The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-08
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FRANCE
THE PARIS REVOLT.
Burying the Dead Insurgents.
Insurgents BislOdged from
Neuilly.
CannOnading on South Of the
City.
Paris to be Closely Invested.
Churches Sacked, Priests In.
suited and Jesuits Shot.
Retaliation Threatened by the
Insurgents.
The Situation in Paris Grow.
ing More Alarming.
A Reign Of Terror. The Pris-
Ons Full.
The Insurgents Inspired with
Fresh Hopes.
A Battle Raging South Of the
,N;%v
The Situation in Paris Grow.
ing More Alarming.
A Reign Of Terror. The Pris-
Ons Full.
The Insurgents Inspired with
Fresh Hopes.
A Battle Raging South Of the
City.
Nav YnpK Anril :

City.
New YoRK, April Z.
A special cablegram from Paris, says
the funeral Of the Killed yesterday, was an
extraordinary scene. There were three
huge hcarses, with black velvet pals,
each decorated with sixteen red flags con.
tanning the dead, following them were
eight thousand National Guards, and
double that number Of citizens and wo-
men, marching In hundreds past and along
the Boulevards at solemn pace. Many
members Of the Commune Joined the pro.
CesslOnS as they arrived at the Pere La
Chaise. Each hearse contained thirty.
three collins, and twenty;three other
hearses were already In the cemetery, fill
ed with dead from the various hospitals.
II was an awful scene, one huge grave for
oil. The bodies were lowered one at q
time, amidst the shrieks Of women and
shouts Of men for vengeance on the assas.
sius Of Versailles, Pere La Chaise was
one mass Of people, swaying with passion
and screaming "Vive Ia Republioue,"
"Vlve 10 Commune" The losses OF the
Communists create great grief in the city,
mixed with bitter animosity. '"''.
VERSAILLES, April O,-OP
Firing has ceased for the present.
VERSAILLES, April Q, !
VIA LONDON, April 1880 A. NJ. !
The insurgents have been dlslogcd from
the Bridge OF Neuilly. A fierce can.
nonade Is kept up between Chatillon and
the forts Of lssy and VAurCs.
A deputation Of Partisan merchants had
consultation with President Thiers.
A bill has been introduced into tho AS.
sembly to accelerate the operations Of tho
courts.martials. 1t Is apparently the pur-
pose Of the commander OF the Versailles
army to completely invest the Capital.
The lines are already established on the
lett bank 1.-THE Sine. Baqueux has been
occupied, and Il Is expected tho occupu-
ton Of L'Hay and Ch0issy Lero will soon
follow; The Nationals have been or.
dered to retire behind the forts and remain
on tho defensive. Bergeret claims that
the fire Of the forts has disloged the Gov.
ernment troops from their advanced posi-.
tion.
The Commune Is making acquisitions
on ships for arms and ammunition.
BRUSSELS, April 6.
A nun who escaped from Paris reports
that churches have been sacked, priests
insulted, arrested, and maltreated, and
converts entered ut night and searched.
A rhmor prevailed before she left that go
Jcsuits had been shot. ..
AsSy succeeded in escaping from Paris,
after he had been hunted from place to
place by the Committee.
PARIS, April G.-VIA LONDON, z.
The Commune decree the arrest Of all
persons accused Of completely with Yer.
saillcs, and jury Of investigation will
decide who shall be detained as hostages,
Every execution Of Nationals taken priso.
ner, or OF civil partisans ofthe Commune,
by Versailles officers, will be Immediately
followed by the execution Of treble the
number Of hostages.
ClusGret reports to the Commune the
reorganization of the National Guards,
which will give them 100000 men. He
adds that at the present moment the pol
icy Of the patriots Is to maintain an atti.
tude Of defense.
Rocheiorts journal is severe in It's con.
demnation Of the administration Of afEairs
By tho Commune.
LONDON, 7-GA. N
A special to the Ne1nS reports all the
officers and Professors of tho College Of
Jesuits In Paris, were all arrested BY the
Communists. 2 - D
Graussit, appointed by the insurgents
delegate Minister Of French affairs, has
sent out his circular addressed to the rep.
rescntatives of the French abroad, notify.
ing them Of the election and organization
Of the Commune.
The army Of Versailles is waiting for
heavy artillery 10 attack Fort D D'Issy,
The peace plenipotentiary Of France
and Germany, will have another meeting
at Brussels on Saturday. :
LONDON, April Z.
A dispatch from Versailles to-day states
that violent cannonading was heard, both
last night and TINS morning, in the direc-
tions Of Conn Beroi, to the northeast oI
Paris, and at Chatillon, south Of the city,
There is rumOr that General Henry
has been executed, by order, at Versailles,
but It Is doubtful, in view Of the fact that q
special correspondent Of the London 1sle.
graph saw him killed by ashell from Fort
Mont VAlerin. F Btlg &
The United States storeship Supply,
itom New York with cargo ofprovisions
for the destitute people, Of France, arrived
at Havre on Wednesday Of this week.
LONDON, April z.
The situation Is hourly becoming more
alarming. The forces Of the Commune
are growing stronger. Thiers' proposition
to treat has inspired the Commune witt
fresh hopes, aud II Is believed that they
will have hundred thousand men who
will be ready today.
Abattle Is. raging In the field between
ChatillOn and VanYres. From the lattel
place the insurgents maintain the fort
The slaughter on both sideSyesterday and
to-day was fearful Terror relgns and thC