Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-13


United States Marshal, who was shot
dead at Mariana, on Wednesday. So
great is the intimidation of Republicans
in the county, that though they really
have a majority of $50, at the last election
it was reduced to eighteen.
The Paris Instruction.
CHURCHES AND HOUSES PILLAeED-ALL
THE PRIESTS IMPRISONED.
The news from Paris of Friday indi-
Gates that the Communes are growing
holder, and that great excitement and
alarm prevails. The situation is hourly
becoming more alarming. The forces of
the Commune are stronger and holder.
Theirs proposition to treat has inspired
the Communist with fresh hopes, and it is
believed they have 100000 men who will
boldly fight. The government troops re-
tain the conquered positions, and make no
advances for peace. Friday battle was
raging in the fields between Chatillon and
Bamboes. From the latter place the in
surgents maintain an incessant fire from
behind the fort. Crowds of women and
children frantic with grief, are searching
every ambulance as it arrives, for the bod
les of their husbands and fathers. The
slaughter on both sides was fearful. Terror
reigns and the prisons are crowded. The
churches and houses of the sristocrats are
pillaged, and all the priests imprisoned.
A great many murders have taken place.
On Good Friday there were no religious
services in Paris. German intervention
is the only hope.
The Cri du People asserts that the
federalists maintain their position; that
they repulsed the attack of the Versailles
troops on the bridge of Neuilly; that
they have retaken Chatillon, dismounted
the enemy's batteries near Vanvres and
captured two mitrailleurs. Considerable
reinforcements have been dispatched to
PHay, which is threatened. The inn
preston prevails in Paris notwithstanding
the contradiction of the Communists, that
the Versailles troop. oarrioa tho barrieNae
al the bridge of Neuilly- The Commune
has prohibited the holding of public meet
ings, called in Paris to promote measures
of Cancellation.
Fridays dispatches by way of London
give the following details of the Fridays
fighting at Neuilly:
Courbevoie, were dislodged by the guns
of Fort Valerien. They rallied in Avenue
De Neuilly and opened fire on the Yer
sailles troops, who appeared on the
heights. The Communists were again
forced to retire behind the bridge at
Neuilly, which they barricaded. Their
pursuers then shelled and demolished the
barbados. The Nationals suffered heav-
lily in attempting to hold the bridge, and
fell into Temporary disorder, but they sue
ceeded in extricatipg their cannon and
abandoned the bridge, taking refuge in
houses on the eastern bank of the river.
The Assemblist also occupied the build
ings. The fighting, which was desperate
throughout. commenced at ten in the
morning and ended at sunset, at which
time seven guns still protected the gates.
The forts are silent.
Minister Picard officially announce
the complete success of the government
forces after hard struggle, lasting two
days, Thursday and Friday. He admits
that the losses of the troops were serious,
and reports that Gen. Besson was killed
on the other side, and sharp fusilade
was kept up across the river. They then
pushed across the bridge and advanced in
pursuit of the retreatipg insurgents.
The guns Of the ramparts opened a
heavy fire, sweeping Avenue De Neuilly
with shells, and checking pursuit The
Communists again commenced to throw
up barbados across the avenue under the
protection of artillery on the walls, but
they were ultimately driven out of the
Avenue and withdrew beneath the ram.
parts.
A special Paris dispatch to the Times
says the insurgents have already COM
menced to put into execution their
threats of retaliation on the prisoners
they have taken. The Commune pre-
vents the opening of churches Ne ,rly
all the cures have been thrown into
prison. Reports that portion Of the
Prussian army near Paris has been or
shall MacMahon, who commands the
army of Versailles, has established his
headquarters at the Petit Trianon. Gen.
Vinoy has charge of the reserves
GEN. BUTLER ON THE KU-KLUx.-
Gen. B. f. Butler addressed the lower
branch OF Congress, Tuesday, on the bill
to suppress lawlessness at the South. His
speech Wednesday consisted of an ar
rsignment of the Ku.Klux and the Dem
ecratic party, which, in his estimation
are identical. In the course of it, he paid
his respects to Garrett Davis of Kentuc-
Ky, after the following fashion
d. the Ku-Klux banditti not exist in
Kentucky, that dark and bloody ground.
where the savage and brutal passions OF
men never yet have found restraint
either by time, place or circumstance,
civilization or education, so that neither
the palsy of years can control them. gray
hairs soften them, the solemnity of place
or occasion curb them, insomuch that
their untaught and untamed outbnrsts
may break forth even in the Senate
Chamber OF the United States, their inn
potent rage exhibiting itself with the
whining and piping voice Of an imbecile
and uahonored old age /?
ANEcDoTE.-The New York Leader
tells the following "geod ONE:
There Is an undertaken up town whose
sign bears the inscription every re.
quisite for funeral" John Mcbride
Davidson, passing along with Billv
Birch, went in and said he would taka
corpse. "a corpse /! I haven't anv.n
Then take down your sign said Nc. ~
don't know anything more requisite for q