Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-27
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
FROM UROPE TO-DAY.
THE SIEGE or PARIs.

versaiiIes TO Attack the Com
munist Forts-PItIabIe Scenes
During the Armtstice-
More outrases by the
Reds Misery of the
People.
T,l.grOphed ErclgsireIy 10 ne E-salnq S,ar.
The siege of Paris.
PARIS, April 70, Wednesd " evening, via Lon
DON, 9TH, , p. m.-The Versailles batteries
commenced firing vigorously to-day along the
whole line, and especially against toe southern
forts, which replied feeoly. Siege works are
commenced. The Communists have made sew
eTal sallies 20 interrupt the work, and desperate
encounters have taken place al BagneuN, Cla-
mart and CLa j on. general attack on the
forts is expected 20 night. The comm Inc has
sent its best b .ttahODs 10 the south. The de-
fence, neveriht LIS, apI ears insufficient
Extraordinary Scenes During the
AFmisIice.
PARIS, April ., hOOn.- There A. an armistice
10 Gay. A committee OF i've meIR Oers of the
commune has been appointed 20 preside oveE
the entry OF sufferers from NeUillY and take
s'eIs Tor the accommodation OF the destitute.
All the vacant apartments lar Paris have been
requisiuoned anu inventories taken OF the fur
niture and seals placed on az portable objects.
Al an early hour this morning POrtes Biyesu
and TerDes presented extraordinary scenes.
Cal Tiages. ambulances, and az kinds OF vehicles
we're crowded with mon, women and children
rich and poor, al OlamOrous 20 leave the hOr-
rlbie city. Only persons possessing convey
decent women who wished 20 60 IN search Of
relatives al Neuily.
a Terrible Spectacle.
There was great distress outside The gates.
drunk; the poor were collecting the remnants
o. IurndDre, ambulances seeking the wounded
houses Torn open by shells, rsillngs aud lamp
pests ripped OF, and horses killed. At the bar
rlcades, where, in spite OF the armistice the
Nationals we're working, the devastation wa
horrible At point near the Junction OF the
avenue ROnil and the rue orleans. n was ev:-
dent nothing with life could have eNiste, uu Ser
such STERN OF iron hail, and many we're the
impromptu places Of shelter resorted 70. There
was a strange mixture OF Tuins sn1 W 2 yniucent
furniture. The asylum for the AGED and he'd
ridden u full OF wounded. AMI eve-vbOt- -
hurriedy rlaCi the sick and dying in vehicles
and their goods in vans before the slaughter re-
commences. In the Champs Elysees crowds o.
people are viewing the scenes or destruction OF
moving ti.tiI furniture. The Ottoman Fmbss-
sy l. being dismautled Msnv distinguished
persons were present by O'clock. 5000 people
hat gathered att rsmparts waiting TO see the
tTst shot Tired. -. CrOIN j al A. ruins. In IL
MAS a young msa much eIaac.a,ed who
had lived ia cellar for three weeks. Last
week The nationals came TO the place aud de
naUGeG re plate and money, and "a fellow .ng
lay the priests removed 10 the English convent
next door. Friday last tie Communists returned.
VISITED the English convent aug demanded the
priests. The ctncierge attempted 20 save them
Dat those who could be found we're Sc zed, bOGHi
anu laAef % Ma26s Z. ison. The nationals a.
tempted 20 set tie convent on fire. Three
hundred persons aTe a. wUTk TO-DAY reYafri.E
Porte AaAiCt. Livery person going ont is forced
20 chrT. sack OF earth % the work, and auv
one feiUslng Is arrested. Three members OF tEe
Commune, accompanied Is an escort. atteElp.cI
70 aprroach Versailles. bar were driven back by
NE versailles troops. wEr aFe Stern and uBCOm-
promising IN appearance. 1t 4.3O the people
were hUTryiEE home. ~ 4 % here vas q genera.
stampede towards tie pOrt>, a. o'clock the
eIsE,i.l-is had Wlfhbra"u teh nd the barn
cadeS. where they have been IrarergizsEE viii
NE comm MISS 1heTe va no BRING from
NCulLy tIli o O'Clock.
Vigorous Resumption Of Eo.tIIfttes
LuNDoS, ArTl "A special 10 the DFi7a
NJ irom Versailles says 80. Sax THOUSAND
troops nom the Versailles aTmv have eNecusef
some important movements nol & OF Paris. The
situation of TIE insurgents south OF P4rls is sad
10 be god TniSrs announces in a circular that
active operators commenced Yesterday. Forts
WAIVERS and lssy Nere fred upon, aud IL d pre-
sgmed that the latter will soon be siieuced.
The insurgent battery on TrOc iGerO has beeu
removed, There was come HgAUng at AsnieT.S
yes'tIdaN The versatile iOrees made an a.
tempt 10 cross the bridge over the Seine 10
Ciichy, but were unsuccessful."
Another Prosecuted Priest.
A special dispatch 20 the Telegraph says. The
PaTis!sns have ordered the arrest o. the cure
% Tie church of ST. DenIs-cause unknown.
Fort MOntr0uge Wreck.
Seven cannon IN Fort lSsy have been DIS
mounted, and Fort MOrtrOUSe Is an utter wreck
The PrussIsn General BaTuscAOw ami star
have arrived at Dieppe, where Gen Won Cohen
commander OF the German forces an the north
OF fTaUce, - expected
LONDON, Il prll 1.-The steamship Prussisu.
from Portland, touched at Neville yesterday.
Both Sides Claiming Advantages.
PARIS, April 1.-The southern iOrts are badly
damaged. Nersailist prOjecules fall inside the
rsmparts az the city. A great many people
have been killed and wounded. The ~ II Orirs
saws the Communists NIL blow no the fOr-S q
necessary, The Communists clam u have
silenced the Versailles battery at Nnud0n, CAP
tured the barr Ca les al NeUlliy. Snd dism0uuted
i've guns a. CoEEoeVoie. Ihe Communal Gown
ell now holds t ngs with closed doors aud none
but members and attaches aTe admitted.
Fort IssY Breaehed.
VERSA ALLIES, April 25-The BOMBS dment %
tOrt Issy hrs continued all lay, and brea,A -
distinctly visible
The Prussians Make n Distinction.
Tie PFussisUs permit tie Versailles . erect
batteries near tue 30 .. out IL the insurgents
approach they will Ere. An attack upon Issy
has been arranged.
Three Wants OF the Commune.
LONDON, Al I'll 21.-The EveHp o Sia ,ddrd has
the following dispatch from Paris; The com
mune suf' re from want OF union among its
members as well as lack Of money and men.
Beginning of the End
The national guards openly dlSObey the orders
OF the commune. Ii II believed the commune
vii make It's last stand In tue Rue Rivoli, and
the kue Castiglione, in the immediate vicinity
Of Place Nendome. Fort Montague will prob.
ably be stvrmed by the Versailles army to-day
The commune hiss impressed into military ser
vice the pOrters of the Lyons railway. The SEN
tence dish .nding the lO5th battalion Of the ma
tional guard for cowsrdice has been quashed.
Fort Mont Naieren il silent to-day. IL is now
admitted that the government is unable 10 paw
the Germans the first instament Of the indenn
nifty long since due.
The PhiIadelphfn Germans ,o,uy o..
Have Good Time.
PHILADELPHIA, April %. The German peace
celebration here has been fixed for SUNDAY,
Monday and Tuesday, May 18th, 18TH and 10Th
Sunday is 10 he devoted 10 religious services in
the churches and Monday to q grand parade,
All the German societies taking part. The
bakers will make pretzels; tine brewers lager
beer, and other trades will have wagons with
men employed in several departments. Thirty
thousand will take part in the procession. on
TUESDAY, the fete will end with q picnic az the
Old Rife Club grounds, now belonging to the
Germans.
Railroad Train Runs Into q Cireu.
wagon.
Three Men XII ed and Three Wousd1d
ELIzABETH, n. r.. April 1.-THE a. m train
from PlaiDheld, y. Y, for New York. strucs
one OF barnums circus wagons this mornjng
near Crawford, killing three men outright AMI
dangerously injuring two others, while a sixth
vas slightly injured All belonged TO the circus. |
wsgon loaded with provisions, dishes. &c