The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-10
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state that great excitement was occa- c
stoned by an attempt on the life of 7
Baron Charles NJ. Rothcliild, by a
French soldier, who entered the Office
and asked to see the Baron. When
asked his business, he demanded 4, 600
600 francs, and threatened, in case of
refusal, to blow up the house by means
of a bag which he held in his hand.
The clerks considered him maniac,
and tried to turn him out. He then
put match to the bag an explosion
occurred slightly woundingtw brokers
who we're waiting for the Baron. The
perpretrator was French officer and
stated he was one of a gang who had
coalesced for plundering bankers and
he was selected by the lot to go to
Rothchilds.. None of the clerks were
wounded.
LONDON, May a6P. M.-The labor
troubles in South Belgium are not yet
ended.
Vanvres was quiet last night, bnt at
Gee the workmen excited disturbance
and had a conflict with gems BARNES, in
in which several persons were wound
ed. To-day the rioting was still going
on there.
PARIS, May 3.-The Versai!lists were
repnlsed in heavy infantry fight be-
fore d'Issy. Minor fights have occur
red at Neuilly, where the situation is
unchanged.
The Commune is silent regarding the
fight at Clamart.
VERSAILLES, May 4.-The Versailles
forces have carried by assault the in
surgent position at Saguet Mill; $50
Communists were killed; 10 cannon
and 800 prisoners captured. The mill.
however, has been evacuated by the
Versailles troops, as it is exposed to a
destructive fire from the insurgent
Notifications.
[Note-The Saguet Mill, reported
captured by the Versailles forces, is
south of and about one mile from Forts
Bicetre and d'Ivry.]
The approaches of the Versailles ar
) my to Fort Issy are being rapidly COM
pleted, and it is now regarded impossi-
bic for the Communist garrison to es-
cape.
The cannonading and musketry fire
continue, and several engagements OF
an unimportant nature have occurred,
as q result of these affairs. Sixty
prisoners have been brought in from
f, the front. Favre has gone to Brussels
! ! to participate in the peace negotiations.
3 LONDON, May Alt is pOsitivel
stated THEIRS refuses tn enter into a
commercial treaty with Germany, and
Bismarck has protested against the nm
: just discrimination made Ivy France
/. against German commerce. 1t is re-
e ported the Commune requested thos'
: of tine Orleans Princes still in Paris t,
y leave the city.
n The Times special from Versatile
s says: On Tuesday night three division
{; OF the army of the Assembly. under tn
y immediate command of MacMahOn, nd
vanced t~word the Enciente of Pari
through Bots de Boulogne. An entir
e corps was ordered to follow; but OWN
=. to circumstances, imprudent to explain
The movement was not contaminated.
to The Times editorially says, the de
~ cision OF the United States SIprem
Is Court, in favor of the constitntionalit
D.. of The legal tender act, is misfortune
y LONDON, May Midniglt.-A rnmo
'e is circulating that the Versailles Gov
.. eminent is needless of the extcndin
80 Algerian insnrrectiOn.
n The Procurer General, in the Assem-
m bly,, in debate upon the removal q
Gambetta's magistrates said, thong
some were bad, they were preferable
- Napoleonists.
~ 1t was Theirs, and not the Commun
cd that ordered the expulsion of the II
'n naming Orleans Princes.
~ The delegates to the Brussels pea
en- treaty have gone home for further il
re structions, one party to Versailles, Il
ur other to Berlin.
.e' The Commons, in voting upon 1
mr. budget as whole, sustained the 60
ge, eminent by 46 majority.
its PARIS, May 4.-Last nights oper
~ tons were disastrous to the Commur
ID The Insurgents at Neuilly, AmieI
~. Bordeaux and Villejuif assumed the
ow fensive, but advancing too far tn
* forts were almost surrounded by nu
80 a' hers of Versailles troops, and driv
back with a heavy loss.
Opposite Levalois the Versail
oie forces are preparing to make an atta'
-; They have unmasked battery
Montretout, composed If heavy mari
en- artillery, and commanding Point
Jour-Antenil and Passy Anteuil
u''' riddled with shells. The inhabita
TO are flying terror stricken. Shells la
fallen in the Faubourg St. Homo
'ty, Champs Elysees and the Avenue
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