, 1873-10-19
Banditti in tho Outskirts Of Lima
and Oallao.
Wonderful veoetation...NatIonal Races
---Singu|ar Names Of Horses.


the affa!r havo boon giyon. thought would
writo tiom TO you, TINT you might ECO for your
eclf what erayo iniutako tho Por,,yianH (and
tho California pantors rs weiD All milking in
dealing with this Chinese clemont iu 90 seyoro
nlanuor, md in exciting tho smouldoring Into
OF tho bralays and Coolies. Many piantor
has told mo that ho lived In such
fear Of these trcneAorous Coo1ios tllat lo
darcd not sleep Oil his plantation al night
without n double guard. Aud thoy cannot, per-
hapB, blame these poor wrotches, slnco thoy aru
kidnapped and betrayed on board tho 1crurian
traling-ycRscls, confined In poor quarters, half
starved, and bcaton, and tlon, on landing,
driven liko shoop out to Il plantation, worked
worso tlau slaves, and treated with gross in
justico,
Tho plantation OF San Telro Ia one Of tho
largest on tho coast and have often ridden out
on horseback to enjoy its hospitalftios. a Chi
nasnan waftor at the table committed some blum
dor, md waa struck across tho mouth by his
mastor, so aa to bring blood. This Uootlo
never forgets. At night, artnod with a common
brcaa-kuife. our Coolio penetrated to tho inner
bod-chanbor, where slept the family, and
MURDERED sEvEN rEnsoSsl
cut the throata Of tho entire family: tho maasor
who had struck h1n,, his masters wife, her agod
duu 1uHI AGlELIHDltbH ILLUS EullAEQQf LII
she morning thoy we're found wotoring in their
blood, aud tho public indignation reached almost
as groat height In Lima and CalIao as whom
tho infurfatoa Cholo popu1nce stabbed the mur
dcros Of Hata, their lato President, and in cups,
md hands hollowed out, drank his blood Moth
Ing would quiet tho fury of The people, aud tho
Coollo was talcn to public plaza (or squaro),
tiod to m iron post with iron chains, saturated
with oil, and
DUnNED ALIVE
at his iron pillar. This was donc in open dag, In
full view Of the entire populaco not only, but
bofogo Us many Of the Coolies Of tho adjoiuing
sugar -estato as could DO driven or induced to
attend. The same day, at nn adjoining olive
plantation, the 1najor-donlo for, stowArd) waa
at boating he had ordered given to tic
Coolie, his servant. TlliB Coolio was also taken,
saturated with turpontine, aud burnod alive,
fastened to an iron stake; and, at tho time Of
tile steamers leaving, tho whole Coolio tribo arc
up in
ALMOST OPEN REBELLION.
II is considered decidedly dangerous to rido
out to these plantations just at the present time.
aud oar delightful morning-ridcs arc greatly
draadfully entaged aud excited, and 1t is feared
that They will riHe in open revolt. They might
massacre every white person, for thero are 80
many thousands Of them at work on tho estates
thing before them. an armed force from Lima
has gone down to the plantation of San Podto,
but the trouble is by no means over.
These CoolicB mako splendid servants, II
kindly and humnnoly treated, and arc not used
to firearms. They can bo instantly Hublued by
tile sight Of firearms, but they are deep and
treachorous, and, If aroused, their Weapons arc
always razors and kniyoB, ground to = fearful
Bharpneas I am sure would not choose the
position Of either master or oyoracor on ono Of
Ehese estates, although the Coolies become very
tractable and attached to some Of their owners.
But the danger from m uprising of these people
SeomB ut present to 10 threatening.
We are tormonted just now in the outskirta Of
Lima and Ca1lao by
BANDS or ROBBERS AND DR1oANDs,
who stop people and take from them their valu-
ablea. This IS done in broad day. They come, in
companies Of ten or twelve, on horseback, to some
corner-grocery or llquor-storo (callod pulperia)
iu tho suburbs, mud, entering suddenly,
overpower the propriotors, holp themselves
to whatevor they may choose, break opon
compel the store-keoper to give over all tho
IN onoy ho may have saved. In ono instance
they found padre, or priest, just coming from
hin church. They surrounded aud carried hin.
into his own house, next door, and compelled
him to give up al Ills own, and the chnrch's
funds as well, 5000 Holes ho had hidden in bag.
They work 30 in concert, and 40 quickly, that,
before the poor. sleepy coladore (policonau) has
arrived on tho spot, they have mounted and arc
!
steadofa club, and they hayo received official or
doris to fire upon these banda of marauders wher-
ever they may come upon them. This may havo
bluster and torrify with drawn swords, but are
afraid Of guns and pistols. The main drive be-
tween Callao and Lima has bcen infested With
tllcm 10 that the ladieB and children no longer
dare drive out on tue Lima road for pleasure.
BONE AMUSING lNo1pEN1s
a1o related about their exploits. In ono In
stance. they tied an old Peruvian duouna to her
between her teeth, daring hcr to fake it out r o.
make any outcry, and, while one stood over har
with draWa sword the Iest, in broad daylight,
we're counting over tno 1IslG hoard OF ao!oa sho
bad tied up IN an old stocking. And all this
With doors and windows open, people constantly
passing, some OF the roo6ors actually singing,
and one standing 10 hls shlrt,aleeves y the front
stood boforo thu old dame to obstruct tho view
OF any ono looking in upon her. The neighbora
thought Bllo had some company, and 80 natural