Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-01
FOREIGN.

Cable dispatches of the 21st announce
that the Versailles forces had entered
Paris late in the afternoon of that day, at
two points, the gate of St. Cloud, near
Point du Jour, and the gate of Montrouge,
on the Boulevard Bruno The insurgents
had abandoned the ramparts. There was
said to be panic in the city, and many
of the insurgent leaders had disappeared.
Rochefort had been arrested in attempt
ing to escape from the Commune, and was
taken to Versailles on the goth.
The Legislature of New Brunswick has
adopted, by unanimous votes in both branch
es, resolutions condemnatory of the terms of
the Treaty of Washington, in so far as
they affect the interests of Canada. After
the passage Of these resolutions, the Leg
islature was prorogued.
Buenos Ayres dates to March s report
240 to 261 deaths daily by yellow fever,
which showed no prospect of abatement.
The authorities seem helpless to deal with
the scQurge, which would not probably
cease before winter.
A Paris dispatch of the afternoon of the
22d says: All is over Seventy thousand
Versaillists have entered the city, and
more are now coming. They marched in
all night, coming through six gates, and
met with but slight resistance" Other ac-
counts state that the city was in great
commotiol, and that severe fighting had
occurred, but that the collapse of the
Commune was imminent.
In the Assembly, at Versailles, on the
22d, M. Thiers made a congratulatory
speech on the surprising success of the
government forces. A vote of thanks to
Theirs and the army was adopted by ac-
clamation.
Earthquake shocks were felt at Toronto,
Quebec, Ottawa and other places in Can
ada, on the morning of the 21st.
Bradford, Ont, was nearly destroyed by
fire ON the 22d. Over sixty families were
rendered homeless, and there was not a
store left to supply the sufferers with pro-
visions. Loss variously estimated at from
| $500, 900 to 81 100000.
The news from Paris on the 24th is to
the effect that the city had been fired by
the insurgents, and was burning in many
places. The Communists still held all the
district between the Place Vendome,
Tuileries, and Belleville. Troops were
moved down by fire from windows, bar
ricades by mitrailleuses, but steadily gain
ground. The slaughter was awful.
The Tuileries were entirely burned. An
| explosion had occurred in the center OF
the city, and it was considered probable
that the Hotel de Vile had been blown
up by the insurgents. In the Assembly
at Versailles Theirs expressed his horror
at these acts of vandalism, and declared
that it was the determination of the gov
ernment to punish the perpetrators with
out mercy.
The official result of the census of Lon
don, just published, shows total popula-
ton of little more than 3,250,OCO.
The London Times of the Gath expresses
the opinion that the settlement of the
question of the Alabama claims is honora
BILE to England, and that the object o
both England and America is realized
Though the treaty represents no perfec
compromise, it is still acceptable for tn,
sake of peace, and both countries hav'
already practically ratified the result o
the labors of the commission.
The German Reichstag has approved {
, supplementary clause to the postal treaty
between America and Germany, unde
which letters will henceforward be for
warded to and from America at the rat
! of ~ groschen (about cents) per ounce
Berlin Journals of May 81, state tina
General Fabrice had demanded of tn
l Paris Commune the surrender of the Ma
u tional Gnards implicated in an attack uI
on the hotel of Mr.. Washburne, the Amer
lean Minister. Grousset replied that tn
Commune had ordered that the embassy b