Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-28

In the midst Of her war with Spain,
Chill has had a peaceful election Of Pres'-
dent, and although a most formidable OPP
position had been raised against the en-
isting Government, it triumphed by a
two-thirds vote. President Perez, the
present ruler of Chill, has boon reelected
and consequently there will be no change
in the Ministry or in the policy OF the
country. The mode of conducting the
Presidential election in Chill is very SINH
lar TO that Of the United States. One
member Of Congress is allowed TO every
10000 inhabitants, and there are three
Presidential Electors for each Congress
man. The people vote directly for the
Electors, and the qualification of a voter
is that he shall be twenty-five years OF
age, have the ability TO read and write,
and possess an annual income Of $500.
The polling is done by ballot, the coun-
try being divided into small polling pre-
cincts. A residence Of FIVE years in Chilli
is necessary before the naturalization OF a
foreigner, There has been no progress
made lately in the war between Spain and
Chill, the Spanish feet not having reap
peared on the coast.
Among other items Of the latest news
budget from Chilli is a letter which pur-
ports to have been written by Senior B..
Vicuna McKenna, who was recently a
Gillian agent in the United States to a
friend, and which has been published in
the. Gillian journals. Mckenna COM
plains bitterly OF his treatment in the
United States, and among other things
tells Of the ludicrous position he was
placed in at the Travellers Club, in New
York. He says: when the Travellers
Club invited me to its rooms for the pur-
pose Of addressing the elite of New York
society upon the Republic Of Chilli, in or
der TO accede to the courteous request, l
had q collection Of all the official papers,
which l had selected from the office Of the
Secretary Of the Chamber of Deputies,
sent to the library of the Club. Well,
when I took my position in the hall, l no.
t,ced that my collection Of official docu-
ments and volumes had been piled upon
the table, I was well satisfied that l
should have them so conveniently at hand,
when 10 figure to yourself my surprise
and as,onishment at beholding Mr.. Dun
bar, the President Of the Club, rising and
speaking as follows Ladies and gentle
men, / have the pleasant and high honor
Of introducing to you the illustrious and
honorable B. v. McKenna, Ambassador
from Chill, Senator Of the Republic, and
one of the most distinguished and prolific
writers in South America, as is proved by
this pile of books which you have before
you, all Of which he has written and gen.
erously presented to this Club" Now,
imagine how l felt during this comedy.
1, the author Of the tax levy, the speeches
of the Senators and Deputies, and Of all
the Custom House appraisements But,
what could I do' How could I correct
such a blunder, without running into as
great a mis.akes So I resigned myself to
my fate, and passed for Ambassador, for
Senator, as well as for the most extraor-
binary writer that the world has ever
seen !" This letter, IL genuine, is ar evil
dence how embarrassing some Americans
are to foreigners who come among US.
By such an indiscriminate use Of high
sounding titles and attributes as over
whelmed this unfortunate Gillian, many
a foreign visitor to American shores has
before his day been most sadly troubled,
and, like HIM, has gone away with a very
bad opinion Of American politeness.