The New York herald., 1870-05-25
FRANCE.

tho RevOIufIOnisis-iinrd tO k1nd the
"Rcds'-slilitary and Police Action.
PARIS, May H., 1870.
Sunday last. the day to which all had for weeks
looked forward anxlously as probably destined to be
one OF violence. passed in tranquility The
100000 electors Of France voted without let or
hindrance. decisive battle between democracy
and Imperialism was fought, and Napoleon Ill.
added another laurel to his crown. At night the
Boulevards were crowded. The vendors OF newspa-
pers In their kiOsks drove fourishing trade as
they sold at increased prices the evening papers.
extra editions Of which were published at
short intervals until late hour. Everybody
had turned out for the occasion, as "
was fine night and the moon sh0ne brightly.
Everybody would have newspaper, all to himself;
everybody would read the last published state of the
voting (aloud) under the gaslights: everybody knew
better than everybody else, and everybody was su-
premely satisfied with his own Importance, but
nobody anticipated thar "yesn would be replied
by more than 100000, as bent my way to the
M.ntste de rIatereur. there to pass the night, so
as to ''wrer the latest authentic news from the
provinces. The excitement In the Ministry was
great as the kilograms arrived in rapid succession
The Paris vote is against us. 'Oh ~ groaned the
officials That Of Marseies is worse. "Oh ~ 'oh ~
and the authorities writhed IN agony. But the loss
OF Paris, OF Marseies, OF Toulouse, OF BOr-
deaux, was OF little consequences; Nantes
Lille, other towns OF importance and the ru-
raj districts came tumbling up In favor of the
empire, and at one O'Clock the hospitality OF the
Minister OF the Interior was acceptable and we
'smiled" around supper table plentifully supplied
with all the deicacies OF the season. At one mo-
ment there was slight scare. report had ar
rived that one hundred white blouses had marched
from Belleville, and disturbance was expected
blOuSps n
d'Eau came into contact with cooked hats and blue
coats and evaporated.
Thus ended the revolution for Sunday. IL was
postponed until the following day. Monday was
bright and clear. had reached home about seven
O'Clock and slept for couple OF hours, to be fresh
for the promised fight. was aroused by Jd,.tares
drums and shrIll flies OF the Zouaves on
their way to relieve the guard at the Tuile-
ries. My turbaned and red-knckerbockered
friends looked as happy as sand boys.
They had been, poor fellows, confined to barracks
during Sunday and the servant girls in the neighbor
hood wished the plebtscie In the next world, as
they were obliged to console themselves on thar
gious day with calicots and BARRIERS assistants.
jumped up and secured Paris in vain. No emeute,
Rochefort, ''no nufin'.r consoled myself later
In the day with glass OF Raspail, that being the
nearest approach to radical socialism could find.
In the evening i steered for the Place du Chateau
Il Eau, which Is the barometer OF e9leut6S. by the
appearance OF the crowd there you generally tell
II any row Is on hand. IL Is at the loot the Fau.
bouig du Temple, which leads direct from Bellevle
and La viilette where ROchefort's subjects dwell.
Paris mad been during the day In possession OF the
military and it was known that any attempt at nsur-
rectlon would be put down with strong hand.
The Emperor had inspected the votigeurs OF the
Guard encamped In the garden OF the Tulleries the
band played la Refine Hortenser and his Majesty
was received With enthusiasm In the Place du
Chateau d'Eau found both cavalry and infantry
were drawn up In force, There were shouts or "vive
la Lgne, "Viye les Chasseurs'' and Kisses for the
police. The sergents de vile made spasmOdic
charges at the mob from time to time. The mob ran
This little game Was enacted until ten o'clock when
some roughS at the corner Of the Faubourg du Tenn
pie and the Rue FOntaine du ROl seized two omni
bus9-, made their occupants dismOunt, unshacked
the horses and overturned the vehicles, which they
hed with paving stones torn up from the roadway
This was the commencement OF q barricade which
might have been the cause OF difficulty; but
defenders were wanting IL and another at the cor
ner OF the Rue dAngouleme were at once cleared by
the police There We're 200 or 800 rioters In
bouses who valianty assisted in shouting 'vive la
Ligner' .Vive les Chasseursl and who frightened at
the sound OF their own voices, ''skedaddledn down
the canal steps, into some sand barges where they
remained hid until troops and police had passed,
when they returned to their shouting and eXtin-
gushing OF lamps. One OF the omnibuses when
overturned fell on roter, who was killed on The
spo. gentleman, who spoke English said,
"sairve I'm ry." UlCharltabe as 1t may appear
believe that nne-tenths of the people the Place
would have endorsed the verdict-serve him right.
Tue true working classes and the shopkeepers took
no part with the rioters and in consequence no sign
Ol serious outbreak.
visited ali The disturbed districts but saw nothing
OF importance. 1t was mere chid's playa mere
game Of hide and seek l returned to my quarters
about one O'Clock in the morning, leaving small
party OF policemen alone in their glory guarding the
broken omniblses the body OF the dead rIOter
whose blood despatched the pavement, and shouting
10 any benlghted straggier on his way home who
might be tempted to gaze with astonshment at the
remnant OF the barricade, "Ctrcez, cfyclez." which
In the vernacuar may be more forciby expressed by
move on" Yesterday during the day there were
unpleasant rumOrs o. an intended outbreak after
nignt1all. On the Place du Chateau d'Eau until
nearly nine O'Clock there was nothing remarkable.
The rioters had changed The of their nightly
performance. At seven O'Clock in the Rue de Paris
crowd OF 1000 persons had assembled. Shouting
and singing was kept up with unabated vlg0r Tor
haif an hour. Shops were closed, and 'Jarvies'
who passed logged their horses TO escape having
| their vehicles converted into barrtcades.
THE YOUNG REPUBLICn OUT IN rORCE-ITs CON-
PoNENT PARIs--IIOw THEY APPEARED.
g. seoruy before eight Young ReDublic came out
IN fsrce. oand Of lads Staging the Md,setLta5se
Penetrated the Faubourg du Temple. one young
scapegracc nOurised piece OF red stuff attached
10 q suck and made himself hoarse with shouting
"Viye le Drapeau ROugef' Another democratic army
arrived BY the boulevard de la Vilette yelling Vioe
la Re gubque!' 'Vve RochefOrtp ] reached the
Chateau d'Eau about nine o'clock and dnaing MOTH
i Of Interest entered the Cale Parisien, where. you
may remember that Traupmann Is SAID to have re-
galed himself alter the Pantin crime. l felt con-
Vinced that, later, some excitement would be got
up and so managed to pass half an hour on the
site OF Traupmann's refreshers watching young
s'white blouse" the opposite table ''bllng and
coong' with the ''gal OF hi, 'eart." They both APP
peared lar happier tlere Jhan on bar1cade ana
felt convinced that for one night at least the great
army OF the republic would not be increased by my
amatory neighbor in the white blouse. Leaving the
Cafe Parsen traversed the place in the direction O
| the Prince Eugene barracks when the report OF q
pistol attracted my attention. and the crowd round
the gates bolted III all dkecUons followed by the
police.
An officer of the Twenty.ninth regiment. standing
near the barracks, had been acCOsted by an lndl
| vidua thus:''lf you received the order would you
lire on the people?' The officer replied ~ do not
| ask you what you would do In my place, and have
the Kindness TO allow me to do as Ike" In answer
to this his interlocuor fired at him with revolver,
the bail passing through his left hand, notwihstand
ing which the officer himself arrested the man and
disarmed him. Orders were then given TO clear the
place, and the people afterwards Kept at respect
| ful distance from The barracks. saw several sol
diers club their rifles with the intention OF "braln
| ing' the refractory. One respectable looking mar
| and his vile received two heavy blows from the butt
of rifle. which alghted, luckily, not on the heads
OF their recipients. From the rubbing which snbse
mentIy ensued am convinced that neither Of those
| loned by the bonds of Hymen Will indulge In SIT
| ting position for some days to come.
ACTION ON BOTH SIDES.
The neighborhoJ ID OF the place now became more