The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-22
The RED FLAG.
THE s,TUATIoN AROUND PARIS
rev Elections 20 Take Place.
svr.REsrrNo UErAsss Of FUN ER.
Al 0CkHE>, ETC., ETC.



Nrw YoRx. April 2o.-The mails
brOsehs here By the China give full par
tjculass Of the scenes In Paris on the 9th
isss, whsa Ne bodies oftAe Communists
Killed In the battles Of the I'd, Sd and 4th
a April were inferred. The funeral,
which started from the hospital Besujon
ss three o'clock, was headed by four hun
drsd National Guards. Then came three
bands playing funeral marches, and then
three huge hsarses covered with black
pals, each decorated with twelve red Hags
and containing thirty-thrce bodies.
Afnoud, DelsscluEe, Avoreux and other
members Of the Commune followed the
hsarss and we're succeeded by 5000 Ma
tional Guards. They in turn were fol-
lowed BY double that number Of men and
women, all Of whom in common with the
military wore orange immortelles on their
breasts.
When the cortege reached Pere La
Chaise at O'Clock twenty similar bearses
from other hospitals were there, and the
bodies ofthe dead were inferred in one
vast grave, amid the firing OF volleys of
nuskstry, and vomens shouts of vive La
RspubliQue vive La Commune, VEN
gsance . Versailles.
The cemetery was full Of infatuated men
and women, and some Of the latter swore
70 form the advance guard in the pe,,
battle. The losses Of the Communist. was
terrible yiilette, Belleville, Mevilmon-
tan. and Mont Mare are full of widowed
wives, childless mothers and fatherless
children.
Ut one company 1.-two hundred Nation
a Guards, but seventeen men have re.
turned.
TIE ARcEBIsHoP's ARREST.
The Paris journals give the details Of
the srchbishop's arrest He was seized
BY men who placed pistols to bic head,
and After removing him, pillaged his res
idsnce, throwing the church ornament It's
and Plate, and his magnificent library into
ears from the windows Of the mansion.
Tbs sseking lasted until morning.
CURE. ARRESTED.
4cnseigneur De Surs, the apostolic
frOthonsisry, and the cures Of the Made
line church, De Assumption, St. Angus
tin and St. Philippe were also arrested,
and their churches pillsged. The latest
clerical arrests made were the superior Of
the Dominican school in the Rue ] can Dc
BesuviS and the director Of the Jesui
school Of Paris.
PRISONERS kETrRYISe TO VERSATILE!
NERsAILLEs, April 2o.-Marshsl Car
robert is here and the men Of the imp,
rial army, who served under his comnan
up TO the time of their surrender US pri,
oners OF war, are on their way to Yer
sailles.
Of the insurgents is gradually slackening
nSeLASD DOES NOT INTERFERE
The story that England has akkel
Prussia to intervene between the Frencl
government and Paris insurgents is un
true.
INDEMNITY TO BE PAID.
1t IS rumored that arrangements have
now been made by which the government
Is enabled to pay Germany at once Ia,
i've hundred million francs indemnity du,
the frst inst
POSITIONS BETAKKE.
PARIS, April 20--Gen. Dom browski re.
ports 10 the Commune that his troops have
fetaken certain positions, capturing con.
siderable quantity of provisions and some
prisoners. He adds that
THE BATTLE coSTIsUgs,
and asks for reinforcements.
Gen. Okolowitz maintained his position
ct Asnisrss against all efforts of the 20,
eminent forces.
NEW ELECTIONS.
The Commune retires from otfico nj
new elections are 10 be held ut once. T,
No; 'Ordre condemns the Commune {
its suppression Of various journals.
ARCH OF TRIUMPH DESTROYED.
LONDON, April 20,--A special dispa,
to the London Telegraph says that {
arch Of triumph has been destroyed
the fires of the batteries by the versaill
troops In the battle a, Asneres on Il
18th.
REINFORCEMENT EXPECTED.
A reinforcement of 10000 men from Il
army Of tho assembly, under the conmar
of8sn' Ducrot, is expected at Asnieres.
CIRCULAR BY THEIRS.
VERSAILLES, April 30.--A circular h
been issued by President Thiers annour
ing the capture Of Asneres. 1t asse,
that II is the key to Courbevois. Thic
also says that the insurgent losses in ,
Eight at Asnieres were very heavy.