Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-11-21
More Butcheries in Cuba.


HAVANA via KEY WEST, November "a
The following account of events at Santiago
de Cuba has been received here: On Friday
morning, the 7th, thirty-seven Of the crew Of
the Virginius were brought on shore and taken
TO prison, 10 remain there until iher execution,
which was ordered for that afternoon Cap
tain Fry, noble looking old man, fully a
head taller than the rest of the crew. when he
met his men on the wharf previous to the
narch to the prison, saluted them all. The
salute was returned with affection. AT 4:45
?. NJ. Captain Fry and thirty-six men and
officers were publicly shot despite the protest
of all competent foreign authorities The
marines were seven minutes killing the wretch
ed prisoners. 1t seemed as If they would never
finish. AT last the sailors marched of, and
tie troops filed pas. the long row of corpses;
then the dead-carts were hurried up and loaded
indiscriminately with the mapgled remains
The Amercan Consul has done all that coul d
have been done, indeed it was threatened tina I
his exequatur would be Withdrawn for his ex-
ertions in behalf of the prisoners Ia an in
terview with General Burriel, this officer yelled
at him and otherwise treated him disrespectful-
ly. The British Consul also made an ineffec-
tual protest against the executions Ii is re-
ported that sixteen Of the victims were British
subjects.
SWORD THRUST IN RYAN'S HEART.
PANAMA, Nov. GA dispatch from Kings
ton, November Sth, reporting the capture Of
of the Virginius and the execution Of the four
prominent patriots says: eft is rumored that
Ryanand Verona, not dying easily, the Spanish
officer thrust his sword through Ryan's heart,
and that the boodthirsty mob severed the
heads from the bodies, placed them on pixies
and marched through the city The Virginius
is reported sunk at ST. Jago,n There is great
excitement here where Ryan was well known
1t is reported that the United States steam
ship Wyoming will sail tomorrow from AS
piuwall for Santiago de Cuba.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
LONDON November ! I 1t is stated on official
authority that the Foreign Office has instruct
ed the British Minister at Madrid, the Consus
| Mt Havana and Santiago. and the Governor of
Jamaica, that the Government reserves its de-
| cision on the question of the executions VIII icl
have already taken place al Santiago, but will
hold the Spanish Government and all concern
ed responsible for any additional executions
of British subjects.
SUICIDE OF THE MEANEsT MAN.-When n
mighty mean mani commits suicide we hope
that it will not be considered inhuman if we
say that our horror at the deed is mitigated
by the unpleasant personal character OF the
doer Thomas Shackford, of Eaton n H ,
sent his old mother to the poorhonse last year.
AS he was in comfortable circumstances, the
town brought an action against him for the
cost of her support, and received $500. This
did weigh so upon the mind of Mr. Thomas
ShacEford that he determined not to remain
in world in which sons are compelled by
law to support their aged mothers. He
felt that he could not afford to live, and so
launched himself into more economical state
of existence