New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-22
CEyT24L AND SOUTH AMERICA.
DISTINCTIVE TIDAL MOVEMENTS.

DESTRUCTIVE TIDAL MOVEMENTS.
VILLAGES AND ISLANDS WIPED OUT OF EXISTENCE
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY-TRoU-
BLEs IL PERU-REvOLUuoN IN ECUADoR-IhE
GILLIAN BALANCE-sHEET.
LIMA, Oct. 2O.-At 1:40 a. III, to-day a
slight shock of earthquake was felt here.
News from Arequpa says that the Official acts Of the
Provisional Government show that they are marching
hcadiong towards fatal end. The Project OF Arequipa
rendered his res natO0 but the supreme Government
refused to accept Lecluse present his services can
not be dispensed with.
PANAMA Oct. 2O.-The Colombian Government has
learned o: an outbreak OF smallpox at Emperador
There are five OF yellow fever in the Canal Hos
pitl to-day.
PANAMA, Oct. ia slight shock OF earthquake was
felt here last night the first that has occurred Tor several
DAYS Last month san Bias dis riot in TINS state, the
principal village OF which is situated cape which
runs into the Atlantic visited by series OF tidal
movements VIII Oh did damage to life and property The
motion occurred September . The TIDE ran out a
great distance and its return swept away the villages
built on Of the different islands OF the arc
pelaso and on the main land. The outflow and inflow
occurred four times in the day, the greatest
damage being done by the third wave. The
villages Of Rio Coco, Isla PaOma, and Napacond.
Oh the Islands OF the same name, were swept
away. ana more than forty persons were drowned At
PayOn Grande every house was washed down nut only
two persons were drowned. Playon CHICO, winch adj
Joins also suffered. All the produce stored ut EO
swept away, but no lives We're lost The chef
loss of produce however, mas taken plaGe a. Agll!:
Caudi Island where good harbOraGe led 70 the cdcf
business the district being carried on sixteen per
sons lost lives aud several Thousand dollars worth
imported goods swept into the The villages
no Banana and Mosquito nave also been hooded the
people left nOuseess thelr goods destroyed Oher
villages must also suffered, but artcua as mad not
rracued san Bias wGcn PdUcua, an Indian, VINO iuI-
nj he'd the particulars left there.
RumOTs current IA Ecuador That the revolution
headed by ElOy Al arc j. again making hcaiway, and
tuat future operations VIII be carr cd on IN tne IL
terror not. form Tly on tue coast AtdFO i sad
have number OF uel wltn him. aud AT last accounts
was within daJ march Of quito, which ne hOpc1
70 take 10y surprise AarOs great drawback the need
money.
The cont actor for the railroad between La Lberad
and salvador returned TO the latter city after
completing arran sements III the United states under
when work on the line will be begun within -FOUR
months.
CLiau-bala sheet for he year ending December
81 1851 in press, said 10 be most satisfactory IL
shows an increase in receipts or Sll,Gl2,763 IS over
those Of 1SsO The ordinary lucome IN 1881
amounted to S36.454 l41 OF. The emission OF paper
currency, when IN 1880 amounted 10 Sl4OOJOOO, only
reached 81 100000 IL the year lS~l Inc ordinary III
come dunug 80 amounted 10 S2J9ll,917 %.
Trade with the southern Departments OF Chill Is IN
creasug rapidly that the Pacific steam Nayigd
ton Company and the south American steamship Com
pIny have determined 10 run tneiI large D-weeRly
steamers TO Ta.ctnuanO. Under the old system all
cargOcs from South CLan ports for tine North had 20
trausnpped IN Valparaiso, causing loss ana annoy
auce TO shippers when VIII now be ODvlated
The Arthur Pratt, Emma and E,neralda mines az
Cacniua have put the Spectators IN santiago ana Val
parasO d fever OF excitement Shares III them have
been driven up an incredible manner.
IN United states steamer LackdNduna lett CdlaO on
September 70, bound south.