Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-05
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Associated Press Reports.
FROM UROPE TO-DAY.
The FIGBTING AROUND PARIS.

FROM EUROPE TODAY.
The FIGHTING AROUND PARIS.
Sally OF the Insurgents-They are Sur.
r0undea and aouted-Heayy Losses
Damaging Bombardment-The
Russians Taking a Hand
1etesrophes Ere IEsirely 20 he EveRirg S,1r.
a War Of MftratIleuses.
PARIS, May 1, Thursday Evening.-Fighting
continues. Mitrsilleuses are greatly ssed.
almost supersedng the chassepots. The losses
OF TIE insurgents are heavy. Fort Issy lie little
better than ruins. Rossel defends his prede-
eessor, Cluseret, and denies that the latter at
tempted TO make his battsliOns rise against the
ss,n- .s de was the first to enter Fort Issy
slter me advanced works were captured hy the
NetssiIes troops, and the panic-stricken gar
rison deserted the fort.
a sortie OF the Comm nists Repulsed
with Heavy Loss.
Last night Operations were disastrous IN the
commune The insurgents at Neuilly, Ameins
BaguesuS, and Villeluif ass imed the offensive
almost surrounded nv numbers OF VersaiIies
troops and driven back with a heavy loss on-
posite Levallors the Versa lies forces are pre-
masked battery at Montretout COMPOSED OF
marine heavy artillery and commandn Point
dn jour: Apteuil and Passey Auteuii are nd
oed with shells. The inhabitants are tiying
terror stricken. Shells have fallen in the Fsas
boure, the st. honore, Champs Elysees and
me M avenue des Ternes. The deserted chateau
Prussia Takes q Hand
Io-oay the Russians made Q requisition = ION
the commune for Nincennes, which has been
They took all the ammunition, and elected The
natlonsl guards, conducting them nearly to the
gates Of the city. w
Tired OF Fishti.x.
VERSAILLES. NAV ia
came TO the lines Of the Versailles troons 70 dsy
ref used to 60 back. The bearer declared that
account of the insurgents ali of whom
ing deserters, are foreign advonturers Betweep
i s3rts .anvres and lssy 500 more prisoners were
The Germans 20 Retain Mulhov..,.
BERLIN, May At lie evident from an An
Doupcement in the Strasburg ZistuRo that fba
city OF Mulhousen will remain in possession of
No Hopes For Peace.
LONDON, May 5.-A Times special from PARIS
says All hopes Of peace are abandonei. Dele
ces to agitate in favor of the Commune, There
was constant firing yesterday between the forts
Inc I,mss Versailles dispatch to-day saws
foIt-on- the Main TO meet Bismarck.
Inc Ddity Necs special says The Versailles
forces are Smelling Auteuil from the battery AZ
Mont etou'.
The Prussians allow provisions to enter Paris
which occasions uneasiness at Versailles
ne castle OF lssy has been burned
A letter TO the Telegraph saws Rossel defends
the conduct OF General CIuseret. The Rennh-
hean Union League demands the negotiation of
truce for twenty days.
Heavy Losses OF the Insurgents.
Inc railway station At Auteuil has baen
damaged by the lire OF the Versailles batteries
s anu tne inhabltants Of the place are tying from
Since last Friday the insurgents have los,
2,o0O killed, wounded and prisoners.
Jhe Long Range Fighting.
rAEls, may o.-Ihe communists still hold
fort continues to fire slowly upon Clapart and
Bas Meucon, and receives in return a perfect
shower OF IroJectiles. Fort yanvres also keeps |
Nersaillsts at Clsmsrt and ChatiIlon. The As.
semolisfs have unmarked formidable battery
at Monirese ut, nes- ST. Cloud, which menaces |
Auteuil, Point du Jour and Passy.
a Naval Combat Exnecfed
VERSAILLES, May 5.-St. German has been |
taken possession OF by the Versailles forces, |
which TO she'll G ths fn.nr battery there with
Seine. A naval combat is expected
Fort Montrouge and Haute Bruyeres are con- |
s,anty nombarded by the Versailles batteries |
The communists have occupied the trenches N |
AiiieJui'. Fort Ivry replies sharply to the tre |
e expected upon Neuilly and lie valois.
Death or an AFchduehesa
NIfFNA, May 5-The Archduchess Maria
AnnunZada, daughter OF ex-King Ferdinand |
duke Charles, Of Austria died a. her residence
n this city, yesterday.
The Communist Commander WOuua. 1
LONDON, May Sit is said that Prince Napo-
leon is IN London. A dispatch from Paris An
LOUNGES that General Rossell has been wounded \
In the shoulder.
FFiShtful Bayages OF Yellow Fever
In B0enO9 Ayres.
LONDON, May 5.-Advices from Buenos Ayres |
to April 18th state that the ravages Of yellow
had increased to 200 per day.
Organization Of the United States and
Mexican telegraph Company.
NEW YORK. May 5-The organic alton of the
United states and Mexican Telegraph COMPANY |
was effected yesterday. The following are the
directors w. +. Smith, Alexander Hamilton, |
Jr.. John Jacob Aston, III. G. Norton, NJ arshai
Leferts, Cambridge Livingston, James I. San
ford, Robert j. Livingston, Edward s. Sanford,
w. orion, M. Delafeld, David Henry Haight,
and w. b. Dnsmore. Robert j. LIVINGSTON vas |
elected president, W. r. Smith vice president. |
Marshal Leferts engineer, and Alexander Ham.
ilton, DR., secretary.
MISE. Ruth Vows vepgeanc on the
P0tseneF OF Her Husband.
ST LOUIS, May 5.-Lawrence, Kansas papers,
In giving further accounts OF the supposed Dol,
soning OF Mr.. Ruth, Gays that previous to the |
funeral Mrs. Ruth took her children into the |
room where the body Of her dead husband laid
and made them swear to avenge his death. IL |
Is stated that she has declared her intention TO |
relieve the Law Of the necessity OF Furnishing the
+ ullty person. Her feelings towards DIR. Med
The contents Of the stomach OF the deceased
have not vet been analyzed