Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-17
THE CRISIS In FRANCE.
The Government Narrowly Es-
capes a Vote or Censure.
4 Mob of Ten thousand In Paris.

LONDON, June ia dispatch from,
Paris to the Times says that the Left
| Center, to day, will probably introduce
a bin the first clause of which will
| provide for the organization of Re
public according TO the bill of 1873.
/ The second clause fixes the date of the
dissolution of the present Assembly.
! The caste de France says "Civil
war Will be the immediate consequence
of the dissolution of the Assembly,
II is generally believed that in the
event of dissolution of the Assembly
and before dispensing it will authorize
President Mac Mahon to govern some
months, and probably n wear. without
an Assembly, and will also authorize
him to dissolve the next Assembly.
! The crowd at the depot Thursday
evening numbered ten thousand. The
police clearly manifest sympathy with
the Bonapartists.
/ PARIS, June ia large and ex-
cited crowd assembled at the western
! depot to day at the time for the depar-
ture of the deputies for Versailles.
| Gambettta was greeted with cheers
and Kisses. The police attempted to
dispose of the throng, handling them
/ roughly in some instances.
M. Lefevre, deputy of the Left, was
arrested, but was subsequently releas-
ed. A tumult arose and Gambetta
was again insulted. The police cleared
the railway station and occupied it the
entire afternoon.
In the Assembly NJ. Baze demanded
an enquiry into these riotous proceed
inRs which the Government promised
to institute on the return of the de-
puties to Versailles.
Count StuoroX struck Gambetta
across the face with a stick, for which
! he was promptly arrested
During the session this afternoon the
excitement among the members be-
came intense. Parliamentary business
was much impeded.
! The municipal council of Bordeaux
has been suspended for having per.
mitted a public demonstration of
hostility to the Government.
PARIS, June l2.-Count st. Croix
upon his arrest last night for striking
Gambetta, told the police that the OBJ
ject of his assault was to provoke a
duel. The Count was formerly an of
ficer of the Zouaves of the Imperial
guard. Gambetta's face yet bears the
| mark of the blow given him. Several
persons in addition to Count st. Croix
were arrested by the police at the rail-
way station at the time of the tumult.
Another Mob In Paris Yesterday.
PARIS, June 12.-The scenes of yes.
terday were literally repeated at the
western depot to-day at the time of
departure of the parliamentary train
for Versailles. The populace again as
sembled in large numbers, and the de-
puties to the Assembly were respect
lively insulted and cheered. The police
once more dispersed the rioters, and
took twelve of the more violent OF
them into custody. So threatening was
the demonstration that a body of
troops was ordered to the station TO
assist the police to maintain order.
Armand Adam, brother of deputy
by that name, and Spieller, brother of
the publisher of The lie Republic
Francais, Radical Republican jour
nal, were among those arrested,
The Government has suspended the
publication of the lie SiercIG and lie
Rdppel, Radical journals.
Tie Ledi1 NeuVienne Ciccle, "A Con-
servative Republican organ, has been
suspended for fortnight, because OF
its violent attacks upon the policy of
the Government,
Paul de Cassagnac, editor of the Le-
pays, replies in that journal to-day to
the demand of Schoelcher and Teste-
lin, who were delegated by the Re-
publicans TO demand armed reparation
for his article attacking members of
the Left Center. He says therein that
he assaulted Gambetta and other de-
puties, but not Clemencean, who is not
therefore entitled to reparation. But,
says De Cassagnac, eff Clemencean
wants personal satisfaction, he can
have it," De Cassagnac says he par
ticularly wants TO fight Gambetla,
and adds that nine of the members of
the editorial staff of the Lepdys are
willing to fight nine of the Republi-
can deputies, and will draw lots for
choice of adversaries and of arms.
PARIS, June l2.-In the Assembly
to-day the second reading Of the mu-
nicipal ELECTORAL bill was concluded.
NJ. de Malleville, of the Left Centre,
asked the Government to inform the
House what course it intended to pur-
sue toward the Bonspartists, who ig-
nored or defied the decisions of the !
Assembly.
Bethmont, of the Left called atten-
ton to the statement made yesterday |
by NJ. Fourton, Minister Of the Int. !
rior, in relation 10 the recent dis |
tuTbances. That statement implied |
that the police and Radical Deputies
were equally to blame. The Minister
who made the assertion ought not to
be retained in office another moment. !
The Government was culpable in not
removing him.
Picard, of the Left Centre, pointed
to the long immunity from Govern
ment interference which the Bona
partist Journal la Pays had enjoyed
and declared that Fourton was not
worthy of confidence.
Fourton replied that he declined to
retract anything he had said. The
Assembly should await the result of
inquiry which bad been ordered into
the recent deplorable occurrences. In
conclusion, he assured tie Chamber
that the Ministry was determined to
make President MacManon's authority
respected.
Bethmont then moved a vote of CEN
sure against the Ministry, which was
rejected by a vote OF S77 10 500.
About the time of the return of the |