The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-01
Bissdy Paris.
,nE CIVIL STRIFE DRAWING TO A CLOSE.

7HE CIVIL STRIFE DRAWING TO A oLosE
Tho government troops Of France
have elected an entrance into Paris, and
ths reports that come to us over the
wires arc H the beodisst and most hor.
rible character. Tho Communists, or
insurgents, of Paris, since the insugura.
ton Of the ftstioidal war that hes 90
shaksn and destroyed ''bsautifui France, +"
hsvs made war not only upon the recog.
nised governnsnt Of that county, but
upon the churches, and every religious
institution Of Paris hes been sacked, and
some Of the pfoudsst monuments Of The
sountry'S glory have been swept away BY
them, - with besom of destruction.
II was published few weeks ago that
tho Archbishop (Darbois) with other
officers Of the church had been incarcer.
ated in prison; and with the news Of the
entrance Of the government troops into
Paris. the startling Intelligence flashed
ever the wires that the Communists
had butohsred him, with ten Of his
prelates and large number Of citizens
held as hostages. If any sympathy for
tho insurgents existed before this, it
certainly hid its faso for very shame
when this cruel butchcry was made
known. The act, If true, certainly de.
serves tho execration Of the whole civil
lied world. The report has not, at this
writing been confirmed, and it 10 to be
hoped that such is not the case. Min.
lister Wash burne telegraphed to Secretary
Fish from Versailles on the 9th Of May
that tho fate Of the archbishop is uncer.
tain. The Germans have been hunting
for him andthe priests that have been held
% hostages, and up to the 9th had been
unable to find them, and tho supposition
that they we're shot is but slightly
doubted. o..
The government troops hold all Of
Paris, with the exception Of q small part
of the city, but the insurgents with crazy
madness still continue to battle against
fate. As they gavo back before the gov.
ernmeut, with tho aid of petroleum they
made the city flaming ruin. About
onc.fourth of tho city has been burned
and everything that can is being done to
stop the ravages Of the flames, though it
appears with little effect The London
ERE brigade has arrived in Paris to aid in
subduipg the conaagration. s7l ~
While this grand effort to subdue the
flames is going on, the insurgents are
equally active in aggravating them, and
seem determined to carry out their threat
to raze Paris to the ground before they
will surrender. Even the women are
taking part in this horrible destruction.
Over hundred have been taken pris-
eners whilo fighting for the Commu-
nists, and arrests are continually being
made Of women carrying bottles of petro.
leum. .a.t..
1t is calculated, says q London dis
patch, that .f/y thousand dead bodies
have been found in the houses aud cellars
Of Paris, many Of which are those Of
women aud children. Dead bodies Of
the insurgents are seen everywhere, and
hidden Communists when found ore
dragged from their seclusion and shot at
suce by the government troops. Ri.
gault, chief of the Paris police, and
Csrbet, superintendent, who took part in
the destruction Of Column Vendome
have been captured and shot.
The government troops we're to have
attacked the last rofnge Of tho insurgents
Sunday morning, and doubtless by this
time they have been taken. Thiers
accuses them Of having collected . large
quantity Of poisonous liquids for use
against the government troops.
Certainly France hiss been an unhappy
and unfortunate country within the pas,
twelve months. Urged into war with
the Germana BY an ambitious Emperor,
defeated and humbled by her enemies
and when it WAS hoped that the war 6eud
would cease for awhile its ravagss, inter
nal enemies, under the cloak Of repub-
licanism, concluded her shame and deg
radiation. Poor, unhappy, burning
bleeding France The world looks OF
with pity, and wonders whore thss'
things viii end. onc1 SON '.
10 l.He1 bl1.rrn 81. 0n H.
Dispatches Of the 2sth Of Nay, from
Paris, say the government troops siue
their entrance into that city rival III