Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-16
ThlsTs Refuses 10 Treat with Rebels Il
Arms and Sends all Prisoners ts
RFest aad the 6alIsys.
The Communists NakinR Preparations 70
a SIsgs--kHOthsr Circular from n.
ThisFs.
The Communists on Church and State
They Compliment Dr.. DolliHasF,
the Distinguished Advocate.
Guhb0als Shell SsVrss aHd ST. GlOHd-Rs'
action Ia Favor Of the Prlssts-A
WOmaH BrHtslly Beaten.
6sOrgs Francis Trains FrIsna GlasersI
claims a Victory for ths BlOtdy
Rsd-HaHdsd Communists.

NEW YORK, April ia dispatch
from Versailles, of Thursday evening,
saws: An offer has been made by two
commanders Of the National Guards
to betray TO the Versailles Govern
ment two Of the city gates for {, 900, 900
francs each. Similar offers were made
by some of the leading men with re-
gard to the delivery of Issy and Van
Yres for a million francs each. Thiers
declined these propositions. Yester-
day delegates from the insurgents ar
rived. Theirs refused to treat with
rebels in arms. All insurgents taken
prisoners are sent te Brest.
LONDON, April l5.-Advices from
Versailles state that a bill giving
municipal rights to Paris has been
finally adopted by the National As
sembly. The concentration of loyal
troops continues at Versailles. 1t is
known that the Paris Commune is
making preparations for a seige.
VERSAILLES, April I5.-Thiers has
issued another circular in which he
says the fighting for the last two days
is unimpOrtant. Our troops are
well established in positions, and have
repulsed a sOrtie. Our cOmmunica-
tions are perfect while those of the in
surgents have been destroyed. Gen.
Wolf by sOrtie from our lines has dam
aged the insurgents preparations for
an attack upon Amiens.
VIENNA, April 15.-The Communal
Council of Paris has, in a letter, warm
IL cOmplimented DOllinger, the distin-
guished Bavarian advocate of separa-
ton of the church and state, for his
efforts in that direction, and has also
| expressed the hope that the Austrian
| Government will regulate the ques-
ton Of the church and state within
the boundaries Of the Empire.
NEW YORK, April ia dispatch
from BOlOgue last midnight says that
demonstrations in that place in favor
of Paris and the Commune have been
arranged for Sunday, when the Ma
tiOnal Guards will parade.
PARIS, April 13, p.m.-There is a
comparative lull in the contest. The
Nationals, encouraged by the repulse
of the Versailles army, are anxious to
attack the latter, but Cluseret insists
on cOnfining their movements to de-
fensive operations.
Three gunbOats sheIled Sevres and
st. Cloud to-day.
One of the National Guard was
shot this morning for killing his cap
tain. He confessed to having shot
five other officers.
Petroleum shells have been prepared
for throwing into Mont Valerien.
The Church Of St. Roche was seized
by the Nationals, and the people
ran nd
woman denounced q man attired in
plain clothes as a priest. She was
beaten terribly. This is first sign Of
reaction in favor of priests.
VERSAILLES, April 13, p.m.-A
party Of them on their way murdered
one of their guards, and eight OF them
were shot for it next day.
The army of the Assembly is dis
continued, because Thiers will not
permit coup de main on Paris.
A solemn requiem was celebrated at
the Cathedral for Gems. Thomas and
LecOmpte. A vast and influential
congregation assisted.
There are no troops at Versailles.
They are all around Paris.
PARIS, April 15.-There was brisk
cannOnading yesterday afternoon, and
Gen. Cluseret claims to have repulsed
the Versailles forces. Rappel was
beaten at NanvreS, at midnight, in
consequence of a report that the Yer
sailles troops were approaching. Gen.
Lullier has been appointed to the
command of the Communist gun
boats. The C8nnOnade recommended
at the Maillot gate and Neuilly this
morning.
VERSAILLES, April 10 in the Ma
tiOnal Assembly to-day partial tnan-
cial statement was submitted by the
Government. The estimates for mill
tary service have not yet been fixed,
but the other ministers will eCOnO-
mize to the amount of 10T ,000,0O
francs. During the last halt Of the
present fiscal year the revenue cannot
be asceTtained until quiet has been re-
stored to the country.
Nothing Of Importance of a MILF
tary character has transpired.
An official and explicit denial is
given to the various charges Of cruelty
attributed to the Versailles aUthori-
ties, civil and military.
LOckrOy, the dramatic author, who
recently resigned his seat in the Az
sembly in order TO remain with the
Communists, was arrested yesterday
at Neuilly, the outpost Of the Yer
sailles army, and brought to Yer
aailles.