The New York herald., 1869-02-23

taius with 5000 men and . sad to have dismounted
the cannon OF his seven steaiaers and transported
them 20 his works These seven steamers were pur.
ian monitors; but aiter chase OF twenty Or thirty
miles, the Paraguayans sunk their worst steamer In
found 4 ipcssibe % psss Ana nad M 10 return
division OF vessels was sent on up to MattO
Crosse on the llth 20 foruy the upper Paraguay at
ros. where the river has cut its channel through
range q mountains Two vessels were 70 proceed
up 10 the capital OF Matto Crosse to give the news
and bring down troops from mat place.
Letters from Asunclon say that although the Para
guayans had eit the town qntoucned y was not
from end to end. The Brazilian correspondents lay
the blame upon the crews q two ltalian vessels
DR.. stuart Lope1s chief OF the sanitary corps, VINO
to the allied camp after the hgnt OF the 25tn,
Mss aus % VIM svsr,thnr NJ 6m hSy1 Gone
to the suburbs TO look after friends property his
house was stripped Of everything and ne himself
board q Brazilian irQn-clad.
The Argenline army arrived on the 9th at Asun-
con and was stationed about nye miles TO the nortn
Luque was found abandoned by the Paraguayans
when caxias took 1t on his way 70 Asunclon.
Nothing had been heard OF McMahon, altnougn
the gunboat Kansas was at Asunci0n with de-
spatches for him. The other United States gunboats
n % leader had made
another descent upon the Argentine territory into
snc province oi salta. Troops had been sent after
after plundering all he can.
The ARGENTINE and Brazilian papers are full q
ana OF accounts OF Lopezs cruelty. documents are
also being published proving that slavery, although
o"ay r"s ard ta was recognlzeu nsmuon ID ra,
bitually sold, by assent OF the laws.
According TO financial circular just published BY
Mr.. Henry Nathan; stock broker OF this CITY, the
state OF the Brazilian finances Is as followsEsti
mated present revenue. $780, 1000; estimated
beSs & s S%Sss ssn Ss
Sides what Is yet due on account OF the war;
m oe S w WAS ss n 1919 ss as
rhe paper currency lsoo,o0oo0o) Is inc ided In tue
me exports during 1893 are valued at s5a.s,soos.
Exchange to-day Is 1890. to tho mlreis. and
gold las.
Lopez md Minister Mc5Iahon- Reported
Atrocities OF Lopez-President snrmiente
and His Reforms.
BUENos AyREs, Jan. IL, 1860.
The curtain lifts from Paraguay. and the last act
OF the bloody tragedy Is about to close with Para
quay defeated, destroyed, foreign ruler, foreign
army. whole people stricken down and beggared.
After the ight OF Lopez there were found lists Of
his remaining forces also portraits OF all the prin-
cipa aIIied officers and letters from all parts or the
territory OF the allies. Two letters were found
addressed to General Mcmahon, the new United
States Minister to Paraguay. In one OF these he
entrusts him with conveyance to Madame Lynch
Of all his private property and the other he ap-
points MIN the guardian Of his children commend
ing to him especially Leopoldo, whose tender age
caused him much anxiety.
And now comes chapter to 60 for the present in
parenthesis. 1t is the record Of the unparalleled
outrages and crueties OF Lopez before his flight
We have no reports yet from witnesses, but much
hcarsay testimony 1t Is alleged that his aged
mother wrote him on the anniversary Of his fathers
DEATH and besought him to berate hrs Two brothers
Benigno and venanclo. He replied that they were
Wen cared for and happy, and begged her to dismiss
That the wives aud daughters OF officers VINO sur
rendered were always punished, generally whipped.
but some OF them were shot. as Mrs. Colonel MAR
wards surrendered; that he shot Bishop Palaci0s and
priest together; that the usual mode Of conveying
prisoners from place to place was to tie them two
ana two. and, when sinking overmarched they
were killed with knives or clubs
Such are ouiy. few specimens Of the horrible
stories tnat nd their way into the newspapers here
aud by thousands they are firmly believed. They
may be all true and more. That torturing BY
various modes is common In Paraguay Is well
known. Men are put IN stocks whipped, tied head
ana foot stretched out by cords from each limb,
belief OF alleged atrocities TIL better proved; bus
these tortures are not unusual IN that country.
general recspon alter the stvIe Of Washnaton' and
he was salute6 BY many native and foreign frlends
HIS reforms and improvements in the art Of govern
inent Will mark his administration an era long to
be remembered In South America.
system OF postal delivery has been introduced
here, having about twenty places where letters may
be left and they are delivered three times day. fs
works like charm lt is a scheme OF our new
President whose 1--WE years. residence In the United
states has Thoroughly Converted him TO all good
North Amerlcanisins.
Two new newspapers have sprung up with tho
year 1S0o--Ld America and OpiTtfon Pubtica. They
are both progressive liberal and tolerant the latter
even tolerates bull lxnts.
The great harvcsts this year are so abundant that
there Is not American threshint machine left Tor
sale IN this country. Blu. therncessant and suat
rains ever since The wheat was ripe have endangered
II not destroyed the whole crop.