Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-18
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Associated Press Reports.
FROM UROPE TO-DAY
The Civil War I'm France.
Continued Ftghting-ENcftem fn
rsris-AdNance Of the Prussian
Troops More PttIPgfng of
Churches tn Paris.
TclssraThsd EseltArels 70 Ths EvertEs S.ar.
Exciting Times tn Paris.

PARIS, April 4, noOn.-1here was hiring al
night, and Il continues this morning. A. MIA
al night the forts and advanced posts sent a.
20 the commune the result OF the vote Of a..
troops. The urn containing the papers was car
ried by an oficer escorted by a detachment e..
nationals. The procession Nss headed by n.
RED Tag, aid there were cries % rare e couia4s.
Yesterday, after tie taking OF TIE NeunI.
church, youth Of i6 planted the tag OF n.
commune on the summit Of the church amid l
shower Of halle. The Belgian Embassy Va
] invaded yesterday by he nationals. An imnia-
; date inquiry Wasdemsnded aud several persons
arrested. Il he inhabitants are collecting pro-
visions A report that the city h. about 10 bC
invested by the Nersallists and PruSsians Joint
I " causes great excitement The bsrricades o.
the Rue Castigilone have been demolished
4 Large works have been erected Al BatgaunsIls
BelleNile and Montmsrtre.
SIeTRymen Arrested aud Churche,
Pniaged.
The church OF Saint Jacques du Pas WAS -.
rounded to-day by nationals and the clsl
4 were arrested. During veSpers YESTERDAY
church OF 81. Vincent De Paul was surrolf
/ by nationals aud pillaged. Scarcely a chut
1 IL open now.
The Paris Election a Fraud.
! BoCLoGNE, April 1.-The communal cleo
I tons m Paris were a hasco. Not = tenth OF ~,
/ voters went 20 the polls. In the eighth arrou-
basement only l,lSo voters were p5lled cut OF
3 Il EOS.
Advance Of she Prussiau Iroops nm
! LoNDoS. April is-The Tins has q snari.,
from Paris stating that IL is reported that Prus-
/ sia will intervene in the affairs OF France in
! case the commune should be victorious over the
/ Versailles government The Prussians have
advanced TO Aubervillieres, four kilOmstprs
southeast OF -. Denis, and within eight kilo-
meters OF Paris. The churches Of St Jacoues
and 81. Vincent lie Paul have been pillaged and
closed.
DAILY Meas special dispatch from Paris
saws saws the commune has an lie hands cash To
! the amount OF thirty-eight mIlien trance, paid
\ by the Bank Of France for uus)ld bonds OF the
/ city Of Paris. dispatch from Versailles savs
the Prnss;ans have agreed 90 stop the TevictnAl-
/ gents now occupy the greater part Of TIE woods
I of Colonies. beyond Asnieres.
| Prince Bismarck, i'm a note 70 the Versailles
! government, admits the right OF McMahOn 70
occupy with the French troops the ground
around Paris MADE neutral by the stipulstOns
OF the preliminary treaty of peace.
4 Batteries Captured by the Versailles
Troops.
/ VERSAILLES, April lS.-rhe batteries es'ab-
llshed Al Chateau BrecOn were captured by Tue
Versailles troops Monday morning which wee
wt-rrn easy range OF the insurRett bsrterIas -
D Asmeres and Clichy.
The report ems6a,ing from Paris that the
cOloTs OF the POutihcal LOUBves were captureI
/ hy The communists al Neyilly Sunday, j. uu-
founded.
VERSAILLES, April Is.-Thiers, 10 a circular.
! confirms the announcement OF the CAPTURE by
! the government troops OF Chateau Brecon.
scotland Shaken by AN EarthQuake.
LONDON, April IA slight shock OF eATfh
quake was felt AZ Scotland this morning.
Reported Transfer OF an American
Minister.
VIENNA. April iS.-lt Is stated here that John
JAY, envCy extraordinary aud minister plenit.p-
Tertiary nom the United States 20 Austria las
been transferred TO the Ottoman Empire IN a
similar capacity, and viii leave Tor Constant
nOple some time next month.
How the Gar Treats DIsc0nteuted
subjects.
LONDON, April le.-it rs reported that the
Lutheran inhabitants OF the province OF 1.-Two
Liza have pehtiODed the Russian government 20
PERMIT negotiations for the annexation OF their
province 10 Prussia, and the Gar has ordered
the slgneTs 70 leave the province on pain Of tie