The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10

vounq men. When the juniors showed o ten
aency 10 take to their heels, they rushed to the
post Of danger. They. belong to the old.fash-
Toned class of Paris emeutlers, who, at tne
streets. chased Charles \, and, provoked by
the same bourgeoisie, threw up barricades,
from which they we're dislodged by General
CavaiGnac. The whole way TO Sevres the road
was crowded with trains OF wagons, ambulance
vans policemen, and cavalry escorling pris-
onprs. To show the bitterness OF feeling among
military men at Versailles, may mention mai
when one of four field officers In conversation
expressed a wish to- see, the prisoners nano-
professors of yiyisection, the other three ap-
pianded the Idea. While talking, a young
ppffcer entered the cafe TO refresh himself with
a plass of beer. he was In command of 8
CONVOY of prisoners going to Satory, and said
he had ridded his country of some OF the
.scoundrels. One from fatigue, one from weak
ness. and Two who were sulky had sat on Q
bank. He ordered them 10 get up directly II
they did not want to be shot. "Shoot u.s."
renljed one of the prisoners. 81 will take you
at YOUR word, my good fellow" the captain
answered. sand shall consider those who do
moi. pe: up directly to be of the same mind as
you.D No one moved, The firing party was
1ulckly told of, and the four men were
ceorpses In another instant. The captain was
hirbly commended by his brother officers for
hts frlntess, and, when he had gone, all fell
to pralsing him.
andiscriminate Slaughter.
Paris Correspondence OF the London Times
A harmless citizen was calmly struck with a
bayonet In the Rue de 10 PaiX for daring to H.
sinuate a difference of opinion and myself
heard q euletly.dressed maid-serVant threaten
ed with o similar fate for attempting to reach
at.t.-t obn,,{et1y chm In Goa nh 0r rnplIniOp
for her sick master. at the corner Of the Rue
LATTE I saw a woman shot for some imaginary
offence, and. recognized the effects of the ter
ror according TO thee golden model of SO.
Anxious 10 discover The state Of affairs about
the Hotel de Vile, l penetrated through the
Rue St. Anne and Marche de st. .Honore, the
latter Of which was strs wed W Win pla asa
that clattered about our ears at every turn.
a:feW steps further and / was In the Rue de
2ivoli, with an ambulance friend and two
Young infrmiass,- bent, all OF them, on
establishing a temporary hospital In the
neighborhood oil the great. barricade, which
has been d bugbear to US so long, at the cor
ner of the Rue Sc. Florentin. We had NOT adj
shell and bullet were falling fast around us,
coming, as 1t seemed, from some point above
the 'Palais de lfndustrle. We crawled along
the wall under the arcnde, watching the dust
fy up as q bursting shell fell upon the stones,
when suddenly, Without previous warning,
there was a'tEemendons report close 10 our
heads, followed by u rafting down OF masonry
and q slower oil. glass. The shock was so
great that I closed my eyes for an instant, and
ed UPON the ground, bs1hed In blood, and half
smoihered Ia the debris Of clocks and watches,
which had been shewered from a shattered
window-front. A she'll bad burst. against q
corner Of the arcade, the greater portion of 1t
plunging into the walchmaker's shop. one un-
lucky fragment striking my friend In the side
and throwing him on The ground, from which
he was never again to rise alive.
Tearing Down the Red Flag, Daring
Fest.
paris MAY 24) Correspondence OF the London
Times.l
A terrible fusilade was meanwhile raging
In The streets adjoining he opera.house, and
we watched with intense anxiety the move
ments ofthe reu.legged people on the roof OF
that building. A man .erawlsd cautiously up
the balustrade, half enTeloped in a huge TIL
color, which he succeeded In planting on the
angle of the building. A sort of sn5dued
clapping Of hands might have been heard from
sundry neighboring windows; but the whole
was not yet complsLe-the red flag had to be
got down from the Tyre Of Apollo on the front,
q by no means easy task considering that the
arnre Ia upward of rt,iriy f.at his,, sn5--;ith-
indirect range OF the Federal troops. below.
Several men eudeavored 10 shoot II down WILD
chassepot bullets, but this attempt, although
reiterated, proving a failure. one young fellow;
more daring than the rest, actually climbed
from limb to limb Of the gigantic bronze. and
tore 1t down with his Two hands, while bullets
whistled.around him, striking every now and
then the frieze or coping OF Che pedestal: He
accomplished his task in safety, and dlsap-
nonrnd NTH hie trnnhV-