Wilmington journal., 1871-01-13
Telegram to the New York Herald.

MADRID, Dec. 80, 1870.
Gen. Pim died last nieet from the
combined consequences of the wounds
which were inflicted on him by a band of
armed assassins in this city on the eve
ming OF Tuesday, the 9th of December,
| 1870, and the surgical operations which
were rendered necessary for the amputa-
| tion of the lacerated portions OF his hands
in consequence.
The General remained calm and tranquil
| for some hoBrs after the surgeons had COM
pleted their work, bat he commenced to
! fall and sink soon subsequently, owing to
the double shock which his system had
! sustaint d. and expired on the following
night, Thursday, the 29th of December.
The accomplishment of this terrible
deed, it's mode and manner, is contained
i in the following:
On the evening Tor night Of Tuesday,
the 9th of December, as Gen. Prim was
| leaving the Cortes Tor Parliament house)
aid Ministry of War, on his way home
| ward, eight several shots were fired at him
| by band of men who were stationed at
! one of the street corners, with the evident
purpose of assassinating the General.
General Prim was driving in his car
riage, but the shots took effect and wound
ed him-some of them, at least, severely
in three places-in the left arm and his
right hand. Seven of the eight bullets
imbedded in his shoulder were extracted,
and his condition made comfortable for a
moment. He, however, suffered the loss
of two fingers at the hands of the surg on,
and in conversation declared his determi-
! nation to resign in person to King Amad-
| eus, and plead desire to retire to private
| life after the arrival Of the King.
The news of the sad event spread rapid
| ly. Among the we'll disposed classes of
the population it produced Intense alarm.
Immense crowds of people gathered in
the streets Immediately. A strong force
| of military, soldiers of the line i'll garrl-
son, WAS called out for the maintenance of
order, as we'll as for the repression Of any
! fresh symptoms of revolutionary coDse-
uuences. In many instances there were
heard expressions of satisfaction on the
| part of the revolutionary element Of the
| aocom plishment--as they then believed it
of the deed. The sentiment found a
pretty free utterance, indeed among the
people,
made specific and immediate inquiries
at The residence of the General as to the
actual and probable results Of the fright
| full act.
found that General Prim was still alive.
He had been wounded-"only wounded, y
they said-in the shoulder and one of his
hands, ''by a charge of small shot which
was evidently fired from a smooth bore
gun or old fashioned Spanish fowling
piece" The wounds were not considered
dangerous at that moment.
The members of the Ministry OF War
are, it is said, in actual possession Of proof
which identifies the asgassins, but tney
have not yet succeeded in making an ar
rest. The conspiracy is certainly of a
most extensive and formidable character,
and the plots Of the conspirators have been
we'll laid for effecting the work. obs
served some expression of Indignation ae
the evening advanced against the attempt
ed crime, but also observed that, gen
orally among the masses of the working
people, there remained feeling Of sullen
Indifference.
/ I learned also that within a very short
time after the fact of the attempt to muir
der Prim had been reported to the police
and at the military headquarters at Madrid
a descent was made by the police on three
places in the city which are known to at
ford shelter to and secretly harbor bands
of ''rads" and republicans. Five arrests
were made OF parties said to be implicated
: in the conspiracy and the very act. a
singular and alarming fact presented
, itself, however, in truth that although i
3 was twilight at the time of the occurrence
. no arrest was made in the street, although
3 the attempt was directed against Prim a
the corner of plaza, where larg'
3 QunU0E VI CItlZ0uS auu Wei
. gathered.
8 Great activity prevailed at the Wa
Office. Special couriers we're dispatched
to Barcelona and other points of Spain
conveying stringent orders to the militar
commanders with reference to their dut
in the existing condition of affairs. !
disarmament of the Republican battal
e ions of the National Guard was com
menced.
T | 10
1t ted to the effect that a union had bee
e effected between the Carist and Republi
d can parties against the common enemy,
the ssforeign King. The ministry con
tempiated changing the programme OF th
: route of entry of the King to Madrid, /
. view Of this attempt on the life of Prin
Il in order to battle the conspirators shoul
- any further assassination attempts be en-
- tertained by them.
70 The fact of the attempt on the life {
o Prim was communicated at once to th
other members of the Cabinet. Admir-
g. Topete assumed, temporarily, the fun'
o- tions of General Prim as Minister Of Fo
n eign Affairs and War. as we'll as the Pres
N dency of the Council. Senor Ayala WI
4. appointed Minister of the Colonies.
r Several battalions of the National Guar
recruited in the republican quarters
10 Madrid, proclaimed that they would r
n honor of the new King. Serious distu
Dances were apprehended in Madrid.
ce Major General Sickles, United Stat
a. Minister, with the other members of ii
8 foreign diplomatic body serving in Madri
4. waited on General Prim next mornin
n. and congratulated him on his providenti
@. escape from death.
nd The Spanish Cortes adopted rtsolv
eel ticn expressive of "horror at the attem
to assassinats General Prim, and pass
as a vote of confidence in the existing go
%. ernment of Spain as administered by t
ar Marshal.
he The republican militia battalions
er Madrid have nearly all surrendered thu
he farms in obedience to the order of I
K. Governor General of Madrid.
Ar A Dreadful CatastroPhe-A Father 81
Three Children Barned i'm His HOus'
He Rides naked q Mile.
"a The residence of Emanuel Helpmt
he situated on section IA Of the township
Lrd Trowbridge was entirely consumed by I