, 1869-08-11
PARAGUAY.
t.opcx and His Subjects.

From the few Fork Eeen{n1 ib+t.
George Thomrron. an English civil engineer,
D:ctainr OF Paraguay, Outing P4ri q The war
uGu,nst irazil. lie mas i4teIy returned to Enrique,
aid has published hook in WHICH hr give. "dr-
Gus account u Lopez and the !'nfaguayHhs User
whom Hills monster rules,
u lAisz ~ arc told that he |. tautA4 haoshty,
good sIses ut he lHrAmc stout mi lIio.cn;; Ia
.oEy fond Of bis children by Mn Ltnch. ht not
CT iItA tthcF ones Of ~huLn he liAs bufD,er: aul
hah uo trtenu oil. &c. ha,lng shot a1l WIN III t!!a
ts,llsr life were hs companions
IIc tats enormously; Ii great a1ohrr, AMI "
sts, nuc quain} for his ON Il ute buI, Mr. T"4snp.
hn rcpafta, scssrs hIs Rucs:x. aAi even Mrs.
'nr w1 , aa 5s sst' # lt'nSn 81
Of Inns IN checker; playing: placr.
10 y1s o. ~ an rs.,, "a hi t
Ia ln&0lrnt IL all under hta rntnEnanF: nh1 j. ~
arrant n tn ar! that IN ihc ncli he d~prlred his
Kun1,l ul tlrlr spIutrl' pcarr Mritorn, discharged
sa'Idte. utnth turnri ~r"hR"dn .sas. ioF fear tho
v'!rny n,laht 'naAnhm !la,ral marx.
lie IL nIt!Ht, fIa+ sH1hUth tUHtHr, Rul lllc Wit
Ii raure hIs ts'MrltnsIcs. ~ secret or'erh 70 10
lln&p AGts whch In AnnNs iu In lHYHst'H. 10 als
Iastl,r. lie atrars ~ In, extraordinarily suh!'l.
lu,r, w,u casAu !nu, lin llnr Iu AuKnat 1w;A, u
!" 10 rlsy ui"n llr.aii'.n rstninrrer
la
sl:ot a. rn,,slrhtnr. A t1lsttnga anr1 l'f,Ia.lAt
nf1ccf, aiu]Dr ton Frfhrn, hrAt 0Yrr by hia Rnv.
"lhnmnt. ~ JaiY. ih67 70 ot'srrsr THO MAJ ah Inc
IAlez topsrs.. all Lis pal,cFs, md WAS nrcos-
Aafly satisfied Ol ha lnlnsIDn: he xa1 t'ut IL the
chnin gang. ntih rtckprd unly 1fteF Much attacE
lApe1 hhs, Mt. Thonraon assrr'a, rausr1 hts
avn Aistura ~ 10 foaseI W solfisfn md 'irar'y
nler lp.t L4tte. hu, al prsaopcn Ktll tt,oso Of
hin emn soldiers too weary u Keep up 0u laFrh,
10 s'e .hot a'y stozena and nf'irs- In short he
greedy, >tnah u Tho lAst tlrRr. Tins IN the rcr
sun whum rune AuIrrsc4n }ouEuals 1Ayu prH!acd
al the hf4Ve bend Of d REPUBLIC
who, Mr.. Thompson ihInks, aEt ntuFy exics1lilnat-
eu, obtdtnor OF the most AtIect ktn,' seeEns 10
have bctn their yuosi prnnincu; qIu.'t{. Lopez
ialta a,taAser-the bfS father. Whlteyer he sl or
ordered 10 he done W&s right In the eyes Of hts
subjects xds,y ssJ ~ ~ sS'!sat,y aan;
Of any lukewaEm adInlrcfH he might hare, aud
lack u zeal ~as punished .tth death Tue
each ay tho luck Of salt caused great sui1el-
ing Hnd HotLal!ty during the .wal. The uu!toEn
HaA Hblte shirt, sclr1et blouse, bell, white
trousers. mud Ito shocs- FloeKlng WAS 30 constar,l
that the stick wns The chief arm OF corpornl
lntaBray al never c,nplaif,e,l o! 1bJotuce. II
he rns whipped b. order Of Lopez, he said only.
P41axunyan soldier carried In Ills hat his CONT.
paper money, cigar, natche2, needle mud thread,
buttons, 8nl chewing tohacca- ANY one 10 mlll
sAry costume az tho superior of every cigl'tau !;
even the Judgcs Ind 10 take on their hats to IN
Enk1Rn.
MIN Lynch, ihe notorious mistress o! Lopez,
appears to be an hhIe woman, stcundlnS 4ll AlH
npFements, a1d acting "a the originator VI public
opinion; lnyeEting devices by which Lopez was
ahle 10 rob the raraRuayan ladies', nrat Of thetr
htsbanIs' money. then OF their omn Jewels, "
Way Of spairiotlc contributions #hlch nobody
dared TO refuse when Ara- u nEh suggested them.
She cytu IT, gan movement 10 impress women
Into the army, and In fact caused them to serye
az an ambulance and huaptal corps, while Il few
actually took up almA
M1. Thompson saJ that a1ter the last great bat
tie Lopez ned, With not more than hundred men
lie could then hayc been easily captured; hut Mr.
THOMPSON thInks the BRAZILIAN Generals are
making money out OF The WEI, and mcau to con-
tinue ii; and The brazilian Government desires to
e1terminate the Pura9na. ans o. NATION, a11
HM give Lopez time to gather, agutn aud
again. fresh force, knowing that he can never
become Formidable to them, ani wlsalng each
time to Kill as msny Of his adhe1ents us lie c4a
CfIFff.