Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-12
Particulars Of the Last Revolution
in Peru.

| III 10IU.
| The San Francisco Chronicles special
correspondent at Callao, Peru, sends
the following details of the accession OF
Pierola on Sunday, Dec 81:
Every thing appeared to be settled
into a state of tranquility in Lima and
Callao. This was only the calm before
the storm. During the forenoon more
people were abroad than are usually
abroad on Sunday in Lima, and, if any
thing, the public places were less
thronged than usual. Soon, however,
this was all changed. About p. m.
the populace commenced to pour out
upon the streets, and before many min
utes dense crowd was making its way
toward the Quartet, where Battalions
Nos. 4 and 8 of the National Guard
were quartered, while in another direc-
ton large crowd was pushing its way
toward the Government Palace, where
Gen. Laputa, surrounded by his Minis
tiers, was closeted, engaged in import
ant business. The cause of all this fer
ment was the issuing of an order by
Gen. Lacotera, War Minister, to the
commanding officer of No. Bat
talon to disarm Battalion No.
4. AS this regiment was personally
recruited by Pierola, and who at the
present time was its Colonel, it was al
most certain that if the order was car
ried out it would provoke violence and
bloodshed, and would give the opposi-
ton a suitable pretext to proclaim die
The Administration, blind
to the effect of the order, directed its
enforcement. Two brigades
were formed on the outside of the Guar
tel, when the Colonel of No. s, from his
post, commenced to read decree dis
arming Battalion No. 4, and incorpor-
ating its officers and men with Battal-
ions Nos. 6, 8, and 9. Before the con-
Guiding paragraph of the decree had
been read, Don Nicholas Pierola, in the
full uniform of Peruvian Colonel
walked to the front of his regiment, and,
after calmly scanning the crowd, slowly |
drew paper from his breast, and COM
to read it. The paper was |
to the soldiers and citizens /
If Peru, in which the calamities that |
lad lately befallen the country were
pointed out, and which were said to be
olely due to the imbecility of the Prado
Government, which Government had
corruption and mismanage-
nent in public offices, and had brought
lisgrace to the Peruvian arms, and the
oss of important territory through the
'lunders and incapacity of Gems. Buen-
la and Saurez, personal favorites
f Gen. Prado. Before concluding
he reading the Colonel of No.
gave orders for the forcible arrest of
'ierola. The latter then turned to his
and gave the command to load,
t which moment the Government troops
pened fire, which was quickly returned,
'ierola bravely leading his men, amid
hover of balls, and apparently invul-
cradle. The melee became general,
he popalace at once taking sides. The
troops were reinforced, but
he insurgents appeared to be growing
1 numbers. The latter soon carried !
ne Quartet, and rifed it of what arms ,
nd ammunition were in store They
kewise seized a battery of field pieces
nd two Calling guns. Fighting was !
ept up at different points of the city i,
ntil about 6 p. M, at which time the t
government forces had concentrated at
he Legislative Building and Palace to
ne number of three or four thousand
len, and were engaged in building bar
cades. During the afternoon, upon
lose calculation, between five and six :
undred were killed and wounded,
mong them being many women and
hildren, who were unable to extricate
from the crowd
A later dispatch says that the loss of
fe was 800.
THE attention given in many places to
harity receives a good illustration in {