The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-24
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VERSAILLES, April 24.-On Sunday Dom
bsski led q night attack on barriosde at
Qusy Esniers, which was carried. He then
attacked the second barricsde, but was re-
pulsed with great slAugh hter by heavy hre |
from 20-pounders and mitrsilluse. dis
forces were also driven from the first barri- |
cade. The insurgents wearing the naval
uniform were killed in Rois EdAbaulouge.
BRUssELs, April 24-It is reported that
portion of the army of Versailles has oc.
cupied st. Denis, and the communication
with Paris by the northern railway is inter
rupted.
VERSAILLES, April 24.-News is unim-
portsnt. A slight csnnonading is now IN
progress at the advanced posts. decisive
battle is imminent There is no truth in
the rumors of ministerial modification and
supplementary elections to the Assem-
bly,.
A meeting is reported to have occurred
among the Communists troops.
LONDON, april 23.-The Tribuns's special
correspondent at Paris, Sunday evening,
writes that heavy artillery ouel was kept
up ell day. The practice was bad, the
shells flying wild. There was g fusilAde at
| Neuilly, at close quarters.
The Versailles gen 'srmes, at ST Denis,
| have procured permission from the Prussians
| 20 search the trains en- route for Paris, for
suspicious foreigners.
The medical students held meeting yes
terday to appoint delegates to confer with
he Commune.
Yesterday it was reported at Vincennes
that the Prussians had evacuated Fort No
gent, and the inhabitants had left in hundreds
| n fear of bombardment. The Montmartre
osttalions are mutInous, and are complain.
| ing of hard work and bad armament, and
declared they marched recently only because
| they were forced to by the chsssepots of the
8elleville bsttalions. Two battaions last
night, abandoned their post unattached.
| The Commandant of the fourth battalion
l refused to march to the ramparts. Many
similar acts of atisfsction have occurred.
| VERSAILLES, April 23.-Evening-Rai
aas fallen without cessation all day. No
| military event OF Importance is reported.
| In the Assembly to-day Minister Picard
expressed his willingness to agree to GUS
pension Of hostilities for the burial of the
| lead.
New ORLEANS, April 24.-The crevssse
xhlch occurred in the lower Mississippi
! river at Banei Core, above New Orleans
some days ago, has been gradually incresS
| ng in extent, until it is now entirely beyond
| control. /; was last night ESQ feet wide
| md Is feet deep. The New Orleans c ity
| f Jackson railroad is in great danger, and
| eiegrRph lines are not expected TO stand
| ong. The Borrent has cut its channel
| through Battery street 80 feet, while steadi
| y, foot by foot, the levee crumblss into its
waters. The closing of this crevasse is be
| gond the range of possibilities. The water
| extends from here to Lake Pontchsrtrain,
| and great ruts are being formed above and
below. The disaster is beyond the reach Of
remedy.
Paris, April 3-The situation of the
beligerents is unchanged. Versailles troops
\ are building formidable barricades in Neu
5uresnes and Poseaux. Chateau Bacon,
he p vot of their operations, is strongly
ortifed.
General Cluseret has slsckened fire
twice to enable the inhabitants to leave
Neuilley.
Versailles troops have appeared in force
At Charenton.
Pyast has resigned his seat in the Com
| nune.
The League Republican has appointed
delegates to make q last effort at concll-
GAtion.
PARIS, Saturday eve., April 22.-It is ru-
lnored the Versailles Government has paid
The first installment of the war indemnity
IF 100000, 900 francs, and that the German
,roops, IN consequence, are evacuAtIng the
torts on the north and east of the city. II
IS also reported that detachment of Gems
lfArmes has passed through st. Denis, and
ave of them are on gIsrd duty at the rail
| Eay station there. The Commune, however
ienies the truth of these reports, and givet
| Jut that the Gems 'Armes who we're seeI
, marching northward went no further thar
jennevila. It is supposed the Versatile
Government intends TO complete the invest
nent of the city, and cut of al communi
,ation with the interior.
Batteries on both sidee g in active
5 operation at Neuilly and Sablonville to-day
e Muaketry firing is heard at intervals, an
lighting is reported within hundred yard
Of the ramparts. The Communist force
F.. hold their ground with great tensoity. The
complain of the malad mlnistration of off
GERS, and begin to accuse Cluseret ofaimin
Il at a military dictatorship.
The Commune has made requisition o
the Gas Company. and enforced it. by seiz
. ing 00,000,000 francs at the Office of th
d" Company.
n PARIS, April 23.-P. M-Offcial repor
to the Commune state that the Nationa
, silenced several of the enemy's battalion
: on Saturday, and repulsed the attacks {
Forts Issy and Vanures last Friday nigh
The Prussians have ordered strangers
ly leave St. Denis. No detachment of Frent
40 troops was these yesterday, as rumored.
The Republican League has publish'
details of it's proposal for the autonomy
II Paris. If Theirs consents to it, the Leagr
er will force the Commune to accept.
II General Cecilia has been appointed co,
maudaut of Paris. General Bergeret
relieved from arrest.
The firing to-day was not heavy.
!. PARIS, April 24.-Parte Msilot has be
knocked into pieces.
The printing Office of the Opinion \
tional has been invaded, and the type scf
tered.
Five hundred million francs worth
property has been destroyed within the II
tew days.
The avenues are filed with wagons &C
NO tanning wounded.
ad HAvRE, April 24.-The municipal COZ
ell Of Havre has deputed three Of its me
. bers to mediate between Paris and V
~ sailles.
7, LONDON, April 24, II A. M.-Anotl