The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-24
Details of the Causes which Excited To-
wards q Deed of Blood.


LIMA, Dec. a. 1872.
Yesterday at three p. M, at the house of Senior
Bogardus were assembled the party named, his
brothers and certain Jose >. Heredia, an old en-
gineer on one of the ships OF war. 1t seems that
there was quarrel between Bogardus and Heredia,
and violent language passed. Soon after the report
OF pistol was heard, which attracted the police to
the dwelling. On inquiry as to tho disturbance
the police received no direct reply, but in
the excited conversation going on they heard men,
ton made Of torpedOes, shell sand the assasslna-
ton Of the President. The Chief OF Police, Freyre,
made no further inquiry but arrested Bogardus
and Heredia and took them to the Intendente, to
whom the latter stated that he was prepared to
reveal everything, saying it was about two months
ago, more or less, that he was asked by Pedro
Beausejour to prepare some shells and torpedoes
for him, but he declined to do so knowing that
they were intended TO blow up the residence of
the President; that he was offered If he would
make the combustibles a reward of from eight to
ten thousand soles that then he (Heredia) went
to Senior PierOla's house TO receive an advance
OF the amount promised for the diabOical WORK to
.na ro s saw oha
who was not himself to be seen. but who had de-
puted Bogardus to enter into the damnable nego-
tiati0ns
This is all can furnish up to this moment about
the revelation OF Heredia; further investigation
Is going on. In connection with this affair woman
named Dolores Valiente has been arrested as in her
house, situated opposite the penitentiary, was
found one case or gunpowder, Congreve rockets
wires, torpedoes, &c. This woman states that b.
gardus had in her house a torpedo which was IN
tended TO explode as the train from ChOrillOs was
coming into Lima with President Pard0 on it, but
afterwards he determined not to carry his plan
into execution and took the instruments OF de-
structiOn from her house.
SUSPECTS.
In addition to the arrest of all the parties named
above, concerned in this intended crime, Fran
cisco Rodriguez and Ricardo Villarmar who are
supposed more or less to have been in the evident
conspiracy to destroy the life of the President have
likewise been taken prisoners All the parties have
made dispositions, which will form the groundwork
OF immediate investigation
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE EUROPEAN CROWNS.
The Kings OF Greece and Portugal and the Car
OF Russia have congratulated by autograph letters
President Pardo on his elevation to the supreme
power in Peru.
PRESIDENTIAL POWER AND PARTY POLITICS.
His Excelency Mr.. Pardo, the President of the
Republic, has been named by the governments OF
Chile and Bolivia as arbitrator in all questions
pending between those countries.
1t was reported in Plsco that General Quintin
Quevedo had proceeded into the interior of Bolivia
to present himself as a candidate Ter the Presi.
dency of that Republic.
NATURAL vISITATIONS, VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE.
On the 10th and 18th OF December fifteen persons
died of smallpox in Lima The epidemic says the
Pdtrtd, goes on increasing in intensity, and If not
checked will be found more fatal than even the
late epidemic years OF yellow fever There were
seventy cases in the Lazaretto on the 18th inst.
On the Goth uli. shock of earthquake was felt
at AreQuipa OF forty seconds duration.