The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

Theirs to-day.
General Trochu madea long speech
before the Assembly, in justification
of his administration. He said he
wrote to NAPOLEON in August, urging
fine recall of Bazaine's army to Paris.
He assented to the conference of
Chalons when it was decided that he,
as Governor OF Paris, should prepare
for the return of Napoleon to the
CAPITAL, which was formally opposed
by the Empress.
London, June 14.-Earl DeGray
will be created Marquis of Repon, as
a reward for his services i'm negotia-
ting the Washington treaty.
4 special dispatch to the London
Standard says there were twenty-one
executions yesterday in the Bois de
Boulogne.
Paris. June 4.-ManyC Communist
prisoners were discharged to-day for
the want of evidence against them.
The Temps remarks: The French
bishops are actively moving for the
reinstatement of the Pope in his tenn
poral possessions.
London, June ia special to the
Times says. that MacMahon desires
to resign the command Of the army.
The reserved corps will be dissol-
we'd, and Gen. Vinoy, its commander,
will retire the service.
Twenty-four thousand persons ar
rive i'm Paris daily from the north.
The workmem of Paris are almost
unanimous Communists. They are
very bitter because their cause was
defeated. and hate both Theirs and
Bonaparte. Many of them will emf
crate to America.
Napoleon visited the Kent crick-
eters yesterday. He received quite
AN ovation and held a fetc. He is
undoubtedly surrounded by old adj
hcrents. and bold movements are
rumored. Persons arriving from
Paris say half has not been told of
the troubles i'm that city, and that
the destruction of life and property
immensely exceeds both the Gov
eminent and newspaper accounts.
The American artist Bradford's
reception at Langhorn was IL sue
cess. The Duke of Argyle, Marquis
Of Lorne. Princess Louise, Major
Rowlinson, and others g present.
A marriage has been arranged be-
tween Princess Tllyra of Denmark
and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Paris. June 15.-Charred corpses
We're found in the ruins of the Hotel
de Vile, and are undoubtedly the
remains of prisoners left in cells by
Communists.
Three hundred COMMUNISTS have
been arrested in this city between
Saturday and Tuesday last.
Versailles. June F15.-The press
generally, with the exception of the
religious journals. ridicule the efforts
of the French Bishops to commit
France to the restoration of the Pope
to his temporal power. They pro
nounce the question as settled, and
declare France cannot interfere.
London, June 16.-The Countess
of Paris last night gave birth to a
daughter.
Napoleon and Eugene have made
q visit to the Prince of Wales.
Paris, June 16.-A proclamation
has been issued by the international
Society. which declares: "We are
disarlned but not conquered, land are
still one hundred thousand strong.
nFavre and Trochu We're the au-
thors of Our misfortune, aided by
CAPITAL and the priesthood. We ac-
ccpted the responsibility of the con-
~fagratlon.
ave must have no interior dis
putes-no divisions at the polls.
Reaction took away u arms but
not our votes. Nivela Sociale, vive
liz Commune
Versailles, June 16.-The Govern
ment will remain at Versailles until
October.
Motions have been presented in
the Assembly for prolongation of
the powers of the Assembly and
Timers for two years.
General Glinchant remains at Yer
saiIles, and General PAdmirault in
Paris. with go, 900 men. The Second
Corps il at Versailles. The princi-
pal towns throughout the country
are to be g~arrisoned.
Berlin, June 16.-The triulnphal
entry of the army and the inaugura-
ton of the equestrian statue ofking
Frederick William occurred to-day.
The display was grand. The city
was thronged with people. The pro-
cession was one of the most magnifi-
cent OF modern times, and was hea-
del BY the eagles and standards
captured from the French.
London, June 1.-THE demonstra-
4ionin Brussels yesterday, in honor
of the popes jubilee, was d complete
failure.
The Nova Scotia giantess, Annie
Swami, has been married to Mr..
Bates, the Kentucky giant.
The whole number of insurgents
shot since the capture of Paris, is
1900.
Dublin, June Is.-A gang of sup
posed Fenians broke into the official
arrnory ut NARROW, Saturday night,
seized Iae rifles. All escaped but
five, who we're arrested this morn
ing ON suspicion.
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