The New York herald., 1870-09-01

was excued' but utte later ms brother, Dr. Vic
toreno de 81 G Albuquerque was attacked with
Similar symptoms, and he died Ia few days or
board the steamer IN Which he mad taken passage
for Bahia. Judging BY the symptoms detailed 10
them two Bahia doctors thought they were those Of
POISONING. ana they wished TO open the body, but
,,e ,he vile ami mothern-law w0nld not consent
however when the news went back TO the family
va m rerniin0uco u was remembered that O dog
which which had ea.en Tue voIpit OF the second brother
family then set about All Investigation and slave
% waiter was ''intefrogated." AT first he denied
d"nsa my but iiIle more "interrogation'' In.
, "eu nim 10 confess that he had administered the
p"noh % several thes IN coffee aud water and he said
Mana, naa uone SO at The insgation OF named
, .uanoei Sainhrdln, who gave him the poison and
pIonlsea hiIn Loo milreIs 10 purchase his freedom
wna n" w h .ne approval o. his mother free nesress,
interrogated '~N ""N ""s W w
Another mail brings moro news of this af7a,r
Sainarum denied all the allegations OF the negro
Ou being confronted with Calnaram the negro re.
lated us story as oelore bot. when he came to the
interrupted him. saying yehementiy, "Boy, gave
thee posons speak uuth.n The negro stopped. but
then said that all he had alleged was iase In regard
TO Camaram; that ne nad got the poison rom
that be- got Il from free Xr,eae uu Aaa,n es
stopped and was again urged to tell the truth,
Then, with firm Voice, he declared that all ne had
stated was n tlssae " lies; that he had given no
poison TO tae deceased that ne had never even
given soup, water or cofec TO them, but that he had
confessed 10 such crime because he had been kept
eight days IN The stocks and was menaced with
branding II he wOuid not confess; that, thinking on
whom TO throw the suggestion oil the poisoning, he
seiectcd Senor Gaspar dc Qultinduba, who was the
greatest enemy oil ais MASTER ana that one OF his
masters sons had ordered him 10 hod to this be-
poisoned his masters. Al last hours the interroga-
tory of the medical attendants was going on whose
evidence was against the the theory Of poisoning,
but the bodies were 10 DO autopsled.
Little has been done IN the Legisat these last
ten days, and few houses were Deld. The Deputies
have been working on the estimates OF the Minister
OF Agriculture ana 5qUabbiing with him and among
themselves about appropriations. However, DR..
Conto de Magalnsens las got his Subsidy bi through
the Deputies TO GIANT subsidy OF $4,000 Tor thirty
years Tor the steam navigation OF the open part OF
tne AIagu9ya river, some seven hundred miles, ana
providing Tor survey OF tho embarrassed part with
view oi making II navlgable fOr steamers or for
making road aloogside, 10 Improve the communi-
10 GoyaZ and Matto Crosse, and, In case OF river
Plate troubles Will give better means OF defending
the latter province from INVASION. In view OF the
present circumstances OF the Araguaya trade DIR.
Conto proposes to YORK the three hundred miles OF
embarrassed navigation OF the Araguaya and T0cap-
tins with barges Ul thirty 10 fifty tons burden. At
present two small steamers are ON the Araguaya--
one brought overland from the Paraguay ana the
other brought by ITS own engine up the rapids from
Para.
The chief interest In the Senate has centered
IN the never ending dispute over the Duke de
Caxias' conduct Ia Paraguay. very able
article on the Paraguayan campaign had
appeared, under the signature OF XAVIER Ray
did not give as great praise 20 the Duke as
his pertizans think his due. one OF these, Senator
excessive panegyries which offend neutral opinion
and expose the subject To the ironical congrafua-
tlons OF mis- enemies ON the 1th Senator Zacarias,
Caxlas' thorn In tie hesh, took up the matter and
reviewed the article and the reJoi nder IN mastery
speech, which 50 excited tue admiration Of MS
hearers that when he left the Senate he was re-
celved with cheers, ana was accompanied home ia
triumph, q band playing ahd rockets whizzng before
him Caxias was forced to abandon the naughty
silence he had Affected 10 maintain In regard to his
Paraguayan command AMI promised to defend 1t.
Accordingly on the 18Th he made his long expected
Aafa hnfh hnS hdnA
ments already put forward Ia his support Special
interest had been given 10 the article OF the
OF Caxias that it was written by the Prince dc Join
vile, md that the name OF XAVIER Raymond was his
nom de plume, but the Vnconde de Lage has pub
lished a card to-day saying that the well known
military critic whose name Was to the article had
undoubtedly written lt himself aud that he had au
thoritatlye grounds for declaring that neither the
Come d. Eu nor DIS ather had any part IN II, nor
Furnished any information 60 the writer.
The provisional treaty has been concluded at A.
cuncloD, under date of June - II declares peace
restored between the allies ana Paraguay, and
franks the upper Parana and the Paraguay within
the waters OF tue republic 10 the merchant and
vessels OF the allies Tree Of all burdens obstacles.
The allies promise entire aDstenuon from interfer-
ence In the elections aud in the organization Of per
manent government. The provisional government
promises that the ectIon of t shall take place with
In three months. II this IL done the allied gov
ernments viii come TO an understanding as TO what
TO do III regard to the making Of definite treaty OF
peace. if allied troops be left IN Paraguay they
are not 10 be subject TO the Paragu3yan government
IN any wy, but measures shall be taken to avoid
their presence having any influence on the election
Thus tie question Of limits is postponed until the
formation or definite Paraguayan government; but
the acting Minister or Foreign Arars here has de-
Cared In the Senate that the yctors the allies
nave the right 10 Impose their conditions Para
quay. and, undoubtedly, the Upper Parana and the
Paraguay will be made the boundary on the south
east and west and the Apa and mountains Of Amam.
bay on the north. Az to the Chaco. Bolivia and the
Argentine Confederation have conflicting claims
which Brazil has engaged with Bolivia shall be tqui-
dated then II possible; or, at least, leaving the
claims of Bolivia open On the sOth OF June pro-
visiona government obtained the aid OF Brazilian
forces TO guard the Asuncion protesting to expect
trouble nom the party IN opposition.
up 10 The last dates rom Entire Rios the fight ex-
pected had not taken place, anG the Buenos Ayres
pap rs say JORDAN was fleeing towards C0rrientes
with two thousand men. closely pursued BY Rivas.
OSer accounts say he was trynxto TO cross into Uru-
quay THAI is he was fleeing IN the opposite direc-
ton, 40 that 1t would appear nothing was known OF
hls movements force.
In Uruguay the same uncertainty and divergence
OF Accounts exist. The insurgents are everywhere
anu nowhere; but their raids continue in spite OF
the government troops being said to be always after
them