The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-09
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GOVERNMENT REPORTS,

| GOVERNMENT REPORTS.
DOUBTFUL RUMoR
LONDON, May SIT is again rumored tha
| Napoleon has gone to France secretly, relyiD
upon the disaffection in the army for supper
in an attempt to claim the throne.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL soRTIE.
A Paris dispatch of Sunday says that sorti
was made on Sunday in the direction of Iss.
| and that the insurgents were repulsed in th
enormous loss and fled to Paris They fred oil
| their friends who refused to open the gates int,
the Vaugirand quarter There was panic a
the Vanvres where the Nationals deserted
| their positions. General Rossel has ordered
the right sleeves OF their uniforms to be cut of
as punishment. A Versailles dispatch say.
| the government forces are within 800 yards o
Porte MaillOt. Gen. Cluseret will speedily be
brought to trial. Rochefort announces that
the ammunition is running short. Orders have
been issued Tor the arrest OF Gambetta.
THE TREATY OF PEACE SIGNED.
1t is rumored from Brussels that formal
treaty OF peace has been signed at Frankfort.
FRENCH FEDERATION ADVOCATED
VERSAILLES, May6.-M Emile Girardin ad-
vocates the establishment of French fedora
ton as the form of government best adapted to
the wants of the nation.
M. THEIRS ISSUES ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
VERSAILLES, May 8.-Tbiers has issued a
proclamation to the people of Paris in which
he says the government will net lombard the
CITY but will make an assault upon the RAM
parts He requests citizens to rally around
the troops and promises in return for this aid
amnesty and the continuance Of the subsidy 10
the poor
THE GERMAN BUGBFAR.
Theirs in his proclamation to the people of
Paris says the Germans declare they will mer-
once suppressed. The proclamation closes /:
"Reunte and open the gates to us. The work
OF cannon will then cease and tranquility and
abundance will take its place. We are march
ing to deliver you and will be among you in a
few days. You can aid u.s." Many German
merchants arc already arriving at this point.
THE BORDEAUX CONGRESS DENOUNCED.
In the Assembly to-day Picard stigmatized
the projected Congress at Bordeaux as crimi-
nal and announced that steps had been taken
by the government to prevent its assemblage.
THE COMMANDMENT OF PARIS.
Evening. 1.-The new battery on Montrout
opened moderate fire on Paris to-day. The
bOmbardment will be resumed with greater en-
ergy tomorrow. The fire from Issy and Van
vres today has been weak. The other federal
batteries kept up vigorous cannonade.
THE CONFERENCE AT FRANKFoRT-AcTIvITY OF
THE IMPERIALISTS.
FRANKFORT, May THE third conference
to-day was attended by Favre, Pouyer Quef-
tier and Ducrec, Bismarck and Baron Arnm.
M. Erlanger, the banker, was present part of
the time. The conference lasted four hours and
agreements were reached as to the main points.
A document embodying results arrived at will
be drawn up tomorrow and on Tuesday will be
sent to the French Assembly and the German
Emperor for ratification.
The Emperor teegraphed to Bismarck YES
terday, saying: "While strictly adhering to
the preliminary stipulations, 1 am willing to
afford all possible facilities for a CONF lete I'M
Outstanding. am willing to fully discuss the
means for the early suppression of anarchy and
Tor the establishment of legal government in
France"
The Imperialists are very active in the rural
districts of France.
DOUBTFUL.
BERLIN, May 8-There is official authority
for stating that enlstments Of men for the sup
port of the canse of the Emperor Napoleon in
France are being made in America.
COMNUNIsT REPORTS.
THE ARCnBIsHoP's HEAD IN DANGER.
PARIS, May TAT club held in the church
of st. Nicholas in the Champs Elysees last
night M. Perrin proposed that the Commune
summon the Versaillists to liberate Banqui
within "A hours on pain of putting the arch.
bishop of Paris to death in case of refusal
The proposition WIS carried by reclamation.
A PUFF FOR THE COMMUNIST COMMANDER. ,
Gen. Rossel visited the outposts during the
sers mother is a Scotch woman. At the be-
ginning of the war the General lived at Bour-
ges and coming to Paris demanded active SER
vice ,but being discouraged he thought of Jour-
nalism. The editor of the Temps however per-
suaded him to remain in the army. 1t is the
general opinion that France has at last found
in him true soldier.
ALL's WELL.
PARIS, May 8 Especial to NJ World. J.
All continues to go on well. Monlin Sagnet
and Hant and Bruyercs have received rein
forcements. Our cavalry has made success.
full reconnaissance near Issy An attack made
fully repulsed and negotiations for an armis-
tice of twenty. five days are still progressing.
Dumont has been appointed to the command
of Issy. -
All the journals OF Paris, even the most con-
sentative, condemn the action of the Versailles
government for prohibiting the Assembling of
the PROJECTED Congress. Tie Bordeaux col
umn in the Place Vendome has not yet
Central and Ssuih A merica.
THE DARIEN CANAL.
| AsPINwALL May 8, via KINGSTON, May g.
The attitude of the Napipi river canal is 1900
feet Commander Selfrldge is dissatisfied with
the survey recently made and has ordered an
other.
| Panama dispatches announce that the revo.
luton continues unchanged. Forty soldiers
who were too occupy Las Tablas were captur-
ed by the insurgents. The government i'm
pressed 400 men during the week.
NEW YORK.
.-.. CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW YORK, May 8-The German cigar
n akers of this city met this afternoon and ap-