The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-14

only thing left standing, and that viii have TO
be pulled down. Nearly all the inmates Of
prisons and hospitals persisted in the destruc.
tion OF these buildings.
Nearly one hundred heavy shocks occurred
in three days. The city 10 one mass Of COM
plete ruin. The river has changed. Mount
Nfistic 10 actually throwing out lava, smoke
and quantities Of mud. Tho river emits a
sulphurous oior, and rocks and earth arc
constantly falling from the mountains crater.
No one daros to go where the city was. The
survivors are living In tents on the banks by
the river.
At Pancarphata hundreds OF lives were lost
By being crushed to death by falling houses.
Other accounts state that an American bark
with a cargo OF guano, name unknown, was
swallowed up completely in the harbor OF
africa and nothing moro seen Of her. The town
Of Ohsquega, nine leagues from Arequipa,
was destroyed. Tacquin, In the same neigh
borhood, lost sixty houses and q hundred and
nifty lives, mostly children returning from
school, The town OF Schegra was swept away,
only twenty out OF i've hundred Inhabitants
escaping. The earth was opened In several
places on the plains and pampas and water
has appeared. In some places hot water vom.
tied from the new chasms.
All the habitations at Otcllo were destroyed
their crews, were also lost. All the nitro
works at Iquique were destroyed, as well as
those In the suburbs, causing great loss.
Among those killed Mt Iquique was the Bri.
tish consul, Mr.. Billinghurst
The American bark Condor was lost at Nc
gillones Her crew was saved. The British
bark Henrietta was also lost, Grew saved.
The amount OF loss at Iquique was over ~.
600, 900.
At the Chincha Islands there was lrst hur.
ricane, then the earthquake and the tidal
wave. Several English vessels were damaged.
A Prussisn bark WAS wrecked.
-Four hundred tons Of silver ore, with all the
expensive works OF the Peruvian Mineral
Company, owned In London, were completely
swept away at Iquique. The towns Of Csnita,
Chanohoy, OspWns, CHARMS, Hobaoera, and
other small places were destroyed.
Los Somas has been. united to an island In
the Bay Of Callao BY the action Of the earth.
quake.
Over three hundred thousand persons are
without shelter and bread. Commissions are
being formed, ladies' are making clothing, and
the Government OF Peru 10 strainiug lis utmost
to alleviate the distress.
dcn. Fitzpatrick left for home on the nth OF
| August.
Large Republican Meeting In New
OrIeans--Everythis Quiet.
NKw ORLEANS, September 10. The Republi.
| can torchlight procession last night continued
| quiet throughout. II was dismissed at a late
hour In good order. The procession numbered
between five and six thousand, or less than
half the Democratic demonstration.
A considerable force of military occupied
the streets In the vicinity, but not directly on
the route Of the procession. Their presence
dina to n..Iar fr,. II
no apparent necessity existed, except at the
word OF command from the marshal. Several
clubs cheered the Camp street Democratic
Journals, which, this morning, commend them
for their orderly behavior.
The white element was very scantily repre-
| scented, probably not numbering over Ave hun.
dred.
There was no quorum In either House Of the
| Legislature, and they adjourned until Mon.
| day.
The Metropolitan police bill having bee n
| finally passed, will probably receive the Gov
ernor's signature, and become q law to-mor
| row.
The Successor 90 Hon. Thad. stevens.
| LASCAsTRR, PA, Sept. l3.--The Republican
| primary election for q successor In Congress
| to the late Thaddeus Sterens,wa held yester-
day. o. J. Dickcy and A. Herr Smith, were
the candidates for the vacancy In the present
| Congress and for the succeeding Congress, and
A. Hook for the present vacancy. Returns thus
| far, In about two-thirds of the districts, indi-
| cate the election OF Dleky to both Congr esses,
| that will reach near 5000 over Smith. Hood
received very small vote. Nearly 10000 votes
were polled, a larger number than was evor
before polled In this district at q delegate or
| primary election.