Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-09
FRANCE.
saturday Evening - BuFying the
Dead - Churches Converted into
Club Rooms.


Dead - Churches Converted into
Club Rooms.
PARIS, May 6, P. M.-Firing has ceased
and quiet now prevails between the lines,
where, apparently by mutual consent, the
two parties are burying their dead and re-
moving the wounded.
Five priests have been arrested on the
charge of being spies.
The Church of st. Eustache has been
converted into political club room. That
of st. German Aux Rois is used for pub
lie meetings and concerts, and the Tuille-
ries has been turned into an asylum for
widows and orphans of National Guards
killed in the present struggle.
EersaiIIist RePuIse saturday.
LONDON, May 8.-A special from Paris
says that on Saturday the Versaiilists
made general reconnaissance but were
repulssd by the Communists with great
loss.
Threat 10 Kill the Archbishop of
Paris.
At club held in the Church of St.
Nicholas, Champs Eiysees, last night, M.
Perrin proposed to the Commune to sum
mon the Versaillists TO liberate Blanqui
within twenty-four hours on pain of put
ting the Archbishop of Paris to death.
The proposition was carried by acclama-
ticn.
H0ar- uRa-+.,-s D0E~S-
4 meeting of five thousand men, over
fifty years old, took place in the Place
Bastile. They marched to the Louvre
and demanded arms. They say they want
to show the young men how to fight
Arms are promised them.
The prisoners taken are returned if they
refuse TO fight for the Commune, the in
surgsnts being unable to feed useless
mouths.
The Federals are greatly exasperated
over reports that the Versaillists kill the
wounded on the field.
Ammunition Giving ont.
LONDON, May Sc A. M.-A special
dispatch to the Times from Versailles
says the Government forces are within
800 yards Of Porte Maillot. Gen. Gu
seret will speedily be brought to trial.
Other dispatches say ROchefOrt an
n3unces that ammunition is running
short.
The Daily News special says Auber,
the composer. is seriously i'll. 1t also re-
ports that orders are issued for the arrest
of Gambetta
SOrtie Saturday-RepuIse and Panic
of the Rebels.
LONDON, May s, $50 A. M.-The
Daily Telegraph has the following special
dis" stch ffOm Paris, dated Sunday, 7th:
In the sOrtie made Saturday in the direc-
ton of Issy, the insurgents were repulsed
with enormous loss, and fed to Paris.
They fired on their friends who re-
fused to open the gates. In the Van
Gurard quarters there was panic. At
Vanvres where the Nationals deserted
their positions, Gen. ROssel has Orde red
the right sleeve of their uniform cut off
as punishment
Reasonable Congress at bordeaux.
VERSAILLES, May SIN the Assembly
to-day Picard stigmatized the Congress at
Bordeaux as criminal and said that steps
had been taken by the Government 10
prevent its assembling.
Proclamation of TRiers to tho PeO-
pie OF Paris.
VERSAILLES, May S.-Nothing of i'm
portance occurred during last night. The
new battery at Montreuil, mounting
eighty-two guns, will open fire on Paris
to-day.
President Thiers has issued a proclama-
ton to the people of Paris, in which he
says the government will not lombard the
city, but will make an assault upon the
ramparts. he requests the citizens to
rally around the troops, and promises, in
return for their aid, to grant amnesty
and a continuance of the subsidy to the
poor. He declares that the Germans will
mercilessly resume the wal, unless the in
surrection is at once suppressed. The
proclamation closes as follows:
"Reunite and open the gates to US.
The work of the cannon will then close,
and tranquility and abundance will take
its place. We are marching to deliver
you and will be among you in few days.
You can aid us.
The Rebels Negotiating for an Ar.
miStice of % Days.
PARIS, April 6-World cable.-All
continues to go well. MOuline Saguet
and Hautes Bruyeres have received rein.
forcement, and the cavalry has made a
| successful reconnaissance near Issy. The
attack made by the Versaillists neal
Lavsllois was successfully repulsed. Ne
gotiations for an armistice of twenty-five
days are still progressing.
The BOmbardment Yesterday.
VERSAILLES, May s, EVENING" new
battery at Montreuil opened q moderate
fire on Paris to day. The bombardment
will be resumed with greater energy TO,
morrow. The ere from Forts Issy and
Vanvres has been weak. The other fed
eral batteries nave kept up avigOrou'
| caunOnade.
Bordeaux VS.. Versailles.
PARIS, May S-Eve--Dumont has beer
appointed to the command of Issy, Gen.
L. Creilia having been taken ii. Pro
biensls will command the right bank oi
the Seine till he RECEIVERS. All the jour.
nails cf Paris, even the most conserya,
tive, condemn the action of the Versail-
les Government prohibiting the Assem-
bling of the projected Congress at Bor
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