New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-14

order for his arrest. Accordingly, at 3 p.
NJ. on the afternoon in question an order
was issued by the executive to arres. Usca-
tegui and place him in confinement
An hour or two later the unfortunate
man was sitting in front of the Grand Ho.
tel. when a squad of police. armed with
rifles, approached and informed him that
he was prisoner Cscategui entered the
hotel, drew his revolver and said he would
not allow himself to be degraded by such
an insult as to be carried tn a feon's prison
by squad of common police, but would
willingly give himself into the custody of
any respectable citizen, naming several
then present An order was given to take
him at all hazards
The police fred volley into the hotel at
their victim, one shot taking effect in his
arm, and another entering and passing COM
pletely through the body of Manuel de j..
Bermudez, an innocent spectator, killing
him almost instantly. UscategUi then fed,
trying to make his escape through the rear
OF the hotel, but was me. III the patio by Mr..
klOrencio ArOsemena, a leading citizen and
supporter OF Nelra's government, to whom
he surrendered himself Internationally.
While passing out Of the main entrance
of the hotel, wounded and the prisoner of
Mr.. Arosemena, he was confronted by
another squad OF police. who. regardless OF
Mr.. Arosemena's protests, fired another
volley into the hallway of the hotel The
shot took effect in the head OF Colonel
Uscategui, and he died in twenty minutes
after.
This disgraceful outrage in a country
where the most beniOus crime is not punish
able with death, is severely commented
upon by all parties and has unstrung and
unsettled political matters here more than
ever before.
Political Movements.
A report from the valley of the Cauca, in
this republic, is to the effect that the poll
ticians of that State are preparing to in
wade the State of Panama, in order to con-
troll the elections here for the President Of
the Union for the ensuing term. The move
will hardly be necessary, as Yesterdays
mail brought news that the State of BOyacs
had cast its vote for DR.. Santiago Perez
which gives him five votes and the majority
He is, therefore, elected.
Another rumOr, apparently better found
ed, is that General CorreOsO, ex-President
of Panama. now in Costa Rica, is preparing
to invade Chiriqui and reinstate himself in
power. Yesterday body of troops and
large quantity of extra arms were sent to
Chiriqui to oppose him
The Benecin.
The United States steamer Benecia is in
port.
The Enrique PalaciOs filibustering expe-
ditiOn, which left Aspinwall in the Ameri-
can steamer General Sherman to operate
against Guatemala and Honduras, has been.
completely defeated in both republics
The General Sherman.
The name of the General Sherman has
been changed to the General Arias. She
was last heard of lowering off the coast,
likely waiting to take off Palacios and the
remnant of his party, should he be too
closely pursued.
The Juan G.. Neisgs Overdue.
AsPINwALL, September 2.-The steamer
j. G. Meiggs, of the New Orleans and As
pinwall line, due on August IL, has not ar
rived. She left here July Is, for New Or
leans via Port Limon.
A Heavy Blow.
The steamer Ocean Queen, from New
York, in crossing the Gulf, encountered
heavy blow. A few boards were torn from
her paddle box; no other damage done.