Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-20
RELIGIOUS RIOTS.
Latest South American DAtes-s Priest
I'm salvador Preaching ViOIeBE
Sermons Against the State
Authorities.
FeasfGI Conflict and BarbarOus re-
ceeGIngs at San MIgueI-IhdIEDA.
tiOn Against the Priests, Etc.

PANAMA, July 6.-Advices from Sal
vadOr state that dreadful riot took
| place at San Miguel, town Of forty
| thousand inhabitants, in the southern
| part OF the republic. A great deal OF
| discomfort has been excited against the
| government by its refusal to allow a
| pastoral Ofthe bishop Of Salvador, written
| IN hostility to the laws, to be reSd in
churches. There had also been consider
| able hostile feeling among the lower
classes owing to some regulations re-
| qulrlng dealers to use q new market
place. While matters were in this con-
| dition, priest named Pslacios, preach
ed violent sermon against the cOnstitu-
ted authorities on Sunday the twentieth
ultimo. That evening the mob arose,
attacked the cabil8s and liberated some
two hundred prisoners. They then pro-
ceeded to assault the small garrison, and
took the cuartel, killed Generals Castro
and Espinoza; cut the former to pieces
and threw the pieces at each other; split
the skull of General Castro and threw
him over wall, where he was picked
up by his mother, and died in three
days. The garrison were nearly all
sssassinated, and many prominent citi-
zens killed. After this lhe fanatic mob
sene. Before the town was entirely
destroyed, it fortunately happened
that the British ship FantOme was at
LaUniOn, when she landed her marines,
which allowed the garrison there, united
with some OF the troops from Amapalla,
in Honduras, to march to the relief OF
San Miguel and put down the mob. The
Curate PalaciOs at last accounts was ar
rested with others that had participated
In the outbreak and good many Of the
inferior rioters had been shot by order Of
President Gonzales, who had arrived
with troops. With the houses destroyed
and pillaged, the damage is estimated at
one million dollars, and commercial fail
ures are looked for in consequence The
country has been declared in q state OF
siege, and President Gonzales is taking
measures to establish order and bring
the perpetrators OF this disgraceful out
break 10 punishment. The DiarO, tie
official organ of the state, and all pub
lie prints abound in Indignation against
the priests, who were The instigatOrs of
this savage and ,sanguinary Sff3ir; the
Capelutar Vicar, for the eCict published
by his order, and Jose Manuel
palacios eX-canOrigO OF the cathedral
Of San Salvador. The municipality Of
tnlS Guy a7feu 10 nave salu IalaclOS re-
moved, buU the Curia eccIesiastia paid
no attention TO the petition. He was
continually exciting hatred between the
lower and well-tO-dO classes, anG the re-
suit has been as described. One serious
and incre6ible discovery WAS made after
the murderOus affair was over, and that
was that on the persons of some of the
dead rebels we're found passports, which
read when translated.
"Peter, open to the bearer the beauti-
ful gates Of heaven, who has died for re-
iigion. LEO,
"Bshop of San Salvador"
and sealed with the seal of the bishopric
OF San Salvador.