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THE TROUBLES IN PARIS.
Further Details of the Arrest of
Rochefort-The Leader of the
msurgents-The Riots Discussed
in the Corps Legislattf.


in the Corps Legislattf
From the full cable dispatches
published by the Northern pancrs
i'll regard to the Paris riots, we
CLEAN the following Interesting de-
details:
Rochcfort was arrested as he was
on the point of entering q political
meeting in Rue do Flandre, run
ming from Bcileville to La Videttc.
Although there was a great crowd
OF people present, and mainly Of
his own partisans, he made no re-
slstance to the crowd. AS soon as
his arrest wras made known to the
crowd the Widest scene occurred.
Gustavc Flourens, who presided,
rose excitcdly, drew his sword, fired
his revolver, and declared insurrcc-
ton has begun. The meeting
broke i'll disorder, and the crowd
under the leadership of Flourcns,
proceeded to barricadc the streets.
This was accomplished without
! loss of time by the appropriation
of the omnibusscs and other vc-
Liclcs from stables in the neigh
borhood. The Commissary of po-
lice, who, accompanied by guard,
was charged with the duty of az
resting kochcfort, was forced along
with the crowd and badly maltrcat-
cd.
The district lying between Rue
taubourg du Temple and the for
tlhcations at La Vidette, distance
of about two miles, was in possess
sion Of the rioters. At IL o'clock
body of police charged the barli-
cadc in Rue dc Faubourg du Tenn
pie and attempted to carry it, but
was repulscd. One of the COM
mlssarlcs was dangerously wound
cd and one policeman killed. In
other places barricadcs lad also
been erected, but they were not de-
Tended. The military are now out
in force, but thus far have made no
use OF their firearms, although the
Insurgents have. The latter had
pillagcd armorics and in that way
ootaincd their way. Several po-
licemcn were wounded with these
Ill sklrmishes early in the morning.
"A great number Of arrests have
been made. At 8 o'clock this
morning, over three hundred per
sons have been taken into custody
and imprisoned in the barracks.
Many of them were mere boys, all
armed, and most Of them under
the influence Of liquor. 1t is re-
ported that Gustave Flourens, who
is looked upon as leader of the
rioters, have been arrested, but the
report is not confirmed. He is said
to have announced to his mother,
before going from home to the
meeting, that if Rochefort were ar
rested she probably would never sec
him again.
In the Corps Legislatif, Keratry,
one OF the liberal deputies, de-
manded to know why Rochefort
was not arrested before he started
for the political meeting, where
five thousand people were assem-
bled. 1t was not necessary that
this meeting should be thus dis
turbed, and the people who were
participated in it aroused to vio-
lence. The act Of the government
was the provocation to the disturb
ances which took place.
"A member of the ministry ex-
planned that the authorities had re-
Trained from arresting Rochefort at
the chambers, to avoid the scandal
to which his arrest would have
given rise. lie asserted that the
friends of Rochefort were prepared
to make the demonstration which
they had made. and upon this fact
the ministry would rest the respon
sibility of What had taken place,
and the country would Judge be-
tween the ministry and the rioters.
lie said there need be no uneasiness
for the people. The government
was animated by the best scnti.
ments towards them.
The minister of the Interior fol.
lowed with the assertion that the
friends of Rochefort had determin.
ed On a demonstration had Roche.
fort been arrested at the Chambers.
Olivier praised the conduct. OF
the police in dealing with the dis.
orders. He said they had acted
with prudence and humanity ::
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