Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-08

parts of the city. New fires. Amerjue1s
and their property all safe" at
| It has been announced that the triumplxl
entry of the German army into Berlin -
take place on June 16, and that jun 10
will be observed as day of Thanksgiving
throughout the empire.
A dispatch from Versailles on the 2S11
says the insurgents had shot the Arc1
bishop of Paris, Able Duguerre, and sixth
two other hostages remaining in the
possession. The troops had previotse
captured La Roquette and saved 1922 ~
tages detained there.
According to dispatch from Versailles
on the evening of the 2sth, the insured
ton in Paris was completely suppressed
not one band of insurgents being left
The firemen had the flames under control
1t is reported that there were, on the
9th, upward of $4,000 dead bodies in the
houses and cellars of Paris, many OF them
those of women and children.
General Vinoy has been appointed Gov
ernor of Paris by Theirs.
A New York dispatch Of the 18th ult
says "The loss of property in Paris is
estimated at hundreds Of millions of dol
lars It is said the city will not be, in this
or in the next generation, whatit has been.
The report that 10000 persons had beer
killed is believed to be an exaggeration,
although there is no doubt the number
will at least reach 10000. The slaughter
of the insurgents-men and women-is
declared toAave been frightsul beyond do
scription."
Cable dispatches of the 30th describe
Paris as vast graveyard. 1t was believed
that $1,000 to 10000 people had been shot
since the Versaillists entered the city.
MacMahon's soldiers spared no one whom
they suspected of sympathy with the in
surgents. Both sides seemed to be
wrought up to desperation and madness.
With the exception of Pyatt and Gran
sert, all the Commune Chiefs had been
killed or taken prisoners 1t was calcu-
lated that 10000 insurgents had been
killed during the preceding week. Sixty
thousand prisoners had been taken.
Thirty.three Communists, including
seven women, were publicly executed on
the plaza in front of the Hotel de Vile in
Paris, on the 2lst, by being shot by COM
pany of soldiers. Six volleys were fired
before all the victims were slain.
The Bishop of Orleans, NJ. Dupanloup,
will be the. successor Of N. Darboy as
Archbishop of Paris.
Minister Washburne telegraphed on the
31st that order had once more been restor'
| ed in Paris. As far as ascertained, Amer
lean citizens and property had escaped un-
injured. He said it was difficult to tell
who will be the coming man or the form
of government likely to be adopted.
There will, he says, be desperate strug.
gle among the different interests.
| A Vienna dispatch of the 31st says:
"President Grant has requested the Aus
TRAN Government to allow Baron Won
Lederer, its Minister to the United States,
to preside over the arbitration of the
| SuDdu CldlliS, ull,i DCiiui DNibiiSoAVh h"o
been telegraphed to Washington"
Congressional.
IN the Senate, on the 25th, Mr. Sumner,
| In personal explanation, denied report In the
Daily Chronicle, purportingto give statement of
| remarks made by him In executive session on the
oath, which report he pronounced q fabrication.
! After an executive session, the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the question of the diynlg-
Ing of the treaty made report, submitting all the
| testimony, and stating that Charles A. Tinker,
| Manager of the Western Union Telegraph ONCE,
and j. A. Kirby, an operator Of that Office, are In
contempt of the Senate for refusing to answer
| certain questions propounded them. mo-
| ton was made and adopted--ji TO Ito lay the
report on the table, the object being to turn
Tinker and Kirby over to the court under the law,
| and discharge White and Ramsdell from custody,
that their case might take tue same direction.
The motion to discharge White and Ramsdell was
then proceeded with, but subsequently withdrawn,
| and substitute was offered to the effect that the
! witnesses having testified that no Senator or en-
ploye of the Senate having been connected with
the publication, the committee be discharged and
the witnesses released, when, after some further
discussion, the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate on the Goth, the resolu-
ton to discharge White and Ramsde Immediately
on the adjournment of the present session was
considered under the head of unfinished business,
and the amendment hat the discharge of the wit
nesses should not affect legal proceedings insti-
tuted under the act of January, 1o57 was with
drawn and subsequently renewed. Executive
| session and adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the amend
ment to the resolution to discharge the New York
Tyibune's correspondents Messrs. White and
Ramsdell-providing that 1t shall not be construed
to interfere with any legal proceedings which may
be instituted against said White and Ramsdell,
upon the certificate of the Vice-Presdent under
the act OF January 81 1857, was discussed at con-
tiderable length, and finally rejected ~ to %.
The resolution to discharge Messrs. White and
Ramsdell from custody at the conclusion of the
session was then agreed to-23 to Ii. An execu-
tive session was held. "A resolution was unani-
mously agreed to rendering the thanks of the Sen.
ate to Mr. Anthony for the courtesy and ability
with which he has performed his duties as Presi-
dent of the senate pro tempore. After discus
sion OF the prepriety of removing from Senators
the Injunction of secrecy as to proceedings in ex-
ecutive session, the Senate. at 5:35p m, adjourned
sine de-
"A California paper tells how the jury
in the case of Mrs Fair made up its YER
diet, the statement b, ing made, it is claim
ed, in the words Of one of the jury
During the progress of the trial not one