Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-25
Mexico.


MATAMoRAs, July 4.-Gencrai Rocha tcle-
graphcd from Monterey this afternoon that
President Juarez died on the night of the 18th
inst. from an attack of apOpeXy, which seized
HIM at i've O'Clock T. NJ. of that day, and di-
rectcd that the flags of the government be
placed at hal(-maSt The news was received hy
all classes with establishment aud not credited
until confirmed by second dispatch from
ROcha. The presidency of the republic will de
vOlve on Lerdo de Tejada chief justice of the
supreme court, and until recently secretary of
foreign affairs in Juarez'S cabinet, but lately in
opposition 10 the government, and regarded as
Sympathlzing with the rcvoutiOnistS, although
he remained in the city Of Mexico aud took no
active part with the Insurgents Tcjada will
act as president until congress shall order an
election TO ill the.vacancv.
MEXICO, July 10, via Havana 22d.-Great eX-
element prevails on account of the immense
number of abductiOns by kidGappcrS, who de-
mand heavy ransOms. All the available means
of government is employed to crush this bust
ness. Captured documents prove the existence
of Il secret society OF kidnappcrs composed of
criminals of all nations. Three members have
been arrested and executed, and fifteen suspect
ed members are in custody. Their acts are ac-
companiCd by horrible barbarites.
Considerable excitement has been created by
the nOn-attentiOn of American officials to the
murder of DIR. Voc and the Imprisonment of
Thele, an American citizen.
The postal authorities have again Interrupted
correspondence addressed to the American min
lister. An author of letters, an American, has
been imprisoned aud no efforts made for his
release.
The revolution in JaliSco is assuming import
ance. Negrete has captured the Pachuca and
Real del Monte mines, the richest in the world
MATAMoRAs, July 2S.-The government
forces having been generally withdrawn from
San Luis PotoSi when Gen. ROcha advanced on
In tpr thp plttfi,
took the opportunity TO attack San Luis with
600 cavalry; but after a fight of several hours
was repulScd by the national guards and citi-
zens with considerable loss. Rocha has des-
patched cavalry force in pursuit of Martinez.
Both parties at Monterey are inactive.
The revolution in ramauipas having been
suppressed, the whole frontier of the states of
Nuevo Leon and COahuila are in the possession
Of the government. The military authorities
have issued a proclamation raising the state of
siege, annulling martial law, abolishing the
passport system and other military restrictions
winch prevailed several months, and restoring
civil rule.
A regiment has arrived from Monterey and
will occupy the Notifications, relieving the ma
tional guard, which will be disbanded
Gen. Ceballos expected TO assume command
of the line of the Rio Grande Rocha, at Mon
terey, will operate against the reyoutionists
still in the mountains.
1t is believed that the commission sent by
TrevnO and Quiroga to the city of Mexico have
made terms with the government, and that the
revolutionary chiefs will submit to the authority
of President Juarez or leave the country after
the dishanding of his followers
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 24.-The steamer
Montana brings advices from Guaymas and Ma
zatlan. The legislature of Sonora has ratified
the concession to the California company for a
railroad from Guaymas to Tucson, Arizona, and
United States Consul Willard has started for the
city of Mexico with documents for the sigma
ture of President Juarez
Struggling bands of revolutio highway
men, taking advantage of the return of Pes
quiera TO Sonora, and Rocha'S march eastward,
occupied Culiacan, committing robberes and
murders in the interior of Sinaloa. Federal
troops shot thirty-eight of them in Mazatlan.