Alexandria Gazette

VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE. - The Mexican government has received information regarding the disastrous earthquake on the 3d instant at the town of Batrispe, in the district of Moctezuma, Sonora, by which 150 persons lost their lives. The earthquake occurred at 3:50 p. m. At the same time volcanic eruptions began in the neighboring mountains, lighting up the summits for a long distance. The same afternoon earthquake shocks were felt throughout the country. The prediction is made by local scientists that Mexico is about to undergo a general seismic convulsion, and recent records of earthquake shocks show that there is widespread volcanic activity from one end of Mexico to the other. Volcanic outbreaks are occurring near the Guatemalan border, as well as in the State of Sonora. Twenty-seven persons were killed at Oputu by falling buildings. Many persons were injured at Grenada and Gussbar, which towns were almost completely destroyed. Another violent earthquake is reported in the San Jose mountains, forty miles south of Fort Huachuca, in Sonora. General Forsyth has sent an exploration party to investigate. A party just returned from the Santa Catalina mountains report that the canons are full of water, which was brought to the surface by the earthquake. A good effect of the earthquake is the opening of two large gold veins, which were discovered in the Santa Catalina mountains at a point where the whole side of the mountain slid down.