The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-29
s SECOND EDITION
TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
The Doom of Paris.
The End Drawing Near.
The Grand Coup de Main.
Defeat Of the Cuban Rebels.
Death Of James NJ. Mason.
Murder Conspiracy in New Jersey.
A Hired Assassin COnfesses.
Murder Conspiracy in New Jersey.
A Hired Assassin COnfesses.
Defaulting Revenue Collector.
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Communist Nomination.
PARIS, Thursday noon, April 27.-M. Rigault
has been nominated Procureur by the Com
mune.
New Batteries-The Flight from Paris.
VERSAILLES Thursday night, April 27.-Three
new batteries will open tomorrow. Two thou
sand persons fled from Paris to this place during
yesterday.
Versaillists Shoot Their Prisoners.
PARIS, April 27-Thursday Evening.
day in re connoissance of the 165th Bat talon
from the barricades at Villejaef, forty Com
munists were surrounded by the Versaillists
cavalry. The Communists retreated, but four
were captured and Immediately shot. One of
the captured regained the lines in dying state,
and was taken to the Bicetre Hospital.
Marshal MacMahon
is at Chateau Becon. At Issy the sailors have
abandoned their guns, and the fort is scarcely
tenable. The loss has been heavy.
Hospital Hecker in Rue de Sevres, with AS
beds, is full.
Pressing Men Into the Service.
Civilians forced to fight, and also the
wounded in the late war; The Nationals are
dressed as Sailors to entice the loyal sailors to
desert. Yesterday about fifty men and boys
hanging about the Northern Railroad station
were surrounded and pressed into the service.
Attack Upon Fort d'Issy.
VERSAILLES, April 2S, via London, April 90
Marshal MacMahon went TO Reuil to-day, and
returns tonight. Fort dIssy scarcely replies to
the Versailles batteries. An attack upon the
fort is expected Immediately.
The Coup de Main.
PARIS, April %, via London, April 29.-There
has been heavy firing to-day south and west of
the city. 1t slackened during the afternoon,
but is now again violent
The Versaillists are attacking all points stimuli
taneously. The erection of bsrricades in the
interior of the city has been fastened.
The Commune has Made RequisitiOn
for 2 600 900 francs upon the railway companies
Provisions arrive but seldom, and are growing
scarce.
BERLIN, April 2S-Evening General Cluseret
has replied to the intercession of General
Fabrice that he will propose to the Commune
to release the
Archbishop of Paris
and other ecclesiastics now in prison.
RepaIse of the Insurgents.
LONDON, April 29.-The Times special des-
patches state that at daybreak yesterday the
insurgents attacked Les Mouliniceaux, Pierre
Clamart, and Chatilon, but were repulsed.
The Daily Nea0s' Paris special says that the
Ministry of War accuses NJ. Theirs of using the
Prussian guns and mitrailleuses
1t is possible that before long the Central Com
mittee will attempt to arrest the members of the
Commune.
The TelegraphS special says it is expected that
| Fort Issy will be stormed tonight. All
| Communication Between Paris and the
Departments
! will probably be stopped, the railway companies
refusing to pay the money demanded of them.
! British Parliament.
LONDON, April 29-In the House of Commons
last night Mr. Cowper Temple submitted mo-
| tion in favor of the reservation of part OF
Epping forest for a public park. The motion
was opposed by Messrs Lowe and Gladstone
because the property belonged to the Crown and
not to the public. Mr.. Harceurt argued that the
public were the owners of the ground and not
the Crown. Upon a division there was a major
ity of 101 against the government.
This Mornings Quotations.
| LONDON, April 29-113O A. A.-Consos 934 fol
| money and account American securities quiet
and STEADY; U. S. bonds of 1852, eO3s; OF 1885, Old
| 9eA; OF 1861, s2% ten-forties, S9&.
There will be holiday In the Stock Exchange on
| Monday.
LIVERPOOL April 29-l1 A M.-Cotton opesed
quiet and steady; uplands, 7kd.; Orleans, 7Hd
The sales to-day are estimated AT 10, 0eo Oales.
This Afternoons Quotations.
LONDON, April 29-2 p. M-Consols 93A for bott
money and account. IT. s. BEES OF 1882, o91S o
| 1865. old 903I OF 1867, 92x; 10-40s, S9K
| LIyERPooL, April 2s-5 p. NJ. = Cotton CLOSED
dull; uplands, TAd.; Orleans, 7}@d. Sales 10,e9C
bales: speculation and export, 5000 bales.
LONDON, April 29-The steamship Hanover, froR
New Orleans, arrived at Bremen.
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