The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-16
Peru.
REVOLUTION IN THE CAUCA.


PANAMA, May 15.-In revolution in the
Cauca several battles and IN the last en-
gagement, President Garces, all bis officers.
and about four hundred men we're forced
TO surrender, thus ending the rebellion.
The State is now quiet. and new
government, in accord with the National
Government, is established. Direct COM
munication by cable and the Trans Andine
line between Peru and Europe is tempo
rarily interrupted, Admiral Robelledo, OF
the Chlian squadron, having cut the coast
cable at Iquique and taken the Chilli end on
board his vessel in order to place himself
in direct communication with his Govern
ment at Santiago. The land line from Lima
to PaYto has not yet been put III working
order, owing to the want Of the requisite
material. There must necessarily for the
present be delay OF Mt least nine days or
more in the transmission Of all messages.
|sTbe record Of war operations in the South
for last week is very brief. Pisagua has
been bombarded and destroyed. In Lima
and Callao great enthusiasm is still mani
tested for the war, although it is somewhat
dampened by the tlmid conduct Of the navy.
The South Pacific Times says that ut the
bombardment OF Pisaqua, "at the COM
mencement Of the fight Rear-Admiral
Rodgers, Of the Pensacola, was putting OFT
from the shore to his vessel with family,
when ball from the CHILEAN boats carried
away his ensign. On his arrival on board
the Pensacola he signa!ed the CHILEAN
flagship, informing them what had hap
pened. Admiral Williams Robelledo then
went on board the Pensacola and apollo
gized, and seeing the boats were returning
repulscd. from the shore, he left, asking
Admiral Rodgers TO warn the town that in
three hours more he would lombard the
place. Accordingly three hours later. about
: p. NJ, the bombardment commenced, and
lasted until about p. H., when the town
had been reduced to ashes
ErceMdiarlsnn i'm Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 15.-Seyeral con-
fagrationS have occurred in East Russian
towns, causing great distress. Seventy az
rests have been made in Orenbnrg on
charges OF incendarism. Four male and
six female prisoners are Undergoing court
martial at kieff, including three nohleincn,
one Prussian subject, and Il daughter Of Il
privy councillor. Among other arrests are
4 titled lady and leading EihiIist. The
streets of Kieif near the courthouse are 10
be blocksded during the trial.
Various Foreign Eterns.
NEwCAsTL E. oS-TYNE, May 15.-At = con-
ference between The committees of masters
and miners yesterday, two arbitrators were
appointed by each side, to whom an umpire
dispute concerning wages in the Durham
coal. mining district will be left for settle
ment. The strike OF employees OF ten iron
manufacturers in London, which begun
some months ago under the auspices OF the
Amaleated Society OF Engineers, COM
plotely failed. 4 similar strike ut Belfast,
Ireland resulted in like manner.
LONDON, May 15.-The Allen Line steamer
Polynesian. from Liverpool! to-dny for Que
bee and Montreal, took sixty cotton opera
tiyes from Stockport for cotton mill at
Dundas, Ontario. There were FIVE hun
dred applicants for the sixty places.