The Portland daily press., 1868-11-23
WASHINGTON.
DEATH OF HON. JOHN s. rrSD1rros.

DEATH OF HON. JOHN 8. PENDLEroN.
WAsHISGroN, Nov. 21.-Hon. John s. Pen
dletou, a former member of Congress from III,
7th district of Virginia and Minister to Chill
died at his home near Cuipe PIPER Court House
Thursday. s1L ,lsgo .,-.I... -. s5sur5ss
RETURN OF GEN GRANT. de..5.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-General Grant and
family arrived here last night by the regular
passenger train. At every station alouy the
road he was received enthusiastically by the
people.
NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION.
An abstract of the quarterly reports of the
National Banking Association shows that on
the LIST Monday in October their aggregate
liabilities and resources We're Sly5S8, ,5o7.
THE COURSE OF MINISTER JOHNSON sATIsFAc-
TORY TO GOVERNMENT.
a Our government is satisfied with Minister
Johnsons official conduct as far as he has gone.
with regard to the settlement of the Alabama
claims and other questions in dispute, LII true
as reported by cable, that Lord Stanley has
consented that commission shall sit in Wash
ington, the tact will be gratifying to many dis
tinguished interested parties in this country
who have expressed their desire to our gov
eminent that the board shall hold its sessions
here instead OF London. eHfGl a5
EXHIBITION OF GERMAN MILLERs. ID
MI. Cramer, U. S. Consul at Leipsc, has
communicated through the Department OF
State an invitation to those interested in mill.
bltion OF machines pertaining to mills, bake
ries and husbandry connected with such, to be
held under the direction OF the Association OF
German Miliers, in LeipSic, at the end Of May
1899. The exhibition includes all kinds of me-
tiers and machines which are used 10 mills, such
as steam engines, turbine water wheels, o. com.
ple.e construction, or drawings, and 10 fact all
appliances used IN mills. Some very trIflng
charges are made for space. All applications
must be addressed to Mr.. Ceisenole Eisneriscb
at LEIPZIG, before the LIST of December next.
Mr.. wAsHBURNs DIFFICULTY WITH PARAGUAY
Later and very full information has iust
been received from Buenos Ayres relative 10
the difficulty between Minister Washburb
aud the Parayuayan gosernment: The Bra
gillian press has ceased its attacks upon MI
Washburn, and Minister Webb in the Anglo
Brazilian Times warmly defends him, declar-
ing that he had faithfully discharged his dr-
ties under very trying circumstances. A let
ter from Mr.. Bliss of the Legation, who was
seized on his way to the steamer with Mr..
Washburn, is also published, in which he
bears testimony to the unwavering constancy
with which Mr.. Washburn maintained the
rights of the Legation. Other letters are pub
teuor.
Mr. Washburn himself says in a letter da-
ted Buenos Ayres, Oct 18th, received here, re-
terring to the published correspondence with
Lopez: "When you consider that mrn for
whom was fighting were clever, educated |
gentlemen, and that when they left it was like
going TO the gu:llotine, and that towards the /
last il appeated that no exception would be
made in my favor, that / should probably be
put to death by torture, that my wife and chill
dren would be sent on foot to The mountains
to die of want or exposure, you may judge
something OF our last two months in Para
quay. Though we escaped, never did persons
quit country with heavier hearts," 7fEW
Mr.. Washburn goes on at great length to
explain his situation in Paraguay and the
cruelty and vindictiveness of Lopez, whose
plan is that of vcarious punishment. III he
cannot vent his rage on a person in his power.
his plan Is to confscate the property of his
relatives, reduce them to begging and subject
them to torture. Lopez is furious with disap-
pointment and conscious that his cause is lost, |
and as his career has been but series of in /
famies he 10 intent on destroying the witnesses |
and blotting out the record. 1t was only |
through fear that he was finally induced to let |
him go. 81 5vrsi tly IA 81 = .
Mr.. lWashburn denounces Lopez for his |
conduct, as a common enemy of mankind and
Paraguay. as outside the pale of civilized ma
tons. He was remaining at Rio Janeiro to
see what could be done to save the persons
seized by Lopez. If the United States steamer
Wabash bad been at Asuncion when Bliss aud
Masterton were seized he was certain Capt.
kirkland weald have opened on the town, but
Lopez had kept her below the ratification,
league below Asuncion, in order to have him
ut Disadvantage. OF course, in the street |
with his wife and child, he could Offer no re
sistance to that outrage upon his hlg. His |
Diplomatic powers had been SURF sndered and
he was withou projection, and could do moth
ing 10 have surrendered himself ard accom-
panied his companions into captivity instead
OF Fastening to where he coull commune tie
with his government. and do all in his power
to rescue his friends from the clutches of
WILD beast would have justly subjected to GEN.
sure Mr.. Wasnburn then proceeds, after
stating that he had spared no effort to have
the most prompt and enereetic measures TAX
en- for their relIef and to defend himself against
the attacks OF the BRAZILIAN press, which be
Says are made by pensoned scribblers of the
Brazilian government. His conduct in Para
quay, is only pretext to assall Kim on account
Of old grudges and on account of diplomatic
contests on which they have come out second
best, They were IuoensAd because be forced
the block "a e to get into Paraguay, and desir.
ed that he .,hould be shot in order that the
United States might be involved IN the war
against Paraguay.