New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-27

lcncy his figure In his younger days very good He
dressed with great and precision, and endeayored
to give himself smart and natty appearance. Hts
hands and feet were very small indicating his Indian
strong faint Of Guarani blood file proud of his In
could not pretend TO OK pure spanish blood he would
rather ascribe his swarhy color TO mixture with tho
indian than the negro Hence he was prone To
talk OF his Indian ancestry tho descendants
OF Pocahonts He also had many tastes peculiar to the
savage Before going to Europe he dressed grOtesquey
but his costume was always expensive and deliberately
s Hs HE y9rs uSS s S S
horse were 80 completely covered win t 81,
III, return s%H'' ab aSs coat Of Ta
civilized costume, but always ndulged in gorgeous
display OF gold lace and bright buttons lie converted
with duency and had good command OF language and
when In good humor mis- manners were courteous ana
ssS anabe enpTssson but When be was enraged the
pupil seemed to date till 1t included the whole iris md
the eye did not appear to be that OF human beng but
rather OF wild beast goaded to madness He had, how
ever gross animal look that was repnlsye when his
fsss s%s IL TS the s largely developed
was nveterste smoker Of the strongest knd OF far
u ac ,Iant e1es We're gone "a to render bis ar
ticulaton somewhat difficult and indistnct He aPpar
emily took no pains seep a and nearly
dark the cigar that he had almost constantly
them His face was rather nat ana s nose Is cheeks
had funcss that extended to the 1owl. giving MN
spormosy tat 80 much 80 that few wond believe that
true photograph Of his figure was not carcature lie
did eat, the quantity he consumed was enormous re
was gormand, but not an epiSure his tsste ~as iUI
rank and greasy food and the dishes ne preferred TS
ing with his eating. He always kept large Stock OF
foreign vines snd "f O" s aS naa daak eno
NOUS quantities Of them ALL and was altogether 80 grOss
and sensual In his habits as to be very uncomforsne
patient for his physician His constantly
brining il-turns, and at last brought on CHROME
inrmy that must have soon ended MS days haa ne
drank largely, yet he often exceeded his own
TGs to % res aRd IN SS most f furious a5&ss of al wSo
were about him. He would then indulge In the most
revolving obscenty and would sometimes give Orders tor
bauches he would stay the execution OF his orders they
had not beer IN Bs their wSS
when out OF Els drunken fits, It would generally
of the three most noted tyrants of South America,
Francia Rosas, and the seccmd Lopez, an nav IIen
Franca as we have SEEN was suc perpetual fear OF
hs life that he kept himself constantly su0nnIea ny
guard and ina gnet that assassin lurketl pehlhu
every bush or wall building he passed Rosas was
notorious coward Many instances In which he shower
of the Plata But the cowardy nature Of Lopez was so
apparent, he scarcely took pains to conceal IT, H9
possibly avoid it, He usually had his headquarters so
Tar In the that shot from the enemy could never
rear and so invested his entire camp that at rare inter
walls stray shot shell would fall In the vicinity But
nobody was ever hit within many yards OF his house.
Nevertheless such thing was possible ana nc
he lived surrounded on sides with walls of earth at
least 20 feet thick, and with roof OF the same
30 thick that shell that might light upon could
ever penetrate deep enough to do any damage. while
all was still along the enemy's lines, Lopez %oua
brayely remain in the adjoining house; put 30 surely
AS any firing heard In the direction OF the enemys
nearest batteries he would 20 SaanteE S SS ,ear
and stink into his hole, and not show his lace
again outside until the firing had ceased For several
the abandonment OF Paso Pucu, however
the firing different points OF the allied nes was 80
earth and from within dark abode issued his orders
s sa at ss' had s e for the
Senanario around him. writing the most extrayagant
eeneralship The people of Paraguay could never pay
the debt they S%sa a Who Sg snsy MIR b To
battle and exposing his life to constant danger
A SPECIMEN CRUELTY.
single instance OF the manner In which Lopez treated
those whom suspected is all that we have space for
At the time was in Asuncion, 1 had heard of the
heroic defense Of Humats, and had heard OF its sue
cess evacuation. The bells had been rung and people
about the new capital had been commanded to rejoice
the great victory achieved by Martinez and MS gal
liant men But now came another report IL Nae IN tne
day Some told me; with bated breath that
house at Patio seized the wife of Martinez and
bid her march to the capital The distance was eisa
sa5eTs drove over rough ground to Asuncion OF
committed but she knew well the character Of Lopez
and that of the reacherous shedragon with whom she
parently high in the favor OF abandoned harran
with her approval TO prison in chains and that the
same fortune had fallen to herself could not have been
so surprising If she had dwelt among people having
the feelings OF ordinary humanity The poor woman
was driven through the mud and the rough roads
without rest relief till she came to the town. Her
light shoes soon gave out ana her feet were cut
at the landing place OF the capital she was taken into
left for few hours TO mediate on the muabty Of
human affairs. She was then driven on board OF q
steamer taken to headquarters, where she sub
10 friend,
Madam Lynch, could devise. WITH what mock
puousy observe she brought before his tribunal
OF priests and torurers and questioned IN regard to the
months could have known nothing OF his recent acts
and probably not even aware at that time OF his hay
Lopez believed, pretended to believe, that con-
spracy had been in progress for long time and the
starvation proof that he OF the conspratOrs
and his wife ordered 70 confess that it was and
give all the particulars OF the plan and the names OF the
parties TO II. But the poor woman knew nothing and
could not confess She had only known her husband
who had served his master too faithfully and carried
out his orders with horrible fidelity she then
logged with sticks and the flesh literally cut from her
fess What could she tell : She knew nothing. Then
the cepo uruguaydna was applied, which was never
was asked Bliss, Taylor, saguier, Masterman, ali
admit that the agony of this torture was such that they
would promise to tell anything required Their greatest
difficulty to know what To confess They knew
nothing and yet must admit they knew much and their
Others Their time OF confession long after that Of
poor Mrs. Martinez, and when the conspiracy story
had taken such form and consistency that the inqus
ors knew what they were expected to extort and had
learned how to put their questions to imply what
answers required But she had nothing to guide
her, and could only protest that she knew nothing
Tho mother OF Martinez also brought TO head
quarters and subjected to similar treatment and after
ward executed at the same time with her sons
wife. Lopez knew well enough that neither had
anything to tell, but he wished to make
ample of them that his other most trusted officers might
see what was In store for their wives mothers,
I'm they should fall into the hands 81
the enemy Other indities not to DO described, and
the of which cannot be limited at, also
inflicted this fayOrte and friend Of Madam Lynch as
IL TO warn them of the fate for their own wives
and sisters should they short OF obedience
LopeZ, They might learn from the of