Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-10-18 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ATTACK ON MINISTERS AT BUENOS AYRES. . _ _  The following is take; from the Anglo-Brazilian 7inges : " At Buenos Ayres a murderous riot occurred about midnight of the 26t11 of August, a premeditated attempt to murder at least General Roca, Minister of War, and rival candidate to Dr. Tejedor, the Governor of Buenos Ayres, for the presidency to the Republic, having been made. For some hours previous to the closing of the Congressional Session of the day groups of cloaked men hung round the doors of the strangers' gallery, and soon after the House adjourned at 11.15 p.m., and the gallery was cleared, a commotion was manifested in the crowd outside, end groans and jeers against the Government and cheers for Tejedor were responded to by the partisans of tbe Government. Revolver shots also began to add to the tumult. The Minister of War and Dr. Quintana got away without being recognised by enemies, but two. other Ministers were attacked in Oleir carriages, evidently under the impression that one was General Roca, and attempts were made to cut the traces, with the result, however, of merely inflicting grave wounds on one of the horses, and a man clambered up the box seat to kill the coachman. The frightened horses bolted, knocked down the coachman's assailant, and cleared a page through the croWd, berrying the inmates into safety, but many bullets struck the panels of the carriage, and others jawed through thedress of the driter. Foiled on that iside;-the rioters turned their attention to the rest of the Government pasty, and commenced firing at the Congress men as they left the Home, wounding three peemnie—one gravely. Having failed in their design in prvarderVoe rival Presidential candidate, the gang dispereed just beforebroops and police came up. Each party throe/won the other all the blame of this example of Argentine elecairal amenities, and Tejedor'e chief of police repotte that the ccounter were greatly sxeggerated."  The Slak.:Capt.. B w, anchored at Spithead, and exchanged salutes With the flagship on the-completion of a somewhat exciting commission. The frigate 4seie.nornerjesioned by Etaptain Bedford, at Portsmouth, on the POOP of 4uguet, 1876, and sailed certkar-10th of Deetartiber for thrPacific, where she beestarthe flagship ..4v Re4,Admiral de Horsey, in comiiiand.of the station.. Her cruise in the Pacific wee mainly noticeable ,for. the three hours' action, in which. assisted by the Amethyst, she was engaged with the Peruvian rebel ram Hammer. Although the Shalt emigmeTiiheing h,t On-tike occasion, and the battle ended gritk-the Right of the ram and ite ultimate escape under-cover of the mght, it wee felt that the naval povierof England in the Pacific should not be reprmented wholly by unernroimed ships, and Sir John Hay having...called attention to the subject in Parliament, the Admiralty determined to eupersede the Shah by the Triumph. The latter vessel was accordingly ' commiesioned. by Capt. Bradshaw on the let of May I last year, end having relieved the awl be wan directed to bring the latter ship home. Happening to call at St. Helena, Capt. Bradshaw heard of. the disaster which had befallen the British arms at Tsandula, and without waiting for orders he promptly swept the island of all the available men he could find, and proceeded at once for Natal with assistance for Lord Chelmsford. The Shah landed on the 7th of March sixteen officers end 378 bluejaelpsta to reinforce the Naval Brigade. On the practical conclusion of the war the sailors rejoined their ships, and the Shah was enabled to continue her homeward voyage. Site left Simon's Bay on the 12th of August, and Ascension or the 2nl of September, reeking the voyage under v ilia most part. It in intended to pay °Sloth ' `I and the Active on the 28th Met.  Shah ,