Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
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On to Lima

letter from Lima dated December J. The writer says tha. although the Chileans are scarcely a hundred miles off, this fact attracts little attention. There can be no doubt Of the result if the army and reserve light will. They are well armed and in a general en- gagement should ouinum Der the en- emy by at least 2000 Inc First Di- vision of the Chilean army continues at Phiscoa, waiting the arrival of the Second Division. These two divis- ions will consist in all of IS, GOO men. They have occupied TambO de Moro and Chincha, while $500 of them paid visit to the town of lea, where the customary scenes Of pillaging oc- cured. The troops were allowed tO do as they chose and innumerable out rages were committed. The Chilean Minister of War and General Matura- na are at LambO de Mora. General Villageran and Commander Lynch were ill PiscO. The Chileans are re- issuing the 10-sOle notes seized on board the Islay. They pay their troops with them and the soldiers force their acceptance. Several sugar piant9tiOns have been destroyed. The Uhileans expect to march 30. GOO to 10, GOO men agaIust Lima and with this force hope to capture the city. An unlimited sack is promised the troops in tEe event of victory. The Chilean forces are encamped in the vicinity of Tacna, having had to be marched through it unarmed. They have demanded inc privilege of wreckirg it entirely before leav- ing, on the ground that after their de- parture the Peruviaus might re-Occu- py it. The Peruvian army is increas- ing daily in numbers. Several battal- ions recently arrived from the inter for, one from Cajawaroca, having marched 900 miles. All Captains of foreign men of war were in meeting in Lima with the Ministers, inspect ing the hulks in Callos Bay. Peru yians order them out whilst the Chi leans say if they move they will seize them. All are foreign property and the greater number have been fitted up tO receive woman and children during the fight, and a serious time is evidently coming.
 Immediately the whole Chilean army arrive in the vicinity of Lima, Don Pedro Jose Calderal will be in vested with the dictatorship, as Pier ola intends to devote himself 10 the army, of which he l. Commander-in- Chiet
 1 La Patria asserts that the war can be carried into the COrdillera noun tains, and waged there for years to l come.
 The British irOn-clad shannon went to AnticOn and took on board specie | and other articles ln silver, which were shipped unsecured. Most of the | foreign vessels will be requested tO accept storage of a similar character rhc principal families of Lima are leaving precipitalely, taking with them whatever they can carry. The ' better dwellings are being stripped l of theIr more valuable furniture, which ! is being shipped north. Few fami- | lies-and those of the poorer classes | awMt the Chileans.
 ! The Haclntas, near PiSCO, have been ! plundered' and destroyed. lea also i had a visit from the Chileans.
 The officers of the foreign men-of- war will accompany the represents tive headquarters ot the cOmbatants.
 Iquique papers claim that Com | mandeT Lynch obtained more than ! S500O00 and much specie and mer chandisc in his rad north of Peru, and in effect damaged property SJ,OOO, OGO
 They Apogogszed.
 WASHINGTON, December 22.-Fol- ! lowing is the language of Congress men Weaver and Spark in apologiZ- ing to the House Co day. Mir. Weaver took the floor and said:
 deeply regret the occurrence ol what took place yesterday. No one ] regrets the occurrence more deeply than do myself. l know that IL is very rare that I eyer lose my temper at all. either Tn public debate or pri- vate life. I did not intend 10 do SC 1 yesterday, and 1 can only say tO the 1 House what is understood by every member and the country that the lan- guage used by me yesterday wa wholly unlustifiable under the rule: of the House, and under the propriety of debate, and that 1t was entirely OU
 of order. 1 am willing and anxious to say to the House that l am sorry
 used such language in the presence Oi the House, and l make apology hum blv to the House. Such conduct T | wholly unjustitiable. l feel that a. deeply as anybody else. l wish t'
 say further that l had borne mysel l through the long morning debate, a.
 I thought, with good humcr, and thu
 offensive language was used just be
 fore the close of my last remarks II
 reply to the gentleman from Missour 1 NIr. BlandJ, and wholly unexpected bv me at the time. 1 thought tn
 whole difficulty Was settled. l do no
 wish to raise a question aS Co who wa
 10 blame-nOt at all. l say that
 whether l was to blame O. he was C
 blame: we were both Go blame. Sucl
 conduct was unju>titiabie, and 1 apol
 Ogize for my part of !, Co the House
 ask Co be excused.
 Sparks then took the floor and said
 During the great confusion whicl
 existed in the Committee of th
 Whole, yesterday, l used languag . that well know to be in conflict wiu 2 the rules of the House. l do not O this occasion feel disposed tO speak O
 the part taken in thIs confusion b any other gentlemen Of the House know that my language was in con , hict with the rules and unparliameni ary to tms House ] feel that l ow
 an apology, an6 hereby tender it-' Sherman Position.
 CmCAeO, December 23.-The Tr , bune's Washington special says: Ih interview with Gen. sherman, claim . ing that the President cannot retiI , him, excites lively comment anon
 army officers. The fact is that the la
 applies directly to all army officer
 and covers his own office equally wit
 a Second Lieutenant. The PresideI
 cannot retire him until his sixty } second birthday, which occurs Tn Eel ruary. 1882. If Sherman's views Gbol e fr..,-.fs ,,ra,.r,offr ion, grn fUo-Q pNeurr- -n