Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-12
FOREIGN
The Destruction of San Salvador
By Earthquake and ConfiagratiOn
Eight Hundred Souls Perish.
$l2, 100000 of Property Destroyed
Dies Ir@!

Dies Irse!
AsPINwALL, April 5, VIA HAVANA
April l0.-The city of Salvador, Central
America, has been destroyed by an earth
quake. Eight hundred persons perished
and $12, ,000,O0 of property were destroyed.
The earthquake was followed by confa-
grafton and many buildings were burned.
For few days slight shocks of earth
quake had occurred, but no serious appre-
tensions were entertained. 1t was on the
afternoon of the 4th of March, about half
past four, almost without warning, that
| great part of the city was reduced to little
more than ruins. The ground heaved as a
ship in gale. Terrific thunderings burst
| from under foot. Walls tottered and were
rent in many places with wide crevices.
Roofs sunk and tiles, etc, were precipitated
to the ground. Lamps, pitchers, basins,
| glass, etc., were overturned and
broken. Three violent shocks followed
in succession, and the servants COM
menced to scream piteously and
could not be pacifed. Wild birds
| flew to the houses. Horses grew frantic in
stables, and dogs bowling slunk for pro-
lection. Every few minutes shakiDgs of
! less violence occurred. The scene beggars
descrption-the ruined houses, the panic
st ricken people, men women and children,
fleeing to the fields with valuables hastily
collected, then the ringing of the alarm
bells and the beating of drums, calling all
the soldiers under arms, for In San Salvador
murder and pillage accompany the confu-
sion of great earthquakes, and as the
frightened citizens leave the town, the
dusky Indians from the forests proWl for
prey into it, only checked by the bayonets
of the Government troops. These were
posted in squads, at short distances, all over
San Salvador.
A Political COnvuIsfOn.
A revolution has broken out in Panama j
in favor of ex-President Correosa. Presi-
dent Niera is prisoner. 1t is said that he |
secretely sustains the revolutionists who are
in possession of everything. No lives lost. |
Correosa was expected at Panama on the |
17th inst.
Destruction of Cuba Sugar.
HAVANA, April 10, via KEY WEST, April |
1.-THE sugar cane on fifteen plantations |
in the Union jurisdiction has been destroy |
ed by fire.
An Awkward PTedfcament.
New YORK, April 1.-THE HerdldS |
Havana special says the Captain General |
states. that two letters from Cespedes were |
found on its correspondent O'Kelley, and |
he will be treated SIS spy.
The POpe's IIlness-A Factory Struck |
by Lightning.
ROME, April 11.-Victor Emanuel will |
visit Vienna during the Exhibition, if the |
condition of Italy will permit his departure.
Special to the New York WorLd-The |
Pope is suffering from rheumatic fever and
liberation of the leg, His illness is ex-
tremely serious.
A mandatory in this city was destroyed |
by lightning yesterday, and forty persons
buried in the ruins, five of whom were kill
ed and seventeen wounded.
Still Paying.
PARIS, April 11.-Fifty million francs
were paid by France TO Germany on the
fifth inst, on account of the war indem-
nifty.
A Carlist Repulse.
A dispatch from Perpignan says the
Carlists have been repulsed, after fighting
whole day and night before Puigcerda.
PERPIGNAN, April 11.-A dispatch from
Puigcerda, dated noon to-day, says that af-
ter the failure of the final attack last night,
the entire Carlist force withdrew before day
light, leaving three hundred dead and
WOUNDED on tne neio. we lOSL eight KILL |
ed and many wounded. Five houses were
fired by the enemies shells and destroyed.
Precautions are taken against renewal of
the siege.
MADRID, April 1I.-Owing to the inter-
ruption of trains by the insurgents on the
upper section of the Northern railway, the
Government has granted temporary con-
cession to the company, authorizing it to
establish line of steamers from SAINT
Andre to Bayanne, for the transportation of
passengers to and from France.
Germany.
NEW YORK, April 1l-European mail ad-
vices state that Herr Sydew under Secreta-
~ of States, has been appointed Prussian
Minister of Public Worship, in the place of
DR.. Falk.
Jutiand.
Three Socialist leaders charged with |
beng officials of the International have
been tried at Copenhagen and sentenced to
terms of six, FIVE and four years. imprison-
ment respectively.
The Sick Man.
1t is announced that the Iew Turkish |
loan Of f50,000,000 is meant to cover all
payments for the construction of new rail-
ways, and the large deficit in the budget of
this year, now expected to amount TO
S,O00,000.