Daily evening bulletin., 1885-09-19
THAT PARISIAN BRAWL.
REAcTloNARIES AND COMMUNISTS
BREAKING HEADS.
The Hot Blood OF Excited Frenchmen
Flows Frsely-Bloody Battle Flag-A
Bowling Mob--Odds and Ends Of
Europe-Big strike Ended.

PARIS, Sept ia very lively election
meeting, at which blood flowed rather
freely, took place at the Cirque d'Hiver.
The meeting was convoked by the amalgar
mated reactionaries, including Bonapartists
OF various shades, legitimists and Orleanists.
Fifteen thousand tickets were issued, al
though there is room In the circus for only
about six thousand persons. Despite the
precautions taken large bodies Of Republi-
cans, Radicals and Communists forced their
way through the gator AMI occupied the
seats The meeting was presided over by
NJ Calla the only reactionary Conservative
member for Paris but scarcely had he at
tempted TO speak when he was vociferously
interrupted from all parts of tn, l)use.
NJ Eiousrd Herve. editor Of the Orleanisi
organ, Ls Soleil, next essayed TO speak. Hi
clear delivery and penetrating voice OBJ
tained for him a momentary hearing, bu
scarcely had he attempted to criticise the
colonial policy Of the republican gov
ernment whom terrific tempest
arose. M. Herve having described the
grand nvre" Of the republic as being stained
with the most generous blood OF France, the
Republicans now retorted with loud cries Of
"Sedanl" Recriminations we're now heard
on every side. The ebullition terminated in
free fight In the circus. The reactionarie'
were strongest in point OF numbers, and the
opposition was roughly handled. Sticks
were freely piled for at least ten minutes,
and one or two men on the right OF ths plat
form were knocked down and severely in
jured. .7g
A Radical who was standing on the right,
having expressed his opinions too freely, was
set upon by some Bonapartists, who wer
"A IL. fan anf.
saw him emerge from the crowd of infuri-
ated beings with his temples cut and bleed
ing. The man exhibited q bloo1stained
pocket handkerchief to his fellows, who loud
ly cheered him, and he then dashed down
toward the platform waving his handker'
chief In the faces OF the speakera The ex'
citement at this juncture was tremendous,
and amid the cries ani AMI counter cries
there we're to be heard some OF "Vive Fem
pereurp
Some Radical reporters in the crowd
headed a shouting MOB, who cried out frou
their places, Down with the clerioals "
and made all sorts Of foul illusions TO per
sons on the platform The police did no
Interfere, as they usually do, but they wer
posted In great force outside the building
The meet ing broke up before IL o'clock, tn,
list of ca ndidates having boen read anC
voted There was no riot outside, owing L
I the attitude OF the police. The differen
groups separated amid the shouting of part,
cries The Republicans and Radicals re-
manned In the neighborhood. and sat outsid'
the cafes for considerable time discussing
i the events OF the night and indulging In
cries of "Vlve Ia Rspubliquep
The police were fully determined to ar
rest all persons who might prepare to mak'
a manifestation, and ali knots and group
standing In the streets were instantly dis
persed. The reactionaries had borne with
good deal Of insult all through the evening
and IL Is probable that had it not been fo
the difficulty OF locomotion on the inside o
the circles, owing TO the semtcircle Of seats
the hghting would have been more seriou
than 1t was
The list Of caniiistes drawn up by the or
ganizers OF the meeting included the name
Of NJ Gala, an outgoing deputy; M. Du
faure, the son of the minister Of that name
NJ. Delafosse, NJ. Paul de Cassagnac, Barol
Haussmann, M. Herve. the Due de Padou
and other well known Conservatives, max
| ing forty-six in all