Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-16
Procession Of Crazy Female Devils
Thsy Cry FOR Arms and are
GFafifsd.
The AmbuIauCs Women Of the Com
munisss Shot by the Versailles
Troops.
The Troops Of the Versailles Govern
msut Steadily Gaining on the
Communists.
The End Approaches, Happily for
Paris and the World.

NEW YORK, May 15.-A special
dated Paris, Sunday night, says that
on Saturday DOmbrOWski Issued Or
deTs that all officers refusing to obey
the commands Of their sUperiOrs shall
be shot. He reviewed 5000 men this
morning at Neuilly, and was received
with great enthusiasm. After break
fast he rode to the front at Porte Mall
lot. The Versailles soldiers fired their
rifles and two shells at the s5eneral,
without hitting him. DOmbrOWski
took off his hat and bowed politely.
The Communist soldiers cheered
Justify.
Yesterday a grand procession Of
women marched through the streets
of the city. headed by bUglers, drum
mars and flags, to the Hotel de Vile,
where they demanded arms.
Yesterday, q proclamation was Is
sued for the organization Of battal-
lion Of women Immediately. For the
purpose Of stimulating the courage of
the men, it has been ordered that all
cowardly males shall be led to prison
by the women.
The women battaliOns are marching
against the Versailles troops. The
bOmbardmeHt is exceedingly violent,
and shells are falling within the city
in large numbers.
A VersaiIlist captain of engineers,
being short sighted, by mistake, went
up to a company Of the insurgent Ma
tiOnal Guards and was Immediately
taken prisoner.
No refractory Nationals have been
disarmed. The firing from the bat
teries Of MOntmartre yesterday on the
! city fell short of the Communists and
| killed thirty Versaillists.
Le VILOjS states that a large num-
Der Of young women who were leav-
| ing the am bulanCe with the red cross,
were refused quarters by the Gath
regiment of the line, Who shot five Of
them.
The Committee on War has been
/ replaced in consequence Of its differ
/ ence with the National Committee.
The batteries Of MOutreOUt are fir
| ing heavily on Paris. GUnbOats ar
rived at Severne. The troops in the
B0is de BOulogne are advancing, and
! the entry into Paris is imminent.
LONDON, May ia Times special
dispatch from Paris says that PigOb
| openly declares the fall Of the Com
muue imminent. The National
Guards decline to march, and talk Of
| opening the gates to the Nersaillists.
DOmbrOWski's orders are not Obeyed.
IeIegrCpRs special says the Yer
! saillists nave been driven back to
| LOngchsmps from the advanced pO-
sitiOn they had taken in the BOis de
B0ulOgne.
The GaulOjs says it is reported that
two Versaillists' battaliOns were decl-
mated on Friday night.
VERSAILLES, May 15.-The sixty
cannon found in fort Vanvres upon its
occupation by the Versailles forces
and the battery at MOntclOut are de-
mOlishing the ey1ceilte Of Paris, and
protecting the approaches OF the Gov
ernment troops.
LONDON, May 15.-BOnds of the Paris
city loan to the extent Of $50, 600 francs
have been stolen. A warning against
negotiating for them has been sent
to all European banks.
The Echo has dispatches from Ber-
lin which give additional particulars OF
the treaty Of peace negotiated at
Frankfort. The document contain s
seventeen articles and three supple
mentary clauses. The French are to
restore all the ships captured durin g
the war, and to. refund their value
where vessels have been sold. The
navigation treaty of 1852 is to be
| maintained. All duties are to be
abolished in Alsace for six months.
PARIS, May 15.-Beslay, who has
/ been called the father OF the Com
mune, has retired from membersh ip
of that body, because the residence OF
! Thiers has been despOiled.
| All persons having sulphur or phOs-
| phOrOus are requested to report to the
| Commune.
Last night passed quietly.
| SchOelcher has been released nom
custody.
/ General La Cecilia Is now in COM
/ mand at Petit Vanvres. Corps COM
manders will hencefOrth command
arOndissements and be responsible for
their defense. TOrpedOes have been
ordered to all exposed points.
! VERSAILLES, May l5.-The bonn
bardment continues, and several
| breaches have already been made In
the eacieylte. The Paris and Auteuil
gate is entirely destroyed.
| PARIS, May I5-AfternOOn.-The
| Versailles forces are under the walls
of Paris exchanging shots with the
insurgents who line the ramparts
from Port de la Muette in the arrOn-
| dissment of Passy to Fort de'Issy,
The Parisians have been expelled
from the entertainments between forts
! VQDyrps and Tssv