The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-08-14

NJ" 1oEE, Aug. ID \ letter from
SIM Miguel. in the star aud Herald of
Panama received to-day, SAYS of tho
massacre: After the barracks had boon
taken, nothing WAS heard bnt the say.
age yell Of the assnilnnls dispensing in
NIL directions breaking open doors and
windows of III" houses Of merchants
anu others. rohbiDg. pillGging and as
silasinating in their iinndiSh occupation
and apply wing the torch to the houses
and Whatever else their whims chose
Amidst this. t!Ic cry nf death to for
rigmcrs,' death to hrre;i 81" was con.
st0ntly heard. The town remained for
three days nj tho mercy of the assaiI.
ants, and during that time all classes Of
crimes were committed, and even those
who took refuge in the church were
threatened with assassination Ivy the
mob. The losses in property will not
fall short Of 81 100000. The president
of tho Republic has done what he could
to bring the offenders TO punishment.
but so numerous arc they that thoy
cant he dealt with. The foreigners in
place have addressed their respective
governments for the purpose of making
tho Governments responsible for the
loss incurred.
PANAMA: Aug. |. President Con
2nlcs of Salvatore, had about fifty of
those engaged in the recent fanatical
outbreaks shot III squads at the towns
between san Miguel and the capital
causing tho padres who uccnsioncd tho
riots tn witness the executions. Many
Of the victims COnfcssn they wore sol
on hy the padres. lay telling them they
might rob the rich provided they gave
part to the church. Great sorrow and
Indignation ara expressed throughout
Central America Of tho events in Snn
Miguel III which respectable clergy
mon joined.
PANAMA, Aug. l0.-On tho night Of
the 9th, ono Of tho most horrible rail.
road accidents that has eyor happened
i'll Chilli. occurred on the Santiago e.
Valparaiso hallway. AZ the train from
Valparaiso was passing over tho bridge
nj LimnchG, that structure gave way,
and with tho exception Of tho engine
and tender. tho whole train. containing
nifty posons was prcripiiated into tho
river below. The lamps wcro broken
III tho fall. and tho oil running ont, ig-
nitcd and sot fro io tho larger part Of
tho wreck. Fully onO.hnlf tho passcn.
gcra wore either crushed 10 death or
pcriHhcd hy fro and water. An invcs.
tigation went To show that tho accident
WINS cnusod by n defect in tho bridge,
which was CONDEMNED by tho engineer
~ unsafe sovcrnl months ngo. without
my measure being tHkon to remedy IT,
Tho machinery md necessary natcri.
MA Tor tho furnace Of tho Philadelphia
smelling Company arrived ut Hamilton
on Friday last, md force Of mon wero
Immediately put to work. Tho works
on Tho Company AFRO located at Sherman.
town, whore thnro is nh abundance OF
wood and water, and nm eligible fur.
haro. Tho smoltor will 10 completed
and started up nbout tho frat of tho
month
LOUISVILLE, Aug 7--Rotnrna from
iitty ak. out OF no counliss in tho
slate give McClcnry, Democrat, n gaiu
OF about 1000. ovcr tho Bamo counties
for I'6slio, in 1871.
All tho iron rails and borts for Tim
f"ncn Of tho Capitol groundn NJ Cnraon
AFRO now on tho promises, md tho work
OF putting them In place WIZ com mono.
sd Monday.
Tho Jnstico stock hos boon wslorel
from twonty.ono thousand aharos 10 ono
hundred md ak thousand. Tho now
0'ock will bo ready on tho 10th.