The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-04-08

remain until the money is all paid
+ Paris is quiet, but the exodus Of
inhabitants, continues.
Versailles is crowded to overflow.
ing, and lodgings are to be had only
at fabulous prices. " ' a.
PARIS, April2.-Thiers telegraphs
the Projects of Departments that
Dion, st. Etienne, Creuzot, Toulouse
and Perpignan are quiet. That
Lenits, with 900 men, defeated the
insurgents at Narbonne and cap
tured their leaders. That Mar
settles has recognized the regular
government, that the Commune in
Paris is divided, agitated and pow
erless, and that the Assembly is
sitting TRANQUILITY at Versailles, sur
rounded by the best army France
ever had.
BERLIN, April PA bill for the
union of Alsace and Lorraine with
the German Empire has been referred
to a special committee in the Reich
stag.
A motion that the Polish terrific
ries be not included in the Empire
was rejected.
Bismarck explained that the poll
cy toward France was to facilitate
the task of the Republic. The EN-
peror decided not to intervene un-
less the interests of Germany were
endangered.
LONDON, April ga special to
the Times, dated Paris, yesterday,
says the fighting at Courbevoie was
a sharp affair. Reports conflict re-
garding the first shot.
The Nationals were first drivenin-
to Courbeyoie, but were shelled out.
They made stand at Menilly bridge,
where there they kept up a hot flu
sillade, but were again forced
to retire.
They went within the city and
shut the gates. The Versailles
troops did not attemptto follow them.
The Nationals lost two hundred.
L The Government troops shot the
prisoners they took as rebels. Pop
ular indignation against the Yer
sailles Government is terrible. The
Nationals threaten to attack Yer
sailles. ,1.
Special dispatches report that the
74th regiment of the line went to
Paris ON Saturday and ~fraternized
with the Nationals.
Queen Victoria visits Napoleon at
Chiselhurst to-day.
LONDON, April ga dispatch
from Versailles to-day says, Marshal
has been appointed
Commander-in-C Chief of the French
army.
LONDON, April3-10 p. M.-The
Paris Commune have issued a de
cree arranging Theirs, Favre, Pic
ard, Dufanre, Simon and Pathnau
before the TRIBUNAL of the people, and
ordering their properties to be seized.
Another decree pronounces the sep
lration of church and state, sup
presses religious bodies, and abol-
shes national property.
PARIS Aprif2-Evening.-A Sc
'ious engagement occurred this
morning between the Government
7roops and the Communists. Abont
1000 National Guards marched on
where they were met by
3endarmes and Gardes Forestiers
A captain Of the latter galloped
1p, waving his cap, intending to ad
lress the Communists, when a ZOuave
With that body shot him dead "A
GENERAL action followed. The gen
took five prisoners, n 70
ears of age, who were shot imme-
s=aa
The guns of Fort Valerien swept
he road and the Communists fed.
twenty-five Insurgents were killed,
md many wounded. ~rs ~
The National guards still hold
Porte Maellot.
Battalians of artillery are hurry
ne up-the rappel is beating, and
lie ramparts are being manned.
'he greatest excitement prevails.
VERSAILLES, April 2-Evening.
NE crisis is at hand. Two bate
les are in motion on the road to
'aris, and the ambulances are all