The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-06-17
Atrocities ~ Yurat.n

The bntchcties committed by the sayages
u Yucatau ARE horrible. The following ex.
tract will show the mode OF warfare there.
Tho account is in relation "a the treatment
Of prisoners
Meanwhile the Indian priests had 80
worked npon the minds Of the Indians that
they gladly sci1od the plea of the time for
which they agreed to spare their lives having
expired. aud that the oros, (which they
Worship did not want money but blood ;
they rejected the offer and decrood that they
all should die This decree they subsequent
Is carried into effect. An eye witness do
scrlbes the scene W. one Of the most disgust.
ing things ho ever saw. Many OF the chill
dron who cried tor their mothers were taken
10y tic heels aud hal their brains knocked
ont against the wall, floor, or ground, while
II their mothers made any noise or evinccd
any signs Of affection Tor their offspring
their children were beaten 10 death over their
heads and shoulders. subsequently these
poor creatures were taken outside the walls
of the town, their clothes entirely taken otF.
their persons violated, and then they were
hound back 10 back 10 a stake, exposed To
the sun AMI leit IN that state until near
night, when the Indians went out and com.
meuced TIN work OF torture They were all
armed with machctcs. and with these they
cut slices OF tlgsh from oil the arms, thighs,
legs and breasts of their victims, at times
they would take the flesh So cut on and
strike them over the mouth Others would
thrust the flesh 80 cut of their bodies into
their mouths. using their machct,s to thrust
II down their threats whllc Others would
cut Oh an arm. and again others thrust their
machctcs into their bodies, aud in the mo,t
horrible and Indecent manner end their sui.
brings aud their hie together. The part,c-
uIars, still morc horrible. disgusting aud 10.
dcocnt, cannot write
III SStts GAiIA>IRN.--A celebrated rta-
t5trjCc. TOW starring II IN Paris, lately
ra,vol frum Mnycpyite prince hand.
sonC breach In diamonds. IN acanow l,dge.
myut Of admiration but not wishing to az.
capt glft the motive at which might be-
mlVouslrucd. she rcturucd il with warm
THINKS Next day SHE received ljtcr
from ihe priace approving highly her deCts
ton. but The writing IN this letter had a ain.
gulaI'y gIptcnlng appearance, ami It was
Afterwards !uUnd that the magaatr, not 10
bc oatdoue in gcneros,y, had reduced he
returned Diamond 10 tine powder. With
which h. bal btsptinAlcd The vet nk. and
tins insured the acceptance Of his houar
VS. lave b,f1re u wo,dcut picture IT
ihe Belle Crcvasse issuei by tl,a New Or
leans P,oayans. The gap Is 2i0 feet
wide. and twenty-five feet deep, Through
1t a branch from the Father ot Floods is
rushing with fearful rapidiiy, covering tbs
adjoining fields, rising srouuj the walls ot a
sugar hous. AMI even threatening the plan.
tatiou mansion on the sides are the tongues
Il the sunder1d lcvee, lew inches above
the level Of the river. and surrounded by A
waste Of waters. Nevertheless, they ars
threngci with ladies' and Gentlemen, who
have come nom the city to behold the truly
grand, though terrible spectaeic.-x. Loass
Nfp,.
Iug heavy ami continued rains have cou-
sidcraoly Irjard Tia prospects OF the iarn-
Ing community in various secl.ous OF ,he
country 1he fiy Is also committing is raw,
ayr N sone parts OF Indiana.