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Bloody SCENES In Paris.
New York, May 26.

NEW 1ORk, May AO'
A special to the World by cable
from St Denis, of the 2Cth, SAYS oil
tho collections in the Louvre galleries
and Palais Royalc are intact. Troops
today surprised and shot on the spot
a large company of women engaged
in pouring petroleum into cellars and
afterwards throwing in lighted fuses
Fires continue to break out in many
places. Tho remnant Of the Commu-
nists attempted to cut their way TO-
wards Pantin, but were closely pur
sued by troops, who slaughtered
them without mercy.
VERSAILLES, May 81.
Yesterday, new fires were bursting
ont. The insurgents have put boxes
of petroleum everyw here. It is re-
ported that Bcrgcrcts himself fired
the Tuilleries. The Church St. Ger
man Aux Errois was burned, and the
Palace of Justice was destroyed. Blood
runs in the cutters. The walls of the
Tuillerics and Rue Rivoli are burning
Dead Nationals arc seen everywhere
Any hidden Nationals when found
are brought out and shot Immediately.
The slaughter Of Nationals is fright
full The Versaillists, since Tuesday,
are killing all prisoners. The houses
in Rue Royale were wet with pctro-
lcum when the Nationals fired them.
The insurgents evidently intended to
destroy Paris. Even women were
discovered throwing petroleum on the
houses. Six Nationals, dressed as
pampicrs, discovered throwing petro-
eum instead Of water on the fires,
were shot. There is no limit to the
readiness that exists to kill members
of the Commune and leaders of the
Guards when captured. The gas
works at Aubcrvillicrs exploded
There were many other explosions.
Terrible confagrations still rage.
The only hope is in calm wind. The
only hope is in calm wind. The fire
brig gade expected from London has
not arrived The Versaillists are now
advancing on BeIleville, whence pc
troleum bombs fall over Paris. The
insurgents still hold four strong posi-
tions. 1t is known some hostages
held by the Communists wcre shot.
Troops continue to arrest numbers
of women, carrying battle petroleum.
A court martial for the trial Of insur-
gents commences Monday. Wash
burnc telcgraphs that at Z o'clock
Friday evening, American lives and
property were safe.
LATER-The foreign fremen have
entered Paris. The conAagration is
decreasing.
LArEsr-The walls of the Tuiller-
les have fallen.
VERSAILLES, May 27.
The railroad workshops were burn
ed, and the insurgents driven from
Charonne. The Prussians detain
escaping Communists. A Carlist
movement is imminent in Spain.
LONDON, May 81.
A dispatch from Soissy says the
Germans, who have been seeking for
the Archbishop of Paris and other
hostages, report that they can not
find them. They are supposed to
be shot 1t is calculated that over
$4,000 dead bodies are in tho houses
and cellars Of Paris-many Of whom
are women and children. 1t it said
tho women were perfectly furious
during the fights. Executions are
constant. The destruction OF prop
erty is terrible, and is estimated al
q fourth Of Paris.
VERSAILLES, May q.
Favre dispatches to representatives
abroad that the acts Of the insurgents
are criminal, not political, and asks
their cxtradition, should any cuter
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