The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-11
PARAGUAY.

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT GILL AND HIs
BRorRER-ANorHER REVOLUTION AND -HE
COUNTRY DECLARED IN A STATE OF SIEGE.
MoSrxviDEo, April &c. 1877.
Al ton r. N. on the 18th inst while President Gill
was At hons In tho midst OF hIs family, ho At
tackled by group OF armed assassns. headed by Col
onci Goibura and Commanders Morales and Godoy.
en- having boon surprised and unable escaps, was
instantly killed
Vice President Uriarts has assumed control but Is
yet m 10 not known how things may turn out.
The Argentine gunboat Republic has Sccn ordered to
remain at Asuncion 10 protect the Buenos Ayrss
citizena
later telegram says:--Ths revolution broke out
on the 18th. The President and his brother William
were murdered In the most barbarous manner. The
government forces are in pursuit OF tho revolution
ists combat took place Asuncou, in which
the rebels routed and Colonel Gobura taken
prisoner Morales was wounded, but escaped with
kivnrUla, who was nc the head Of the movement
Government troops pursue them
THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
colleague from Buenos Ayrcs publishes the follow
Ing biographical sketch OF President Gill - He was
Of commanding appearance and OF great personal
valoE friend oil soano Lopez, he was always an ad-
OF his government as far as odium to the Empire
oil Brazil and lattcrly with the idea OF completely b
Grating the Paraguaysn territory IRON ioregn domIn.
ion, he had we'll dissembied his sentiments be
raised TO power by Brazilian Influence. When ths
Brazilian troops evacuated Asuncion Gill and his
accompanied
the last soldier had stepped on board no ordered the
city 10 be Immediately purified by lighting immense
bonres at tho street corners ridiculous nocsery OF
What the French did In the Place dc In Concorde in
Paris when the Prussians evacuated IL Elevated TO
power GIL threw OF all Brazilian influence ent,rey
changed bis policy showing himself essentially Para
guayar. HIS brother William, who was also assassi-
na.ec was engineer occupied important post
Ia tho direction OF the public works President ON
with the profession OF his national policy had The
sympathy OF hs compatriots and had laiterIy gained
great popularity The women who now compose the
greater par OF the population SHOW grent affection
him account Of hts patriotic measures, one OF which
10 give tree pass on the railway 20 those who
brought produce TO the market
President GIL showed great interest Tor the advance
mcnt of Paraguay and IN many ways had betored the
condition oil Chat martyrcd people Numerous advance.
mcnts the scale OF civnzntion were still expected
from adminstrai on when his brutal asssss nation
takes place aud plungcs this unhappy country anew
into the horrors oil q civil war; the conc uson Of
which the political rocop4truciion OF the country will
again begin, which means . rosrogrcssion OF many
years
TnE LATEST
The latest telegram, dated April 81 says that all
over ParAguAya Republic the state sioge has
been declared. rho capital OF Asuncion has been bar
headed and IL ready for defence.
on the 18th, In encounter which took place,
MAJOR Morales badly wounded aud taken prison err
Pedro Gil cane down Ia tho Ilsjahy and entered
AsuDclon. Tue chiefs oil the Argentine and Brazilian
naval forces dissmbarkcd troops TO protect their
Dssoad editor of,hs Declares, is prison in Irons
and solitary con1nsmsnt