The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-22
FROM EUROPE.
The French National Guard.

The French National Guard.
PARIS, March 21.-The insurrectionary Off,
oidl Journal urges the National Guard to exer-
else vigilant watch for criminals attempting
TO re-enter Paris.
The payment of the National Guard regularly
and the distribution of aims to the needy are
resumed.
Proclamation of General DuvaI.
A proclamation signed by General Duval, and
dated simply Paris, demands the election of a
Mayor of Paris, with deputy mayors in all the
arrondissements.
The proclamation says it is not the intention
of the Nationals to separate Paris from France
but only from the Empire and Government of
National Defense, and from their measures of
treason and cowardice; and concludes with an
appeal to the people to sustain themselves as
we are doing and to follow our example in op-
posing oppression.
decree further postpones the
Maturity o Commercial Bills,
and prohibits landlords from expelling dodgers
for non payment of rent until the issuance of a
fresh order.
Tho Ensurrectionary CentraiECommIttee
has decided to respect the conditions of peace,
but considers it just that the largest portion of
the indemnity should fall upon the authors of
the war.
Many of the Nationals met last night, and
adopted resolutions for mutual protection.
Active Measures Urged.
The Steele urges upon each battalion of the
army to take possession of its own quarters,
and says:-If this is done the rising will be
promptly repressed, and probably without blood
she'd
Paris Is Quiet.
The cabs have resumed their trips, the theatres
are open, and railway trains from Paris to Ver-
sailles run regularly,
The situation In Montmartre
and Belleville, however, is unchanged All
business and labor have been stopped. There are
Frequent Night Alarms.
| The tocsin and drums are sounded and cannon
fired, and the Montmartreists rush to arms, fear
ing an attack from the sixty thousand troops at
| Versailles
The official Journal says the hour has ar
| rived when
The Common Pe1R.e Rs Gauhsy % ns c"p'tal Can Save
and appeals to the bourgeoisie for support in the
| emergency.
The insurrectionary Official Journal says, in
extenuation of the
Execution of General Lecomte,
that he had four times ordered his troops to fire
on crowd of inoffensive women.
| General Thomas.
says the Journal, was in plain clothes, sketching
the Notifications of Montmartre.
The Defense of the Republic.
PARIS, March = -Evening.-Allc1t;4' at
talions of the National Guard Sc cond
arrondissement have signed antl..eu) joining
their voices to those of t14 .JI.Ies of the
Assembly and Mayors of Paris,.l determination
to defend the Republic and its tranquility
against all persons. They have organized a
special force; and measures for the protection
of their arrondisement, and appeal for the co.
| nf oil in fba liafi ION
and abstenton from crime. Similar move
ments are being made in other arondissements
| Demonstration Against the InsurFe ectIO ntsts
There was demonstration in the streets TO-
day in favor of the union of all men of order
The demonstration proceeded to the insurgents
headquarters, but found their passage barred by
bayonets. An angry alteration ensued, after
which they retired, but the movement has a
tendency to spread
W. Thiers has Sent
Glais-Bizoin as delegate on the part of the
Government to endeavor to conciliate the insur-
gents, the prospects for which now seems more
hopeful.
refuse to give their concurrence to the holding
of the elections on Wednesday.
VERSAILLES, March 81.
The National Assembly
has approved proclamation condemning the
criminal attempts of
Few Madmen to Involve France
in ruin and dishonor, which are repudiated by
the whole country.
It Appeals TO the Troops
and citizens to rally and save the noble Republic
The Assembly has also declared the urgent ne
cessity for bill abrogating the decree suppress
ing The Councils. General.
NJ Picard announced in the Assembly that al
the functionaries of the departments have offere,
to assemble, fully armed for the
support of the Republic.
It was Announces that the Government viii
present to the Assembly on Wednesday bill
providing for an election in the municipalities
General ChanZYs
M. Schoelcher reported that he had visited
P,ris, but failed to obtain the release of Genera
ChaDZy.
Admiral saisset, in some remarks, gave th
details of the arrangements of the insurgent;
who, he said held General Chanzy as hostage