS SHOT. -
VERSAILLES, May 25.-The Government
troops have occupied Fort Bicetrc. Raoul
ana Rlgault, two prominent leaders of the
commune, have been shot. A cloud Of
smoke covers Paris, and fresh CONGREGATIONS
are feared. {, '''''''
PARIS. May 25-P. M.-since noon q
strong Ssoutheasterly wind has prevailed,
| Which blows the flames towards the Place
with destruction. The Government HATTIE.
RES are bombarding Belcyille. Commune
closed. Wv '''' 10 'O'i'
orfioiAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE PROGRESS
OF THE FIGHTING.
VERSAILLES, May 25-P. MN, Picard
read dispatch in the Assembly TODAY nm.
nouncing that Fort Montrouce. the redo1lt
OF Haul Brugiers, the Pantheon, and the
WINE market have been taken by the Gov
crnlhenC troops. Nothing is known of the
| late OF the hostages who arc still in the
hands OF The insurgents. and for whose fate
the most gloomy approximations are enter
tanned. 1t is rumored the Government
troops have occupied Buttes de Chaumont,
from whence the insurgents had been bonn.
harding the city with petroleum shells.
THE ESCAPED INSURGENTS TO BE HELD AS
| CRIMINALS IN BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, May 25.-Baron D'Authon de-
clared in the Chamber of Representatives
to-day that he " should not consider or
treat as political refugees the villains of the
| Commune who escape from Paris into Bel
gian territory"
THE ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS AND FIFTY PRIESTS
| SHOT.
| VERSAILLES, May Observation-Disclosures
| DarDoy, Of Paris, ten hostages, and nearly
fifty priests have been murdered by the in.
surgcnts in cold blood.
| GERMANY-THE CZAR GOING TO BERLIN-EX-
| PLANTATION FROM BISMARCK.
BERLIN, May 25.-Thc Car of Russia
will arrive here on the 9th of June to wit
ness the triumphal entry Of the troops,
which takes place on the 18th.
In the German Parliament to-day, in Il
debate on the bill incorporating Alsare and
Lorraine with the German Empire, Prince
Bismarck said the task he undertook when
| he became mlnister-tO establish the Elm.
pire-waS nearly accomplished. His health
was D;lu, ana his personal wish was TO retire
from active duty. He remained only as an
advocate for the complete restoration Of
the provinces Of Alsace and Lorraine to
| the Father land. He complained OF the
lack of confidence shown by Parliament,
and SAID that unless the amendments it had
nude to the bill now before it were ex.
plunged, he would Withdraw the measure
and let the Emper or appoint a responsible
Minister in his place. A vote was then
taken, and the bill was sent back to the
committee for revision.
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, May PIN the House OF Com
mons Mr.. Ryllnd gave notice of his inten-
ton to move resolve that treaties must be
submitted to Parliament before ratification.
Mr.. Gladstone opposed any immediate
expression Of sympathy with France for
the outrages in Paris. The Government,
he said, had rs yet no official information
on the subject, and the accounts in the
public prints were doubtless exaggerated.
Baron Rothschild gave the Derby stakes
$3.50, 900 gold) to Wells, the rider Of his win
ming horse, the Zephyr colt. ..
The New Loan.