Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-06
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
fhis Afternoons Dispatches.
UROPE TO-DAY
THr CIVIL WAR IN FRANCE.
Continued Fighting

The CIVIL WAR IN FRANCE
Continued EIuhtfnu.
Insurgents Attack the Bridge Of sevres They
are Rspulsed-The Reign Of ferr,- in
fans-ceurches Pillsged.
reIesrspA<d Erolsss-,ls 70 rAs ss.-s.e s~
Repulse If the lnsargeut.
VERSAILLES, April 5.-Tbe insurgents .f,,.
hold Forts d'ISsy and WAIVERS. and keen No A
resolute FIRE upon the posit N held by the
government troops 81 ChstiIlion. An attack
was made by the insurgents last night on the
bridge Of Sevres, but IL vas repulsed by q de-
tachment OF the Versailles army. Disturbances
are reported TO have occurred st Limoges.
Retaliation by the Red.
PARIS, April "A proclamation isSre to-
day by the commune announces retst,ntoTv
measures ~ regards prisoners.
The Cor. Literfs aad NaaOsai newspapers
nave heen suppressed.
The Paris Mob Robbtug the Chsrehe.-
LosnoN, April "a hnses special di-pStch
IRON fsris says a levy has been ordered 20
S1hss, 81 az men eetwet n the ages OF u ard IS.
The churches Of Madeline aud Assumntiou
nave been pillsged by the mob.
ektrmfshtux
fAklss Aprn 5--Ihe artillery duel bet Eee,,
me fedeTslisis and the sssemblists CO nnes-
Insignificant skrmishes have occurret ,J.y
attack Is expected tonight. A mOustt. men
istory meeting will be held To- morro~. Tn,
AreEaT, national, saws no underst and!as IA = Vet
been arrived AZ between the Paris depr.'.s
IL - reported that an infantry engagement -
CURED al ChaullOn, but the result is uDknoxn
Ihe center Of action has been removed 10 Fort
Hsutes Bruyeres. "
The GoSerDmeut Troors Clear Nar.
settles Of the Ipsupgenss
VERSAILLES, April o.-President THEIRS has
Issued circular 20 the projects stating "a 4 Tia
government troops have entered Na-seilles
where tley took SO prisoners. The inn gent
committee at once ned the city. warrane have
been issued tor their arrest, which are yaliI
throughout France. Tranquility prevails gene
rally IN the country all owing 20 the reinforce
mehts cent for the suppression OF the ins lrrec-
ton in Algeria
In Their Forts.
N. Theirs, in another circular, SAYS slight dis
tnrDances have occurred At Limoges IN Shf.h
me communists sssAssinsted the colonel In com
nADd OF the government fsroes. The reyoit vas
soon suppressed. The government Saws lhiers
desiring by the effusion of some blood t. cor,
vince tne insurgents II Is in earnest fort. Issy
ano Nausree are TO be attacked, and viii SOON
fAu. HE insurgents are Altar med. and are pro-
scrioing one another. With the ekception of
Paris AL the towns rally to the support OF the
government.
what the Insu rye ats demand
LokDoH, April e.-1ne deputies of Paris
have agreed in princi PIE, q nd will draw up n
mannesto 10 the people of fT ance, demanding
p
Tor the municipal body OF Paris the right OF de-
cidipg al questions relative the org ami 1at,op
on me CITY, particularly As egards the instrue-
that ~ basic OF Cancellation the position ofth.
recognized. wv
The Asssmblists occupy ell the roads to YER
eailles. IL is considered probable the whole
column OF General Bergeret are prisoners. Five
hundred women and children accompany the
federslist troops.
French War shin Ashore.
LONDON, April "a large French war shin
IL ashore on Goodwin Sands She is supnosaa
her. ~
Collision az Sea.
Ihe Louise Gibson. from Liverpool, DO and 20
Boston, has been sunk in a collision with tie
ship Great Western, ffom Liverpool, tor New
YORK. One man was drowned. The Great
western returned to Liverpool for repairs.
Spain Won't Sell Her Colonies.
MADRID, April 5.-In the Cortes TO-DAY ths
to the report that the United states governmenf
LAO made proposition TO Spain Tor the pur-
chase OF her possessions m the West Indies
The Minister adds that the honor Of Spsin for
DDS the sale OF any Of her colonies.
The CONAECTICCT ELECTION.
EDgiish's Majority Is-Eneugb Seat
.erlng soses go throw the Election
ftroDgly RepabItean-1b Mniort
ties for Congress
HARTFORD, Conn, A pril 5-A revised conn,
OF OF the votes furnished by the town clerk gives
English majority Of l. votes, enough 10 put
the election into the Assembly,
for Congress the maiOritiCs are: Strong
] ,lSI. ''
The legislature il made up of Is republicans
ana democrats an the Senate, and $50 republi-
cans and los democrats in the Assembly, with
democratic town to settle tie vote and from
which democrat will probably be returned