The Portland daily press., 1871-03-25
f o r EIG N
FRANCE.
Continued Horrors In Paris.
MORE MURDERS.
The City at the Mercy OF a Mob.

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| VERSAILLES March 23-Evening -The in
surrection in Paris is fast assuming the proper
| tons and horrible character Of the revolution
| of 1913. Certain quarters are being reDched
in blood, while prominent and respectable 'citi.
| zens are hourly assassinated by the mob. The
| most appalling scenes are being enacted, and
| among the most prominent citizens who are
| announced TO have been butchered by the in
| surgents to-day are NJ. Bouge, some time since
| spoken of as Frances representative at the
London conference, M. Hottinguer, banker
| member OF the Bourse, and NJ. Henri De Reu,
| the celebrated civil engineer. Immediately
after these gentlemen we're murdered their
| corpses were paraded upon the boulevards,
| AMID the yells and curses of the infatuated
| mob, The greatest CONSERVATION prevails
| among the more respectable classes, who have
great iear Tor the lives of women and children.
All private dwellings are kept closed. and the
city Is at the mercy of the unmerciful Reds.
ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL FORCES.
| In the National Assembly to-day the govern
| ment proposed a law Tor the Organization of
the volunteers, which was adopted. Under
the terms every department of France is to
| send to Versailles Immediately a battalion of
volunteers for the support of the government.
| A proposition for the appointment of COM
| mittee of Is members of the assembly to pro-
| coed to Paris and assist in the restoration of
order, was favorably considered: Several may
| compelled to find safety in flight, wers invited
| to take seats in the assembly. As they entered
the Chamber there was great applause from
the deputies of the left while those OF the right
protested against the action in body. A scene
| of tumult ensued, lasting till the adjournment.
| PARIS, March 23.-The reactiOnary move.
| ment is rapidly assuming form and strength,
and the citizens are arlning throughout the
city. The Place de Auxerieres has been Sc
| lected as rendezvous, and they are now con.
centrating rapidly at that place. There they
will appoint leaders and determine on their
future plans and movements. The wildest'ex-
ctement prevails IN the city; all classes of citi-
| zens are partaking of the agitation, which has
become general.
VERSAILLES, March 24-In accordance with
the notification of Count Bismarck, presented
to the Assembly yesterday, the German troops
are now preparing to occupy the iorts sur
rounding Paris. A German detachment has
already occupied Fort ST. Denis. Guns Of a
heavy calibre have been mounted on the FORT
and now point towards Paris. The German
troops will, however, maintain peaceful atti-
tude unless hostility towards Germany is man.
ifested by the insurgents or the peace prelim,-
naries are in any way infringed or violated, in
either of which events the German artillery
will open furious and devastating cannonade
on the city from the batteries in surrounding
forts, which will speedily have the effect of re-
ducDg the insurgents to obedience and SUBJ
lection.
PARIS. March 24.-Tbe insurgents rule in
Paris is hourly becoming productive of crimes
of the most inhuman and appalling descrp-
ton. Deliberate murder is not unfrequeut,
many respectable citizens having in this man.
ner met their fate at the hands Of the lawless
and insurgent mob.
George Hannah Tennet, an American, was
killed by stray shot during the fight at Place
Veudome on Wednesday night.
The city is in terrible state of excitement
this morning. The insurgents 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
seen in the streets. The citizens fly at their
approach, and in every way endeavOr to avoid
an encounter with the Infatuated and blood
thirsty rev0lutionists A number of peaceable
| rocty. A great many citizens are flying from
the city, taking with them their families and
such articles only as could be rendered porta.
BILE in flight
WORLD SENSATION.
IN. w. Worlds special 1.-The reaction in
| unless Theirs speediyrestores order the French
| may endeavOr to find way to Chselhurst.
THE PRUssIANs cONsERvAToHs OF THE PEACE.
LONDON, March M.-Gen, Schelsttem, the
Prussian commander at ST. Denis, has sent
dispatch to the commander of Paris that the
Germans occupying the forts on the north and
northwestern sides of the city will maintain a
hostile is done, but if the conditions OF the
preliminaries of peace are overstepped Paris
| will be treated as an enemy. The delegates of
| the Minister of Foreign Affairs replied that
| the revolutionary proceedings in Paris are
purely confined to municipal affairs and can
\ in no sense be regarded as aggressive towards
Germany. The delegate adds that be has no
| jurisdiction and cannot discuss matters in ref
erence to prelminaries of peace which were
voted by the Assembly at Bordeaux.
THE PRESS WARNED.
The official journal of the insurrectionists
threatens that all writer's for the press who at
| tack the central committee will be brought be-
1 fore that body for trial. The same journal an
| nounces that all officials who do not return TO
their posts before the 25th OF March will be
| discharged.
The Debats contains a bold article bearing
| the signature OF La Moinne, attacking the ma
| tional Government in scathing language for its
apathy towards the instruction.
Admiral Soisset was present with the fciend s
OF order at the Place Vendome on Wednesday
and fortunately was not wounded by the fire If
the insurgents
| WEDNESDAYS COLLISION.
In the encounter Wednesday evening some
| OF the insurgents fired into each other and
! several were wounded. Henri Pene, an editor
| OF one OF the Paris journals, was mOrtally
wounded by bullets in his side. The orde, ly
| nationals have determined to incorporate the
regular soldiers in Paris into their ranks.
AN APPEAL FOR SUPPORT.
The versailles Government intends making
an appeal to the national and mobile guards of
the departments tor support and mainte nance
| of order.
| THE fNSURRECTION LOSING POWER.
| One of the Paris deputies who held parley
| with the insurgents at Hotel de Vile says the
| insurrectiOnary committee are losing the upper
| hands over its own men. Gen. LefO has with
drawn his resignation as Minister of War.
l. POSITION OF THE LOYAL NATIONALS
The orderly national guards now occupy the
| spac. between Rue Richeleu, the boulevard 8
| ar Rue Montmartre, the Rue du Pontneu
| the Rue Saint German Sam Perrois and Rue
de RivOli. The marie of the first arrondisse-
ment is defended by two guns.
INSURGENTS REINFORCED
| The Insurgents in Place Vendome were re-
inforced Thursday with two guns. The insur-
| gents have occupied the marie of the arron-
basement Du POnt Heron. They failed to sc .
duce the scholars of the POlytechnioue. who
| have obtained a weeks holiday aud iuiued the
| orderly nationals in Place de LabouIse. where
there is large force and great vigilance in ex-
| pectatiOn of an attack from the insurgents
THE INSURGENTS vIND1cATE THEIR COURSE.
The MoLmartrites and insurgents generally
are in ecstacies at the freindliness exhibited in
Gen. SchlOttein's dispatches, while the Paris
| lans suspect completely on the part of the
| Russians with the insurgents. The comman-
! der OF the insurgent nationals in the Place
VendOme says the people who made the DEM
onstration against his forces provoked them by
yells Of derision and fred first, killing one Of
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