The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-05-18
NEWS SUMMARY.

f on May 9Th. a..
A decree issued by the Commune fixes the
price of bread in Paris at fifty cents per XII
ogramme. .u !.
Paris has been invested from Geneviliers to
Issy.
; The German Parliament has passed an act
!, comforting citizenship Immediately upon the
, people of Alsace and Lorraine.
One hundred and twenty-nine cannon were
captured by the Versalists at lssy.
General R0ssel, COmmander-in-Chiet OF the
insurgents, complained of the cowardice OF the
troops in Issy and the incompetence OF the
officers.
The assault on the city of Paris will be made
by the Fourth corps under General DOuay
A Versailles dispatch says the insurrection
| in Algeria defes the efforts of the authorities
and is rapidly spreading to all parts OF the
provinces.
The Versaiists relieve from service around
Paris and send to the Departments all soldiers
having relatives in the city.
The Prussian patrols are very vigilant on the
neutral zone. They arrested one hundred and
fifty Nationals on May 9Th.
R0ssel, in a communication to the Commune
resigning his position as General-in-C Chief, says
that he "can't endure responsibility where
everybody celebrates and nobody obeys, moth
ing organized, and the guns depend for service
on few volunteers"
The treaty of peace between France and
Germany was sigAed on May 10th
| A Paris dispatch of May 10th says that the
slaughter of the Communists during the past
two or three days was fearful, and that ROs-
sells resignation destroyed the last hope of sue
cess of the Commune
Bismarck has acted literally with the Yer
saillists in arranging the peace treaty. He
agreed TO the reduction of the war indemnity
by half mlIliard OF francs, equal to 100000,
000
The Germans receive French bond for
four and a half milliard francs-S900, 900 900
payable within one year, indorsed by French
and German bankers.
Immediately after the ratification of the |
treaty of peace is signed at Frankfort, the
German forces around Paris will leave for
home; the forts east and north of Paris to be |
surrendered to the Nersaillsts and all French |
prisoners III Germany 20 be returned TO France |
as fast rs railroads can transport them. The
Germans hold Beliort, Longwy aud Nancy.
Rossel and NJ. Girardin have both disap-
peared aud cannot be found b. the Communist
authorities in Paris.
The Nersaillists had al their preparations
made aud the news will no doubt be received
in day ar two of their having taken Paris by
assault The Communists are terribly demon
allied, and their defeat is certain
The Senate, in accordance with the procla-
nation of the President. met in extra session.
May 10TH 10 consider the treaty signed by the
Joint High Commission. The telegraph intI.
mates that there is strong probability of its
being ratified
The President, May 10TH signed treaty of
and commerce just negotiated be-
tween the United States and San Salvador
meeting of the Grand Army of the poto-
mac was held at Boston, May 10th, General
Logan presiding.
The Connecticut House of Representatives
on May 10th, by a strict party vote of III Ia
100. adopted "A resolution declaring Jewell
and other Radical State officers elected The /,
senate which is also Radical, will doubtless }
adopt the same resolution. !
Governor Clain, of Massachusetts. has an |
pointed Julia Ward Howe aud n Mrs Ste !
1hens. of Cambridge, Justices OF the Peace
nr Suffolk county
The ship City of Quebec bound from Lon.
Ion to Quebec, was recently wrecked off Dead I
sland, the CREW being all drowned aud the
'essel total loss
The Governor of Texas has ordered an cleo
ion, to be held in August next, for members n
# the Forty-Second Congress 10
lhere was riot among the coal miners at o
scranton Pennsylvania, recently in which
many OF the rioters were badly hurt and one
II two killed. a,
Judge Russell, of the Brownsville District in Re
Iexas who was impcachcd for high crimes =,
nd msdemeanors, was acquitted on Nav 9th, /
he vote standing II for acquittal and Is for A
utility
The Joint High Commission have signed the o. o.
rcaty. exchanged congratulations and sepa. RI
ated
Tho Iowa State Republican Convention is
allied to meet at Des Moines. June 2lst. 70 IN
omlnate candidate for Governor and other &,
tate Offices st
California is to have some distinguished for. N
Ign visitors in the persons of Lord Walsinr-
am, distinguished English Scientific Acri in
nltnrlst, and Lord Goodrich son of the Earl a.
Dc Gray OF the Joint High Commission. n
Rev. NJ. 7. Gaddis, of Cincinnati. has re- !
emily been indicted for bribery and corrup W
on while Assessor of internal revenue for the
econd district of Ohio. eli
The State of Virginia has been visited nv 80
eavy storms, causing freshet which stopped =
'aveling by railroad -
The great running race at Alameda Park
pr! 9Th, for $4,000, was won by the Norfolk
BIT. Tom Atcheson, in three straight heats. =
ime, Sa-1:49d-1:47i J.
ADA CoUNTY.-We condense the following -
ems from our Boise City exchanges: H
John Dunn and John Toy, two soldiers. were V