, 1877-02-07
A Town Ravagea for Hours by q Mob
of Drunken Partisans.
A Scene Of Unbrid1ed Plunder. Arson,
Rape, md Murder.
Tho Churches Robbed, and Their Worry
Affairs Stained with Blood.
carrtsusndknce J.1nnn,a Star and Ntrti

Into WHICH TIC country - u's1ueu sA'' 'tss ~
revolution IN Tho thfee Aan11c s,a.es o. III. noi ~
49,, d,,rinont Liberal marty which lenceforth
tue oou''.. ,s',,|., ~. -. s,.,I,. .o., t,r. A
beesmc aif'dca .nto t"o noe.nc nss1'o'. ~
hy a yoto OF 81 l,o0o, 900 rlsen by Congress to
~. s,.tn ~ lr,ioonIa for TIM ostcn.ibiv pur.
~. sn.o ~ ~ nd,nr II ratlroal, enabled tho Liberal
poao Ok pu9a!nI .t .,...,s .. ~ H. .n,c,ai
candidate, scnor Aquiico fnrra as President Of
NJ The Republic Tor tic constitutional period Of
,ro - sra hcrinnjnr in April last, ttis Admin
istr.sIon ian bud not st ocsn 'nausnsatea when
symptnms Of violent CohscfVatiVc fcacuon
became visible, and In July last a revolution
broke o,,t, headed bv the Conservative uoveru-
mente ol 'ne so'e1e's" e.s' 49, ~ .t,s. &c.,"
Tolima. Al usually the case, uils otatc,
Cauca, hos been the first to suffer. but untn
lately Tho town and district Of Cali had bccn
w. :" ,,.hns.t, ,,,,nars ,.aro mt wontIn- NJ
porty, annouE' su"oso "sso "ot ""n.'lS y.
ptcinoHtaieu out0feaR' FROM suo vcIY eou'~
menccmcnt Of tho war the Province of Call Inns
~ .n,,rca r1,cnc, 1ho nnycrumcnt drew ita
Ino soateo "ns"sS =, .s, ."u .., ~ n,s,n. Tna
greatest supply OIL men a"a VI MEANS .no o
Cauca. Il occupies the centre Of tho valley
for17ed by tho river Ut that name, and cosn-
msnis lie road to 13uenavcnturu, whicl. is tho
eny port the pass available for the intro qs
forccmcnts % tho Federal Government might
bc enabled to send In case Of urgent need. Tho
jnl,abItants can Gc roughly estimated ut about
'c sSG Ia " consist Of yacaboud reputation of
biayk and mixed blood, inibucd wifi intensely
Commun)st doctrIncs,-tic rcmaintnxs thiri
being for the ulost part OF spaulsl, origin. Tbs
inustrlai nnti AGRICULTURAL c10sscs aIltI ~ cu1f,.
nnsrd chiefly of CnnscryatIrcs, or GUths ns tllcy
grc ,snn;iy taiisi bY thclr opponcuts. There Is
sisn snrinklinv Of forrIer,crs Of nil nations.
-'o' 't'' 5;ninx ~ rEuRou.
A,,,o,ob Eoii 1o,i hitbcrtt, esrapcd tho direct
rorars II Far. mi II must not bc inferred TINT tin
iniattants % nj lad lad Mot received ticr ful sllaro VI
TIC ateanl a IL hs etry Far ron i. Te
to,.n noI banana a ,irsert mn1cr ti,o reign Of
,crro, c4rrcsci iy i,ae agents oi Government
tSat Claims Tic n,u:t liberal and enlightened ltt!
tnsions @ for its its own. x vc.y iargu proportion Of
thc m",n m sanitation wus il, tic Held or ll1ltng
in tho uouutniDs, aud all Nlu Conservatives,
without n,,y rcEar, 10 a.,o or inf1rmities, wrro
constantly Imprisoned for tug speedy, PAYMENT
wrrn ,mnr,nsnI 10 nnyo money, wuI.c, Oh t!.e
ARR hnnt,s mi their cnttIc, nrupcrty, and mcr-
ciat,disc was sc9nestcred attt flrtaaIly at tho
10, sn Pt the ssa ,frs sgnaaya nahs'S, t,
sh"sc r. nss;,me tiiitatorIal bowers. Even for.
eicucrs, WHOSE 1nc,us aMl Occupations did not
aI!ow tlcu, to leave tho country, or to abandon
t}lN nfnnCftv dC{1NIFGn TlS MANY fEn16 Hl t0l
nrrntI,,,a. iurctl nu better III t6ss rr.wrt thn1l
thn ,,atjvC.. Subject ty cycry spcciea OF insult,
of thTrats. aul OF nbi,sc, EXPOSED to rIilaCc, tu
s.rt"rtfnn 1t tllc ha,ls OF te puttUrlt}cs ani Ut
tbo Gvycrnmcnt ltscll, their condition hud be-
sonc NJ, itrr tjiat, ti,at Of CI,ristia1 saycs in
M" s,nn'1s n M En,iern t,upot. aid Tic runraM.
tees offered by tue pgbIIc trvatrs bitter muck
vim IN thn iatf of i3eccmhcr INT. Mt o1cioyis
IN , .ilo evening. tue hotir Of spa''ls rciruseo,
cnrrrapunIipc 10 our c;,-.tc, . La,lI OF some
tlirtyfyc ule,,. mostly unar,i,ct, under Carlos
Pattiio. entered lis tosy1, aud united under thu
M"nnsirry Of Raita Labra,la, a!l.atct aGout two
i,inrj;a rim thc uriuctral r.axa. THIS building
i,ai hec, se,i for s0,Itt tinic iast ~ bnrracks
and depot for dorernnlcnt storcs md arn,nun!
t].,n.
'S' THE r,t,.r ouruurAk IN cali.
Favored 8 thu darkness. ~ lender Of the
so,s ,ss .u3 nis,nc ti,n srntfncl. Mil.
at The san,u moment lis followers rushed ill., sc
cured tie arms stacked tn tic rorrur, aud tool
thn Jenot witbUut tiripu aiiut, cn1,turinr IN
,,risoncrs. two tons vi 1iowtcr, Md ailatllt,
II nthcr ntnnlutio Iii Tic nraIlltne ail alarli