Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-08
The Insurgents Growing in Strength
The slaughter Around Paris Fearful.
Trades UnisnsMob in Pennsylvania.
.sarss firesana considerable losses,
Miscellaneous and Washington News
MISCELLANY.
: TELEERAPH WITH PARIS CEASED.
The Insurgents Dislodged from Another
Position.
ENGLISH NEWS.

ENGLISH NEWS.
e LoNDoN, April Direct Geographic
communication with Paris has ceased.
The insurgents have been dislodged from
Neuilly bridge.
A deputation of Paris merchants had q
consultation with iThiers. 90, yfff IFFE.t
= A bill has been introduced in the Ner-
sailles Assembly to accelerate the action OF
courts martial.
1t is apparently the design of the Yer
sailles commander 10 thoroughly invest
The Commune has issued decree ar.
resting all persons suspected of completely
with the Versailles Government, from
whom a jury shall select hostages, three
of whom shall suffer for every Versailles
Execution, whether of a captured National
or civil partisan of the. Commune.
All the officers and professors of the
Jesuit College have been arrested.
The army of Versailles is awaiting heavy
artillery to attack D'Issy.
= Violent cannonading is heard north,
east and south. 3-iHa
LONDON, April "A dispatch from Yer
sailles last night says the cannonadc and
nitIsketry firing continued all yesterday
afternoon on the south of Paris, between
the insurgent position at Monte Rouge
and that of the Government at Chatillon.
east of Paris, evidently between Asmieres
and Nanteore, and towards CalambeZ. 20
Forts Issy, Beceter and Clarendon were
engaged in contest with portion of the
artillery ofthe Versailles army. The Gov
eminent troops made a vigorous attack
upon the insurgents, and were aided by
Fort Mont Valerien and the batteries at
Courbevoie. The combat still continues.
The Nationals have everywhere aban-
doned the offensive and taken the defen-
sive. u : s1.t.ss
A large force of insurgents is at Gimme
svieres, surrounded by Government troops
A bold attempt was made by them to
pierce the lines of the Versailles army and
return to Paris, which proved futile.
A dispatch from Paris says several shells
have burst within the walls, in Avenue
del Imperatic.
The Communists, determined to COLI
tinue the struggle, have greatly strength
ened the, Notifications of Montmartre and
BoIlougnies.
Gen. Cleuserte is recognizing the Ma
Henal Guard.
The party of Cancellation is rebuilding
its efforts. Several organs devoted to this
object have appeared, all of which demand
complete municipal liberty for Paris.
Hopes are entertained that an armistice
for forty-eight hours will be concluded, for
the exchange of prisoners.
The Temps newspaper proposes to dis
patch Louis Blanc to Versailles to nego-
tiate with Theirs
The conditions of the new election law
embrace convoeation of the electors for
the choice of a constitution.
a new corps, called the Paris Avengers,
Is in course of formation, which is to ope-
rate as skirmishes. All the large shops
have been searched, by order of the Sub
Central Committee for men TO serve in
this organization.
Tttft FRENCH NEWS.
PARIS, April 7.-Baron Tegetoff, who
superintendent the removal of Maximil-
lian's remains from Mexico, is dead.
The Nationals have been ordered to re-
tire behind the forts and remain on the
defensive.
The Commune has made requisition
Upon the shops for arms and ammunition.
"A nun who escaped from Paris has ar
rived at Brussels and reports that the
churches have been sacked, the priests in
suited, arrested and maltreated, and the
converts entered at night and searched.
4 rumor prevailed before she left that
twenty Jesuits had been shot.
NJ. Assey succeeded in escaping from
Paris after he had been hunted by the
Communists.
The funeral of the killed to-day was an
extraordinary scene. There were three
large hearses, with black velvet pals, each
Decorated with twelve red flags, containing
the dead; following them were 5000 Ma
tionai Guards, and double that number of
CITIZENS. Women were marching in hum
dreds past and along the bouleyards at =
solemn pace. Many members of the Conn
mune Joined the procession when it arrived
ut Pere la Chaise. Each hearse Contained
thirty-three collins, and twenty-three
other hearses were already inthe cemetery
filled with dead from the hospitals. 1t
was am awful scene. One huge grave for
all. The bodies were lowered one ut a
time, amidst the shrieks of women and
the shouts lofmen for vengeance on the as
sassins of Versailles.
Pere la Chaise was one mass Of people
tWaying with passion and screaming,
Nlve la Republic Ir-''Vive Ia Commune ~
The losses of the Communists create great
grief IN the city, mixed with bitter ami
mositysusfTI bns ssroF1sa 10 az
PARIS, April 6.-The situation is hour
lys becoming more alarming. The forces
ofthe Commune are growing stronger and
holder, Thiers'; proposition to treat has
inspired the Commune with fresh hopes,
ana II Is Believed that they have one hun.
dred thonsand mel who viii boldly fight
the GcEernment troops; who retain their
conquered positions and make no advance.
Today the battle is raging between Chatil-
lon and Vmviers. From the latter place
the insurgents maintain an incessant fire
from behind the fort. Crowds of women
and children, frantic with grief, are search.
"s'sseA sf9laIancs 9 i arfives for bodies