Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-04-22
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES
TELEGR APHIC.

statement was submitted by the govern
ment. The estimates for the military
service are not yet fixed.
An official denial has been given to the
various charges of cruelty attributed to the
Versailles authorities, civil and military.
BERLIN, April 15th.-No date has been
fixed for the triumphal entry Of the Ger.
man army into Berlin, but it is generally
believed that the event will occur during
the month of May or June.
PARIS, April 14.-There is compare.
tive lull in the contest. The Nationals
are encouraged by the repulse of the Yer
sailles army, and are anxious to attack
the latter but Cluserct insists on confirm
ing their movements to defensive opera
tions.
Three gunboats shellcd Scvrcs and st..
Cloud today
A National Guard was shot this morning
for killing his captain. He confessed to
previously shooting five other officers.
LONDON, April l5.-Advices from YER
sailles state that bill giving municipal
rights to Paris has been adopted.
The concentration of troops continues.
The Commune is making preparations for
siege.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Repub-
lican Senators will hold caucus on Mon
day, on the pending amnesty measure.
PORTLAND, April 1.-THE steamer
Pacific arrived on Saturday, aud sails this
morning for San Francisco. The steamer
California arrived last evening from Vic
toria. The passengers from the Pacific
were transferred to the Idaho at Astoria on
Friday.
PARIS, April 16-Cluserct, in his Off
cial report to the Commune, says Vaures
was attacked by the Versaillists five times
in succession on Saturday.
| To-day an obstinate struggle is going on
at Neuilly, where the ground is disputed
inch by inch. The Versailles army has
been concentrating for the last four days,
and general and formidable attack is
momentarly expected. The Germans at
Creteui have been reinforced with 200
men, and are prepared to intervene.
The Commune is resolved to continue
the defense to the last. The sale Of horse
flesh has again commenced. There are
other signs of a scarcity of food in the city.
The Daily Meas correspondent says a
number Of manufacturers have been ar
rested for keeping their workshops open,
and thus preventing Nationals from join
ing the army.
The Germans occupy St. Omcr.
1t is believed that Blanqui directs the
Commune.
Washburn's family have left Paris
Theirs circular Of the 10th says the insur
gents ase cmptyins the houses and selling
the furniture.
The government continues to temporze
and collect irresistible forces also to al
low time for the Parisians to reflect The
insurgents say We shot prisoners, and in
tend to overthrow the republic and sup
press the Nationals 1t is false
PORTLAND, April lS.-Thc sailing the
California for Victoria and the Sound is
postponed till to morrow.
The steamer Orifamme arrived yester-
day from San Francisco.
SAN FRAcIsco, April 17th.-The new
steamer g Pride of the Sound" built at
Potrero for Capt. Starr, is to be launched
this week. She will sail for Puget Sound
about the first of May.
Arrived. bark Oapard. from Utsalady /;
steamer Ldaho, from Portland.
Sailed, bark Osmyn, from Port Madison /;
bark Free Trade, from Tacoma.
16th.-Arrived, steamer America, from
China and Japan.
Sailed. schr. Fanny, for Petropaulaski !;
ship EidoradO, for Port Townsend; ship
Panama. for Portland; bark Shooting
Star, for Nanaimo
PARIS, April lS.-Cluscre; reports the
night quiet Donbrowski has advanced
surely. Nalerien is considerably preached.
Everything is satisfactory. Several Yer
sailles batteries are dismantlcd. and attacks
repulsed with small loss The morale Of
men is excellent
Loulier commands the feet virtually,
and certain northern aud eastern railroads
McMshon's headquarters are at Fontcncy.
NEW YORK. April lsth.-A cable spe-
cial from Paris says the report that the
city is about to be invested by the Yer.
saillis,s and Prussians jointly causes great
excitement.
Barbados on Rue de Castiglione have
been demolished also the large works
erected at Balienelcs, Belleville aud Mon
martre. The church of ST Jsques was
surrounded to-day by the Nationals, and
the clergy were arrested Yesterday the
church Of St Vincent de Paul was sur.
rounded by the Nationals and pillaged.
| Scarcely church is open now.
A dispatch from Boulongue says the
I Communist elections in Paris we're perfect
/ fasco. Not tenth Of the voters went to
the polls.
1t is stated that the esurier's dispatches
were seized by the Commune.
LONDON. April ls.-The special to the
Tsnses. from Paris, say it is stated that
( Prussia will intervene. should the Com.
muDe be victorious. The Prussians have
Z advanced TO ApiervilI;ers.