The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01

was arrested, tried LOT That grave O1enSe
which is known in France as detourne-
'',ent de n.ineur, and convicted. The
lovely model girl was placed III convent
to re educated and will probably become
respectable and decent member Of So
ciety.
A DARING WIFE.
From La Voz del Nueco Mundo we
translate the following interesting &C..
count of the great sensation produced in
Paraguay by the arrival of the notorious
Eliza Lynch, first mistress and afterward
wife Of the tyrant Lopez, who for so
many years ruled the republic with the
lash of despot. The account says that
upon the arrival of the tyrant's wife the
news spread abroad like wildfire, and
knots ofpeople gathered together and con-
verscd excitedly. Having gone ashore
at Ascension, accompanied by her son,
she detiantly passed through the city. al
though at every step she preceived signs
ofhostile movements against her. She
was perfectly calm, smiled at old friends,
called others by nauae, and TO the poor
she gave presents Of money. Thus she
adroitly Gained the storm that common.
ced to threaten her, and before the reac-
ton set in she had arrived at the residence
Of Dona Isadore Diaz friend and conf
dent of Madame Lynch who accompa-
MED the latter to Europe after the death
of the 'tyrant of Paraguay" She was
! not long at peace here, for the storm soon
broke out again. Fifty ladies represent
ing the first families Of Paraguay, mct
and passed resolutions demanding the i,u-
mediate
EXPULSION OF Ci1E TYRANr's WIFE F8eM
PARAGUAY.
Recounting the deeds and crimes of her
husband, and in which the wife represent
ed the tigerish spirit pushing on her hus.
band in his aoeursed work, they address,
ed letter to the President of the Repub-
lie asserting chat there were inheritanoes
of blood and shame attached to Madame
Lynch which made the heart shudder.
and that they could not shut their eyes
as mothers, wives, daughters and sisters
to the cruelty and brutality praceiccd by
Lopez and his wife on the fathers, hus-
bands, sons, and brothers who fell be-
meath the merciless power of the twi,
traitors and tyrants. Nearly half a mh-
lion of Parsguayans, they add, arc lying
in their unknown graves as the result
Of this shocking tyranny, while Madame
Lopez lives to deseerate the soil With her
polluted touch. In the name of the viz
TINS thus slain, in the name of outraged
public opinion, vicl&ted and outraged by
her presence the President was asked to
expel the red'handed traitress, or else
arrest and try her as criminal accord
ing to the lay of May 4, 1870. When the
action Of the fifty ladies became known,
there were some demonstrations in favor
Of lynch law. but the authorities deter.
mined to preserve the peace by expell-
ing Madame Lynch. Her fate was made
known to her, and then she
DEMANDED PROTECTION AS A BRITISH SOB
from the captain Of the English M n-of-
war lying in the harbor, on the ground
that her life was in danger from a mob.
The commander at the1time was:enioying
his claret at the Progress Club when the
demand vas handed to him. He gallant
ly replied that he would grant her pro-
lection if on board his vessel, but that he
could not interfere with the laws of the
A~P~oAAS VI AAA AluISCIA Ill auy inter.
nal affairs. When the reply went
back Nine. Lynch received it with.
out moving a muscle, and simply asked
that her revolver should be placed on the
the table. When lying before her she
coolly remarked, "That friend will
protect me- The hour of explosion was
set at one o'clock at night, as it was be.
lieved that the majority Of the people
would be sound asleep at that hour. and
thus there was no fear of madame Lynch
being mobbed on the way. At the hour
mentioned the madame was all ready to
step into coach in readiness for her.
She had her revolver firmly in her hand,
and her feathers were set and determined
as if to sell her life dearly. Dennis Hugh,
a young Englishman, offered his services
as gallant, which were received. Seeing
Madame Lynch with the weapon in her
hand, he requested her to let him have it,
as in case Of danger it would be more fit.
ting that he should use it. The daring
woman replied haughtily that she came
to Ascension without exhibiting arms.
believing them not necessary, but now
that threats were made against her life by
her enemies she would show them how a
woman could die in. defense Of her life.
so she refused to give up the revolver,
and entered the carriage accompanied aby
her son and Mr.. Hugh. Although after