The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-24
MEXICO.
General Santa Anna in the Capitalize Aged
Soldier Almost Penniless- Railway Survey
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW york HERALD.

HAVANA March 23, 1874
Additional advices from Mexico report that Gen.
eral Santa Anna has arrived at the capital and
paid a visit to President LerdO. He intends to
reside at Tacubaya, seven miles from Mexico. HIS
fortune having been reduced to almost nothing, the
ex-President proposes to petition Congress for q
grant, pension or the restoration OF some OF his
private property, which was sequestrated by the
State.
RAILWAY SURVEY
Mr.. FoOte, engineer Of the Inter0ceanic Rail-
way surveying the route from the city of Mexico
to Queretaro.
The Assassination of Rev. Mr.. Stephens
Terrible Deed OF acknowledgements
Arrested.
from the TWO Republics newspaper), Mexico
City, March 81
A horrible murder was committed on the I'd
inst, at Ahualulc0, in the State OF Jasco small
town, about thirty miles from Guadalajara, on the
person OF Rev. Mr.. Stephens, Protestant Con.
gregationalist minister and missionary sent out
by the American Board of Foreign Missions from
Boston. From all accounts this horrible crime
was o deed OF anaticism, and prompted by reli-
gious persecution. The following telegram fur
nishes q portion Of
THE PARTICULARS
GUADALAJARA, March T. 1874.
At two O'Clock A. M. on the I'd inst, the house of
Rev. MT. SJepnefS Was aSSauiteu by mob COM
posed of about 200 persons, crying "Long live the
Citrate Death to the PrOtestantsp' They forced
the doors and entered, destroying and stealing
everything they found. Stephens took flight when
he saw the yard invaded by murderers but he was
brutally assasSnated; his head was divided into
several parts and his body was very much mutt.
lated The guard OF the jail, far from giving aid TO
the VICTIM assisted the aggressors, causing scan
dal by firing several volieys According to reports
the soldiers did most OF the sacking OF the house.
The originator Of this horrible misfortune accord
ing to data not without fouldatlon is the curate.
whose exact words pronounced the previous day
Sunday In the pulpit were 1.-THE tree that bears
bad fruit should be cut down." in order that the
crime should not be wanting in barbarity the bells
were rung Immediately.
Another despatch says that 1t Is believed that
the bells were rung to raise the alarm and not as
token OF triumph. BY Information received on
the wires we are assured, from the best American
sources and Others that the federal and State au-
thorities are pursuing the murderers with the
utmost rigor Of the law; and although it was i'm
possible for the authorities to give protection to
individuals, especially when danger was not
expected they have not been slow or inactive In
seeking to enforce the vengeance of the law, and
to vindicate the rights of society. We hope among
OF the outrage, and doubtless active instigatOr
OF the assassination. The true maxim in states
manship is, "rhe higher the social standing OF q
culprit, the more certain and severe should be the
punishment"
Since the foregoing went into type we learn by
kilograms to the government that several persons
responsible for the assassination of Mr.. Stephens
have been arrested, and among them the curates
OF AhualulcO and TechItan.