The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-05-25
NEWS.

ATzAoKs By THE vE~EsArII1sTs REFUSED.
LoEDoE, Nav ia dispatch from
Pans, Of the 18th, says Versailisb at
tacted Fort Montrouge on that day. Al
Reinforcement reached the garrison while
the fighting was in progress, and the at
tack was not only repulsed, but several
cannons were captured by the federals.
An attack by the Versailles troops on the
village of VanVres. was also repulsed, and
the Versailhsts were beaten in the Bots
de Boulogne and before the Maillot gate.
The latter has been destroyed. The YER
sailes flag floats v Vanvres.
THE VERSAILLES TROOPS ENTER PARIS.
VERSAILLES, SUNDAY EVENING, May
21.-The Versailles forces entered Paris
at four o'clock this afternoon. An en-
trance was effected simultaneously at two
points-the gate of st. Cloud, near Pont
du jour, and the gate of Montrouge. on
the Boulevard Branc; The insurgents
have abandoned the ramparts.
PARIS, MAY 20 Evening.-AnT important
engagement is reported to have occurred
to-day, near Auteuil and Passy but the
result is yet unknown.
Fort Montrouge still hold out.
The Governor of Fort Bicetre has been
arrested.
The Versaillists in Bots de Boulegne
have made several attempts to storm the
ramparts of Paris, but in no case was the
assault a serious one. A great number of
federal troops have been concentrated at
the threatning points.
The bastions facing the German posi-
ton are being actively repaired.
The Minority party IN the commune
and Military Commission have been re-
/ -looa1 h., Ho,,-vpisto of a mora roAioo1
type.
The Church of Notre Dame Des Vic
torres has been sacked and is now oooupi-
ed by federal troops.
PARIS, May 20.-The Prussians are at
Bondy and Aubervilliers, and have been
strongly reinforced.
The prisoners accused OF causing the
explosion OF cartridges at the factory near
Champs de Mars, viii. be shot tonight
At noon yesterday the Vsrsaillists at
tackled the gate of st. Cloud, at l 80 a
combat ragged at Neuilly, and at 2 o'clock
the line of battle extended from Bots de
Boulogne to the gate of Cliohy. Twenty
thousand troops were engaged. There
was no decisive result.
The first hostages selected for execution
are the Archbishop of Paris and Abbes
Degelerry and Croze.
PARIS IN FLAMES.
VERSAILLES, May 94-The Lovre and
the Tuileries are burning. They are
said to have been ignited by the Federal:
with petroleum.
Dombrowski is wounded and a prisonel
at st. Denis.
The insurgents have fired the palaces o
the Legion of Honor.
OUTSIDE PARIS, May a, 1 P. MA
terrible explosion has just occurred in tn,
center of Paris, and it is considered prob
able that the Hotel de Vile has been
blown lp by the insurgents.
OUTSIDE OF PARIS, May "a, Morning
The barbados in the Place Vendom,
and Place de la Concorde have not ye
been carried and the barbados in Belle
vile still hold out against the Governor
troops. The insurgents are discourage
by the successes of the Versaillists. Tn
losses of the latter are heavy.
Strong hopes are entertained that tn
finishing blow will be given to tn
: Commune to-day.
LONDON, May 24-The nelD8' specia
from Versailles says the terminus Of tn
Strasburg railroad was carried Yesterday
: Theirs Is indefatigable in the direction {
= operations looking to supply Paris wit
provisions.