The Portland daily press., 1871-05-04
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FOR EIGN.
FRANCE
Awful Slaughter at CIamart.
COmnu7aes Defeated at ISsy.
A Great Peace Meeting to be
Held in London.
Awful Slaughter Mt CIamart.
oannnu1ses Defeated at ISsy.
THE yERsA1LL1srs RrpuLsEp.

THE vERsAILLIsTs REFUSED.
PARIS, May 3.-There was an engagement
before Fort Issy this morning. The Versaill-
,st were repulsed. The losses were considera'
ments occurred at Neuilly, where the forces OF
the Commune aud those OF the Assembly are
in their old positions The Communists are si-
lent as to the recent battle at Clamart.
THE SLAUGHTER AT CLAIMANT
was terrible. The fighting was literary hand
tO-hand. Fully 300 insurgents were killed by
the bayonet. The Daily News special says it
is reported in Versailles that McMahon has
rendered his resignation.
THE SITUATION ON WEDNESDAY.
VERSAILLES. May 3.-The situation is I'M
changed. the government batteries are still
preaching Issy. The night passed quietly.
THIN COMMUNISTS ACKNOWLEDGE A THOROUGH
DEFEAT AT IsSY.
PARIS, 8, via. London 4, 2 A. M.-The Com
munists are falling back. The Versailles forces
on Tuesday night re-occupied the park of Issy.
The village Of lssy isalmost completely sur
rounded and its remaining defenders are close
" pressed. Shells have fallen in the Rue
Vanguard and several persons have been kill
ed in the open street. The Versaillists are
massng with the apparent intention of max
ing an attack on Fort Issy.
THE GARRISON AT vINcENNEs REDUCED
PARIS, May 3-EveLing. The Prussians
having demanded the strict execution OF the
terms OF the capitulation of Paris, the Com
,nune has been obliged to reduce their garrison
in Fort Vincennes. An intermitted cannon
AIDE has been going on all day from Neuily
and Gennevilliers. The batteries at Ports Mail
lot and Des Ternes are silent The nationals
are engaged making repairs There is heavy
cannonade from the Versailles batteries on the
south, especially against Vanvres. Les Mou;-
lean and Park of Issy were alternately taken
and retaken on Tuesday.
Nha Narn s11nl T.
now hold both places against the Communists,
who were twice panic stricken dur ing the day
and rallied with difficulty.
Great Britain.
A MONSTER PEACE MEETING TO BE HELD.
LONDON, May 3-The Times special from
Paris says that efforts for Cancellation continue
Seven societies propose to hold q monster
peace meeting Sunday.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN PARLIAMENT
In the House of Commons to-day Jacob
Bright moved the second reading of the bill en-
franchising woman and sustained the motion
in an argument OF some length. Mr.. Glad sto oe
said he was not pre- pared to sustain the meas.
ure, for he was disincined to involve woman
hood in the trying scenes and turbulent excite
ments of elections. He preferred the Italian
idea of female suffrage founded on property
but exercised by proxy. He was opposed to
the bill in its present shape, but was ready TO
sustain careful measure for the same object.
Lord John Manners member for North Leic-
estershire, was puzzled to discover the grounds
OF Mr.. Gladstone's opposition and said that
the scenes at elections were easily avoidable
by the same means as already enabled menu
bers of universities to vote. Mr.. Beresford
Hope, member for Cambridge University, op-
posed the extension of suffrage to females as
an outrage upon wemanhoOd.
Mr.. Playfair, member for Edinburgh and
St. Andrews Universities, spoke in favor of
woman suffrage. The vote was then taken re-
sulting in a majority OF SO against the bill.
1t is thought that the Khedive of Egypt will
shortly pay visit to the Sultan.
The Sultan has sent a representative to Ma
drid to congratulate Amadeus upon his ac-
cessiOn to the throne of Spain.
Dominion.
RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.
Fort ERIE, May 3-Contracts have been
executed for the remaining portions Of the
Canada Southern railway between Amherst
burg, st. Clair and Buffalo, work to be yigor-
ously prosecuted over all sections over the line
simultaneously. The line will be open for