The New York herald., 1870-04-22
Rio JANEIRo, March rs, 1870.

lopez ana his eldest son slan together with
Vice President Sancnes Minister Caminos ana va
rious oiccrs OF hlgn rank, anu among the prisoners
made are Lopez's mother and sisters. Mrs. Lynea
ana four chllaren. Generals Resquln ana Dclgado
and other oncers OF rank.
The scene death or Lopez was oank OF
the Aqldaoin a small river which hows from the
mountains ut the northern frontier OF Paraguay
ina soulhWesierly dlrecuon TO the river Paraguay
His purslcgs Genera Camara and l5oo wen ap-
POINTED no iraade cavalry had been delayed by
river ireshct on their way but on enectlng their
crossing tney pushed with Increased vly0r, and
on tue -7l.l aud 2Sth made marches of seventy 70
eighty mites day. On the ISL Of March they came
suddenly upoa Lopez anu his main forces
aDcut 100 men. who were so completely
surprised hat Tie gunners had not time TO fire their
cannon aud give the aarn before they were cut
down orlanced. Lopez ha barely time 10 draw up his
nfantr, waen the advance OF the Brazilian cavalry
fell upon them. The cnarge broke them almost In
stanty, and they took refuge III the woods, where,
however the Spencer repeating rires OF the troop.
ers caused them great losses. when Lopez saw.
when the BRAZILIAN cavalry appeared. that further
fight WAS impraclcabe. he drew his sword and
took his place IN the ranks OF his troops. He re-
ceiyed a severe wound in Tho short struggle and
was called upon ny the Brazilian commander to
surrender; out be refused ana corporal called
"Cbico Diabun Drank the Devlll, ran him through
with his ance killed MIN. Thus the first
Gght III which Lopez took part IN person, or az gen.
eral. proved TO be the last.
The Brazilian troops up to the 3d. the last date re-
ceived w~re engag.a In securing the country IN
quest OF ANY enain'ng parties. some OF which had
been routed dspersed party under General
Cabellero. engaged in collecting CATTLE was beaten
by - Brazilian scouting party anu he barely escaped
Lopezs trains and seventeen cannon had been got,
together with many OF the families that were ac-
companying tem. and thore is no PROBABILITY that
any OF the refugees VIII attempt to carry on hosti
ties or Dushw hacking they are without re-
sources.
IL Is announced that the penipotentares or the
allies and Of the Paraguayan government were
about 10 at A,uncon for the purpose OF max
ing treaty OF peace. lt Is said that general
election wond at an early date be made IN Para
quay to elect "a President and legislature.
IN the Argenune Confederation things appear 10
be going on pros perously and quietly, but q tele-
gram al the ast moment says that troubles had
broken among the numerous Italian population
IN the cay ol Buenos AJres. and that blood was
0owIDg freely
The storm which fsii upon the River Plate on tho
eth was most serou. one. and caused immense
damage TO Tue shipping iity-iour vessels being lost
or severely damaged. rhe waves even washed
houses away Oh The shore IN Buenos AYres.
Montevdeo Is rapidly drifting INTO Its iormer con
dition OF chrome Insurrectlon and insecurity.
Armed forces are IN msurrecuon In the north and
virtually possess tue departments north OF tie Rio
Negro aud some iarfies nave invaded Florida The
government Is most Dowerless but General Castro
has been appointed COMMANDER n-chel. lie IS IN
camp tryin& 10 collect men. ana tile National Guard
Is 10 be c.l rd out. WDgt will be The result II Is
difficult to surnse but II Is most probable that The
foreign Powers VIII sake measures to prevent the
city OF MoutevIueo becoming the scene OF armed
con1icl. Tue Legislature stting at MonteYldeo mas
not cone to dec,slun aUout tue question or now 10
pay Oh tic bank Dnis which TIE government UNDER
took TO reuec.n. and t Das consequently postponed
the ior redeemng them Tor thrly days longer.
say to the I0ih oi April
Ihe news or LupeA's death arrived here upon the
17th OF Aarch, ~. GtrieN cay ana some maiutal''
that tile solder who KILLED Lopez Is an freshman
named fnOnias O'ilanagaD wbo enlisted IN the IRA
ziiian caya'il and VINO. on account Of ms reckes'
bravery, got the name among them ot Chic0 DaoO,
that Is say Dew franA DI course the BraZliians
don't admit such a suPpositon, and the no
Granderses have been sei-coDgraiulating each
other ana sbaK hands all over Tue town IN ecstasy
at the killing OF Lopez being e1ecteo by provin-
calIst theirs ana the closing OF the war effected
by Kio Grande general and Rio Grande
troops TAi5 Drisader general tCamara) has
been tnate 'lscount OF relotas and mas
sinai, b.sides having street IN Rio rechrtst
ened alier him AS for Chico Diapo, near sub
scHption has been mace, wAch VIII start MIN AS a
first class cavalier uown South with gold IN MS
pocket aud ten pounds o silver in his birdie, saddle
and spurs. -
The reJoicings in the city Lave been great. The
Emperors lace radiant; ne talks no more of abdi
caLun. and alter grand re DeuHt to-day he Is gong
up to rest himself IN MS summer palace al Petrop0lis
from wnicn he nad exlled hi!pSei Gullng Ihe whole
The trlnceSS imperial Is also III q ulSu
state OF beatilude Is warmly attached to the
Comte dEu. ana exceedingly proud oi him, SO that
his early expected re'urn mas greatly excited
her. a sleaier has been chartered TO seno
for him, aud ne 10 looked Tor about the
Goth OF AprIi. The Princess received two
female denuuSt ratl0ns-one wbel she was walking
up the s!eep road 10 the Gloria church 10 attend
mass, wren lot OF ladies' and culldren wayiaiu her
ana raised y as 10 her the Conte anu she e. cetsQs.
The other deuOnstratiIn was On the I'D, when Il
deputaton ladies waited on ner at the city palace.
young lady who mad lust graduated delivered
n In lltn nltt "a 10 Il
various app opriate subjects, III whIch al
the ladies' joined having thus done their duty 10
the lrlncess and Brazil, Lley favored the pOpuIace
Of RIO Witn procession lhrougn various streets
O wlqow with four sons III tue army, besides three
VINO oGed IN ic. carrying lag. These female demon
slrations would oi course De nothing ia most 0tner
countries, but IN brazil sucn step OUTSIDE their
usual ul,ra-vrgilal piulcry Is genuine pheuo.
menOn. aud Is enough 10 make one think The world
Is really coming 10 an eDo
one other symptom oil this approaching catas-
trOphe Is tnat tIe Gagged starIngS III the nunneres
here crying TO get out lhe scene OF rnis revolt
against morality aud religion IS the Ajuda Convent.
1t Is an Immense building window OF whicn
carelu ly guarded by checkerwor6 Ut men
Iron bars. he new bishop. however, trained IN
morality and religion by the Jesuits saw that al
though their windows forty feet above the
streets, paSserDy might poss Oily see the noses OF
the nuns as taey fialtened them against the dirty
glass; hOrrl1eu a. the possible sacricge. ne at
once ordered cose Venetian blinds " be nailed
side all ol tnein However, II would seem the sisters
enJoyed the nose aa.tening greatly or else even
their nunusn tempers exaceroated ut the herarcnic
want OF trust In them; so the Oid Eve revotted and
they managed ~ get their complaints Drought 10
the First Public Prosecutor. This gentleman paid
o visit to the aDDess, got her 10 assemble
the nuns, and then interrogated them IN her
presence Many OF them complained bitterly OF the
binds, which they said smut out lignt and air from
them and lour went further, and declared tnat
they were tn ed OF fe In the convent, tnat they had
no vocation Tor II, and that tney wished TO leave.
This declaration the Pubic Prosecutor put In for
mai writing, and the four nuns signed u. lew
Gays atler ue paid another Visit, this time with the
Most reverend III charge OF The bsnopric while the
blshCp Is ieglsating III Rome. Both went through
the rooms. and apparently concluded that the case
Of the binds was not as Dad as the grumblers made
II. The nuns were then assembled two
OF the Iour nuns backed Out, but the
the Most reverend declined 10 permit, as, he said,
only the Pope could relieve the nuns from heir con-
ventual sequestrat.on The Public Prosecutor, how.
ever. mas IaIl the matter before the goYernmenl