The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-03
lne third of Paris.

A circular from Theirs details tn,
i: operations of the troops, and praise
them for the courage they hav'
displayed.
Theirs accuses the insurgents 0
, having collected a large quantit,
of poisonous liquid for use agains
the Government troops.
Gen. Leroy, one of the command
) ers of the Versailles troops, was
killed in the action of the 9th.
Paris, Sunday Morning, May %
Gen. La Druirault yesterday cap
tured Les Butles, Chamont ant
Menitonoutan, and Gen. Vinoy at
late hour carried Cemetery of Pert
Ia C1laise.
The insurgents are now cooped W
i'll a small space. Many have been
taken prisoners.
1t is feared that the archbishops
and other hostages who were trans.
ferred from Mozas to the La Ro-
quette prison, have been ~''assassina-
ted. The body of D%eleschnrze has
been found in the street and identi-
fed.
Madrid, May 27.-The Ministers
have decided to stop all French ref
ugees at the frontier, and deliver
them over to the Versailles authori-
ties.
Versailles, May 2S.-Fighting all
day. Pere Ia Chaise was recapturcd
from the Nersaillists, but was subse-
quently, after bombardment, re-
taken.
Gen. MacMahon telegraphs that
he is absolutely master of the city.
Cremation has been proposed as
a sanitary measure.
The Insurgents have hoisted the
white flag on their last position.
Gen. Vinoy has been appointed
Governor of Paris.
The Versaillists have lost during
the struggle 1896 men.
Versailles, May 2S.-Delesclure,
Delegate Minister of War under the
Commune, was shot by his guards
and instantly killed, last night, in
attempting to escape.
The trial of the Communist lead
ers taken alive commences during
the present week. Their conviction
is inevitable. 1t is generally beliey-
ed that every one of them will suffer
death.
After desperate and bloody con-
ficts the Government forces sue
ceeded in capturing the insurgent
positions at Belleville and Pere la
Chaise late last night. The firing
then ceased, and this morning on
the troops advancing on the one
position yet held,by the Commune,
the insurgents hoistcd a white flag
and surrendered. They were imme-
diately disarmed, and the great re-
bellion of Paris Of 1871 had ended.
Versailles, May 29.-In the AS
sembly, to-day, Gen. Changarnier
defended Bazaine's capitulation of
Metz. Gen. Leho announced that all
capitulations during the German
Franco var were to be investigated
by council of war.
A motion was introduced i'm favor
of erecting a monument to the hos
tages massacred by the Insurgents.
Remnants of the instruction,
consisting of scattered bands who
had taken refuge in Bots de Vim
cennes, surrendered today.
Among the hostages shot by the
insurgents were Abbes Tuia and
Degrusy, the Jesuit Fathers Oil
vani, lambert, Bangy, Able Allard,
Jecker, the Mexican banker, and %
gendarmes.
Paris, May 29.-Executions are
progressing at Champs de Mars,
Park de Monieux, and the Hotel de
Vile. Fifty to one hundred are
shot at @ time. Nearly every mem
Der of the Commune is executed i'm
after being captured.
The fighting at Belleyille Mient-
montant and Pere la Chaise was
desperate, no quarter was given to
man, woman or child. Military law
has been established i'm the city.
Owing to the admirable plan
adopted by MacMahon for storming
the barricades, the Versailles troops
did not suffer heavily during the
seven days fighting in the streets
of Paris.
Yesterday the insurgent priso-
ners at Sartonay made q desperate
effort to escape. They set fire to
the straw given them to sleep upon,
and in the confusion which followed
escaped, of which number
twenty-four we're recaptured.
Gen. Vinoy was appointed Cover
nor of Paris by Theirs.
Vienna, May 29.-The n%aturaliza-
ton treaty between Austria and the
United States, signed by Beust and
Jay last September, has been rati-
fed by the Reichratll and will be
submitted to the Hungarian diet
the 18th Of June. Twelve months
will he allowed hy treaty for tho ay-