The New York Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1872, Page 5

——. - SOUTH AMERICA. Balta, the Murdered President of Peru, and Tis Successor Pardo. Detatls of the Murder and the Exe- eution of the Culprit Gutierrez. Xhe Reign of One Hun- dred Days. —_+—_—_—_ ACCESSION OF PARDO TO POWER. Gis Contemplated Financial Schemes and His Work of Reform. ‘Prospect of a Happy and Successful Reign—The People in Raptures with the New Regime— Tnteresting Narrative of the Late Troubles of the Republic—A Gath- ering War Cloud in Bohvia, Liwa, August 27, 1872. ‘The example afforded by the career of Washing- ‘ton proves clearly that, no matter how bravely a man may struggle for his country, his antagonists are always ready for the attack. So has it hap- pened with Don José Balta, the constitutional President of Peru, cruelly and cowardly assassi- @ated on the 26th of this month by the very people ‘whom he had protected and cherished. The history ‘ef his life is short,and the moral is emphatic. Bern in Lima, in 1816, of most respectable parents, Balta earlyevinced a decided inclination for a military life, and was, consequently, entered as 8 eadct in the Government School for the army. Graduating from this institution with the highest . monors, young Balta was rewarded with the rank ef licutenant in the Regiment Sequiza. -BALTA’S MILITARY CAREER. Almost immediately afterwards took place the war initiated by General Salaverry against the Republic of Bolivia, then forming an integral por- tion of Peru. In this struggle, ending disastrously for the hopes of Peru, Balta distinguished himself; but in the battle of Socabaya was captured, and remained as a prisoner in Bolivia for two years, His promotions were conferred with liberality; but it cannot be denied but that he merited the dis- finctions. Of an essentially organizative mind, Balta was always remarkable for his abilities as a staff oMcer and for his efficiency in the school of the regiment. Participating in the numerous revo- lutions which agitated Pera from 1830 to 1855, Colonel Bulta achieved more or less renown. In 1864, when the honor of the country was com- Promised by the action of the govern- -ment in relation to the Spaniards, when the flag of Spain floated over the Chincha Islands, Balta was proclaimed chief of the revolutionary party in the North, and aided effectively in that movement which finally drove the Spanish fleet _from the western coast of South America. Re- garded with some jealousy by Prado, the then Dictator, Balta was exiled to Cinle, and, after a residence of a year in that Republic, returned to Peru. He was induced to support a revolt against Prado, and in January, 1868, gave the finishing blow to the Dictator government, CALLED TO THE PRESIDENCY. ‘Then the people called him to the Presidential chalr, The great public improvements now con- cinded or in progress attest the sincere desire he had of contributing towards the material progress ofthe republic. His faults were few in comparison with his virtues. The people, following him to nis grave, only remembered his good actions, and gen- erously passed over those which, not meeting with popular approval, were rather attributable to an tmexperience in executive knowledge than to a bad intention. The story of his death is well known. Stoutly refusing to abet the nefarious designs of M5 sraistor of Wat, Uoidral Cutlerrez, grhen the latter was determined on prociaiming himself supreme chief of the nation, the President was seized, imprisoned, and while helpless and ‘without friends cruelly shot by the very men whose fortunes he had made and whose positions he had wecured. The speedy vengeance which overtook the assassins was really providential. Captured by the people;the brothers Gutierrez were slain by them, their bodies dragged to the principal square, ung to'the tower of the great Cathedral, lowered and burned by the mob. Balta leaves a family— his youngest daughter, a very intercating lady, ‘was to have been married on the night of his appre- bension, BALTA’S OBSEQUIES. ‘The funeral was attended by the Vice Presidents ofthe Republic, the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, and the diplomatic corps resident in Lima. The Cathedral, draped in mourning, was the scene of the solemn ceremonies which the Church performed over his remains, and the people of Lima now regret a fricnd, while they hesitate to pass a verdict on the political conduct ofa ruler. The particular affection and interest always man- ested by President Balta for the United States, and tne avidity with which he endeavored to follow any prominent example of public improvement adaptable to Peru and offered by the United States, endeared him especially to Americans sojourning fa thiscountry, sess et - pe er " THE NEW PRESIDENT, MANUEL PARDO. Proclaimed President of Peru by the Nationa; Congress, in accordance with the vote of the peo. ple, Don Manuel Pardo was solemnly inaugurated on the 2d inst. The scene was interesting in the extreme. The old council room of the Inquisition, where many 4 dread verdict had been pronounced {nm former days, and now occupied by the represen- tatives of the nation, witnessed the new spectacle of a President of Peru constitutionally elected from ‘the civil walks of life. Lima was dressed in her holiday costume; the streets were gay with flags and pennants; triumphal arches spanned the line of march, the fatrest and best of the population graced the pageant, and the overjoyed people grew hoarse in cheering the victor in the mo- mentous contest through which the Republic had passed. One week from that fatal day ‘when Balta was crucily struek down by a cowardly assassin, and when the Dictator Gutierrez and his brothers expiated their heinous crimes, M. Pardo peacefully assumed the direction of the nation’s destinies. His inaugural address v .s repicte with ‘wisdom. His aspiration was to advance the inter- ~ests and glory of the Republic, Pardo was the re- cipient of A POPULAR OVATION mever before witnessed in Peru. With his prestige ‘and the favorable feeling existing among all classes towards him, he certainly enters upon his high duties with every prospect of honor and success. ‘The first President ever elected by the people in pg opted 1 Ege ig and military Lsiln alion Marks @ new era in Veru- vian histo bs ry. PARDO'S LIFE. “Pardo was born in Lima in 1834. Hts family, one of the most Mndg ts ended of the vag ge sent him at an early age to Europe and Chile for tie purpose of securing ater educational advantages than were at that time procurgple in Peru. He speedil; manifested a decided predilection for studies rela ing to political science and economy, and on his re- turn to Lima was appointed R an napartan’ post an the Bureau of Statistics, This peut on bent t60 arduous for his delicate health wes soot resigned, and Pardo engaged largely in agricultural wits in the valley of Zauja, situated in the interior of ‘the Republic. From thence he was called to the Management of the affairs of the company for Ly Under Prado he ime Minister of Finance, and with his great personal wealth and influence contributed most effectively to the triumph of Peru on the ‘Memorable 2d of May, 1866, Meeting, however, with strong opposition, in his advanced ideas re- specting ancial reform, for which indeed the Sah7, was but eae. prepared, M. Pardo to private life. But he was not permitted $0 enjoy tranquillity ior many months. yellow broke out with extraoi in and Callao early inthe year eo ES tional righta. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEED. soclety of the capttat, ena his efforts to- spuldon (or. uprightiess row ns ycmitted, and bis enthu- #lasm for the improvement and advancement of conpvor 1Ga8 the disastrous pertod of the Dietatorsh!p, the assiatance he conferred upon the banks of the capital and his humane efforts toward an alleviation of the condition of the afflicted. Moncy, of course, became an article of prime ne- bem bed the Dictator. The Treasu'y was empty, and banks absolutely re(used to advance @ penny to the dubious cause. Gutierrez, who allowed no obstacle to interfere with his plans, announced . hia intention of levying & forced loan on the banking and mercantile houses. At this juncture dr. Meiggs came to the rescue. The managers of the different banks were = with fear, and the necessities of the Nctator became mere pressing every moment. Jbprogcalng Gutierrez Mr. Meiggs very forcibly ex- d the deplorable ery rere of the step about to be taken, assuring the Dictator that the evil would fall eee on his own heat and that his government would expire from inanition. Mr. Meiggs suggested that by obtaining the acceptance ofthe financial agents of the country: > jus—to draits for a moderate amount, the different bankers might be induce to cash them, The re and em- were Mr. Me: to call the managers ther and endeavor to procure some assist- ance. Once understanding the views of Meiggs, the bankers were thoroughly convinced of the wis- dom of the proposed plan, and a sum of $180,000 was delivered to Gutierrez, The next day he fell, and his counsellor, Doctor Casos, fled with this a respectable amount, ‘The death of Colonel Balta is still the Fig of much lamentation. The principal assassin, Marce- iltea by the people ia Callao, his body brought, to people Ci 8 ly broug! Lima and bu with those of his brothers in the principal square. Frem what can be learned re- specting the sad event of Balta’s murder it ap- pears that the President was re} mf his bed, after having taken his breakfast, in his guarded On. rnp 8 jutierrez, with two soldiers and @ captain, entered the cell, and be- tween the officers and privates ten shots were fired at the unfortunate and unarmed victim, all of them taking effect. The body was then pierced with sabres and bayonets and, literally cov- ered with rae, ee thrown into the courtyard ofthe barracks, w! Gutierrez, with bis battalion, Marched off. Some good Samaritans tenderly of the rr, conveyed them family be! sent of ‘th ml li apy 6 murder, - ately rete fh ve the body embalmed. un eal Posed srt of y ove’ the dictatorship. The people of that bellicose sea- port were the first to rise in arms against the new order of things, and for twu days continual street fighting t between the citizens and the few occupying the citadel. On the way of news from Lima announcing the triumph of tl constitutional party these soldiers dispersed and order was speedily restored. During the strug- gle Commodore Stemble and Captain Kennedy, peer the United States steamer Pensacola and Her Britannic Majesty’s ship Reindeer, respec- tively, offered the protection of their vessels to their countrymen on shore, a privilege which was improved by quite anumber. Colonel Williamson, the American Consul at Callao, behayed in @ most praiseworthy manner; sheltering in his consulate a ‘party of terrified women and children, and to all Tequiring it giving assistance. When the people con; ited around the house of their candidate, Don Manuel Pardo, and were vociferating their welcome and will, a voice was heard, crying, “Take warning by those corpses now hanging at the Cathedral towers; the will of the peo is the will of the land.” Pardo, it must be coniessed, evinced no particular anxiety to visit the scene of that bloody execution, and juietly remarked that he would remember the example. A frightful writing on the wall, in- deed—two naked corpses dangling in the mild air of the tropics, jeered at and reviled by 20,000 People .and then reduced te cinders, and the game ashes scattered to the four winds of heaven by the infuriated mob. The world has never wit- nessed such a@ spectacle, Let tne readers of the HERALD call to memory the riots in New York in 1863; the violence of the insurgents; the scenes of atrocity and vandalism that were then scenon every hand, anc, more than all, the troops that were found necessary to subdue the hidcous rising of the masses. “Vox populi vox Dei,” never has been more em- hatically demonstrated than in Peru anne the last few weeks. There are some incidents in the struggle which merit attention and which will be with interest—the fate of the misguided men who thought that they could control a country already awakened to a perception of its constitu- How are the ‘hty fallen? Striking terror, for the first few hours, into the hearts of its Opponents, the self-made government imagined that by intimidation the people might be con- quered. THE FATE OF MARCELIANO GUTIERREZ, the third brother, and the even more unfortunate condition of Marcelino, the fourth of the series, has not yet been been made known, Marceliana, ‘eommanding one of the most ef- ficient. re; ts of infantry in the Peruvian service, carried his troops to Callao and endeavored to.induce the population of that city to join hig Canse, Indignant at the stain ed on the 274 hame of Feru, the people of Caller ine en masse unas "the _prevent and while Gutierrez took ~wewvooivnh Of the arsenal and directed the fire of the small cannon of that fort on the town the people, disorganized but enthusiastic, @ guerilla warfare against the citad commenced el, which re- sulted in its capture and in the death of Gutierrez | at the foot of his cannon. On learning of the ter- rible fate of the Dictator aud his brother in Lima the people of Callao DRAGGED THE DEAD BUDY OF MARCELIANO out of the ground, carried it to Lima and threw it on ‘the holocaust already erected by the infuriated populace. But now how forcibly appears. the benevolent character of the Peruvian people! Their ers satisfied, their ts redressed, they think of the helpless and the orphaned. A sub- scription is immediately initiated for those who may have suffered during the insurection. The most influential citizens of the capital are unweary- ing in their efforts to obtain relief for these inno- cent victims. The four children of Marceliano Gutierrez are cared for and protected, Lett utterly helpless and destitute by the death of their father, the eldest but five years of age, the charitable as- sociations and the benevolent hearts of the Rove of Lima hasten to their aid, The house of Marce- liano, together with that of his brother ‘thomas, the Dictator, were levelled to the ground by the enraged mob, but the children were carried in arms, stained with vlood, to a place of shelter. THE FOURTH BROTHER, MARCELINO, is considered as almost guiltless, When ihe news reached him of the feartul end of the Dictator, Syl- vestre, and Marceliano, he swooned away, and on recovering his senses discovered that his regiment had deserted him. Taking refuge in a triend’s house, he remained until an opportunity for i a (a itself, and then he fled to Callao only to captured by the police of {hat port. Pardo, the new sident, regretted this intident, but, obey- i the dictates of his conscience, ordered tie Colonel to be confined on board of a man-of-war, and to await the necessary judicial proceedings. Io all probability Marcelino will be allowed to escape, a8 @ suit tent example has already been given it 1¢ fate ¥ tena, er. né 9 the most deplorable theidents attendant on tis tragle dranie js the state into which the families of the authors have been plunged. The wife of the murdered President is enceinte, and is, at present writing, in imminent danger ofa serious misfortune. ‘he relict of Gutierrez is inthe same painful position. Will the sing of the fathers fall upon the heads of the children ? The child will rue which is unborn, One great end has been gained. Peru has asserted beyond a doubt her republicanism, and a President now directs the affairs of the nation who will surely achieve its permanent and positive prosper- ity. . PARDO AND HIS PLANS. After the great whirlwind that has passed over us the work of reconstruction goes bravely on. Parao has begun his administration in a most sen- sible manner. Far from giving thought to private animosities, as has hitherto been the unfortunate custom in Peru, he has retained those persons in oilice whose services he has deemed hecessaty and eMicacious. The men who aided the Dictator in his iniquitous schemes have, of course, been placed at the disposal of the Judiciary for trial and punish- ment. Congress Is in its’own sphere BUSILY ENGAGED IN THE LABORS which tend towards placing the Republic on a safer and surer basis than heretofore. evertheiess, all Congresses in Peru have proved to be more Utopian than practical, The intricate Parliamentary laws which govern the proceedings impede, in a great measure, the eflciency of the steps which may be proposed. Now, with a full Congress, the Ministers are actively preparing bills for the reform of certain laws and the repeal of others, Pardo, with exceeding good sense, has pro- nounced himself as a decided adherent of the system of public improvement inaugurated by THE UNFORTUNATE BALTA, Meiggs and the other contractors of the impor- tant rallways and other works now in progress, have received assurances that the new adiministra- tion will not hesitate in aT vance the grave interests of t peaged tm their enterprises, In this regard Mr, ‘ardo has proved his wisdom and patriotism. Tuo habits and customs %; patad Contrast Most 7 or, ably with ¢nosd OF his predecossgra. ‘Tue former rrosidénts of Poru never leit the government house, or palace, as it is called here, without a guard of cavalry. But Pardo very sensibly refuses all this pomp and circumstance of power. He issues quictly from his offices, with no other a tendant than an aid, uses his own carr! apd when necessary walks through the street as wtuid any ordinary gentleman, His conduct, likewise, in visiting the wounded from the condicts during the pl wt ot Wiki pd bya pa wants and provid- wr the necessities of the widows and children loft desolate by the all possible to ad- @ country compre- death of their prote: Sd Nap ae own Lage? Teana, Has contributea al ee arity. \- cipal corporations in Lime have Tendered ee The Diplomatic and Consular Corpa,’ the Ch ber of Commerce, headed by ite Freskteut. on Carina Delwain Moreno. one of the distinguished citizens of the capital; the oMcers of the army and navy, the employés of the different departments of government, the Supreme Court and the munici- authori' ve presented 8 and ave received ies trom. Pardo, in which he Promises to do all that he pay eeally. for their rosperity and advancement. oificera of the jerman man-of-war the Hertha, now in Callao, also had the pleasure of paying a visit to the Prest- dent, and he was eloquent in his protestations to preserve the friendly relations now in force be- tween Pera and all fereign na’ Mr. Pardo has given a proof of hia deference towards the representative of the United States in Peru. Mr. Thomas, the Minister, complained energetically of the umprovoked aseanit made by the troops of the Dicta' on the American Con- Bulate in Callao, which was fired into while the flag was Sylng over it, and Colenel Wsliamson, the Consul barely escaped death; and the equally un- provoked attack upon some oiticers of the Amert- can Navy who were about embarking in their boats at the Callao wharf, they being the object of @ continuous fre during their spprosch o the wharf from some soldiers stati in the arsenal under the command of Colonel Marceliano Gutier- rez. Pardo caused ample spotogies to be made and promised every restitution possible, remarking at the same time his government had already taken steps to punish the authors of this outrage. aera ition was perfectly satisiied with the ex- n. Pl PARDO'S PROGRESS. The vehicle of government is already well in forward motion. ‘The men who form the present Cabinet are rather new in the traces, but their zeal and energy are commendable, Probably the most aiMcult of the problems now to be solved is that of finance. ‘The house of Dreyfus & Co,, the financial agents of Peru, advanced to the government of Malta the very respectable sum of twenty-three millions of soles. According to the contract made ‘With these gentlemen they were given the sole privilege to sell guano in European markets, chargtng a good percent and assuming the obll- gation of iurnishing @ government with a Monthly sum of m hundred thousand soles, Now M. Pardo desires to hold the very them to letter of the law. He reasons tnat the large extra sum advanced to Balta’s administration must be regarded a8 a separate investment, or rather a series of separate and particular loans, which he 1s ready and willing to recognise, but that the honse is still under the bounden obligation to make its part of the contract, and to furnish the government with the stipulated monthly payment, At iret the house Bppenree to consider that the monthly subsidy should be discounted from the debt until such time as the entire 23,000,000 had been covered; but now, since the arrivat of the clef from Paris, 1t 18 more than probable that M. Pardo will carry nis point. Peru is naturally so wealthy, an h considerable quantities of her natura) riches still in store, that no legally constituted administration can want funds for great length of time. Agri- culture is undoubted! THE FUTURE OP PERU. Her vast and fertile valicys, running from the sea thro’ the stupendous chain of the Andes, ofier every inducement for labor and every opportunity for wealth. Now, through the of oi the un- Jortunate Balta, the railways are steadily pro; ing, which render communication easy and ortation cheap. Along.the coast the ample ities given to planters by the vessels of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company and the French line recently established have influenced much capital to a diversion towards this industry. But the great want of labor and scarcity of workmen in Peru are fatal stumbling blocks to that progress which the country certainly should make. TLis evil is beimg remedied. Already between sixty and eighty thousand of the almond-eyed Celestials rejoice or groan within her limits, The character of the immigrants, or cooiles; is atroci- ous, Shangbaed in the port of Macao, only the most desperate and worthless of the Chinese ele- ment is embarked for this et Now Mr. Pardo proposes to take a step, which, If successful, will produce immensely important results for the future of the Republic. it is his intention to send an especial Legation to Pekin, and to propose to Prince Kung the celebration of a treaty by which Peru will bind herself to punish all cruelties practised on the coolies by their masters in her territory; to only allow such vessels with Chinese to enter her ports, as are inconformity with the health and space accommodations they may ordain; and finally, that a provision must be made by the employer or contractor for the return of the coolie to his native land. In return for these guarantees the Legation will be instructed to solicit the opening of one or two of the Northern Chinese ports for the trafilc. In that section of the Empire @ most excellent clags of working men is found and which could readily be induced to seek their fortune in Peru under such udvantageous circumstances and the offer of good pay. The assistance of the United States may be asked toward obtaining this concession, although it is doubtful if the govern- ment at Washington would lend itself to any mat- ter connected with the coo'te trade. Congress hardly comes wp tothe standard that was expected. Generally the legislative bodies of Peru do an enormous quantity of talking, make set speeches and draw their liberal recompense with the most exemplary regularity, but seldom enact Jaws that prove oi Cap benefit to the people at large. The cacoethes loquendi is too strong, A very well conceived bill has been introduced, how- ever, relating to the duty of the government in re- gard to European immigration, The author of the resolution considers that the government should defray the expenses of the immigrant to a Peruvian Beist a pont "ia Neue ole pat ot IS , Supply him with agricultural implemen*; ana tell hin'to proceed. : some important steps have been taken in relation” to the sucession to the archiepiscopa! see of Lima. ‘This most distinguished position was made the ob- ject of an elaborate conspiracy during the adminis- tration of Balta, Dr. Valle, the Bishop of Huanuco, aspiring to the honor. But although the Pope has already issued the bull appointing . Valle, Con- gress stoutly holds to its prerogative, which is to send a list to the Holy Father for his choice, but if his choice is not to the taste of the Senate they re- fuse to allow the President to sanction the appoint- ment. Congress had nothing to do with tue nomi- nation of Mgr. Valle, and consequently that worthy pth will probably remain in charge of his indians and Cholos in the far interior. BOLIVIAN TROUBLES. A spark of war is visible on the Bolivian horizon. General Quintin quevede, @ sore-headed ex-candi- date for the Presidency, has disembarked at Anto- fogasto, some sixty miles from Cobija, the principal seaport, with eighty men, and was preparing to march on Cobija, when the Prefect of that place, with a force of 300 men, proceeded against him, and at last accounts was quite near the invader. By the next mail I will be able to give fuller details. In the interior President Morales’ mes- sage had given some dissatisfaction, and a con- apiracy had been discovered to depose him, but ‘was irustrated in time, ‘She raitway from Mejil- lones to Caracoles, the famous coast silver minin; district, was speedily to be built by Watson Melgge, 8 very respectable house of business in ‘alparaiso. ‘The curtain has fallen on the last scene of the hundred days’ tragedy, and the principal actors have retired from public view, never to appear ag: NOW HAS THE PLAY ENDED? Let history chronicle the dread tale, and let Peru, the hitherto paradise of revolutions, bear witness to the punishment inflicted by a people in defence of their rij It becomes essential, to complete the narration of the sad story of the July rising, to conye; fe same aveatt née & short ayhopsis of what Don Fernando has had to say on the subject. Casos furnished the brains and talent to the desperate enterprise, which Gutierrez £8 ht he could carry out by the brute force of yohets and gunpowder. Here are the principal features of his defence, published in the Lima newspapers, after he had succeeded in gaining a fe of safety, The exposition is looked upon in ima as a piece of post sarcastic rascality; some pi concelye that it was intended as a solemn joke. ‘ Casos says:—‘‘I wish to persnade my fellow citi- zens that lam an injured and outraged man. Why did Laccept the position of chief adviser to the late lamented Colonel Gutierrez, Dictator of Peru? Because I wished to save from the fury of the military power Don Manuel Pardo, now the Presi- dent of my country. But I have to prove thatI did not participate in the Lb my degree in the barbarous murder of Colonel José Balta, When the news arrived at the palace of the death of Colonel Silvestre Gutierrez, the brother of the Dictator, everything wasin confusion. The Dictator, terrified and ‘disconcerted, ordered the. few troops he had there at his command to form in column and escort lim to the fortress of Santa Catalina, whither he proceeded, revolver in hand, aud before leaving the palace I was standing near lim listening to the report of an alde-de-camp :—‘Colonel Balta has been kitted by orders of your brother, Colonel Marcell. ano.’ hen we aie lost and {am dishonored,’ cried the Dictator. Upon this I left the failing cause and took tenga in the Legation of Ecuador, where T found a comfortable asylum.” 1808 13 neW, it is generally supposed, wend- vay towards a foreign shore and he will probably enjoy foreigu hospitality for some time to come. Peru is not @ particularly warm country butits climate would be found uncomfortably torrid for Dr. Casos at the present moment. There ace a great many minor detalis in thig worthy gentleman’s letter which hardly merit a comment, He gives a long agconne of the manner in which he was approached by fhe ~ AGENTS OF THE DICTATOR |G to persuade him to join in the Deveinent, and he only consented, asI have %ig f his country. ‘Th S Stiore stated, to save le Monty he pocketed, and the fact thas BO Was Sea with Gutierrez on ‘the night fore the Ooreak, are dificult arguments to CBS = Dr. Oi ing his fore, But the truth is that Casos has been 80 fos*"inate in all of his undertakings, good or bad, the latter the more numerous, that he fondly be- Heves blind fortung smiles on him still. the Peruvian populace happen to meet him ils illu- sions will soon be dispelled. A National smile was noticed after the publica- thom of his letter; but a smile that voded little food to the audacious writer. Three are the heroes of the fatal days of July— Gutler: Balta and omrgt ® Meiggs. How different thelr parts! Gutierrez, the heavy villain; Bal the victim, and Melggs e good genius that did all that could ¥ done puards oar eho wae igs 4 roperty. Your correspondent " Was cai 3 te desolated oy 4 Salta to an asylum in the British Legation rris was struck by three rif le balls; and evea alter this from which, fortunately, no casual ogearred, the Mobis tleman proceed rough mot and tel to Geccour the wounded and Mr. has gained a new laurel to his crown. ‘Tue last revolt in Pero has taken pisce; even the oldest inhabitants, well versed in this suipnurous species of entertainment agree with your corre- spondent in his prediction. Peace, prosperity and tranquility reign sopra credit abroad and conal- dence at home are all that Perurequires to progress steadily in her brilliant pathway to wealth and greater importance, Patdo is now her guiding Star and her future is now more promising than Many and important are the diMculties which the new regimé: has to encounter at its first outset. First comes the budget, that bu; r of all new and old governments; that gauntlet thrown in the face of the opposition, and that first ste) towards victory or defeat, Fimancial reform 4s the primo ‘desire of the new President. How to effeet this reform becomes the qu2stion of tianscendental interest. it would appear from what your correspondent has been able to ascer- tain that Pardo, acting upon the suggestions of financiers ag able as himself, nas decided te devote Much more attention to the Custom House system than has hitherto been accorded to that important branch of national revenue by his predecessors. ‘The first of the grand retorms to which the Bre: sent government must give pre-eminent attention is the abuse of the military power, For many ears it this organ has been of mighty influence; he administration of public affairs always in the hands of a military officer; his patronage ani orders of the most supreme importance; the desti- nies of the country were more or less in his hands, Now the condition of affairs ts fortunately changed, The rule of General Boum has passed, and the de- sires and wishes of the people, for the first time in Pate are paramount. With regard to other matters, few events of in- terest have occurred. The Pope’s delegate in Lima is in bad odor, because the government of Colonel Balta accorded to him a salary of 600 soles per month, and the delegate, not being particularly wealthy, very reasonably accepted this most timely tribute. Congress attacks him, but as yet Monsignor has the salary. Mr. Meigs has received all that he desired from the government of Mr. Pardo, as far as his public enterprises are respected, The great railways, to essential for the future importance and prosperity of the country, are rapidly progressing, aad Pardo is too wise a ruler to fight against that tide of public opinion that sets in favor of advancement and material improvement, To judge from the insignificant advance which has been made ty, the revolutionary leader in Bo- livia, General Gu intin Quevedo, it would seem that his movement is not rich in promises of success, On the 6th of hie Quevedo disembarked at An- tong & small Bolivian port to the southward of Cobija, with about elgnty men, but with abund- ant supplies of arms, ‘is frst step was to clearly disclose his object—the overthrow of the constitu- ional government of Colone! Morales—and in high sounding proclamations to the troops and people, he asseverated his intimate relations with a well- organized conspiracy in the interior, which would — speedily ‘unite forcea with him. ‘This was all very well. His next move was to call upon the inhabitants of the little port to rally around bis flag and to aid him im the holy cause. Much to the General’s dissatisfaction, however, the heroic and patriotic people of Antofe ita ap- peared more willing to sell him provisions and Stores than to risk their lives in the hazardous at- tempts he rol sed. The fact is that since the dis- covery of the jamed stiver mines of Caracoles the commerce of Antofogasta has increased a thousand fold. It is the entrepot for the mining district and fortunes have been made and property has risen to a surprising extent within the last eighteen months, Hence it was that Quevedo' ht preeiang marie met with but sl encouragement. uddenly the news arrived that the Prefect of Cobija, with a battalion of 300 men, had heard of the presence of the invader and was marching to the attack. This intelligence w 8 not consoling, but Quevedo appeared confident that the enemies’ soldiery would desert to his ranks on the first volley. So matters steod for avout a week. No Prefect appeared and the situation was becom- ing Lol ened So one fine morning Quevedo em- barked Ins men and left for parts unknown. This exodus took place about the i4th of this month. Since that time the whereabouts of the revolutionary chieftain nave not been ascertained. During his stay in Antofogasta the General issued some bombastic pr mes for his future government should he succeed in his en- terprise. ‘ere it possible to carry one-fifteenth o! the reforms he proposed into effect Bolivia would, ipso facto, take the foremost rank among the civilized natlons of the globe. Quevedo is a man of no ordinary ability. Both as a statesman and a soldier he proved his worth under the aipigateio administration. Morales, the President of the Republic, who but afew months since began his constitutional term so brilliantly, has recently lost sqroune by his rather ultra measures in rega wo persons suspected of sedition, But Morales counts upon the support of the greut Indian caciques of the interior, who are ready to supply him with all the men he may require. Not knowing what movements are intended by Que- vedo, and in complete darkness as to his present locality, it is dificult to form a conjecture as to the robable result of the movement On foot. If, as it asserted, Morales has thoroughly by a all the conspiracies which were on foot in La Paz and Cochabamba, Quevedo will have a very difficult road before him. Nevertheless, the very rumor of a revolt is damaging to the interests of Bolivia, the country jose having emerged from the depress- ing period of Melgare;o’s administration, pio x: Babs) IN BOLIVIA. The Meclgarcjo Party Risen in Revolt= ofa Military Expedition in Lima, Peru, August 21, 1872, The following translation of an article from one of the principal newspapers of La Paz will give some idea of the confused condition of things in Bolivia:— A serious and deplorable event, which took place in Bye @ few days since, proves Clearly that the old Melgarejo party is not, by any means, dead. ‘This faction, which since its overthrow has been obliged to hide its head from shame and remorse, reviled and despised by the people, now gives evi- dence of its further desire for bloodshed and tumult, Den intin Quevedo, one of Malgarejo’s gen- erals, exiled from Bolivia for his revo! lutionary in- trignes, found refuge and shelter in Valparaiso. He has been able to obtain—eluding the vigilance ofthe Chilean authorities—avout two hundred men well armed and a large quantity of munitions of war, sending them to Cobija with the object of seizing that port and placing himself in communi- cation with the conspirators in the interior. Que- vedo was assisted in his preparations by many of the partisans of Melgarejo, who also had taken refuge in Chile, As soon as the Bolivian Minister in Santiago heard of the steps being taken by Quevedo he pro- ceeded to Valparaiso and used every possible means to frustrate the plan, but tono avail. The expedition had sailed several days before his arrival at Valpar: ) and Quevedo was on board of @ merchant vessel anchored in the 3 The Intendente was called upon to arrest him, but ow- ing to absence of conclusive proof could not do so. The last news is that Quevedo nad disembarked at Antofogasta, a Bolivian port, and was endeavorin, to recruit, with limited success, The Prefect o Cobija was marching on him with a superior forced, In the interior there is some dissatisfaction with President Morales, but the prestige of Quevedo is Rot very g op aH YORKVILLE POLICE COURT. Before Justice Coulter. Last Saturday night in the uptown precincts was comparatively a quiet one, if the returns to the Yorkville Police Court yesterday morning may be taken as an indication. A smaller number than usual of persons were arraigned for being drunk and disorderly, after which the case of Patrick Sheridan and Richard Macon was called, These two worthy youths were cited to answer a charge of larceny and assault and battery of a grievous na- ture, They went to Mrs. Sarah Frost's boarding house, No, 607 West Fifty-first. street, on Satur- day evening, and called for a certain trunk belonging to @ young woman who had gone to board at another house. Mrs. Tost showed them the trunk, but they refused to take it, and instead attempted to take one be- Jonging to Timothy O’Brien, another boarder. Mrs, Frost tried to prevent the removal of this trunk and was beaten in a fearful manner with a stair rung by Sheridan. They then ran off, but were arrested by Officer Coleman, of the Twenty-second pee ‘who recovered the trunk. They were eld on both charges for trial A POLICEMAN STABBED AT A PICNIC. OMcer Samuel J, Campbell, of the Nineteenth Prine. while posing a disturbance at a picnic in ‘unk’s Park last Satur: calf of the leg by a young man named Thomas Van- dervoort, whom he arrested. The officer very fair) admitted, however, in his statement to the Court, that he thought the prisoner did not intend thé wound for him. Vandervoort, he said, was lying on the ground and was being beaten and kicked by @ number of rufians who had forced thelr way into the picnic grounds and immediately began to raiso 8 turbance. The rial at the Spe f PEO) to Special SSsions, fonbtful ifanvehin® 71 he done to him, ag e borne a good reputation, COURT CALENOARS—THIS OAY. Sueeeuy Count—CHamBERs.—Third Monday cal- endar. Marine Covurt—TriaL Term—Part 1--Held bj Judge Shea.—Nos. 6, 16, 111, 124, 158, 160, 234, 24: a4, 248, 250, 254, 256, Part 2—Held by Jui foachimsen.—Nos. 110, 241, 243, #45, 247, 249, 251, 255, 250, 261, 263, 265, 267, 269, Part 3—Held by Judge Spaulding. —Nos 1 baie” CORONER'S WOKE IN NEWARK. Yesterday s{téfioon an unknown man entered tne saloon 119 Springfield avenue, staggering as if intoxicated, He passed to a back room and shortly afterwards was found dead. He was re- moved to the Morgue for identification. He was about six feet high, had red hair whiskers and mustache. body was in Bound ~~ h held _ bj N Span 0G abll wu te oa jay night, was stabbed in the | GREAT REPUBLICAN MUDDLE. The Desperate Fight in the State of South Carolina. THE “REGULARS” IN COUNCIL. Fearful Scenes in the Senate Chamber and Disgusting Exhibitions of Whole- sale Corruption. WHY MOSES WAS NOMINATED. cnicbaraeneineemecettern The Bolters Promised Support from Washington. THE RIVAL STATE TICKETS. Antecedents of the Gubernatorial Nominees. CeLumaBia, 8. C., Sept, 8, 1872. The two republican conventions adjourned a couple of weeks since, having completed their nominations for State officials, Presi. dential electors, and having organized a campaign system for each county. The readers of the HeraLp have been regularly informed by telegraph as to the character of the pro- ceedings in both bodies, but it 1s safe to say and proper and legitimate to report that @ more in- famously and shamelessly corrupt and venal assemblage than that which then met in the Senate Chamber of the State House never met before to fight, tug and howl over a State—which is defunct by reason of their plunder—like wolves over & dead carcass. It was a sight to see the African mass of delegates sitting in the finest cush- toned chairs, with their feet on elaborately finished mahogany desks, smoking, chewing and expectorat- ing on beautiful Brussels carpets, and the body pre- sided over by a negro in intensity blacker than the Proverbial ace of spades. Never were such scenes enacted before. There was ‘no faise exhibition” of either common decency or half-way honesty, nor was there any attempt to disguise the bribery and corruption which were at work in the body. It was a8 open and as boldly and publicly paraded in the bright light of day as if honesty and respectability were criminal offences, and SNEAKING, THIEVING, WHOLESALE PUBLIC PLUNDER, indecency and immorality were legalized and statutory virtues in South Carolina, Sitting at the reporters’ table and looking as calmly as it was possible under the circumstances at the body, one became confused and began to doubt his very senses. Every few moments the stranger in the State House of the metropolis of South Varolina became lost in the contemplation of the wild and riotous scenes he witnessed, the charges and coun- ter-charges of fraud and corruption he heard, and the ever and rapidly changing African drama enacted before his eyes, and occasionally he would fancy himself dreaming, until suddenly the close proximity of pistols, knives, chairs and inkstands, flourished about his head, would convince him that it was a stern, though lamentable reality. Nor was the State House the only place where astounding evidences of this fearful demor- alization were to be scen and heard. Each of the candidates had chartered headquarters where the African delegates were fed on the choicest luxurics, drank the finest wines and liquors, smoked the best cl and even ssi WANTON WOMEN were not wanting, when they wished to hold high carnival in the hours of darkness and night. Mid- die-men were strategically posted at all the hotels, rum shops, and even the bawdy houses of the city, actively prosecuting the game of briberyand cor- raption—some buying single voters and others sell- ing whole county delegations. General Gurney, of Charleston, approached a negro delegate and asked him in @ jocular way if he would vote for him as a candidate for Congress. The delegate scratched bis head and said, after waiting a while :— “But, General, you ain’t made no proposition,” meaning the General had not offered the accus- tomed pecuniary consideration with which all other candidates had approached him. I could give you a hundred instances of this purchase and sale of the delegates. Hundreds of thousands are sald to have been used in securing the nomination of the Moses ticket; and when this is the case, what can be expected but @ continuation of the wholesale public plunder that has been practised during the past administration, though where it is to come from next if not out of Northern bondholders is a mystery, for the people here will pay no more ex- cessive taxation. When the opposing forces for barter and sale first met Attorney Gencral Cham- berlayne was the candidate of Governor Scott, ‘Treasurer Parker, Comptroller Neagle, H. H. Kimp- ton, of New York, and A NEW YORK COMBINATION OF BONDHOLDERS, and it was thought that their money, which was freely used, would be successful im buying the ma- jority of the Convention ; but in this they were mis- taken. It was openly bruited by the delegates that Scott, Parker, Neagle, Chamberlayne and the whole financial Ring had grown immensely wealthy out of the funds of the State, and what was more these wortbies were wise cnough to keep their fortunes, On the other band, they knew that Franklin J, Moses squandered and divided among them all he made. “Moses controlled the hen ot He State, as Speaker of the House, and no bill could ut through without first having satisfied him and fis Ring in the General Assombly. Then it is said that the $2,000,000 of the Blue Ridge Kail- road scrip upon the issue or of which there is now an injunction, ig to be declared constitutional by Chief Justice Moses. Frank's father, in favor of John J. Patterson, of Pennsy!- vania, President of the road, for which considera- tion Patterson advanced the necessary funds to buy @ sufficiency of delegates to nominate Moses, junior. This, in brief, is successful programme as currently reported on the streets by republi- cans, and when nomination was effected then followed the BOLT OF THE HONEST MRN. Judge James L, Orr is the head and leader of the bolting movement, the success or defeat of which will have to be determined by the people in Oc- tober next. The ticket the bolters have nominated is unexceptionably republican, and as equally un- exceptionable in character, though the opposition malign and impeach them without reference to facts or figures, That they are greatly alarmed by this movement is apparent from the serics of vituperative attacks made upon the ticket by Judge T. J. Mackey, Congressman Elliott and others in the regular convention. What alarms them more than anything else is the current report that the bolters have the sympathy and supporS of the administration at Washington, which they believe will materially injure their chances in the election in October if the negroes become generally in- formed that such ts the fact. report will have another serious influence to the same etfect with the white people, who can cast 60,000 votes on one side or the other, and in the present condition of affairs this balance of power would decide the con- test. To show how eror scared the regulars are by the reported support o1 THE ADMINISTRATION IN FAVOR OF THE BOLTERS’ ticket, I will relate a conversation on the subject tween @ disinterested party and @ nominee on re eo g ublicar fl eee eanigteytlngd priate “Weil,” said the for ‘Grant has pledged his support to the bolters.”” “Don’t you believe any such foolishness as that,’ replied the railroad nominee; “he is not such a 008e." Secput I know it to be @ fact, aud T have had ocular demonstration of the dil said the other, = = “Grant knows better than to do any such thing.” bist fl se — one ag’ i man authorized to speal al Grant, date Toug Branch, stating taae thé bolleta’ inovementy under the i Governor Orr, Senator Saw: yer, tad a the Uni edt States Gg in Be boast as Grant's stronges' an his most 1 Ba +7 that is not proof I su] would like to know w 77 the nominee. “if that is a ha better look out. We havejust hi nominated our electoral ticket, and if Grant gives that d—d bolting concern his suppert we will know rei AST THE ELECTORAL VoTR of the State in November next, Two can play at such games as that.” dialogue which took place ‘This is an Lheeng h Tho Mi hee action are now #0 y numbers and moral ald Wi that resort to with the view of 5 | drawal of tne proposed support. The bolters, how- ever, have anticipated any such trick as might be pres on the Presidential question, and they too ave nominated an electoral ticket of stanch re- ubli¢a: pledged to the support hiladetphia nominees. The coutest then be- comes narrowed down to the question of the election of either of the two Grant republican electoral tickets; for the Moses faction, ever desperate they may be, would never dare to cast the vote of the State for Greeley, even if they were Suecessful in the Presidential or State election, In any event of the State election the electoral ticket that may be successful in this State must neces- sarily be for Grant. Here, then, it becomes proper to review the respective clauses of the two op ing republican tickets, and with all the infor at hand | shall endeavor to give a fair and impar- tial statement. It is conceded on ail sides that the BP, country—that is, the counties of Greenville, Pickens, Anderson, Laurens, Union, Fairfield, Spartenburg, York and Chester—will’be almost gs for the honest republican ticket nominated. y, the bolters, as in that section the people, in- cluding the negroes, are thoroughly in favor of some reformatory measures, Besides this, Juage ee, aue is the head and leader of the reformers, resides in that section where wis influence both sioong the whites and negroes is sald to be great. STRONGHOLD OF THE REFORMERS in the low country will be in the counties of Charleston and Beaufort, where, with ©. C. Bowen in the former and General Whipper in the latter, itis more than probable these two cham- pions will car the entire negro vote of their respective counties for the bolters’ ticket. Whitte- more is also another champion on the side of the reformers, who exercises @ decided influence among the colored voters in the lower part of the State, and with politicians and manipulators of such undoubted repute the chances in favor of he bolters are encouraging and very strong. With such elements as these, and if the democrats cast the 60,000 votes for the bolters’ ticket, then their success is agaured beyond the question of adoubt. Many politicians now claim that the bolters will divide he colored vote equally with the regular ticket ; but even if they do not, and if they ae care Charleston and Beaufort counties, where the negroes poll over aixteen thousand votes, these added to the democratic 60,000 would make about exactly half of the whole vote of the State, esti- mated at 140,000, or a little upwards, That the DEMOCKATS WILL SUPPORT THE BOLTERS’ ticket is apparent from the following non-com- mittal resolutions adopted by the Democratic State Executive ticket at a meeting held yesterday :— Resolved, it in the present state of Carolina we deem it unwise to nominate a demo: State ticket, and decline, therefore, to call a convention of the pee} Ne for that PREF BOR. Resolved, That we deem it of the first importance that the democratic party be organized in the several coun- ties for the purpose of obtaining, PY, such means as may =" the largest measure of local and legislative The following are the RIVAL TICKETS, Boltere, Garten et sses ossB Monee Je... Be Teatitean. L’t-Governor Gi R. H. Gleaves, ¢...J. N. Hi a FL, Cardozo, Gagye as 1 ee For the information of the readers of the Heratp I give below a brief sketch of the candidates for the Governorship on both sides. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, JR., born in Sumter county, in the Fete 1840, is the only son of Chief Justice Moses, of the Supreme Court of the State, and, as his name_ indicates, is an Israelite, His education was well nigh completed at the State University, but bi isdey d to his extrava- gant habits and tastes his father had to take him away from that institution and place him in char ofa private tutor. Just at this time he wedded the daughter of J. 8. G. Richardson, Esq. of Sumter, and shortly afterwards, the war breaking out, Moses, Jr., refusing to espouse the rebel cause, was about to be conscripted when his futher, who Was at that time State Senator, obtained a BOMB-PROOF POSITION for him as aid-de-camp on the staif of Governor Pickens. He soon alter became the Governor's Private secretary, and now he rivalled every chiv- alric youth in the State as @ rampant secessionist and thorough fire-eater. It was at this period Fort. Sumter was attacked by Beauregard from the islands gorronnding the water-bound fortress, and when the ilant Anderson surrendered and lowered the flag of the Union Franklin J. Moses, Jr., was the very man who hoisted and FLUNG TO THE BREEZE THE REBEL ENSIGN. After Pickens’ term expired Moses, Jr., became First Lieutenant in the First South Carolina regniar infantry. Not having taste for the fleld, he soon managed throngh his pére’s influence to be detailed as @n enrolling or conscripting officer, and in this capacity he sent to the front every male he could, and proved himself @ most inveterate conscriptionist, At the close of the war he turned his attention to Journal- ism, and fora while edited a weekly democratic newspaper, in which he .advised the people. to accept the reconstraction acts of Congress. This brought him to the notice’ ot the co!ored people, and he was elected to the constitutional conven- tion in 1869, He took an active part in the conven- tion, and was elected Adjutant and Inspector General. He was subsequently returned to the Legislature in 1868, and was then chosen Speaker of the House, which position he has since retained. He ts charged by the bolters with having issued fraudulent pay certificates to the amount of as ie serio OF poLn Aus, : an je has orga a “rl in the Legisia- ture ma cbnttors ‘all e dagisuntion of the State, and uniess this “ring” was Sie ies upitwas tm- possible to get a single bill of any ti rtance through the General Assembly. This is the candi- date of the regular Republican Convention, REUBEN TOMLINSON, THE BOLTER’S NOMINEE for Governor, 18 @ native of Pennsylvania. Early in the war, and immediately after the United States. forces took possession of Port Royal, Hilton Head, and adjacent islands, Mr. Tomlinson made his ap- there in the capacity of a teacher, and ‘om that time till 1868, in which year he was elected State Auditor, he had charge of school matters so far as pertained to the freedmen, having been ap- Pointed the superintendent by General 0. 0. joward, Mr. Tomlinson was also elected to the lower branch of the Legislature in 1868, and served there- in one term. He organized the system of taxation in the State, so far as it differs from that in other States. There never has been any charge of dis- honesty brought against him, although complaints have been made since he resigned the ofiice of au- ditor in 1870 to accept the treasurership of one of the largest of the phosphate companies, that the ofice records were kept in aloose manner. It is also charged that he, by purposely bei: absent from his seat, influenced the of the phos- Beate bill, and that he was connected, while State uditor, with the Greenviile and Columbia Rallroad transaction, in which the State transferred its stock, to the injury of the interests of the State, to aring of twelve persons, Mr. Tomlinson, being at the same time one of the twelve. He isa man of finished education, and in yg other particular of good repute, and moderate in political prefer- ences, BROOKLYN AFFAIRS, pak Dla be "CRANES The Excise Law. Not the slightest attention is paid by the Brooke lyn liquor and lager beer saloon keepers to the mandates of the Police Board prohibiting the sale of their wares on the Sabbath. The side doors Were open all over the city yesterday, as of old, and drinking was very general, several cases of intoxi- cation being observable on the streets. The police say they have no power to go into a liquor store to close It up, 80 they simply turn their headsaside when confronted by an open doorway and meve of on their beat. Attempted Saicide. Jonathan Hayes, fifty-two years of age, endeavor. ed to “shumMe off this mortal coii’? by cutting his throat with a razor, at his place of residence; No. 2 Hudson piste yesterday morning. He was dis- covered lying bleeding on the floor of his bedroom, and surgical ald was promptly summoned. ‘The wound was dressed and hopes are entertained of pony Ags Mr. Hayes, who is @ sea captain by occu- pation, has been out of employment for the past eight months, and has been indulging too freely in the use of ardent spirits. The attempt thus made by him upon his own life is attributable to his rash jaduigence in rum, Evening Schools. The evening schools of Brooklyn wiil open for the Fall and Winter course on Monday, September 30, when an opportunity will be afforded young peo- ple of both sexes to avail themselves of the means generously provided for the instruction of those whose business vocations prevent their attendance atschool during the day. Public school will be held at the following places:—No. 1, corner of Adams and Concord streets; No. 2, Warren street, hear Smith :Xo. 3) North Pi(th, corner of Fifth street. E. D; No, 4, Remden street, néar Ewen, E. D; No. 6, Wolworth street, near Myrt! 3, No. 6, Java street, near Union avenue, 5 No.4 ante atreet, near Licks. Colored sol a street, near Raymond; Ne. Toy ie; Bear Bergen street, in the Crow fill district, The names of puptis will be registered at the schools pamed from the 23d to jhe 27th inst. inclusive, _g~. A Series of Assaults. Henry Haskell, a sailor, while under the infu. ence of Bedford Bourbon, assaulted Miss Nellie Brush with @ smoothing iron on Saturday evening at her residence, 231 Monroe street, The injuries inflicted by the malicious mariner arc not of a fatat character, He will be afforded Ce opportunity for the stady of navigation in the County Peniten- wu for the next few months. AtToert Haganowik and James Ford, two boys, ely fourteen yi fought in @ vacant lot on Myrtle avenue on Saturday evening. During the encounter Ford stabbed rt in the Sith @ pocket knife, inficting a painful wound, young ru™an made his escape. Michael Kelley and Patrick led while dri whiskey ther at 740 Myrtle ave- in'hiedrunked tfenay, thrust hg bind oka , Into the nt olde of Patrick. Dolics thrust ‘Michael the Fourth precinct station honam ‘The wound is not consklered