The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-01
ECUADOR.
Details Of the Assassination of President
Moreno.
Bloody Scene in a Palace.
The PEASANTS Weapon Taking the
Tyrant'S Life.

by the arrival OF the steamship Acapulc
from Aspinwall we are enabled to give th
full particulars of the assassination of Pres
dent Moreno, of Ecuador, which fact was e1
clusively announced by the HordM sewers
days ago.
PANAMA, Aug. 16, 1875.-President Garci
| Moreno, Of Ecuador, was assassinated in hi
palace at Qlito on the 9Th inst. The news @
| this event has caused great sensation alon
| the coast. The details of this assassination
as brought by the steam ship Islay, from
Guayaquil, which arrived here on the 18th
are to the following effect:
The whole city (GusyaquiD was thrown
into state of great excitement on account O
the news having reached there of the assassi
nation of Garcia Moreno in his palace a
Quito. on the 9Th inst, by an officer, Capt
Rayo, whom ne had displaced from some
office. and by two young men of Quito, called
Cornejo.
RAYo FIRST STRUCK THE PRESIDENT
either over the head or shoulder with ma
chete, and was instantly run through by the
sentry on duty, who fired his piece at the same
time, killing the assassin immediately The
two young men, after Rayo had struck the
President, fred on the latter with their revol.
vers, the
PRESIDENT FELL OF HIS FACE,
MORALLY wounded, and has since died. The
two young men escaped.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
correspondent at Guayaquil gives the
following account Of the tragic end Of Garcia
Moreno:
According to the best information I could
obtain it appears that the President was
ATTACKED BY FIVE GRANDINos
(Colombians) in Quito. One of them was
killed on the spot, and the President as well.
Such is the tenor of one report. The other
story is that revolution in favor of liberal
candidate for the Presidency was got up by
Gen. Polanco, who had been disgraced by the
President Nothing was positively known.
No letters with details from private sources
what the government chooses to furnish.
FURTHER DETAILS.
From the Panama Star and Herald. Aug. 49,
BY the Islay, which arrived late on the
evening Of the 18th, we have the terrible and
news of the assassination of Pres
dent Garcia Moreno, at Onto. On the news
being byought to Guayaquil a decree was
published on the Och inst. by the Governor
If the Province, signed Vicente de Santo
astevan, stating that on the 9Th inst. grave
event had occurred in the capital Of the Re-
public, in that the chief of the government
lad been MORALLY wounded. The address
published by the Governor of the Province
o the army and people further states that the
Ultimate
ATE OF THE PRESIDENT WAS NOT YET KNOWN,
'ut that in any case the charge of the gov
rnment would be undertaken BY the indivi-
ual designated by the constitution. The
republic is declared in state of siege AS /,
be Governor clothed with the extraordinary
aculties provided for by the political code of
he country. The Governor appeals to the |
hiefs, officers and soldiers to assist him in |
maintaining order and sustaining individual |
uarantees
correspondent, writing from Guayaauil |
n the 10th inst. says: "The whole city was |
brown into state of great excitement on |
ccount of the news having reached there of
ne assassination of Garcia Moreno in his
alace at Otto So far no disturbance had |
ken place, but our correspondent thinks
lat the people can not realize the Presidents
cath and are yet afraid to attempt anything.
reat alarm has seized on all the foreigners,
I'D strong reasons exist for believing there
i'll BE-
A MASSACRE OF THE FOREIGN PRIESTS.
Up to the time the steamer left there was
'ery appearance OF tranquility.
From another correspondent we have the
flowing: According to the best informa-
On could obtain, it appears that the Presi-
mt was attacked by five Grandinos (Colum-
ans) in @ tito; one Of them was killed on
@ spot and the President as WELL" Such
the tenor Of one report. The other story
that revolution in favor of liberal can
date for the Presidency was got up by Gen.
'lanco, who had been discharged by the
Q ident
Nothing was positively known. No letters
tn details from private sources have been
,eived. We have nothing except what tn
vernment chooses to publish. York;
raid.