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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Associated Press Reports.
: r ON UROPE TO-DAY.
PARIS LIBERATED
END OF THE RED REBELLION !
CAPT URE OF IlsURGKNr LEADERS
Bloody Work in Paris!
The Last Ditch NJ MOntmarsre-Sharp
Fighting there To day-The Con
test Ended az nOen The entire
City I'm Possession Of the
SeEsaflltsts.
PARIS LIBERATED
END OF THE RED REBELLION !
Bloody Work i'm Paris.
It'eerdpAed EzelEsireIyto the Erenine Star.
Clearing Out the COMMUNISTS.

SleoFInB cut the Com un1sta.
LONDON, May 3.-A dispatch from Versatile.
Monday evening Gays the versaillist troops
occupied the station on the Versailles railway
near Luxembourg Bo, levard, and that General
Chuchamp has turned the insurgent position at
the Tuilleries and made eight to ten thousand
prisonere- A later dispatch says the Versaillists
have occupied Place Vendome, Tuilleriee aud
hotel de VILE. Assy s certainly in custody,
and II IL reported that Felix Pyat was also
arrested. Another dispatch saws the insurgents
abandoned Place Concorde yesterday. General
LA dmerault's forces have surrounded Mont
The complete overthrow OF the insurgents Is
imminent.
The Insurgents COoped.
VERSAILLES, May 3.-Advices from Paris
since day break this morning in the direction Of
Montmartre. The isolation OF Paris by the
frussiaDs Is now complete DOmbrowski was
w wouant.. and attempted to escape from the
tefsailhsts, but was prevented by the Prus-
sans. The enthusiasm among the liberated
population Of Paris Is immense. Battalions OF
fIiends OF order are recognizing: The mayors
hersaillists have occupied Place de Clichy, on
the very very verge OF Montmartre, as well As
the SAINT Lazsr Station OF the Western railway,
the Palaise de Industrie, the Chamber of the
Corps Legislatif and Hotel des Inyalides There
was sharp fighting in Place Concorde and Place
de Clichy, but the cannonade slackened AT ten
TINS morning: Eersaillist troops have occupied
st Ouer. The insurgents make no ATTEMPT 70
break the PTussisn line Of enrichment. The
Prussisn troops have been ordered TO open DE
hundred PAGES.
Bismarck and Favre Gone Home.
FRANKFORT, NAV 23-Bi-marck, Fayre an
Pouyer Quertier have returned home. The
rrahkiort papers contain a statement tina
Prince Bismarck says the German authority.
have notified the commune they will bombsrd
Paris in case Il residence of Wsshburne. thu
American minister, Is sacked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

On THR MEND.-Vice President Colfax is
better to-day, We are happy to-ssy but is not yet
able to be removed from the Capitol to his resi-
dence. No visitors are admitted to see him, but
his physician thinks he is out of danger and will
soon recover. 1t may be dav or two, however,
before he is in q condition to be taken to his
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

THR SOUTHERN OUTRAGRs INVESTIGATING
CoMkITTEB.-The sub committee to inyesti.
gate Southern outrages will meet here on the
- Of June, to begin the investig alton, insteat
the LIST OF July, as has been stated. Senator
scott, who has charge of the matter of sum.
moDing witnesses, will issue large number OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

The SENATE met to-day at half-past ten
O'Clock. The Secretary read note from Vice
President Colfax, stating that he would not be
able TO preside during the remainder Of the ses-
sion. On motion tf Mr.. Sumner, Hon. Henry
Is. Anthony, OF X. l., was elected President pro
tenn, and the Senate Immediately went into
executive session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

THE VorR on THE TRKATY.-An effort will
be made to reach a vote on the treaty this eve
mig, though the fact that Garrett Davis ha.
the floor for a speech is rather against il
There is no doubt about Its ratincati without
amendment. The republicans will vote for n
nearly sohdly, and 1t will receive several de m
OCT attic votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

The REFUSAL of Messrs White and Ramsdell
to answer the questions propounded to them by
committee of the United States Senate has
been officially brought to the attention of Dis
trict Attorney Fisher, in order that they NAV
De proceeded against under q law of Congress
which imposes q punishment of fine and i'm
prisonment for refusal to answer before a Com
preesiODal committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

TREATIES BEFORE THE SEsATR-The Sen
ate has several other treaties to act upon after
the present one shSS be disposed Of. The treaty
OF commerce between the United States and
ltaly; the postal treaty between the United
States and San Salvador. and the treaty ex
tending the time for the Mexican Commission
are TO be considered, but little time will be re-
quired to dispose OF them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23
PERSONAL.

THIS Il TO NOTIFY TIE PUBLIC NOT TO
Il trust my wife Mary Cocker on my account, as
IL ''n'i WV COCKER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-23

THB VENEZUELA MIssIoN.-It is rumorcd
in political circles that the nomination OF Gov
Pile, OF New Mexico, to the Venezuela mission
to succeed Mr.. Partridge, transferred to Brazil,
is not exactly agreeable to Missourians, for
they do net claim him as belonging to that
State. Mr.. Pile was nominated as Minister 20
to Erazil in 1863, but not confirmed, and was
afterWard sent to New Mexico as governor.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

sE" The Fort Smith Neio Era, in publish.
ing letter from Col I. W. FULLER, denounc-
ing the mode of travel from that place to the
terminus Of the NJ, X. & T. r II. and the Fer
ry at Fort Smith, closes its comments refer
ing in commcndablc terms to the Ferry at
Van Buren, as follows:
"Aprop0s in closing, the Colonel i, rather
heavy on" Editors" for not denouncing sun
dry grievances and, among others, the ferry
at Van Buren. Now. we can only speak for
ourselt and must say, that although Capt.
Hayman's steam ferry does not quite come
up to the Eclipse or the Great Eastern, nor
even to Virgins ferry at st. Louis, yet, all
things considered, the little craft has done its
duty well. 1t has padded back and forth,
painfully. sometimes, these several years,
without blowing any body up, and, unless in
very high water generally makes good time.
No remember. year or two ago, making the
trip from Garrison Avenue. in this town, to
the Court-llouSe at Van Buren,, on horse
back in exactly 2G minutes by the watch
the crossing taking up just six minutes, the
boat being on the point of showing ont as we
gallopcd down the bank. Nor speaking for
ourself only. do We hold our peace, in con-
sidcration of being passed free, since we
manage to pay friend lIayman for our fer
riagc, and not in putls either, although he adj
yertise. liberally.n
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
Ey The Little Rock Gazette of The

Ey- The Little Rock Gazette of the
l4th has the following:
The Republican of yesterday morning
contained an article stating that Capt. j.
L. Hodges had demanded $500, 900 of
the president Of the Cairo and Fulton
railroad for his services in procuring
State aid for that road, To this Mr..
Hodges responds rs follows in last even.
ing's journal:
81 did go in company with the then
Gov. Clayton and see Gen Brayman, and
then and there did hear Gov. Clayton de-
mand thrvo hundred thousand dollars,
and it was accedcd to, and | was direct
cd to arrange the details, but failed to
get them in such manner as both Gen.
Brayman and Gov. Clayton would agree
to, and therefore, the whole thing fell
through"
We are inclined to think somebody
will get raped over the knuckles for
mentioning such things, when the scua-
tor returns In addition to the above.
Capt. Hodges tells little morc-this
time on the chief justice Of Arkansas.
He says:
Better tell what you, as a member Of
the Supreme Court, have received from
the late c and +. railroad company in
the way Of black mail, or call on me, |
can tell you. ...
Let us have it, by all means.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
" Honor to Whom Honor.

Under this caption the New York 1'ri-
June, after referring to certain claims to
all the honor achieved in the defeat of
Tammsny, says;
There weis those, however, who rem
dered more efficient service to the Reform
cause than either half Of the mutual ad-
miration society whose pretensions we
are considering; and first among these
wa rank Oswald Ottendorfer of the
S.aats-ZeitUng, 1t is easy and profitable
for Republican journal to expose and
reprobate Democratic prodigality and
theft; not SO easy for The editor of u
Democratic organ, as the S!datS- Zeitmg
is known to be. That journal sacrificed
something and risked much in taking
ground against the Tammany robbers /;
and when its editor, in the nominating
convention of the Democratic reformers,
proposed the name Of Gen. Franz Sigel
for the best Office to be filed at our re-
cent election, and carried him through
triumphantly, the battle Of reform was
half won. Hitherto, Republicans had
been asked to vote for Democrats excu-
sively in opposition to the Tammany
candidates. and had seen the men thus
lifted into importance by their suiirages
regularly sell ont to Tammany at the very
next election. The Republicans had thus
been used to aggrandize Democrats till
they had grown tired Of the process, and
could not have been induced to support
a county or city ticket composed Of
Democrats exclusively at the recent cleo
ton. The nomination of Sigel by the
Democratic reformers changed the whole
aspect OF the case rendering hearty co.
operation among reformois of all parties
not only possible b(r easy and morally
certain. Henceforth, victory was within
our grasp; and to no man are we more
indebted for it than to Oswald Ottcndor-
fcr--to no journal more than to the
Stats. Zeitaag
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
OUR pLATroFM!
Universal Amnesty and Uniy yorsal Suf-
fraUa

We this week fling our banner to the
breeze with Universal Amnesty and Uni
yersal Suffrage inscribed rpon It's folds.
| This We do from n conviction that 1t is
but Just and right We are satisfied that
so tar as the people--late rebels included
of North west Arkansas are concerned,
they are as law abiding and peacefully
disposed as any other people in the coun-
try, north or south 1t is true that many
of them are opposed to the doctrines OF
the Republican party. but that is only n
! right which Is guaranteed them hy the
Constitution Of the United States. We,
for one, are perfectly willing to concedc
that right to them, and are willing to take
our chances in this State, even lift is lost
to the Republican party by the action.
No Republic can long survive, that dis
franchises any considerable portion of
her people for opinions sake or for past
ofienses, unless upon proper indictments
preferred and sustained We, Of course,
shall be guided by the action of the State
and National Republican Conventions,
but we feel confident that such plank
will be Incorporated in the platforms Of
both those conventions. III ouHtaiR EchO.
The above floats at the masthead of
Col. DAN. WEBsTER's paper at Fayette-
vile. 1t foreshadows the position the
Echo will assume in the struggle between
the two wings of the Radical party Of Ar
kansas
Like Brooks, HODGES, PATTON and
others, Webster had rather his head
should be severed from his body, than
that he should submit to the tyranny and
bold dictaten OF the corrupt men at the
head Of the Radical party Of Arkansas.
Although the Editor of the Echo would
1attcr himself that the Republican Ma
tional Convention, will adopt General
Amnesty platform, we don't believe it
and call his attention to the following eX-
tract, from a Washington telegraphic dis
patch Of the 18th:
The proposition Of all the Democrats
and some Of the Republican members OF
the Ku.k .klux committee to recommend
congress to provide a general amnesty is
not certain to be adopted by the fall com
mittee. SO Tar as The PresidentS rjcWS
are haowa, he is said to be opposed 10 gene
raj amnesty nor, and will not recommend
it in the annual message.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

EF The Memphis Appeal, referring
to the suit lately instituted by Capt. Sam.
Houston against the supposed authors
of the destruction OF "those arms,
says
The case will come up in few days,
and it is the duty of the citizens of Mem
phis and Arkansas to unite in protecting
those who have been selected by Capt.
Houston for prosecution. We have al
ready stated that suit has been brought
against Col. James Coleman, Col. j. J.
Dubosc, Luke f. Wright James o. Durf,
Jesse Forrest, General n. b. Forrest,
William II. Carroll, DR.. John III. Erskine,
John l.. Ii. Taylor, and Alexander G.
Ferguson. These gentlemen will have
no difficulty in proving an abb but cur
citizens should see to it that they incur
no expense in their defense. Hon. L.
w. Brown, Col. ii. Clay King, Col, l.. G..
Haynes, Gen John +. Sale, L. b. Micou,
Mai G., Winchester, and other promi-
nent lawyers have, we learn, very gener-
ously volunteered their services, and
those who have been arraigned should
feel complimcnted that they are to be de
Tended by such an array of talent. The
gentlemen SO unjustly charged with de
stroying the arms intended to be turned
against the people Of Arkansas, are all
known to be men OF the highest respect
ability, and they have been selected with
out particle Of evidence, on account oi
their known southern feeling. The act
was most cordially indorscd by our peo
pie, who, at the time, were clamorous fol
the destruction of muskets intended fol
the hands Of negroes to be used against
defenseless whites. We know not who
destroyed the arms on the lIesper, bu
we have no hesitation in saying tha
those who pcrpetrated the noble deco
| deserve the thanks Of the public, for they
committed an act of humanity in destroy
ing implements intended to murder help
less women and children.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
Plain Talk.

At the municipal election held in this
place on the 7th inst, Hams man Friday
Sylvester Beard atlas Standard, who had
obtained illegal possession of the Poll
and Registration books, proceeded to
hold an illegal election But, becoming
satisfied tha: he would be beaten at his
own poll he resorted to ways That are
dark, and in this case, " tricks that are
vain, " to carry out the little game set up
by d" Uriah IIeep' before he left town
This man Bard, who has not. sneezed
since Ham left town, because Ljah was
not here to take the snuff, took the bal
lot box home with him to dinner, In
which there was nothing wrong-proyld
ing he let IL alone while in his posses
sion. When the ballots were counted
out, they reported sixty three Hambard
votes to thirty-two for the Citizens tick
et And now comes FIFTY TWO good and
responsible citizens of Fayetteville, reg
istered voters therein, and swear that they
voted at Bard's place, and that they each
and every one voted the peoples or cltl
zen's ticket Now, the people are anXl-
went to, and where those twenty bogus
ballots which were substituted in their
places came from? And they naturally
look to this tool Of Hams for the an
swer No sensible man can doubt, nor
does any man who knows the partles,that
that ballot box was suited, after having
been relieved OF part of its contents. Yet
this man Bard is to be the Assessor and
Registrar of Washington county. He
has the written promise OF the Governor
Of our State thas he shall be appointed,
| which writton promise has been seen by
several citizens of this town.
Are, we ask, the honest, tax paying
Republicans of Washington county will
ing to have their property valued and as
scssed, and their rights of suffrage passed
upon by a person who will 50 openly and
unblushingly trihc with the dearest God
given rights of free people? If they
are, then let them bow their necks in
submission to the yoke of tyranny which
"Uriah Heep" Ham and his handful of
minions would fasten upon them, nor
ever again presume to exercise the rights
Of freemen
And this is not all Judge Ham, as
suming to control the Republicans OF
Washington, Madison, and Benton coun-
ties has, by virtue of that assumption,
demanded Of the State authorities 10 be
placed upon the State ticket for 1872
when it is made up. Thus it will be seen
that, by Misrepresentation and false as
sumptions, he seeks place on the State
ticket, and will then force, or attempt it,
honest Republicans to support him.
! But we can assure the State administra-
ton that Lijah does not carry the Repub'
lican party of the north west in his pock
ct, nor does he control it, as any one car
learn by mingling with the people of this
county,
Ifyou don't belief there is "peacc" il
the Radical party in Washington county
read the above "plain talk - from thu
Mountain Echo, on The recent municpa
election at Fayetteville.
Hold your horses, DANIEL, or you vii
be up before the Court for contempt.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
LITTLE Rock AND THE PRESIDENT

LITTLE Rock AND THE PRESIDENT
The president never deserved rebuke
more richly than the one which the pco
ple of Little Rock administered TO him
and his friend Clayton, at their munci-
pal election on Tuesday. The president
had removed United States Marshal, Cat
tersoD, and United States District Attor
ney Whipplc for being unIriendly to
Clayton-thcir unfriendliness consisting
in doing their simple official duties in
such way that Radical grand jury was
forced to indict Clayton and some of his
creatures for election frauds under the
congressional election law. Subsequent
ly to this the president had also removed
Hodges, postmaster at Little Rock, and
Brooks and Patton, internal revenue as
SCISSOR and collector, because they were
suspected of infdelity to Clayton. The
executive interference widcned the breach
between the Clayton or administration
party and the Brindletails," or Liber-
ais and when the municipal contest ap-
preached the Democrats prudently de
tcrmined not to put ticket in the field,
but to aid the Liberals to defeat the
Grant Clayton party, which was their
chief enemy. The result is that Gen.
Catterson, Liberal Republican and an
estimable man, is chosen mayor OF Little
Rock, the local Clayton ring is broken
up, and the president has received repe-
ttion OF the rebuke which he received in
Missouri last fall.-S Louis Republican.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

THE MOBILE ELECTION The Radicals
of Mobile attempted to retrieve their
losses under carpet-bag rule, by running
negro for sheriff. at the recent election,
but this united the white vote against
him and his party. The Register says
" Americans, Germans, Irish, Spanards,
Italians, aud every white nationality
stood side by side in the contest; the
colored colored troops fought nobly (;
but the white troops fought better. THE
Democrats and Liberals elected their
ticket by over 1000 majority. 1t is to
be remarked that the successful ticket is
called " Democrat and Conservative ="
the Liberal Republicans under Senator
Spencer uniting heartily with the Demo
Gratis in the nominating convention and
in the election, to defeat the adminstra-
ton party. There was much rejoicing
in Mobile on the Sth, at the result. st
Louis RepabiieaR.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

"TnE WIDE AWAKE This is the Ii
tie of a new paper just issued at Lewis
burg, Arkansas, by CnAs. L IsuAN In
politics it is Democratic and will be de
voted to the beat interests of the State
generally. Mr., IsnAM we know well, and
can recommend him to the people of Con
way as a gentleman worthy Of united and
liberal support. In these times coun
try paper must have hearty encourage.
ment of the people where located and
we know, with the energy and talent of
Mr., Isham combined, such assistance TO
the F" Vide Arake " will prove a perfect
success and reflect great credit on the
town Of Lewisburg. We welcome the
new paper to the field and wish it every
success.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

tsy- The Fort Smith Patriot would class
Col. ED. }. BROOKS of Fort Smith, lately
elected Mayor. IS a Minstrel. If so. lie is a
Minstrel with tail to it. Colonel ED. is a
very clever gentleman and very popular with
al and we are not surprised at the Patriots
trying to ring him into the Minstrel Band
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

The New GEORGIA SENATOR. The
Georgia legislature, says the st. Louis
Republican, now in session, has elected
Thomas NJ. Norwood Of Savannah to
the United States Senate lie is a lead
ing lawyer Of Savannah, conservative
Democrat, and at one time served in the
Legislature Of his State He is highly
spoken of, and possesses the confidence
of the people Of Georgia. He labors
under no disabilities, aud there is no de
cent preteXt that the Senate can have for
excluding him.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
Es" The New YORK Star, Tammai

Es0 The New YORK Star, Tammany
organ, reads in the lesson Of the late de
feat, the necessity of union Of all the
elements of opposition to the administra
tion against the re election Of Grant: but
under Democratic standard. 1t says :;
There is no hope for the Democratic
party unless it avals itself of its oppor-
tunities and turns its back on its failures,
That Grant will be the Republican candi-
date next fall no one doubts; that there
is very large minority in the Republican
party which hate his very name, is equal
ly pa ent These men must 90 some
where, and there can be no good reason
why they and the better elements Of the
Democratic fold should not coalesce,
forming a grand opposition with which
to sweep the country, defeat Grant, en-
force new departure i'll the rcyepHq .Wd
its bondage, purify the political atmos-
pherc OF the entire country, and teach
our military rulers that they arc not ON
nipotcnt after all. With such leaders as
Hoffman, Fenton, Seymour and Greeley,
such party would command not only
respect but support, and n tidal wave Of
reform would sweep the entire country
as-well as tho last one swept Tamma-
ny.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

sH- The Minstrsls employed the Van Bu-
rem Band to play for them at their meeting
at Fort Smith Monday, and were delighted
with their performance. They need not be
ashamed to play in any city.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

rS The following is from the Neosho,
Mo-, Journal, q Republican anti Gratz
Brown paper:
The Republicans of Arkansas are max
ing strong efforts to rescue the party and
State from the Clayton ring, and with ev-
cry prospect Of success Every right
minded Republican would rather see the
State in the hands Of the Democrats, than
in those who bring disgrace upon the par
tY name.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

.3" Judges L. Gregg and f.. j. Soarl. of the
Supreme Bench, and Col. baltimore, of Fay
etteville, and John NJ. Clayton of Jefferson
County, arrived in Van Buren, Saturday and
spent the Sunday, They were booked at the
Central Hotel
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
Es- A Washington dispatch ofthe 9th

organ Of the Democracy, after consulta-
ton with several prominent Democratic
leaders, has decided to oppose any formal
nomination by the Democracy for Presi-
dent and Vicc-President, provided the
anti Grant Republicans will put a ticket
in the field, and indicate willingness to
support even Charles Sumner.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
GS- The Little Rock Republican get

ES- The Little ROCK Repu6Hcdn gets
off the following:
Henry Ward Boocher remarks that
" there are great many persons who
say there cannot be devil, that God is
too good to have such monster. We
can say that if there is not any, Brooks,
Hodges, Rice and company are good ma
terial to make half a dozen large ones out
of, and then have plenty left for dozens
of smaller ones.
The Republican means us to under
stand, we suppose, that JosEru would
make "h--ll roaring" ID.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21

8y- r. s. ROBERTS q Co. have just re.
ccivcd at their Tin Shop large assort.
ment of Stoves Of al! kinds and variety
of Japaned Tin Ware, etc. Call and see
them,