The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-02

FRANCE.
PARIS AND VERSAILLES.
nas:n,e rreesssisn.Th.y Plan, Their
Unasr Heavy Fi H%p'
PREPARING no ABANDON THE
SHARP Esgagsme.t-Fors Is.y Ab"n-
dOned.
DEsPKRArE FIGHTING GOING on.
VIOLATION or THE usAoEs OF CIVILIZED
WARFARE.
PARIS, April eo-At the sitting OF Inc
Commune yesterday Grousset in reply to
an interrogation, said there was something
offensive in asking Europe TO recognize
the bslIigerency Of Paris. Itispuerile to
ok for what they had already. The Com
mune wsged the war irreproachab'y. No
explosive bullets were used, there was no
bombardmert of places filled with women
and children These violation of the
ussges of civilized warfare he
charged upon the army of Yer.
aAilles. In the cartridge boxes of
prisoners taken by the national troops, ex-
plosive bullets had been found, and the
wanton Smelling Of the most cowded points
OF the city had bcen going on for weeks.
The misunderstanding with the Prus-
sians in regard to the operation of railways
has been adjusted.
The Commune now proposes to confs-
cate the property of the Northern railway
unless itresumes running its passenger and
provision trains into Paris.
A Masonic procession half mile in
length passed through the streets to-day,
and planted their banner on the ramparts
under heavy Ere. All the lodges of the
order in Paris were represented. Several
Masons were wounded while Oh the march
Versaillists to the number of $4,000 oc-
cupy Gennevillers.
The Nationals are making preparations
to abandon the southern forts. Rumors
Of reverses " Nationals in other quarters
are current.
Batteries have been planted on tho Or
leans and Vanguard gates.
The inhabitants of Montrouge, Plat
sance, Vsgirard and Montniartre are re-
moving from tho dwellings.
Iny has not yet been abandoned.
PARIS, Sunday evening. There was a
sharp engagement on Saturday night at
lie Aoulineaux, in which the Versaillists
were rspulsed with loss of twenty-nine
men made prisoners, but in the meanwhile
. column Of the enemy advanced on
Clamart railway station and occupied
houses two hundred yards from the en-
trenchments of Issy. The fort was a
wreck, easements broken in, embrasures
demolished, thirty of its sixty guns dis
mounted, and the ammunition for mitrail-
leusss exhausted. The garrison became
panic stricken, the gunners mutinied and
spiked half of their remaining guns, and
this morning before daylight the entire
garrison abandoned it. Its commandant,
Gen. Negry, has arrived in the city
General Cluseret, who went to the front
At the first news of the detection of the
troops, returned at noon to-day, Having
failed to stop the panic Of the troops, ne
has sent out fresh troops among them the
Avengers Of Paris, to reoccupy the works
desperate fight is now IN progress in
that quarter.
The Nationals, on Saturday, having
pursued some chasseurs almost into ST.
Denis, the Prussians threatened to fire
into the latter if they attempted to enter
thu The .ha. 4
and escaped.
II is reported that the Archbishop Of
Paris has been released.
Engineers are at work on the southern
portion Of the Encente.
The Northern railway hes paid 303, 900
francs to the Commune.
PARIS. April 2S.-The mstallmen: Of
6on,O00,000 francs has hot been paid. The
money has been offered to be paid by the
government in 1856, with interest ut G per
cent, has not keen accepted
Theirs says when Paris falls he can get
better terms.
VERSAILLES, April 2o.--The Assembly
has declared urgent the passage OF bin,
visiting with severe penuiii.e, al Illegal
seizures OF property IN Paris.
Three delegates from the Masoaie lr.-
ternity OF Paris catne into the line. opro-
ste Ma'ii"t gate. Taoy wore Receives, yy
the commanding o'Hcers AMI conducted 10
this place
me park castle AMI cemetery of I.ty
were carried ty the goyqrntn.,,, e.. =.
h'ght. Eight cannon, qum,,,. ~ ANN,
moh'i'"'' and one hundred p,..,..,., 90,
into their hands. Tho advance .'.
within seven hundred metre. Of so,. ,
the capture Of which Is inolnen,sr5,, -
pected.
President Thiers granted mn ipe,yi,,
to tho delegates fr"in the Masonso, g.,
who arrived here last night. He,o,l ,b,,
that the government desired TO sec n. ~,