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Show By W. U. Tolcsrai.h. A RKVOLTIM5 SCESK IS PARIS. Paris, 31. A most revolting sight occurred to-day in the plaza iu front of tho Hotel do Yille. Thirty-three Couimunititd, ohiaii e-j w li ,t m wow -wn women, were shot in a body by a company com-pany of soldiers. Around three sides of a square troops to the number of 1500 were drawn up, under the command com-mand of Colonel Uuizot. At 8 o'clock the prisoners, who had been confined in coal cellars back of the porter's lodge in the Hotel deVille were brought out, their hands tied behind their backs, and then marched out by the main gateway, through a double file of soldiers, and having reached the centre cen-tre of the wide area in front of the llotel de Yille, were ranged in a row and made to kneel down close together, There was nothing on the whole plaza but three empty scavenger carts,whieh stood in a line at the rear of the prisoners. pris-oners. "When the company was in hue and ready to fire, Colonel Guizot stepped forward and told the prisoners in a few words that they were to suf-' suf-' fer death for having been caught in ! the act of setting fire to buildings and , dwellings in Paris. At this moment the women uttered piercing shrieks j and began to sway themselves back j and forward. An officer advanced and i made them keep still with the flat ol j his sword. A few moments afterwards a volley was fired, and when the smoke ; had cleared away a most horrible sight was presented. Three of the women : who were in the middle row betweec l the men were still living and writhing ! in awful agony. A second volley was i fired and a third, and not until the i sixth did all the prisoners cease tc ; live. The dead bodies were then fiunt ' into the three scavenger carts and car ried away to be buried, i . |