The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-15

beln1 utterly Ignorant OF all duties connected with
my new occupation, would afford a new sensation;
but, unfortunately,
THE cnEsK or THE auILLorrNE
Is heard In the distance. Not that one OF those de-
capitators has as yet been erected but who can
ten how soon or by whom-the government or the
red flag may FIRST pull the bolt OF the dreaded knife
Yesterday referred TO That which, having appeared
slaered as The ocial death variant 81 the DUO
d'Aumale. That the reign OF terror has commenced
the placards IN the Boulevard Clchy, Of which tho
gate OF the Central Committee charged with the ad
ministration OF the Eighteenth ACCOMPLISHMENT
saries scIneider. Buro bioncoart "I and Lemousu
are appointed to receive denunciations against
ment Of gasi-apsns and treason. whicn mas just
miscarried on the Buttes Montmartre." The terrible
abuses to which this Will lead are dreadful to con-
template; the appointment ofsuch
CHAMBER OF INQUIsrTIoN
Is the first step OF the scanold. A scoundrel who
his hatred to secure It, or should he wish to cxtort
money he need but threaten to hand his Victim over
I Company. NJ. valgranne, commandment Of the
Hotel de Vile, now a prisoner In The Conccrgere,
mlttee by the husband OF a v1vandiere because that
republican daughter Of Eve had Installed herself In
the small blue drawing room at the City Hail. to the
great disgust OF its COmmandant Nobody Is safe
not only from the terrors Of this nqutstion, but also
from violent defamatory attacks in tae public jour-
everything In their power against the leading lights
OF the Central Committee while the opposition press
IN the vrluous antecedents o. the editors OF the
government organs. Every Frencnman Is supposed
TO nave doSster III France. II he has never had any
with
nothing can be discovered to his discrcdt through
official sources; on the other hand any peccadlioes
Of which il early life he may have been guilty are
registered against him and are liable to be brought
to Light whom he least expects IT, The Journal Ia
4Nouoeite R6pubHqus gives an extract from the dos
Slar 1881 concerning the director OF journal WHO
Is the brother Of one OF the Minister'S. AS the eX-
70.
man III question the reds are In ecsTacies
fl DEsERTERs.
Rats are said to leave q sinking ship. Although
the Commune mas been proclaimed but twenty-iour
hours It's members are already on the wiag. M.
the mission confded 10 him Sunday last, which lie
had believed TO be exclusively municipal. iniringes
Terry ana Mast, Of the Ninth ACCOMPLISHMENTS and
M. Cheron, OF the Second, and even M. Deiesciuze
retire. The three former thank the electors for their
sympathy. but declare TO them at the same
capaols !, Of fulfilling lancsio .a q Whlch
assured NJ. lisard has called down on MS luckless
head the especial vengeance OF the Committee. on
dtt, that an accusation is already decreed against
him. 1t is not surprising that the me- OF the
Commune shoAd not be anxious to accept the
responsibility OF the Committee. There Is
TERRIBLE BILL To PAY
for the amusements Of the past week. Money ana
blood have been expended which will nave TO be &C
counted for. The members OF the Committee have
exercised more absolute power than the ex-Emperor,
although supported by N. Pietri and his myrmidons
master 1t Is since the 18th INST ''re .uisitioned,"
shot and imprisoned regardless OF the consequences;
and ohasceie. 70 The Central committee e'' hoped
by, the vote OF Sunday last to transfer their
S s s eepe q i ns scSsp y rna
have cost Paris heavy sum during the past few
DAYS say three millions, which Is thus calcuated:-
600 900 from the money chests Of different railways.
800 900 Tor military stores delivered 600 900 for those
reauisitoned It Is positively de Jared that O. 900
francs are required daily for the pay Of the National
Guards and me employees in the Hotel de VILE and
different Ministries. 1t Is not then, surprising that
the chefs OF the present instruction should have
discovered the necessity OF attempting to strike
In the locker they could afford to wait for the gov
ernmeitt to attack; now that the quart GHea,e dc
a Ve,sail$ u, WIN the result be similar to that
which followed the shouts "a Berlin! Berlin ~ Is
question when the next ew days viii probably
determine.
The IneE,ciency of tho vers lilies GovcrD-
men,-Tne Eusiiiadc in the Place veGdomc-
DEATH OF Yonng American.
The following private letter was received by a
gentleman of this city from an American resident OF
Paris:-
PARIS, march %, 1871.
My last letter to you was seat or the 18th inst.
nhe next DAY Was fearful day ners ana the 18Th
the insurgents, attacked by tne government, were
successful in repeliing the attack and have estab-
government OF the city, They have possession also
OF all the palaces and government oflces here TUT.
eminent recognizes tnem ar does) these latter WIN
be given up Indeed, | DO not see how they could
buildings. 1t seems that the State oflcers ali ran
away, as though their lives depended upon their
XII sooa te IN % weaS
and inefficient. Not one OF the most respectable
journals OF Paris holds any other opinion about 1t.
SO far as they make any sign they 90 not seem to
any more Tor Paris than IL II was situated In
the western wilds Of America. They have not as
vet, raised much as their little finger to help the
City or to show that they care Tor it. or ali the
members OF the assembly not one, except Louis
voice in favor Of any legislation Tor this noble cty
and now, for more than ten days. we have been SUI.
fering from the horrors OF civil The city Is full OF
bArricales, some three hundred more, the great
or part OF them In the northeast and southeast
parts Of the city, though there are good many
THE BARRIcADEs
The Place de Greve, in front OF the Hotel de vile,
cades mounted with cannon and mitrailIeuses SO
that they can sweep the Rue de RlvOl from one end
70 the other. People are freely admitted inside, and
went In there few days SINCE IL is fearful TO
see this fine city given TO the horrors OF clv
The Place Vcndome Is perfect arsenal. 1t has but
through it. But both these outlets are strongly bar
ricaded with square paving blocks Of stone and
each Is pierced for three cannon three pointing up
to the Boulevards and three others to the Rue dc
Rivol. Several oattallons are lodged inside the
The fuslade upon the procession last week was fear
iuL Several were killed-it IL not yet known how
many.
A YOUNG AMERICAN SHOT.
one OF them was young man of the name or
Hanna, from ST. Louis; good many were wounded.
heard the crack OF the chassep0ts and ran to the
top OF our street as could get there No
one dared to do more than look with one eye round
the corner for fear Of being hit One Of the balls
took OF good piece OF the cornice OF the
second story OF the Hotel Spendide, and
another struck the iron shutter Of Dasatay's
tailor shop on the Boulevard, and went thrOugni 1t,
The Hotel Athenee, the Grand Hotel, the Hotel
Scribe and around the Place de Nouvelle Afric and
vicinity, were occupied by the National Guard FOR
several days but last Saturday night they were dis
missed and the hotels are again free Tor business;
but, unfortunately no business comes for them.
Not less than 10000 Parisians have fed the city, and
Of the 000 strangers usually here there proba-
bly, at the present time not more than $780, II many.
or Americans l DO not believe there are fifty,
though two weeks ago they were returning FAST but
they soon ned again for the most part There Ia
one American gentleman whom meet occasion.
a,y at Bowles ana the reading room mere looks
killed IN the hue de 10 Paix was carried in there and