The Portland daily press., 1871-05-30
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THE PARIS REVOLU7ION.


PaVis Matters.
VERSAILLES, May % The Communist lead
week.
After the capture Of the insurgent positions
az DeNeVi'ie and Pere La Chaise last Saturday
the communists hoisted a white flag and sur
rendered in body and were Immediately dis
armed "1
M. Theirs has appointed Gen. Vinoy Cover
nor OF farls. The capital will be divided into
twenty military districts, each to be strongly
The loss OF the Versailles trOops during the
seven days fighting in the streets of Paris was
only 1850. The losses of the insurgents was
estlm ated to be fifteen times greater.
1t IS rumored that ten nuns were murdered
in the prison of La Roquette.
Paschal and Gcousset, the principal leaders
of the iGsurrectiOn. have not yet been found,
Ten Thousand prisoners, including 1000 de-
serters from the regular army are now passing
through Rue de Lafayette bareheaded and
with uniforms turned inside out
. The Versaiilasis turned Savages.
PARIS, May 20 The fighting at Belleville,
MenlmOntant and Pere Ia Chase was desper-
or child.
Military law has been established in the city,
and executions are progressing at the Champ
de Mars, Park de Monceaux and Hotel de Vile.
From 90 to 100 insurgents are shot at a time.
No one is permitted 10 leave Paris without a
pass SiSneo Dy mcmahon.
The troops, fearing incendiary fires, have
caused an cellar gratines and other openings
to be sealed.
Among the hostages shot by the insurgents
were the Abbes Sura and Deznerry, the Jes-
nit fathers Olivain, Carbert and Banzy, the
Able Aiiard and twenty gems d'armes.
: The disarmament of the National Guards is
proceeding, and multitndes of people have
been arrested. The popu lation of Paris are
enthusiastic over their deliverance.
, Nearly every member of the Commune was
shot or executed Immediately after capture
The Western and Orleans Railway lines
were opened to-day to goods traffic. Provisions
are scarce and the markets quite empty.
Austria. I'd s.s-.
Treaty Ratified. 81 p Y ~
VIENNA, May 30 The naturalization treaty
between Austria and the U. g., signed last
September. was ratified by the Reichstag and
will be submitted to the Bavarian diet on the
10Th OF June.
Belgium.
Horrors sf Paris in Brussels.
BRUSSELS. May 29.-The Echo reports that
the Germans have seized letters from the lead
ing members OF the Paris Commune disclosing
conspiracy against the government of Bel
gum. "A plot mad been formed for the insurg-
eLts escaping from Paris to proceed to Brus-
sells where the radical movement was to be
continued An instruction Was to be melted
buildings set on fire and the herrOrs of Paris
repeated.
Dominion Of Canada.
The Treaty in The Provinces.
MONTREAL, May 29.-The Witness says,
Our Canadian executive is going to exercise
the same privilege as the Queen herself by
ratifying The treaty without asking consent Of
Parliament. This WILL we presume, be final
as far as regards fisheries. but legislation will
be required to open the canals. All this is for
the best for two reasons. First, any solution
Ut International difficulties is better than the
arbitration of war. Second. the Dominion of
Canada will, we hope, gain by all she comedies
in this treaty as we'll as by all she acquires
through it. There are certainly various points
on which we might have Justly have claimed
more, but upon the whole the treaty is, we
think, happy solution Of the complication Of
difficulties .,-....s,.,
OTTAWA, May 29.-No explanation will te
given why Sir John Young signed the treaty
of Washing ton till after the treaty has been
signed in England, fs 81 asI