The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-26
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHIsoTox, Nov. Is.
| The President to day appointed Col Pow
ell, of Tenn. Consul at Port Stanly, to fll W
| Col. Il. B. Kesler, Of Gen. Rosseau q sta 4, /,
arrived last evening whit the General sreport
OF operstious in his command also his re-
port Of recent disturbances in Louisiana -
| These he delivered to-day to Gen Grant -
| He also had m interview with the present
Secretary Of War and some Of the most prom
| inent members Of Congress who have ar
rived here, givine details derived from per
sonsl observation in New Orleans, Ill Of
which could not we'll be included IN the Gen.
erals report Col. Keeler represents the
hostility Of the white people Of Louisiana to
the present state Of government the moss
bitter and intense, and that With the force un,
der Gen. Rosseau's command during the re-
cent troubles, Il vas utterly impossible = pre-
serve peace at oil points. Every disposition
measure taken to protect the people in their
rights. without regard topariy. Repsbicaue
generally did not vote because they were ad-
vised not 70 asaempt to do 70 By thetr leaders
who believed they could NOT vote with safety.
In this opinion Gen. Rosseau concurred. but
with the means at his command he was pow
erless to establish different order Of things.
General RosseaH WAS in constant eonver.
saton with General Yarmouth and other
State authorities during disturbances, and
his course met their warm approval, Is it
does Of all classes in New Orleaes.
Col. keeier sfates that up to date Of Gen
Steadmans assuming charge Of police the
forces we're uitsriy worthless. It wss COM
posed OF two hundred and forty three me-
groes and ono hundred and thirty whites.
No riots have occurred, ,and no city has bsen
more quiet and orderly than New Orleans.
Courts wall be most searching in the iuvest>
CATION Of the management Of Lou,siana az.
fairs during The recent troubles
Several unofficial letters have been re-
ceived here relativeto the Paraguayau diff
Guilty.
The English and French men Of var there
appear to have returned according 70 rl
vate Ietter received from Rear Admiral Da-
Wis, dated Rio de Janerio, October g. He
says Rear Admiral Fiaks. cemmanding
the French naval division at this station,
came Yesterday to furnish me some informa-
ton recently received from the Captain in
regard TO his recent visit to Lopez He con-
lradicts extraya9ant stories which base beee
busily circulated. charging Lopez With vasi
ous crimes against humanity, and partten.
sui. For example French eonsul and Portu.
gese consul. The French consul Jeff Para,
quay in the Decide. Re has been under no
apprehension for his life OF safety
Rear Admiral George RamaAy, command
ing Il. B. NJ. naval force on this
station with whom my relations have
been very cordial has just come on board to
give me almilar informaton from Lieut.. Best,
commanding H. b. M. gun boat Linnet, "
ing Ut Moutevledo, bnt recently returned from
Paraguay. His intercourse with Lopez was
not satisfactory in 81! respects. In short in
several most important particulars touching
the character, conduct and situation Of Presi-
dent Lopes, the reports Of month ago, a.
tar undergoing modification from time to
time, are now wholly coniradic,ed. Ny con,
cluson is that cannot expect to obtain per-
fectly reliable grounds OF action, and ap-
prosch more nearly 70 the scene Of war
There has been at one time an effort made to
condemn Lopez by exclamatory denuncia-
,ion which is rapidly dying away.