The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-04

San Francisco, April 20.-Advice,
from Tucson, Arizona, April 10, state
that Capt. Moore, with detachment Of
troops, killed "a Indians in two engag e.
meuts. The troops have ''corraled''
i50 Apaches in the Dragon Noun.
tains, and have hopes of killing the en-
tire band. The valley, for 80 miles, is
nearly depopulated, the settlers fleeing
to Tucson to avoid the Apaches.
Ex-senator Jas. NJ. Mason, whose
capture by Commodore Wilkes during
his voyage on rebel embassy to Eng
land, in November, 1861. threatened 10
embroil this country in war with Eng.
land, died at his residence near Alexan.
dria, Va, on Friday night, in the 73d
year of his age. Mr.. Mason has been
in aiiling health for long time, and has
lived in retirement since the close of
the rebellion, of which he was one of
the prominent promoters.
The Internal Revenue Supervisor for
the District of Georgia and Florida re-.
ports the total destruction of property
in his raids on illicit distilleries in that
district, up to April l, 1871, as follows:
Eighty-three still-worms, complete and
in position; 122,24O gallons of beer
mash, 1,794 gallons low wines, $50 gal
Ions corn whisky, 700 gallons peach
and apple brandy, sos bushels corn
meal, $40 bushels of malt, also, 60
illicit distillerles suppressed; a large
number Of mules, horses, and wagons
were seized, and 62 distileres arrested
and turned over to the Deputy United
States Marshals.
London, April %, 1S71.-The spec
ial correspondent of the Tribune at
Versailles telegraphed yesterday even
ing as follows:
Thiers interrupted the debate in the
Assembly to-day by the announcement
that the troops had occupied the most
advantageous strategical positions; that
these happy successes assured the speedy
termination of the civil war. Both the
regular army and the insurgents have
suffered heavy losses. He was moved
to tears, and declared that he was greatly
disposed to clemency, except to the
murderers of Gems. Thomas and LIE.
compte. He expressed unbounded
confidence in Marshal MacMahon. The
capture of Les Moulineaux is of great
Importance to the Government, as the
musketry reaches from there to the GEN.
ter of Fort DIssy.
The Prussians have summoned the
insurgents to abandon St. Ouen. Bor-
done has been arrested at Marseilles.
Paris, April 30-Evening.-There
was a sharp engagement on Saturday
night at LesNloulineaux, in which the
Versail.ists were lepulsed with loss of
20 men made prisoners. But in the
mean wLile column of the enemy ad-
vanced ON the Clamart Railway station,
and occupied the houses 200 yards from
the intrenchments of Issy. TIE fort
vas wreck; the easements broken in,
the embrasures demolished, 30 of its 60
guns are dismounted. and the ammuni-
tion for the mitrailleuse exhausted.
The garrison became pauic-stricken, the
gunners mutinied, and spiked half their
remaining guns; and this morning, be-
fore day light, the entire garrison aban.
doned the cort. Its commandant, Gen.
Neaey, has arrived in the city.
Gen. Cluseret, who went to the front
at the first news of the rout of the
troops, returned at noon to-day, having
failed to stop the panic. He has sent
out fresh troops, among them the
Avengers of Paris" to re-occupy the
works; and desperate fight is now in
progress in that quarter. At the Mail
lot Gate and around Asnieres all is