Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-18

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FALL OF THE STATUE or NAPOLEON.
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Great Excitement in the Place VeniOme e
,PAMs, May II. 1i,y two O'Clock yester-
dav afternoon the Place Vendome was
thronged with All excited populace.> Three
bands furnished music while the worknlen
were chopping at the base of the column.
Engineer Abedie arrived in short time,
followed by Rochefort. The people cheer
ed Rochefort. Very SOON the arrangements
were, all completed, the bugles sounded,
and the cables were stretched, but the coli
umn stood firni.' A windlass had given
way. Abodie wanted two hours to repair
the accident, which would make it seven
o'clock before the column would fall. This
elected general cry or disapprobation
and Abode was accused of completely with
the Versaillists, and was threatened with
the guillotine. At half-past five the cables
were again stretched, the huge column
swayed to and fro,s aud then swept mag
nificently down, bursting into fragments
as it struck the earth. The crowd cried
'Vive la Commune " and the bands play
ed~the "Marseilaise.o The statue of the
Emperor was separated first from the col
umn, the head Of which was broken off by
the fall, andthe Nationals spat upon ii, and
struckzits with their-Tifes.5 Orators made
all kinds of eXtravagapt speeches, after
which the crowd Dispersed The soldiers
moved Off waving red flags. The exeife4
ment was tremendous and so.
VERSAILLES, May 6.-Fradesmen from
Paris say that many thousands of the7men
Of'ofder are anxious for a fearful revenge
OH the Reds upon the entry OF the Yer
saiHists.rrTliey complain TINT they were
made to light against the NefsaiIists
against their will.
A correspondent is informed that the
Communists torturek priSOnerss Ito death,
and that the troops swear vengeance.
The grand assault is expected within Eve
hours.
Phe Assembly is now debating whether
it can cali itself the Constituent Assem-
bly,. ,zI8AI .sIIE GLk c.hfiiE Wf9
LONDON, May 17.-Paris advices report
thai FIVE papers have suspended. 9 ~ =
Several 'persons-w iSiurea by tlfe-fsFl-
ing of the column. y ,,z.--,Fr
The Versaillists have advanced their
trenches to withinfQne 1uHdred metres of
tlTe ramparts The troops-iH the trenches
are much annoyed by the -insurgent fire.
thirty being killed in one night. r9r s.as.a
The Communists hold Fort Montrouge.
Fort Vanyres seunSccupied.& l.
The latest news fromt-Paris states-that
the Commune, in order to avoid the chance
of dictatorship p are, associating the COM
have had associates assigned them -, ~
a special to the Standard says the Yer
saillists viii probably carry the city to-
night, andstIe Eonimu nists7are leaving in
dismay.
'. WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Aliteville
and Versailles gates have been destroy
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The neighboring Commune E bastiens
are silent under terrific fire. n . n hr=
Fort Issy is now in the 1landsof the Yer.
sailiists, wllo'are bonn harding Petel, Van
yres, GRANVILLE and Point du Jour. The
latter position is slniteIfnable. 81 iESE
1t is believed the Versail1ists are un Ter
mining the walls near Porte Maette.
The Commune dissentions. continue.
There was a terrific explosionqin the
eastern portion of7zParis, in the direction
of Avenue zdu Trocadro. The effect is Wis
IDLE at Versailles. 1T is BELIEVED a Versal-
list shell from Neuilly has exploded a
powder magazine within Paris,