The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-06-01
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Versailles troops under command OF
Mcmahon entered Paris on the night, OF May
81 #. ia the number of seventy thousand iney
marched in through six gates, meeting VAIN puI
sI;oht resistance. No mines were exploded,
and the Versailists committed no depredations
and were guilty Of no excuses
The Communist troops have concentrated
aronnd the Hotel de Vile, where they would
make a desperate fight They have erected
barbados in all the approaches to Montmartre
and the Hotel de Vile. Many of the Com,
mnne leaders have been taken prisoners, ana
some massacres are reported.
Three fourths of the city OF Paris was IN
possession of the Versaillists on May 22d
Tn the French Assembly at Versailles, May
22d. Theirs made congratulatory Speech ana
announced that the Government was determ
med to inflict rigorous punishment on the most
criminal of the insurgents. Inc Column Ia
the Place Vendome, which was destroyed ny
the insurgents, is to be restored ana surinoun'-
ed by statue OF France.
The Assembly unanimously adopted vote
of thanks to Theirs and the army.
On the 23d of May the versalllists occupied
the Place Vendome, Tuileries, the Hotel de
Vile and Issy, the Place Clichy, Lazeane Sta D.
ton, the Palace lie Industrie, Place Leglsiatil
Invalides and Montmartre.
The Louvre and Tuileries are burning, the
insurgents having ignited them with petroleum
Dombrowski is wounded and q prisoner III
the hands of the Versaillists. The Communists
are endeavoring to escape towards Bellevue
and Pantin.
Marshal MacMahon and President Thieri
were to enter Paris on May Oath. The losses
of the Communists were frightful, the Govern
ment troops giving no quarter Many OF Tue
leaders of the Commune were shot lmmedl
ately after their capture.
The Washington treaty still hangs fire in the
Senate. Casserly made long speech In ex
PLANTATION of It's several articles, but did mol
express any opinion as to how he should vote.
Edward j. Sears, LID, editor of the Ma
tional Internal Rerie,c, has been arrested on &
charge of rape preferred by Miss Margaret
| O'Keefe, who is said to be relative of his.
NJ Catacazy. the Russian Minister, has stated
that the Grand Duke Alexis will visit the
United States during the present Summer.
News from Paris of May oath, report de
structive fires raging throughout the city. Des
perate fighting was going on and the slaughter
was awful.
The Luxembourg was blown up, the Palal
Royale burnt, as also the Hotel dc Vile. M
quarter is given by the Versaists.
Theirs has issued circular wherein he say
I'VE are masters of Paris. The Louvre il
saved, the House of Finance partially. Th'
Tuileries Palace and Court OF Accounts are
wholly burnt Already We have $4,000 prls
oners," &c.
1t is reported that new Telegraph compan,
has been organized who intend laying sub
marine cable from some point on the coast o
Georgia to San Domingo, Jamaica and othe
West India islands, thence down the east coas
of South America to Rio Janero aud othe
points; also to lay another cable between tn
United States and Aspinwall, TO build Lane
lines across the lsthmus and another subma
rine cable Down the west coast of South Amer
lea to Lima, Valparaiso and other points.
| 1t is believed that Thomas A. Scott, of tn
Pennsylvania Central Railroad, is negotiating
with Fisk Il Gould to get control of the Erie.
On May oath the Treaty of Washington was
ratified by the u. 5. Senate by vote of so Il
H. Eleven Democratic Senators, aud on
Radical, voted against tho ratification.