The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1873-01-18

DO not so nuch a. my name rehearse,
But let your love even with my life decay
Lest the wise world should look into your moan.
And mock you with me, after am gone.
Shakespeare.
VIOLENT DEATH or THE PRESIDENT
or BOLIVIA.
The President of Bolivia, Gen. Angus
tin Morales, was killed on the night of
Nov. 27 last, in personal conflict which
he provoked while in a state of intoxica-
ton. For some months past Morales
had been on bad terms with the Leois-
lative Assembly of Bolivia, the disagree
ment arising from various causes. among
which might be noted as a principal the
desire entertained by the murdered
chieftain to obtain absolute possession
of the immensely valuable mines known
as the Aullagas, hoping thus to insure
his future prospects, and basing his as
pirations upon an alleged breach of the
mining laws of Bolivia on the part of
the proprietors of the treasure. Con
gress had decidedly manifested an opin-
ion contrary to that expressed by the
President, and an open rupture was APP
pretended. On the 9th of November.
being the anniversary of the overthrow
of Melgarejo, he had exceeded his usual
hbations, and in that state went to the
halls of Congress to use his personal in
fluence over the members to induce
them to sanction his project about GER
tam mines. Finding them not inclined
to yield, he upbraided them in the most
insulting language, but finally was in
duced to retire. While the members Were
discussing the behavior of the President
an officer and few troopers made their
appearance at the doors. All the men,
bers stood to their posts and were not to
be intimidateds Morales, finding that
flged at every one .,se@.- him. F4o
threatened to have his Chief Minister
shot, and the Minister took refuge at
the United States Legation Putting
the troops under arms, he then proceed
ed to the Capitol and declared Congess
at an end. This step inspired profound
disgust in the Presidential Cabinet. The
Ministers resigned, with the exception
of Gen. Sanginez, who was rewarded
for his constancy with the position of
Prime Counselor to the falling power.
The popular agitation continued; groups
were formed in the streets, and dis
persed by military Morales; in his
palace, gave himself up to debauchery
and rage. He was constantly in fear Of
assassination.
On the 25th of November the Presi-
dent was still under the same influence.
At o'clock on the evening of that day,
his nephew, Commander, La Faye, en-
tered the room where the President
was conversing with his daughter and
read letter, which had been discovered
in the building, proceeding from some
unknown individual In this letter the
President was informed that, during
that same night, his aids-de-camp pro-
posed taking him prisoner. Touched
on his tender spot, the timidity of
! Morales was instantly converted into
fury. He rushed to the saloon, where
his aids were passing the hours away in
rOcdDl6Or, the whist of South America.
and, addressing them in the most vio-
lent manner, expressed his entire want
of confidence in their fidelity. In vain
the aids-de-camp demonstrated with the
infuriated President; in vain his nephew
La Faye, implored him to desist from
insulting gratuitously the few friends
remaining to him; IN vain the daughter
of the doomed man begged him to re-
tire; all was useless blows, epithets,
and curses were showered upon his Of
ficers by the President, absolutely be-
side himself with wine and anger. Two
of the aids received these insults with
out reply; but La Paye, enraged and
Inundated by the outrage, drew his re-
volver, and, firing six shots at Gen.
Morales, inflicted six wounds en- his
| victim-one in the face, two in the
breast, and three in the head. Morales
remained standing until the last shot
was discharged, and then, turning slow
" round, fell into the arm of his daugh-
ter, who gently and sorrowfully con-
veyed him to a. sofa, where in a short
hour, he gasped out his life. La Faye
fed, reached his barracks in safety,
placed his battalion under arms, and
then disappeared.
The people knew nothing of the assas-
sination until the next morning, and
when the news was made public the
same order and tranquility was OBJ
served which had been noticed during
the four previous days of trouble anc
inquietude The Chamber of Deputiel
Immediately assembled the Council O
State was chosen, and Don Tomas Fria,
assumed the supreme command in vir
tue of his Office as President of tn,
Council. His associates are men o
distinguished ability. According to tn
laws of Bolivia, there is no necessity 20
Presidential election until such tim
as the present Council of State ma
complete the term of four years, tn
period designated for the occupancy Q
the supreme power by the elect of tn
people. But it is possible that tn
Council of State, unwilling to continu
; in their newly acquired supremac,
| may call for election, and in that cas-
Z the probabilities point toward the sele,
, tion of Don .Adolfo Bolivian as Pres
] dent of Bolivia.