The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-11

ness OF the investment. Our lsOAleu pohtOu ncusns
Incredible. The police guards have been doubled on
the streets.
THURSDAY, September 20.-A Tumor Is current
that the tunnel at Severn has been blown up, thus
cutting the Prussian communications. Two bal
looms were sent or to-day, but as emily the lghtest
OF letters were taken the newspaper men here are
In despair. Twenty soldiers were shot to-day for
cowardice In the s0rtie OF last week. The sight was
quite sad and Impressive. but no sympathy was ex-
pressed for the condemned men. Jesuit convent
has been paged by the soldiers. The new police
uniform Ii OF dark blue with tri-cC0r star on the
breast. Those FESTIVE 'reds" are again becoming
troublesome. Ledru RolIin has made AN lncendary
speech In which he declared in favor OF red re-
publican government ANY attempt at a new rev.
olution by the reds win fall, the National Guards
and the Gardes Mobile against the reds.
The pretext for the present agitators 10
the postponement OF the municipal elections. II Is
plain that these revolutionary characters must be
put down by force sooner or later. Rumors OF
combat between them and the military are current
but II even false now struggle may be looked for
shortly. soldiers are prohibited from lounging
about the streets, The lower classes are suffering
severely. government placard has appeared on
the streets stating that II has been found that loose
women slip or to the enemy's camp and threaten
ing them with death n they are caught. great
number Of cattle went through the boulevard this
morning. The poor animals were very thin and APP
parenty worse or for food than the Parstans are as
yer. the Belgian Minister intends leaving the city.
The environs OF Paris have been so utterly destroyed
that the twenty thirty years Will be required
to make them what they when the war broke
out.
FRIDAY. September 30.--Ag ain were we woke mp
this morning by the roar OF cannon. For ave hours
tt,o 0,tu Sippas A in had ppp
made, and some strong positions taken, but after
wards abandoned. the enemy being too numerous to
admit OF their being held. Large numbers OF
wounded men were brought into the city. The
sight Of them tended 10 depress the people and to
Impress upon all painful feeling OF
the inferIority OF the French forces. II
is proposed that balloons returning 10 Paris shall
drop parachutes with letters and not try 10 land.
1t has been announced that the gates Of Paris win
remain open from seven o'clock In the morning till
O'Clock at night. The authorities claim It has
been discovered that Napoleon really invested many
millions In foreign funds.
SATURDAY, october 1.-The ambulances are bnsy
bringing In the large number OF men wounded yes
terday. j. Riggs, OF New York, ana Dr. Lamson,
the pastor OF The American congregation In Paris,
are quite active and useful In their endeavors to
serve the wounded. Three hundred OF the unfor
tunate fellows are In the Palas d'inGustrie. All
their wounds are bad. The Prussians kept the
slightly wounded as prisoners OF war. Nine OF the
men died on their way from the walls to the hos
pitfalls. The Prussan surgeons dressed The wounds
OF the French on the field, and had removed their
own wounded before the French ambuiances
arrived. Some OF the German officers told
the American doctors that they would
be In Paris soon The French soldiers COM
plain that they were badly led. Their spirits
and buried with military honors Subsequently, his
body was dsinterred and sent In at the request OF
his family. The French forces started rrom their
Notifications early in the morning In the hope Of
surprising the Prussans but found them well pre-
pared and expecting the sorile. To-day the new
opera house opened for the distribution OF food
TO the poor. Cards were ISSUED for the daily allow
ance and the people waited for hours To get scanty
share The government has ordered the silver plate
at the Tuileries melted up and has advertised that
u will redeem for the poor all articles OF clothing
and bedding pawned by them for not exceeding
fifteen francs each. Soldiers belonging TO the Garde
Mobile had been ordered To be vaccnated, as the
smallpox IL rapidly increasing, thereby adding one
more horror to the siege. A balloon mas
been advertised 10 leave Paris with passengers the
charge FOR each being four thousand francs The
names Of several red republican leaders have been
found the pay rolls OF the empire and the proofs
oftheir double dealing are TO be published. All sub
ventions 10 the theatres and opera have
been abolished and ALI Inc artists dismissed.
As consequence the managers are IN a
great state OF excitement which extends 10 nentri-
Cal circles generally. Siege insurance company,
with capital OF one hundred millions OF francs, has
announced itself complete and ready for business.
NJ. Delesbaux, Judge under the empire and noto-
rious for the severity Of his sentences upon political
nriaO cnyum M ffal sufc
impelied 10 the rash deed through terror OF prose.
cution.
SUNDAY, October 2.-1he news Of the fan Of Stras-
Dourg and Toul was brought In by General Burnside
to-day, as also the Information that the King OF
Prussia and Count Bismarck were AT Ferreres. We
all believed them 10 be at Versailles At the same
time came the news that the provinces are dissars
fed with The republic and not anxious 10 relieve
Paris. and that the government al Tours repud-
ates the government at Paris resolution has
been adopted dismissing NJ. Cremieux from ONCE.
The horror OF despair seemed To seize everybody
ana Paris seems surrounded by danpets on every
side. To add to the horror dogs having been
found In the streets dead OF hunger, the dread Of
hydroph0bia has been brought on, aud every day
witnesses new dangers and troubles. General
Burnside has been limited 10 tnrtysx hours stay in
the city.
MONDAY, October 3-The widest hopes prevailed
on Gen. Bnrnstde's visit becoming generally known.
At M on IN ide-decamp OF General Trochu called
to escort him TO the French outposts. Minister
Washburne accompanied HIM, and Mr. FORBES,
who arrived when he did, returned with him.
The refusal OF Count Bismarck to alow dipo-
matte messengers to enter Paris has received.
He says that the diplomats ought to nave
left Paris before the investment Minister Wash
burne has written an energetic remonstrance. The
news received nom the provinces still discourage
Ing, and the government now see their error In
sending an aged lawyer like n. Crsmleux to repre-
sent them In the great task Of raising the popular
tnusasm In France. They rrei that they isolated
here 'The proper place for US Ia Tours said N.
Gambeta. picard, make an effort to escape II you
can. We must make up our minds to venture out
In balloon, which is the only means OF our getting