Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-03
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE

| THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
| LONDON, April 1.-The great boat race for the
| championship of the universities this forenoon
| on the Thames was over the usual course from
| Putney to Mortlake. The choice of position was
won by the OXfords, who took the MiddleseX
| side of the river. Both crews got a splendid
| start, hut the Cambridge took a slight lead upon
| the instant and maintained it throughout the
race. The tide was slack and the water lumpy.
| The race was well contested. The Cambridge
| took hel opponents water at Barnes bridge and
shot under the AZ CHI several lengths ahead. At
| ter passing the bridge the Oxford spurted and
| slightly decreased the lead of the Cambridge,
which quickly after passed the stake boat three
| lengths ahead The time of the winning crew
was twanty-three minutes and nine and half
seconds. Probably half million people wit
messed the race. The betting just before the
Start was two to one on the Cambridge.
FRENCH AFFAIRS.
PARIS, March 31.-Ihe Cri du Peuple says that
| the committee will leave the Hotel de Vile for
Luxembourg. The members of the commune
now administer the affairs of their respective ar
| rondissementS.
Letters to the journals outside of Paris have
| been stopped. The inhabitants continue to leave
Paris and many of the streets already look de-
serted. RochefOrt has recovered and is coming
| to Paris.
AT the sitting If the commune, yesterday, lie
| Francois was appointed president, Rigault Fer
raw, secretary, and Bergeret and Duval, Judges,
| The commune proposes to admit foreigners to
| the membership of the council. The hag of the
| commune will be that Of the universal republic
| 1t has been decided that education shall be
| gratuitiOus, compulsory and entirely secular
| The commune has determined to dispatch rep
resentatives to the various states of Europe and
especially to Prussia, as soon as their future at
titudc is known.
Communication between Paris and Versailles
is interrupted. No letters or papers had passed
the two cities Friday. A rumor having arisen
that a body of troops, intended for an attack
on Paris, had reached Neuvilly and St. Cloud,
all the western gates Of Paris were closed, and
several officers of the orderly eighth battalion of
the national guard were arres ed. The complete
isolation Of Paris is momentariy expected. The
commune has summoned Col. CholetOn, who
surrendered Fort Mont Valerian to the Prus-
slams, TO appear for trial, but he refused to obey
the order
VERSAILLES, March 31.-Thiers pays five
hundred millions Of francs TO the Prussians this
evening, and the French government will then
be allowed TO receive achievements from the
north.
LONDON, April 1.-The subcentral committee
has ordered new elections for military officers,
at the same time reminding the national guard
that they have the right to remove all officers in
whom they have lost confidence
The commune has seized all offices for collec-
ton Of taxes. Deleschuze has demanded that
the sittngs of the commune be made public
The proposition is approved by the Rappel and
other journals. The red flag has been hoisted
on the Tuileries and Louvre.