The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-01-12

Startling Nows From Mexico.
sacrilsee.
Discovery Of Stolen Nllver in Mr. Forsytk's
Garden.
| We find the following in the CITY OF Mexi-
co correspondence Of the N. Y. Herald and
| Times, under date Of Dec. 10th. The narrA-
tives speak for themselves. The Times COR
respondent says:
! On the 18th inst. the police entered the
late residence Of the Hon. John Forsyth, Ex-
American Minister to Mexico, and there dis
covered large deposits Of silver bars buried
In the garden, and in . small establishment
commonly found in gardens belonging to
city residences. On the 18th and 18th the
police were busy 10 excavating and cleansing
these bars, and in bringing them to this city
from TacubAya. The discovery has created
the liveliest scandal all through this city--ths
more so az these bars are BY oil the world
| believed to be those which were made from
the silver ornaments sacked from the cathe-
drsl Of Morelia. Before Mr.. Forsyth's de-
parture from here he was accused BY the Gov
eminent with having had something to do
With the bars Of silver, and now, to have
found them after his departure, the charge
seems tolerably we'll substantiated. II will
be for MIR. Forsyth to excuse himself If he
can.
The only excuse which one can make, who
sees with humiliation the representative Of
the United States thus compromised, 10 that
the cathedral Of Morelia was sacked by a
force claiming relations with one of the po-
liticAl parties Of the country, and that Mr..
Forsyth had to do with these bars Of silver
to aid the cause Of that party. But there is
q great inconsistency in this defence, mas.
much as Mr.. Forsyth had recognized, as the
Government Of this country, party of black
guards, who denounced the party that sacked
the cathedral as lot of bandits, long before
Mr.. Forsyth took the silver under his roof
However, shall not make any plsadings in
this case. The affair has been cause for sim
core humiliation to foreigners Of respectable
ity in this city, and great feather in the
Gaps Of those who delight in denouncing the
detssted North Americans.
The Hcraid's correspondent writes:
The police still have possession Of the
premises. During the 18th and 18th they
were digging up the garden and opening
walls, in addition to the regular work 10
bringing up the precious metal from the dir
~ place where 1t was thrown. Yesterday,
being Sunday, work vas suspended; but
suppose it will be resumed this morning. On
Saturday, when work was over, ingots TO the
value OF City thousand dollars had been
brought to light.
have it from the best authority that the
government has been thoroughly Informed,
BY an acquaintance Of Mr.. Forsyth, Of the
whole story concerning the deposit OF silver
bars. That person who had MIR. Forsyth's
confidence has denounced him there can be
little doubt Of. The police examined the
premises IN the most rigid manner just after
Mr.. Forsyth left here two months ago.
Soon after the examination Of the police,
two persons one Of whom has frequently
been seen with MIR. Forsyth, and who was in
his house when the bars were brought there,
on the night previous to their burial), visited
the house, and under false pretcnse got per-
mission to examine the premises They spent
several hours in their examination, but failed
to find the object Of their affections. The
servants of the house did not know where
the treasure Was, for the precaution had been
t0AUu w UCu0 cCSClhl 0Ways 0uO tu0 OuG 1911
to guard the door--like other good watchmen
fell asleep, and saw or heard nothing of
the business. He has expressed his belief
that the bars OF silver had been carried to
the top OF the house and from thence let
down into the street and carried Of. Onthe
night the bars Of silver ware hidden-which
was the night after they had been brought to
the house Of Mr.. Forsyth-the number Of
persons who remained with Mr.. Forsyth is
known to have been very small, and all per-
sons regarded hy him ~ friends--at least
treated so in public and in his family circle.
The discovery now, after the lapse OF two
months, and afterth police, those who al
most knew the silver must have remained 10
the house, and the persons who nov occupy
the house, have searched In vain, looks very
strange. The government acknowledges a
foreigner did denounce Mr.. Forsyth, and that
he was not an American or Englishman
The person who went with tho police and
pointed with his fore6nger to the very spot
where the silver was. Is . German, BY the
name OF Arnold, poor man who has been a
servRnt here, but bears the name OF IN hon.
eat man, although stupid fellow. He never
was in Mr.. Forsyth's service, and was never
seen ia the house before be appeared there
with the police. Ii II, therefore, inferred
that he had been instructed BY some person
in the part he had to play in the denoue-
ment.
Latest Ssaiissscs ~ Mcshodtsm.
The Minutes of the Methodist Episcopal
Church just out, give:
Conferences, 40
Contributions to Conferences
Claimants, $49,2sl
Contributions 70 Missionary So
oie.ies, 2os,l45
Contributions to Tract Society, l5,l4S
DO to American Bible do 35,7O9
Do to Sunday School Union, lO,452
No. of Sunday Schools, u,4o0
No. teachers and officers 10 same 1896
No. scholars in same, 677,2l7
No. vols. in Libraries in Same, 2,l22,9
No. travelling preachers, $500
No. local preachers, 1850
No. churches, 1908
No. parsonages, 2,407
Probable value Of churches, $l7 ,560,494
Probable val. Of parsonages, 2,35O,9o2
Numbsfs 10 society, .956,655
lnersass the last year l36,036