Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-31
Quiet Restored in Paris.

The insurgents Of Paris are fully conquer
ed at last, the survivors of the terrible fight
ing of the past week having hoisted the white
flag in token Of their unconditional surrender
on Sunday morning Doubtless the finale of
the bloody drama was reserved for that day,
as otherwise the event would hardly have been
Partisan. The scene Of the surrender was
the cemetery of Pere la Chaise, where the
insurgents made their last stand The slaugh.
ter on Saturday night is said to have been
awful Altogether the suppression of the
commune has cost over 10000 lives, and the
destruction Of nearly one. third Of Paris
Owing to the admirable plan of Marshal Nc
Mahon for storming the bay.eades, the Yer
sailles troops lost less than 5000 men in the
siege
\ dispatch from Paris, Monday evening,
says the city is quiet, and the streets are
thronged with sight-seers Fires are still
burning inside the Tuleries and the Hotel de
Vile, but the fire companies, some Of which
are from London and Antwerp, have the fires
under control 1t is estimated that there are
10000 dead bodies in the streets aud cellars
of the city So numerous are the dead that
it is proposed to burn their remains as a SAM
tary measure.
General Vinoy has been appointed governor
Of Paris by Theirs. 1t is proposed, as a tenn
porary measure, to divide the capital into
twenty military districts each to be strongly
garrisoned Military law has been established
in the city. Executions are progressing at
the Champs de Mars, the Park de Monceaux
and the Hotel de Vile, From fifty to a hun.
dred of the insurgents are shot at time
No one is permitted to leave Paris without a
pass signed by Marshal Mcmahon.
There can be no doubt that the reported
massacre of the archbishop of Paris and his
associates was correct, for Minister Wash.
burne telegraphed to Washington on Sunday
evening that " The archbishop Of Paris and
sixty-nine Priests were shot on Tuesday night
of last week ."
} Among the hostages shot by the insurgents
last week, were the president of the Cour de-
Complies, Jeckcr, the Mexican banker, tn,
Abbes Susa and Degyerry, the Jesuit Father
Olivain, Caubert Rangy the Able Allard
and % gendarmes, 1t is also reported that tel
, nuns were murdered in the prison of La Ro
quetto.
, The trials Of those communist leaders VIII,
were taken alive, commenced on Monday
Their conviction is, of course, inevitable, anC
it is generally believed that every one vii
suffer death.
Fayre, in dispatch to the Representatives
Of France in foreign countries, says that tn,
acts Of the insurgents are of criminal, anC
not Of political, nature, aud asks neighbor
ing powers to extradiate those who may enter
their territory, The government of Spain
has decided to stop all French refugees at the
frontier, and deliver them over to the Versail
les authorities.
The best and only thing that can be said il
excavation Of the Paris mob was said b,
Henry Ward Beeeher in his Sunday night,
sermon, as follows
II al that the palaces should DO burned but consid
or me Iueres have pOeteal rccO ectOns for the-,
men. The palaces were the dens Of their oppressors
don't wonder that In moment of frenzy they destroy
them do not marvel that they cried Wipe out Paris a
aSi'I ana build again Ia the wilderness" do not iu
country are fortunate We have no monuments Of on
preston " revive In minds memories that are odou
everything,