, 1874-11-08
PERU.
4 Second Unsuccessful Attempt to Assas-
sinatt President Pardo.
The Road from Lima to Callao H.
tested with Bandits.
Spring-Time in October.

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Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
LIZA, Peru, October, 1874.
have a1ready given you the particulars or
the attempted assassination OF President Paruo,
and Of his narrow escape Since that event.
it seems as If the mutinous. murderous element
in the breasts Of the conspirators had been
aroused to more deadly hatred for, chagTned
at the first failure and the imprisonment OF the
ringleader, the same party Of nalcontents have
made
4 SECOND ATTEMPT
upon tho life OF the courageous President. as ne
was passing through the public Plaza. on his
way from the Senate-Chamber; and still sec
oud time the bullet intended for his breast
Bwerved aside, and the President escaped as il
by miracle. The wonld-be-murderer WAS
quickly overpowered, and he now occu-
pies cell in 'sCass Matre," beside
the man who missed his aim at the previous At
te,pt. knowing Peruvian women - old,
wrinkled daues renowned for their fortune.
telling propensities-shake their wise heads,
and say that the President bears q charmed
lifo. and was born under fortunate
star and is never to know danger
in the shape of shot or sword-thrust;
0AP~AH~>"@0+~t
| doubt whether any more attempts will ever be
made, especially since the oracle has proclaimed
TINT the pree,dent is invulnerable to all bullets-
Since the second failure, q great reaction in
| public sentiment is apparent among the lower
claeses The verv Cholo element that would
| have murdered him in cold blood, now arc
| 6erceiy indignant towards his assassina, and,
with al the inpetuosity Of their race. could
| thev Get at tho poor wretches immured in their
strong cells IN the j" Cass Matze, they would
MAKE SHORT WORK OF THEA-
Indeed. 20 sudden revulsion OF feeling has
| spruug mp that there may yet be q clamorous
! mob at the prison-doors eager to taste blood,
and never satisfied until the conspirators have
beer given into their hands. Then, when the
poor victims have been burned. drawn, and guar
tered, aud even their very blood drank,-as in
the case of tho Gutierrez brothers, will
tho bloodthirsty passions Of these peo-
! MIA be apreased, and their yindictive spirit
born Of the old Iuca~Indian and Spanish blood
ha satisfied. The mob that to-day are
clamorous for the bodies OF tho conspirators, to
burn. cut. stab, and torture them, are the very
game mob that, as consprators, in secret places,
and u,addened by fiery native liquor, plotted tho
preliminaries Of the attempted murder Of thei1
Preaidens; and, failing twice in their designs,
thew turn against their own band OF mutineers
and clamor ano CRY for justice to be wreaked up
on those who failed There have been plenty o1
| Judases in history. ancient and modern; bu'
there are many in Perm to carry out all the attn
butes OF their brothers Of old
THE ROAD FROM 11nA 70 cALLao.
z miles in one long, straight line, has only with
in the past year been graded. paved. and i'm,
proved. 1t has always been rocky, dusty, ane
nneyep.-full OF huge bou1deFs that one nevel
could imagine ought to BE- there by any freak O.
Nature or Of art, since the surrounding landf
we're without stone or pebble: and of deep pit
falls, constantly growing deeper from the huge,
wide-wheeled carts that were the only convey
ances ever aeen upon the road. Constantly
| thropeed with heaviiy-ladcn donkeys, carrying
all kinds Of produce, the dust was ~ lntolefSole
holes. we're constantly made through the
Acids that bordered the road, to- avoid
the dust and the numerous pitfalls. u
Was never trayersed By any fleet steed OF family
carriage. and was at once public disErace ano "a
danger to all who veatured to travel ACROSS lie
dusty, rocky, winding, narrow way. At Inst
COMPANY OF American and English capitalists
took 1t in hand, graded leyeled. and paved It
filled up its dangerous holes repaired au 9eeplv n
Tell-improved driveway; and. as such
Il became = great resort for all tht
Callas aud Lima residents. Phaetons, coopes
and open barouches. wero imported from thf
United States: families OF wealthy foreigners
any carriage, owing to the fearful state OF al
| tha roads. now made this their driving park. ant
daily drove up aud down the boulevard ~ IN mn
| eouiporcs. or rodo on beautiful Chill horses, Z
] exhibit their really neat skill IN riding, as wei
~ their fine borses But now the d1lVo 30 en-
ioyod and 80 enjoyable has become
rERFECr SOURCE OF TERROR
Banditti hare made frequent raids up0r