The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-12

CIuseret and His Gang OF Galley Slayes-The
Reign of Terror mt Lyons-A Police of 5000
CriminRls-OntraGes on the Priests and Nuns
The Public Treasury Piundered.
From, The London Telegraph.
LILLE, Sept. 2S.-BeiHg anxious to see what stage
the pre- parations making against the Prussans had
arrived at in this time, left Douai yesterday, and
pleasant trip Of three hours braught me to Lille,
which ranks as rst-class fortified town. has about
1870, 600 Inhabitants and ranks as the fifth city of
France in general wealth and Importance On my
way hither was not left to waste my time, for in
the same carriage found French gentleman who,
to use his own expression had just escaped" from
in these times, the capital of Belgium. 1t seems
that the ruling spirit at Lyons is American-Franco.
GENERAL CLUSERET,
who in spite Of his services being declined by the
present Government Of France, and notwithstand-
ing the fact of his being specially forbidden by his
rural authority not to go to Lyons has found his
way to that city, and is now at the head of the Red
Republicans of the place The Generals stafr. or
rather body guard, consists OF sixty rufiians who
have lately been liberated from the rauau1 forces,
or galleys, and these, with few kindred spirits,
form what is called the COntite dc Sdut Public Mon
sieur Andrew, the former president OF the said
conite, has been turned away because he wishes to
recognize the present Government of France Mon
sieur Chattemel Lacour, the project named by the
same rulers has not only been set aside, but is in
prison. The police OF the Reign of Terror which
governs Lyons is composed OF some 5000 men who
have been liberated from the criminal jas.
THE REGULAR TROOPS
in the town consist chiefly OF corps that have been
defeated during the present campaign, and these
not only fraternize with the Red party but are in
such state OF anarchy that General Estiyant de
place in distrust and despair He has not been re-
placed, and General Cluseret is now military CON-
mander as well as political chief of Lyons. No per-
son is allowed to leave the town, and no one can
obtain ticket at the railway station without
written permit from the Consite de sGlut Public,
suited whenever they appear in the
ST. on ana Without a most
dry from such of the Reds happen to be present.
The jesuit Fathers are the special objects OF perse
cuon, eleven Of them are in prison, and the others
are not allowed leave their college to receive
pupils. The other day lay brother OF the estab-
iishment died, and when his body was carried forth
the convicts, who form the police, had the coffin
opened in the Streets in order to make sure that it
did not contain one of the community endeavoring
to escape. The whole of many silk factories which
form the wealth Of Lyons have stopped work, and
respectable people OF all ran ranks ] are IN terror Of
treason to hoist the tricolor nag, and the drGpeur
rouge floats from all the public establishments, The
Garde Mobile, utterly disquieted with what is going
on, have given up their arms, and refuse to serve
under the sefconstituted rulers of the place. Gene
raj Cluseret is trying hard to raise another corps of
the same kind, and has had printed handbis placed
on the walls stating tnat sucn persons as wish for
commissions in the Garde Mobile can have the same
of the districts of La Gullotiere and of La Crox.
Rouse, numbering about 10, ,000 are the chief up
holders of the red republic.
THE PUBLIC TREASURY,
which is very wealthy, is in the hands of General
Cluseret and his friends who deal out under various
preteXts, enough to keep the workmen quiet and
Well-fed. thousands OF Jne lnnaDtantS would be
only too glad to leave the place, but not allowed
to do So No house. no chamber, in the whole town
is sacred from what is called domiciary visit of
the uf1ianly police, and no one can safely say that
he or she will not be imprisoned tomorrow for some
imaginary ofense against the sovereign majesty Of
the people. In word, the military adventurer and
his subordinaes have, together with the rOughs Of
Lyons, established again the good old days Of repub.
lican terror, and there seems no power in the land
able to put them down. From this description of
the present state of the second city In France do
not think many Englishmen will select it place
Of residence, at any rate for some time to come
The only glimpse of hepe which my informant
seemed to have, when he related what have here
told you, that when he left Lyons the Reds
preparing for fight among themselves. 1t seems
that in the red republicanism there are shades
and degrees of runianism, and that some enlight-
ened spirits of that persuasion were not content
draw the line at General Cluseret and the knights
of penal servitude but want to go even lower STILL
More particularly the Dictators staf, II not himself
seem to be truly Freuch. The generals secretary
is a gentleman who for many years wore the yellow
dress and the chain on the leg He is no dou5t an
accomplished man, but has natural disregard for
geography, which, like most OF his countrymen, he
looks upon as mere matter of detail. When my
informant went to this official to get pass to leave
Lyons he was asked where he wanted to CO. and
upon saying that he wished TO proceed to Brussels,
he was asked in what country that town was Sit
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