Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-06-09
PARIS.
TERRIBLE SCENE IN FRONT
OF THE HOTEL DE VILE.
TWENTY-SIX MEN AND SEVEN
WOMEN SHOT TO DEATH
BY FILE OF SOLDIERS.
SIGNS OF A COUP D'ETAT IN
THE ASSEMBLY.
COUNT DECHAMBOURD TO BE
CALLED TO THE THRONE
OF FRANCE.
ETC, ETC, ETC.
THIRTY THREE COMMUNISTS SHo,

ETC., LII, GIN.
THIRTY THREE COMMUNISTS SHOT.
PARIS, May 31.-A most revolving
sight occurred this morning on the
Plaza in front of the Hotel De Vile.
Thirty-three Communists, among
whom were some women, were shot in
a body, by company of soldiers
around three sides of squares. Troops
to the number of 800 were drawn up
under command of Col. Guizot. At 6
o'clock the prisoners, who had been
confined in coal cellars back of the
porters' lodge of the Hotel De Vile,
were brought out, their hands tied be-
bird their backs, and then marched
out by the main gateway through a
double file of soldiers, and. having
reached the center of a wide area in
i'm front of the Hotel De Vile. were
ranged in a row and made TO kneel
down close together. There was
nothing in the whole plaza but three
empty Scavenger carts, which stood in
line in the rear of the prisoners
When the company was in line and
ready To fire, Colonel GuiZot stepped
forward and told the prisoners in few
words that they were to suffer death
for having been caught in the act of
setting fire to buildings and dwellings
in Paris. st this moment the women
uttered piercing screams and began
10 SWAY themselves back and FORTH
An officer stepped forward and made
them keep still with the flat of his
sword. A few moments afterwards a
Il nl- n
the smoke cleared away a most hOrri-
ble sight was presented. Three of the
women who were in the middle row,
between the men, were still living
and writhing in awful agony. a sec
ond volley was fired, and a third, and
not until The sixth did all the priso-
neTS cease TO live.
The dead bodies were then flung in
to three scaVenger carts and carried
away 10 he buried.
INTERCOURSE INTERgICTED.
HAvRE, May 31.-A soriety hcs
been organized here whose object is to
prevent the assumption of Intercourse
between Frenchmcn and Germans.
THE PRESS.
VERSAILLES, May 3l.-Evening.-
The publication and circulation of
newspapers in the department OF the
Seine are made subiecj 20 Il special au-
thoriZatiOm by Marshal Mc;iahon.
NJ. Picard and Gen. LeFluuvill
will soon retire from the Ministry
1t is not known who will succeed
them.
Paris will remain for some time yet
under military control, but commune
cation with the city is now unrestric-
ted. Entrance and exit are free to all.
1t is said the prisoners now in the
hands of the government exceed 4O,-
600.
NJ. DARBY'S SUCCESSOR.
VERSAILLES. May 31.-The Bishop
of Orleans, NJ. Duponlop, will be the
successor of NJ. Darby, Archbishop of
Paris.
ORGANIZING.
Marshall Mcmahon, in q proclama-
ton Just issued, divides into four COM
mands, viz: East, North, Center and
South. Gen. VinOy is appointed to
command East, Gen. PAdmirault, TO
North, Gen. Douai, to Center, and
Gen. Cissey, to South. The civil pow
er is transferred to military, and no in
gress to or egress from the city VIII be
permitted.
1t is reported that Pyatt has escaped
from Paris.
MONEY FOUND.
A million and a half francs were
found upon the person of NJ. Mathien
an officer of the commune. who was
captured 10y the Versailles troops.
The corpse of member of the Conn
mune, NJ. Narlin was searched, and
upon it was discovered money to the
amount of four hundred thousand
francs.
AsPIRANTS TO POWER.
The adherents of the Duke d'Au-
male and the BOnapartists are both ac-
tive in their schemes for the restora-
ton of the Bourbon and Nap0leonic
dynasties.
All foreigners in Paris are required
to report their names and addresses to
the headquarters of the army.
There are still great mum Der of un-
buried corpscs in Belleville.
1t is said many of the Paris insur-
gents were Engl;shmen. The report
occas ions much bitterness toward Eng
land OH part of the French people.
Some apprehensiOns are felt that the
walls of Tuileries and the Hotel de
Vile will fall.
1t is said Gen. Cluseret has been ex-
ecuted.
VICTOR HUGO.
BRUSSELS, May 3l.-Victor Hugo
has left Belgium for Holland.