The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-24
incidents ss the struzsl. as Paris.

hori0rEin hi&a adae1riAkjonA Of Ahe eavass
terribIS days HsrugksS for the pbssdasioA
Of thR city. His @ letteE fearsSAata
May 80, and xFom - nasa bfInoiqent
almokt eQnallihg Saok> other:in.' thei&
blood-onrdling qualities. We extract the
following: III.
Chased from pillar 20 .pnst, tho skunk
has been wounded and then killed. The
OWL war is endeQ. Over 40. 600 insur-
gents hayebeen Killed, wounded or taken
prisoners during .tha- -seYan .daya' etrag:
ss sS BE- sod S,s saa san On SoS
sides I estimate the losses >as follows:
Killed, 25, ,OOO;' wounded, 10000; burn.
ingtof property in Paris. 1,G90, 900. 600
francs, loss Of properly, outside. .2W,-
100000 francs; loss of rents. injury to
business and depreciation OF credit,
10000, 600 francs. Thus France has
not only lost 1000, 600, ,e00 francs by di-
rect subtraotion,. bat the COST of her i'm.
menso armies, Ehe ologgiDg of aN. de.
partments OF, Industry and the stopping
of merchandise, the difficulty. Of circu-
latinG BY the railroads, and the intense
hostility .manifested toward foreigners,
together with ferocity and brutality
shown in the streets-alls must induce
the most terrible national despair when
France comes. to. deal practically with
her difioulties.. Over 1900 years since
Christ, and the world has never seen
suoh q, Yeok as the last one here. There
has been every form of torture, every
exaggeration Of cruelty. Age, sex. sick
ness. or natural deformity. hes kept none
from the ruthless brutality OF mad po-
pnlace, and the cool savagery OF undis-
oiplined soldiery. The Commune, the
first to break last Sunday night, has
been: narrowing itS circumference every
day, and ut the ,same time tbs chances Of
escape Of tue hostages remaining in its
hands, and whom: too, it murdered and
pnt to death. Tie Archbishop, tile third
Of the last three who hive died violent
deaths, has gone to his long sleep; and
the cure of Madeleine. Jeqker, Of Me1i-
can notoriety. and sixty: :nine poor and
worthy y priests. whose only crimes jfere.
The horrible news t sent you by tele-
graph stating that the Archbishop OF
Paris. Bishop Maret, the Able Deguer-
~. cure OF the Madeleine; the Abbea
Olivin, Descoudray, and Allard, and six
teen other priests; NJ. Bonjean, presi.
dent Of Cours dc Onssaftin; NJ. Jeoker,
banker, eleven nuns aud about 1900
men:of order, who would not fight for
the Commune. had, been murdered in
Paris on Wednesday. last lis not only
confirmed, but certain details of the
massacre are made public, which al
nost a:sesedit on ACCOUNT Of their bar
barity. II. however, they prove true, it
makes the whole story perhaps the most
revolving that ever was heard, even in
revolutionary France. It is impossible
for me to enter into particulars; suffice
it to say, that the bodies Of the unfortu
nate naartyrs-for martyrs to the cause
OF order and religion they must in sober
truth be oalled-were; mutilated in q
manner which the savages of Patagonia
would shudder at. Before shooting tho
priests eleven of them we're stripped
stark naked and tied each to nun, who
was IN like manner Invested OF every par-
ticle of dress, I dare not trust myself
to comment upon these atrocities, but
simply state whnts U'have heard from ex-
cellent authority. from an officer Of
standing who wns present at La Roquette
when the bodies Of the hostages were
discovered, and who had the question
ing Qf;some Of the demons in human
form, who not only confessed to what
they had dohe, but boasted loudly of
their devilish acts. After seeing this, is
it to be wondered at il MeMahon has or
dered no quarter to be given to those
who may be found lighting with arms in
their hands, or who were convicted of
throwing petroleum. into the Paris
houses?
The horrors OF the week disposed
many people to reflection and calmness,
and home they moved. I walked along
the boulevard apd watched the curious
groups talking and discussing. Each
seemed to be suspicious of the other;
eaol knew not but the other might de-
nounoe, and each knew it would be hu
initiating aud dangerous. T heard this
-morning of son. of q colonel in the
regular army. OF Versailles who was ar
rested near barrioada, aud, notwith
standing his protest and his innocence,
be was taken and shot as IN insurgent.
understand this sad mistake has dis
posed the authorities to be more care
full. An English. lord was taken while
he vase q barricade. being compelled
to work. He was a major-genersl in the
British army, and though he exhibited
his passport aud proclaimed. his stand
Ing, he was put in the convoy Of prison
ers and marched bare. headed to Versail.
les with the rest. There he was detained
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