, 1874-10-04

nARe peen EuIAEu Gil W cQAuS6 Ii tQo ddo10-
| istration,- grown desperate by the bad brandy
of tho country. and by their very unwiliingneaa
| to engage in any decent labor. meet in secret
| places, organize secret companies, like the Ku-
klux of your own South, and keep adding new
| members to their conspiracy until the oppottune
| hour has arrived, when, maddened by fancied
| wrongs. and rendered desperate by drink, they
rush upon tho President as he comes from the
Chamber OF Deputies, or In the aeclusion Of his
own home, and, poEnard in hand,
STAB HIN TO DEATH,
and thus create new Governor, and chance
Tor themselves under tho newer Administration.
Presidents have had to fee for their lives hare
been notified to leave; have been shot and
stabbed. The last President, Ba!ta,-the best
Peru ever bad. his Government being promotive
ct the best interests Of the country. financially;
edncatioualiy, and mora1ly.-Uas assaasinated in
most coIardly aud brutal manner BY drunken
e1-of1icials, jealous Of his courage Ind popu-
larity.
/ shall not repeat the shocking details Of
Dalta's DEATH Rs they are stiil Of recent occur
the attempted assassination OF our President
Pardo, and Of tho utter failure In this instance
to kill our wotthy leader, and establish m in
tended revolution. It was well known, not onfy
to pardo himself, but to members Of the Cabi-
net, that conspiracy WAS forming, and that Al
attempt wasto be made to wress the reins OF Rov-
crnment from, the hands Of the present leaders
and establish another form Of government.
At the time Of the election Of Pardo, it was
deemed a matter OF policy. and safety a. we'll, to
elects plain civilian, q man from among the
people, Instead OF q politician, as had been for
merly done 1t was thought that the people would
be coucn1ated ~ tlis attempt to elect popu.ar
ciFlllau. and that these political disturbances
fearfn. murder OF Balta, and The
speedy vengeance dealt to his assas-
Gins, the people were consulted, and
III the selection and election OF the quiet, inof-
fensiro Pardo, every one seemed satisfied. But
thcao explosive people. who are daily walking
over s1nouldering volcanic fires. we're not salts
tied to let oven leader selected BY themselves
rule and guide them. Not many weeks ago anon-
yinous letters (those sure signs Of traitor and
coTard} began TO reach Pardo informing him Of
the existence OF asec-et organized force of trait
Orr, aud giving him warning that be would
GO TIE SANE DLoorY Road J
that many Of the Presidents before him had |
goue.-tne roads ut once to glory aud to death |
fore quito as we'll accustomed to these little |
political ou!hurass "a to the earthquake-sensa-
tons Of his country, paid no moro attention to
the letters than to the shocks Of earthquake, |
and At last, from the frequency OF both, prob
ably got used to both Of them, OF took them
phllosophicaIIy.
Not 70 poor Balta, who Was = military man.
Whom be received threatening letters, he i'm
|
the very dens Of these traitors, oveshear their
lncepdiary speeches, ascertain their nxmes aud
standing, and then bring them to speedy
arrest. imprisonment. and bauinhment Of
tie ims and ;. ess s' ths broke Ssa Sg for
treason. He doubled his armies and his ships
of-War, increased bis officers and guards, and
thought. By such measures By instant action,
aud by increased, ever-ready soldiery to frighten
the conspirators into subjection. vain hope As
coon could he command the earthquake forces,
tile tidal-waves, rs to Que1l this desperate peo- |
nle, and these dlBloya1, coward1y malcontents-
He Was
naurAI1r MURDERED
But our present President heeded neither
threatening letters nor outbreaks among the
people; and, strangely enough, after such ex-
amples as he has had, he never even added one
70 knew not who to trust. The morning Of the
I'd OF August dawned cloudy and
'minous. Regular earthquake-weather," said
he inhsb sbitants, with frightened look 1T the
adjourned, and each member sought his servant
'ud his steed IN waiting. Groups Of determined,
ugry- looking men had gathered in front OF the
iovcrnment palacc,-tha veritahle Palace Of
'iza,ro FUSED now al council chAmber) and,
'ithin the very deep, dark archwas where the
ssassins of Pizarro secreted themselves. bodies
# men were forming, With sulen as
|oct. 4 messenger WAS sent to warn
'ardo; and his friends urged him
0 provide himself With an e1rrs escort, aud to
ttei1y refused any escort OF mid Down tho
ong, shaded Alcore OF the Porta1es he PASSED.
raudly dlgnided. and walked slowly along, when,
the corner OF the Gallo de Correos Post Office {
lounted cannon, and wrapped IN loose, great
cat.
FIRED DIRECTLY IN TIE FACE
the advancing President: The President
~ ~. i t. L-I.l IT,
is ear. This shot seemed to give the .
eual. Squads of men, loiteriag sus- t
lciously near, began to fire, aud the 3
|,roar became furious. President Psrdo | y
ragely ran towards his antagonist, IS il to dis I
"a him, and apo!iceman on duty and fortunately 9
car, fetlcd tho woula-be assassin with his 2
ub but he raised bmsclf, and, with the des- 1
eration Of hate, still continued firing. Mr. il
avis, an American merchcnt, and the police | il
AL now fell upon and secured the man, and the T
aard Of honor Immediately fired voIley t
nong the confedarates. The powder from tho t
yoIyer slightly burned the face Of the police p
an, and one OF the guards received ball in Il
$ knee from the assasslns, who soon fed in b
eat disorder. Q
The consprators. sevonty-fye and more in Il {
lnber, we're military officers on half-pay or On p
Q rotred-lst, and excuse their attempt upon tt
9 life Of Pardo by saying that the Administra- Il
1urch party and church interests (by driving q
e 1esuits from Poru), and that their battle n
.s for . religious liberty" il
Later in the evening, the people, who had fed b
alarm, aud doubly barricaled their doors sud d
ndows, met in inmense concourne before the n
esidelt's balcony. He came out upon the II
1anda, and, with uncovered head. 'ac- CT
owlcdgcd tile goodness Of God in preserving d
m: declaring that his death would have b
1nsed Peru into civil war and anarchy, and q,
at therefore, and not because his life was of NJ
) Importance, God had held His mantle OF pro- Ia
,tion over him, and protected Peru from such | "
amities.' This feeling speech Was received pl
th fC
-'v1vAs," N
ID and prolonged. MasH-mcetinga we're held. "
promptu neutrality-suspicious. gotten up. aud h:
Q people renewed their loyalty to PaEdo and u
eir featy to Peruvian independence. h.
And 80 ended this last attempt on the Presi- til
nt's life. Peruvian stare shine in their t1op- II
! splendor ss I write, and the sea breaks on lii
shore in measured cadence. and We all feel ";
'e until another morning. unleas visited BY IN b,
tthquRko shock during the silent hours OF the dy
5ht, which would b dt ending to such an cu
entful dar. WA1DA. b,