The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-09
Barricades Erected..Troops Under
Arms.

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Barricades Erected-.TroOps Under
Arms.
PARIS, Feb. 7-Evening,
Rochefort was arrested at his residence
ut BelleYillc, In the northeastern part Of
tho city, ut an carly hour this evening.
His friends are assembling In great crowds
and serious trouble Is expected.
Parts, Feb. S-2A.M.
The troubles at BclIcvillc are serious.
The streets Nrc filled with shouting people
and barricading commenced. A 1etach.
ment of troops arrived at II o'clock.
M-Barrlcades arc erected in Fau.
bourg Temple, Rue St. Name, Rue Grange,
Aux Belle, and other streets. In the
vicinity Of BGlleviIlG, the scene Of disturb.
ancG Is near the Northern II Strausburg
railway station. Two additional letHCll-
ments Ot lrOops arrived, hut no fire arms
yet used. Tho troops In the garrlsOns in
the vicinity Of tho city, arc ordered 10 hold
themselves in readiness at u moments
notice. The greatest precautions ire tnkOn
by the military authorities 1t Is believed
the riot will not be attended with any
serious consequences
LArER-S 4. M.-l'he troubles Ut Belle.
vile lasted all night, and have extended
NOrthwartl to In Villettc, the extreme
Northeastern arOndiSSe within the for
liilcations. The troops have not yet re-
sorted to fire arms. The police are active
and have made many arrests. Beyond the
excitement naturally incident to such M
occasion, the rest Of the city Is Tranquil.
Government continues its precautionary
measures. ''.
Later Details of the Disorder.
N0OS-'rhe following details Of the
disorder in the Northeastern ArrOdisS.
ments, are cleaned from the newspapers:
ROChctOrt was arrested us he WIS on tile
point Of entering u political meeting in the
Pine DE- FlAuavc running from Bellevil!c
To LII Villcttc. Although there wNs great
crowd Of people present, mainly his own
parlisnns, lie made no resistance, and no
appeals to the crowd. As soon as the ar
rest was made known to the meeting the
widest scenes occurred. Gustavo Flour.
ems, who presided, rnsc, GXcitetlly drew n
sword, fired his revolver, and declared
the insurreCtinn had begun. The meeting
broke up IN disorder, and the crowd under
the leadership Of FlOurUns, Immediately
proceeded to hnrricNde the streets. This
was accomplished without the loss OfNny
time, by the COntlscation Of omnibllsscs and
other vehicles from the stables In tho neigh
bOrhOOtl. A cOmmissary Of police, who
accompanied the guard, charged with the
duty Of arrcSting l&Ochcfnrt, was forced
along with the crowd and badly injured
hv maltrcatmcnt. The district lying be-
tween Rue .Du FanbougI, Dn Temple
and the f0rtiilCatiOns ut LH Villctte, u dis
tancc Of AhOut two miles, was In posses
sion Of the rioters. At II o'clock body
Of police charged tho barraCadc In Rue
Du FauIIourg Du Temple and attempted
10 carry Il, hut were rcpulscd One ofthe
cOmmissaricS was dangerously y wounded
and one policeman killed. At other points
bNrricadcS had also llccn erected, bot they
were not defended. The military are now
out In force, hut thus fur have made no
uSe Oftheif fire arms, although the InSlrs
gents have, The latter hRd pillag0d the
Srmnrics ind in that way obtained their
weapons. Several policemen were wound.
cd With these In the skirmiShes early in
the evening. 4 great number Of arrests
have been made. At three o'clock this
morning over three hundred persons had
been taken into custody and imprisoned
in the barracks Of Prince Eugene. Many
were mere boys, oil armed, and most Of
! them under the influence Of liquor, II Is