The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-19
SOUTH AMERICA.
RevOlution Broke out in Lima.
Gutierrez Declares Himself DIcta.
toEs-Flight Of President Pardo..
Three Brothers Hung to Lamp
na POstSssTheir Bodies Sat-
a)1l, uTated with Oil and ~
Az stH "l Burned. igG.

NEW YoRK,, August 1s.-Peruyiar
dates to the 2Sth Of July give details O
the late revolution. On the 22d reyo,
luton broke out In Lima, headed by
Thomas Gutierrez, the Minister Of War
President Balta was seized and thrown
into prison, and Gutierrez declared him.
self Dictator. he was supported only by
the army. A reign Of terror followed the
imprisonment Of Balta. Pardo, the
President elect, made his escape to the
feet. Suddenly the troops deserted Gui.
terrez company alter company, with VipdS
for Pardo. Callao, up to the morning Of
the 27th, was scene Of anarchy. Firing
went on Unfortunately In the streets,
and II Is impossible to estimate the mum.
Der Of killed. Some bodies still lie on
the streets. ITlt' D.
Sarlyestere Gutierrez, q brother Of the
Dictator, was shot at the Lima railway
station, in the evening. In order to
avenge his death, Marcelina Gutierrez,
another brother, deliberately shot and
killed President Balta in his bed,
In the prison. The Ex.President
received some ten wounds. After
this Thomas Gutierrez himH1H and anoth.
er brother were killed and the dead bodies
Of the three GuiterreZs were hung in the
plaza at Lima. Immediately on receipt
OF the news Of the murder OF Balta the
steamer Limera left for the fleet, which
had sailed for Callas on the declaration of
dictatorship. The Limera returned on
the 9th, followed by the Peruvian iron.
clad 1ndependency with Pardo on board.
he was received with rapturous cheers
by the people. The bloody dictatorship
lasted about iour days. For some DAYS
the rails on the track to Lima were torn
up and the telegraph wires cut. Gutter.
rez made a forced loan Oh Dreyfous s.
Meiggs and each Of the four banks for
100000 sales; and Mr.. Dawson, manager
oI the London bank, was imprisoned until
he made the loan. 1t is stated that Drey-
tous guarantees the money back.
LATEST.
CALLoA, July 2s.-Pardo proceeded to
Lima yesterday and was most enthu-
siastically received. BE made an ELOQUENT
address to thousands of spectators from
his house. The fury Of the people against
the Gutierrez party can be Judged by
their taking the naked bodies Of three Of
the Gutierrez. brothers from tile lamp
posts, to which they had been hung, and
hosting them by means of pulleys 10 the
tower OF the cathedral. At the heighth OF
one hundred feet they were let 90. They
were then saturated with kerosene and
burned on the plaza in front OF the cathe.
dral, and the furniture of Gutierrez was
entirely, demolished also. To-day, the
18th, is the date for declaring formally
the election of Pardo as President. Fran.
cisco Bolta's brother murdered the Presi.
dent and took refuge on the English war
steamer Reindeer. The ex.dictator Gu.
iterrez was trying to escape in disguize.
He rushed into a drug store in Lima
after the murder Of Balta, followed by
the people, and was at once killed. a
young man addressed the crowd: Look
at this CHASTITY form-the body of one who
has received the fate which awaits all who
put themselves above the law and defy
public opinion. The corpse of one Of
the Gutierrez party was carted through
threets Of Cafao before being sent 70 10
Lima to be burned.
The newspapers which had been sup.
pressed by the Dictator have reappeared.
The proprietor of the SouM Pacific
Times took refuge on the American frigate
Pensacola during the fighting, as the
cannon shot fell in his office and his fore.
man was killed. The principal fighting
was in Callao and between Callao and
Lima over two hundred must have been
killed. Forts Santa Rosa and Casletta, at
Callao, were firing at each other during
the night. Twenty.six of the Gutierrez
party held one, but were ultimately dis