The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-06-21
END OF THE $ COMMUNE.
Scenes in Paris During the Street
and Barricade Fighting. io
Horrible Tales of Horrible Deeds
Doings Of Demoniac Wome1, Tile
Vengeance Of the Tersdillists-lalr-
dering In Fin. .''is" 40 e,

Horrible Tales of Horrible Deeds
Doings Of Demoniac Women -7Kt
Vengeance Of the Versdillists-liat,.
dering In Fin. ''i'" 40
The details of the scenes in Paris
at the time of its capture have been
received, and the extracts that follow
are mainly from the correspondence Of
the London Times
FREAKS OFDRUNKEN ARTILLERY
oi'' 81 i'i go" MEN. .ll' -.Ilfi.
When the drunken gunners of the
Commune reached the Butte during
the last siege Of Paris, they wanted
more wine, but nobody would pay for
it: so one fellow hiccupped out, CHOW,
I'll tell you; you see that white house
there, behind the poplar tree-I bet
two litres that | knock it over in two
shells.''S "Done!" said another. Bang
went the shells against the white house,
cutting away its roof and killing a
child in bed by its mothers side.-
Then another fellow said; t1 lay five
litres that l floor that other white
house, next the red one." But that
"other white house" was occupied by
a Cummuna picket; so, when it was
bombarded by their own guns, half
dozen unlucky Guards were killed
and wounded. So the diversion went
on merrily. All white houses in sight
had a turn, the artillerymen getting
more and more wildly drunk on the
produce of their bets. At last, at z
in the morning had gone on
since early dawn-the detachments
that were being pounded in. the plain
for the amusement of their comrads
sent to complain, and orders were tel
egraphed to Montmartre to stop the
firing AS the story has been kept
secret by the Commune, we
do not know how many people were
in this fashion
THE WOMEN OF THE COMMUNE.
A correspondent of the London
Times says: A gentleman, whose word
is a beyond dispute, told me that he
witnessed from an upper window the
storming of the barricade on the boul
evard Malesherbes, and that he saw
with his. own eyes the rebels lifting
the butts of their muskets in token of
which caused the linesmen
to advance across the barricades. Nc
sooner did they approach within a
few PAGES than the muskets were sud-
denly reversed, and a plunging fire
aid some fifty of them writhing in a
heap. AT The Batigolies barricade
Yesterday, woman went up to an of
icer in command 10 ask question,
and before he had completed his an
,wer she had drawn a revolver and
shot him through the head :, The SOL
liers We're so infuriated that they for
got her sex aud riddled her with bay
onet thrusts. Among the pris oners
marched into Versailles, were O com
3any of Amazons- of the Seine and q
battalion of patriotic children. The
:ormer were, dressed as vivandieres. 81
Some who had shown themselves res
i've were han6cuffed. One had child
strung on p her back The, arm of
mother was in a sling. ; The habit
ikirt of another pretty brunette was
covered with fresh blood. Another
Amazon was wounded. They all
howed symptoms of fatigue. but still
vore defiant air, and did not seen,
o belong to the class with which the
asylums are peopled. All
we're, not young; indeed, matrons
we're more numerous than maidens in
his band of female warriors. They |
we're forced to walk at, o quick pace
lnder the broiling sun by a troop Of
aounted gendarmes. Among the |
wenty. persons who were executed
his morning at the corner of the Rue
soyale two were women. ,0s7gs, INV.
Z I saw myself four men taken pos
ession of at 8 o'clock, this morning, |
lose to the magazine de Louvre., They t
,ere kicked and cufed until they
cached the Palais Royal, gate. and
here against the burning house they
ad their hands tied and were forced |
D kneeIl A woman rushed from the
rowd with scream, and clinging to +
ne of them announced herself bis sis
,r. She was ruthlessly torn away
nd forced back to the throng, while
dozen soldiers advanced and calmly
rot them down. A harmless citizen
as coolly struck with a bayonet. in
,e Rue de Ia Paix, for daring to in
nuate difference of opinion, and 1
lyself heard q quietly dressed maid
,ryant threatened with similar fate
II 4 attempting to reach a distant
nemists shop in search of medicine
" her sick master.qgAt the corner
( the Rue Laftte, 4 saw women shot
,r some imaginary offense. ''A
.vERSAILLISFS HANGING THE
q o1I COMMUNISTS. 1Ia agE+
A" correspondent of 1.-The London
imes says after the fighting ceased
Ie Versaillists began hunting for the
The Parisians of civil