The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-14
NEW YORK.
BruraI Treatment OF a British Con

NEW YORK, May ia Panama
letter OF May Sd says the foreign resi-
dents On the Pacific coast are Spsniards
and gives an account Of tragedy that
occurred at San Jose de Gustnaala. 1t
appears that the commsndaut at that
post, Col. Comedies, has a personal dif-
fcultv with Her Britanic Majesty's 8
Vice Consul, John Msgee, in reference
to the cearances of a vessel lying in
port. They had exchanged blows in
the street on April Oath. Gonzoles
summoned Magee to come to his office,
but the other excused himself, and al
legged that lameness prevented him
from walking. A party OF armed SOL
diers were then sent to bring him dead
or alive. Magee was arrested, thrown
into cart and jolted over stones to the
government headquarters. Here Con.
zoles, no, daring to shoot him, took the
butt OF pistol and struck his prisoner
violently in the face, heaping on him
in the meantime, every obscence eplthet
At the same time the commandant
declared he should receive four hum
dred lashe., and if he survived this tor-
,ure he should be shot next morning.
The unfortunate Vice Consul vainly
invoked the protection oil his flag, and
the remoustrance Of Mr.. James,
United States Consular agent, was
also disregaried by the Commandant.
The Pacific Mail steamship Arizoua,
arrived at San Joze from San Francis
co at noon, but It's presence did not
keep the Commandant from his pur-
pose. He siezed tie telegraph station,
planted two canons on the whar',
commanding the Arizona as she lay at
anchor, and he then proceeded to work
out his own plans. At tour o'clock In
the afternoon Magee was brought out,
stripped OF his coat and vest, ami
thrown PROSTATE on the stone floor.
Four soldiers sat on his hands, feet
AID head, and tour others proceeded to
administer lashes with rattan sticks.
The Commandant cooIly kept
the tally OF the stripes. After 200
!ashes had been intl cted the victim
became insensible, and the surgeon OF
the post interierei, protesting
the man would die il his torture Was
continued TGe.eupon the remaining
200 lashes were postponed till the next
morning Immediately before the hour
appointed for the execution. Mace
was then taken back to his cell With
hellish refinement OF cruelty, the
commandant visited his victim several
times during the night and placed the
muzzle OF his revolver against Msgees
temples, asking, "Why don't | shoot
you" and Don't you want me to put
you out OF your miseryY
Rumors OF these extraordinary pro-
ceedings had reached Salvador, and q
detachment of troops under General
SaIano was dispatched to San Jose de
Guatemala. These came In sight
just as Msgee had been placed
in position to receive the remaining two
hundred The commandant, seeing
his downfall near at hand. ordered his
soldiers TO fire upon Msgee. They re-
fused, and he then fled 10 the Arizona
He was followed by boat bearing an
order from General Salano on the cap
tain OF the Arizona to secure him and
return him on shore, but as Gonzoles
was ascending the side Of the steamer
he was fired upon by some Of the pas
sengers, three shots taking eflec, in
different parts OF his body. He man
aged to get into his boat and was taken
ashore, but lived only few hours.
There IS no clue to the perSon who fired
on the commandant. TIE log OF the
Arizona notes that the shots were fired
by unseen hands from among the pas.
sengers. Great fears OF p serious OUT
break were expressed The steamer
guns were loaded and turned on the
town. The United States Minister at
Salvador, Mr.. Williamson, sent dis
patch ordering the detention OF the
steamer but the captain, considering
that the order WAS designed 10 keep
the ship until the protection OF the
foreign residents was assured, decided
to disregard it and sailed for Panama
on the 25th OF April.
News Items.
The first fact brought out by the in
vestigation Of the alleged irregularities
in the Department OF Charities and Cor
recton is that Mr. Armstrong, the
the Mayors son-in-law, obtained
an order from the agent OF
one of the Mayors sppointees
TO supply butter to public institutions,
There was no competition. The order
was absolute, and yesterday the Mayor
signed warrant for the payment OF
his son-in-laws bill.
The strike among the coopers en-
ployed in the petroleum trade, which is
now one of considerable extent and ob,
stinacv, is not advanced to resist
the reduction wages, but for the en-
forcement OF the rules of the Trades
Union that none but the society men
shsll be employed.
The French official journals received
by the mails to-day contain notes ol
warning TO agricultural laborers, work.
men and others against the attempts oi
! unauthorized agents to induce them to
emigrate to America, and recommends
them 10 obtain information at the Pre-
lectures before signing an emigration
agreement.
Disaster at Sea.
During a dense fog the barque Are
thesia, from Smyrna to Nantes, was