Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-07

A correspondent Of the Panama
Star and Herald, writing from
Lima under date Of February 18th
says:
A short account Of recent events
in the small town of Chin
cha, which has been published,
signed by tho principal inhabit-
ants, shows the condition of that
place until the Chilean troops
were sent to restore order and oc-
cupy it. The hy-sheet is headed
conduct of Sub-Perfect Bena-
vides from January 9Th to Janu.
airy 23d," but as here givcn is
much condensed
Benavides took office at 1870
a. IN. on the 9TH of January, and
at once gave orders that the
burning and sacking of the city
should be continued by his men
and those commanded by the
Governor, Zotillo. At 90 IN. on
the 9th, Beravides and eight SOL
diers went TO the residence of
Senior GIausirica, where a number
of families had sought refuge.
and accused him of having taken
a part in the defense Of the town.
Benayides condemned him to
death, but the shot fired at him
missed him as if by miracle, and
Benavides then told him, under
penalty of death, to remain a
prisoner in the house. Benavides
was begged by many to allow
them to bury the body of Don
Juan Depsoli, the Chief of the
Foreign Urban Guard Of the city,
who was assassinated by the pop
ulace in Concrete street, but he
refused to give permission, and
ordered that the body, naked Is
it was, should be placed on lad
der and carried into the fields,
where it was thrown down with
the declaration that anyone at
tempting to bury it would DO
shot at once. This was done af-
tor the body had been publicly OK.
posed during two days, and Bena-
vides' officers had kicked and in
suited the lifelsss remains. On
the 9th he stole the furniture
from Senior Rey's house and told
his men to burn down the stores
and warehouses owned by that
gentleman. OF course, this order
was at once obeyed. On the 10th,
revolver in hand, he entered Senior
Mejia's drugstore and ordered it
burned down, but this order was
not obeyed, because his officers
and men could not obtain medi-
cines elsewhere, the three other
drug stores having been burned
down. Majia's life was threat
sned on the 18th and 10Th, but
be escaped. The people prevented
Denavides carrying out the order
be had given to shoot Zena!los,
the telegraph clerk, and to pub
licly fog his wife. Learning that
the Chi!eans were approaching,
he quickly left the city on the
I'D, after delivering it into the
hands of the savage Governor
ryotillo, to whom he gave orders
to utterly destroy it, and to kill
the fewj inahbithnts whose cir
had prevented their
leaving.
On the oath the said Governor,
accompanied by a drunken, plum
iering mob, armed with all kinds
of weapons, marched through the
city, firing rifles and threatening
death to all. Fortunately they
halted in the Alameda TO fill them
selves with stolen liquor, and a
brave Italian named Antonio Gar
ibalii, took advantage of this cir
to ride to Chincha
Baja, one league distant, and ask
assistance from the Chilean sold.
icrs which had arrived Their
This assistance was at once give :
and thanks to these soldiers the
little that remains Of Chincha
Alta was not destroyed, and Bena-
viies and Zotillo were prevented
from carrying out their villainous
designs. Up to the present time
the number Of killed III that dis-
trict remains unknown. Peace,
however, reigns throughout the
Department of Yea, now that /.
is in the hands of the Chileans.
The inhabitants agree in saying
that if the troops leave they will
havo to emigrate.
A lumbernan broke his leg IN
the Wisconsin woods, and desired
10 go to his home at Sorel, Cana
da, where be could receive good
treatment. But Sorel was q
thousand miles away, and be had
only few dollars. In this dilemma
he resolved to travel chcaply as
freight. He made a box elk feet
long, two ieet wide and sixteen
inches high, marked it "This side