Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-25
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
Foreign Notes.

EVENTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
LONDON, March 24.-The insurrectionary cen
tral committee has issued proclamation post
poning the elections until after energetic meas
ures shall have caused their reclaimed rights to
be respected. The mayors and deputy mayors
of Paris have appointed Admiral Soisset com
mander-in-chiet of the national guards OF the
city, with Gen. Langlois as chief of staff and
Victor Schoelcher chief of artillery. The APP
pontment Of Soisset has inspired confidence
among the friends of order. The Belleyille ma
tionals occupied Mairies, in the Buc de Conot,
and the first reimbursement of Paris. After a
long negotiation with the nationals of that quar-
ter, with whom number Of zouaves and mo-
biles Of the Seine were seen, the mobiles de-
manded arms to fight the insurgents, who have
barricaded the Place Vendome. Gen. LAdmir-
ault will probably succeed Gen. Vinoy in the
military command Of Paris.
The orderly nationals have expelled the insur-
gents from a part of the eighth ACCOMPLISHMENT,
comprising Foabourg st. Honore; from the
second reimbursement, comprising Place de In
Bourse; aud the ninth reimbursement, compriS-
ing Rue Drunot. They then occupied Saint La
care station, and asked of the government of
Versailles reinforcement of troops to retake the
railway crossing, where the insurgents control
| the traffic. Among the victims of the affairs in
Place Vendomew was an American named George
Iinnel. 1t is rumored that Gen. Ducrot has
been shot by his own soldiers.
disturbance is reported at Lyons, where
some of the people have proclaimed commune
and raised the red flag. Theirs has telegraphed
to the projects to sci at work the anarchist Ly-
0nese, and has given credit for that purpose.
The assembly on Monday decided to hold mu-
nicipal elections in Paris before the 10Th of
April. Military measures against Paris were
also projected.
Gen. Charette has been commissioned to raise
a volunteer legion in the west of France, and has
issued an appeal to the defenders of order, fam
lily and religion, 10 Join the ranks. The people
are flying from Paris terror-sri icken, and the
rebels are preparing for desperate encounter to
recover their lost ground.
PARIS, March 24.-The city is in a terrible
state of excitement this morning. The insur-
gents still continue to excite the widest terror
and alarm by their Outrages, and no ones life is
considered safe. The insurgents are preparing
for desperate encounter, and armed bodies of
men are everywhere seen in the streets. The
citizens fly at their approach and in every way
endeavor to avoid an encounter with the in
furiated and bloodthirsty revolutionists. Num-
bers of peaceable citizens have already been
sacrificed to their terocity. A great many citi-
zens are flying from the city, taking with them
their families and such articles only as could be
rendered portable in fight.
VERSAILLES, March 24.-In accordance with
the notification of Bismarck, presented to the
assembly yesterday, the German troops are now
preparing to occupy the forts surrounding Paris.
A German detachment has already occupied
fort st. Denis. Guns of heavy calibre have been
mounted on the fort, and now point towards
Paris. The German troops will, however, main
tain a peaceful attitude, unless the hostility
toward Germany, manifested by the insurgents
on peace preliminaries are carried out, or tn
conditions Of peace are in any manner infrinSed
| on or violated; in either OF which events the
| German artillery will open a furious and de-
| yastating cannonade on the city from the bat
teries in the surrounding forts, which will speed
ly have the effect of edu2ing the insurgents to
obedience and suhieeton.
PARIS, March 24.-The insurgents rule in
Paris is hourly becoming productive of crimes
Of the most inhuman and appalling description.
Deliberate murder is not unfTequent, many re-
spectacle citizens having in this manner met
their fate at the hands of the lawess mob Geo
Hannah Tennel, an American, was killed by
stray shot during the fight at the Place Vendome
on Wednesday afternoon.
VERSAILLES, March 24-1O A. Man event
has just TRANSFERRED which has created the great
est agitation and excitement in this city. A
train filled with released prisoners, who had been
returned by the Germans, has been captured IN
the neighborhood of Vel sailles by a powerful
body of insurgents. A part of the revolution
airy force in the capital, the 69th regiment were
also in the train.
Anotber dccOurt-The Montmartreists STONED
the train en- route TO Versailles, with released
prisoners of the Goth regiment. They resisted
all efforts to induce them to join the Insurgents,
and upon their arrival at Versailles they were
enthusiastically received by the authorities, peo-
pie and troops. Their officers were at once pro-
NOTED.
The insurgent committee have arrested one of
their own officers named Lullier.
PARIS, March 24.-Paris is quiet to-day. The
shops are all closed, and there are few pedes-
trians in the streets. The civic guard of Mar
settles have seized the teegraphs in that vicinity
and service toward Spain is stopped.