The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-17
FROM NEW lURh.
NV YoRk. Nov.

NEw YoRk, Nov. le.
General Badeau, OF General Grants staff,
stated to-day, in answer to question vhsth-
er General Grant intended to be present at
the Evarts dinner, that il would depend on
whether Secretaries Randall, McCuilosh ard
Welles were among the guests, as the Prss
dent elect did not wish TO meet either Of the
gentlemen.
The Herald says: The Minister OF the
United States to Paraguay hes been get,ing 1
himself into serious tronbls with Marshal
Lopez. The latter accused Minister Wash
burne OF having entered into the conspiracy
70 AssassinAts The President, and it Was al
legged that he had received $4,000 - . re-
ward for his action. The chief sccuser il
Senor Jose Burgess, Minister OF Foreign At
fairs. who turned states evidence against the
conspirators. He charged Mr.. Porter Bliss,
q member Of the Legation, with having also
signed q compact with the corspilators. al
though Mr. Bliss denies ell these charges IN
letters to friends, the Paraguayan Governs
ment has published letter purporting 10 be-
signed BY Bliss, admitting all the charges
against him. This letter is generally bs-
l,eved to have been gotten from the writer by
means Of torture, while in prison. Tho
Whole foreign population OF the Rio de Ia
Plata are indignant At the outrsges commit
ted BY Lopez In this affair, but regret that
.he Minister OF the srea, Republic should
ever have noticed such charges. The COM
maIdsr OF the American squadron, Rear
Admirai Davis, has taken prompt measures
to vindicate the honor of our flag.
The Post contsins an editorial in reference
TO the recent arrest and Imprisonment By Lo-
per Of two members of the American Ieea.
tion to Paraguay, in which it denousces the
conduct Of Mr.. hasbburns, the American
Minister TO Paraguay, in unmsasured terms,
stating that in letter addressed BY the Eng
lieh Minister at Rio Janeiro, he says that
Nessrs. Bliss and Washburne, the two per-
sons referred to, were forced from his side,
- he and they were passing from the Lees.
tion to the water side, where they were 10
embark in U. s. vessel, and not only did
he suffer this atrocious violation Of American
and his own officers, but went quietly aboard
the vessel wailink and sailed away, leaving
the N TO their fate, without stopping even to
remonstrate. The article goes on to say thu.
no such shameful outrage has ever been suf
iered oy American citizens, and no euch per.
son ever before represented our Government
abroad, and saysthe country has . right to
cemand, that. without the loss Of day, and
by the speediest CONVEYANCE, man with the
spirit to maintain our Gag ehall be sent ON to
take the place Of Washburne, backed by 4
fleet which will enable him to wiring from Lo>
PEI the most ample repsration and apolorv,
and the immediate restoration Of all persons
whom he forced from the Legation, and cal d
upon the President and Mr.. Seward to act
promptly and energetically in the matter.
Mayor Hoffman has sent his letter Of resie-
nation to the Common Council, TO take eject
Nov. 80.
Il 10 reported that four slight shocks Of
earthquake were felt ct Elizabeth, N. j., lsst
night.
The Rosenberg naturalization case cane
before the Court to-day. and waa postponed
ill ~ 2lsh.
Tho Sub Committee Of the Joint Consrea-
sioDsl Com mittee Tetumed It's session TO-DAY.
Testimony was given showing that frauds are
now being perpetrsted under the present
revenue laws, and that distillers are a sue
cessful Is under the old law in evadins tho
payment OF taxes.
There were rumors Of failures on the street
to day, but only one 6rm Was brought in un-
der the rule. The brokers have stood the
violent fluctuations remarkably well.
The transactions in gold we're enormous,
the gro c'sarinEs reaching SIT ,OO0. 600.