The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-17

NEW York, Nov. 16.-General
Bodeau, of General Grants staff,
stated to-day, in answer to a question
as to whether General Grant intend
ed to be present at the Evarts dinner.
that it would depend on whether Sec
retares Randall, McCulloch or Welles
would be guests, as the President
elect did not desire to meet any of
these gentlemen.
Th re were rumors of failures on
the street to day, but only a few was
| brought In under the rule. Brokers
have stood the violent fluctuations re-
marka bly, we'll. The trans actions in
| gold were enormous, the gross clear
iugs reaching $177. 100000.
New YORK, November Is The
Herd q says that the NJ mister of the
| United States to Paraguay has been
tting himself into serious trouble
with Marshal Lopez. Tn latter ac-
cused him (Washburne) of having
entered into the conspiracy to assas-
sintee the President, and il was
charged that b had received a reward
o. $14u, ,00O for his action. The chief
accu-er is euor JOS Car oes. Minister
| for Foreign Affairs, who tutned States
evidence against the conspirators.
He charged Mr.. Porter g Bliss, a
member of the legation, with having
signed a compact with the conspira-
tors.
Although Mr. Bliss denies all these
charges in letter to his friends, the
/ Paraguayan Government has pub
lished letter purporting to have been
signed by Mr.. Bliss. admitting all the
charges against his own Minister.
This letter is generally believed TO
have been gotten from the writer by
means of torture while In prison.
The whole foreign populace of the La
Plata are indignant at the outrages
committed by Lopez In this affair,
but regret that Minister of a great
republic should Lave even noticed
such charges. The Commander of
the American Squadron, Rear Admi-
raj Davis, has taken prompt measures
to resent the insult to our flag
The Post contains the following ed
itorial:
Elsewhere we print letter from
a we'll Informed correspondent in the
Rio De Janeiro, which relates, in Ian
guage the tone of which shows the
deep feeling which exists among
Americans in Brazil An extraordi-
nary story is told about the U. S. Min
lister at Paraguay, Mr.. Washburne.
1t is asserted that Mr. Washburne
l left the country and abandoned to the
|, barbarous Dictator Lopez two Amer
1 lean citizens, Porter g. Bliss and G..
r T. Mastermor, both, moreover, en-
ployed In the Legation, and thus Off
+ GERS of the United States. So incred-
!. iole story of cowardice on the part
! ot United States Minister must be
received as, at least doubtful, and sus-
| ceptible of some explanation honor
: able to Mr.. Washburne.
: "Mr. .Washburne's letter, which will
/ also be found elsewhere, fully coa-
o firms it, He relates in this letter,
III which is addressed to the English
. Minister at Rio Janeiro, that Bliss
e and Mastermor were forced from his
e side as he aud they were passing from
}. the Legation to the water side where
], they were to embark In a United
}, States galley. Not only did he suffer
It this atrocious violation of the rights
e of Americans, of his officers. but he
seems, from his account, to have gone
q quietly aboard the vessel waiting for
! him aud sailed off, leaving them tC
'r their fate, without stopping even tC
demonstrate. Our correspondent iu
MO duuS cbilA Wnllt
he English and French fleets are
fastening to Paraguay to rescue theil
= people, Washburne has not even call
ed for our feet, which lies idly in the
Rio while Lopez Is torturing and
10 murderiug at his own sweet will.
I F" Mr.. Washburne's own letter con
! demns him. No such shameful ou'
- rage has ever bee suffered b. Amer
On citizens rs that which he ha
+ tolerated. No such weak mindeC
le person has ever mlsrepresented ou
4 Goverpment abroad, or suffered ou
- !, fag 20 be dishonored and the sanctit
N of a United States Legation to b
5 violated.
e. I'VE will say nothing of the re
ports which came from Rlo-ot MI
Washburnc's entauglement with Lo
peg, of his corruption by that barba
ar rian. 1t is quite enou n that ne ma
% tamely submitted to have two Amerl
can citizens, besides large numbers
persons of other nations, taken iroI
= his Legation, where they had sough
ng refuge from the fury of Lopez.
au We hope our government will &C
ne promptly In this matter. The eOuntr
tly has a right to demand the Presideu
on shall send out, without the loss of
le- day by the speediest conveyance,
lu- man with spirit TO assert and main
ter tain our rights and tie honor of ou
al flag, to take the place of Washburne
bic and the new Minister must be bael
ed by a feet, which will enable him
wiring from Lopez the most ample r,
ne, paratlon and apology for his outraG
ed. on our flag, and immediate restori