Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-22
FROM EUROPE.
BYATLANTIC CABLE.
Important Suit Decided.

Important Suit Decided.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2I.-An important suit of the
West India and Pacific Steamship Company v. A.
s. Williams and Guion, just tried in the Liverpool
Court of Assizss. has resulted in a -dgment for
the plaintiffs with damages assessed at fl3 900 ster
ling. The suit grew out of ntro-glycerine ex-
plosisn at Aspinwall on the Sd of April, 1866. by
which the steamship European. belonging to the
plaintiffs, totally destroyed, while laying at the
above named port. ~ ss~
The explosion resulted in loss Of sixty lives. iu
Guiding that of the Captain and other officers of the
steamer. The Caribbean, of the same line, also
su stained serious damages. The vessel was val
ued at s6 900 to 40 900 pounds. The cargo was in
sured for about 80 900 pounds. The damages to tn
Caribbean is estimated at nearly l0.000 pounds.
The owners of several buildings on the shore which
demolished put in their claims for damages to
considerable amount a 'ditional. The underwriters
declared to make good the losses. and threw the
sponsibility upon the owners of the European, on
the ground that they culpabe il! carrying ex-
,plosive material on their ship below deck. 90
| Plaintiffs in turn brought suit against Williams
/ Gerion, ss shippers of uitro-glycerine, claiming
they were guilty of deception in shipping the article
under the name of glsrian oil. the substance is
unknown to chemists or commerce, and thus involv-
| ed the plaintiffs in their great loss.
The defendants replied that they had acted in the
rial came TO them from Hamburg with instructions
to forward it via the plaintiffs lines. They were
deceived by the description letter of glorain oil in
the manifest, and had no knowledge of the danger
GUS character OF the freight. The judgement rem
dered is understood to definitely settle the fact that
1 the plaintiffs entitled to damages.
Financial and Commercial.
| LONDON, Eyeping, August 2l.-Consols "a 7-ls;
5-2Os 70 y; Illinois Central Tx; Erie 45%; Allan
tic& Great Western 81. E
L1vERPooL, Evening, Aug. 21.-Cotton closed
quiet and steady. Middling upland l02i; New Or
/ leans H.. Sales to-day of los bales. Wheat 1898;
barley 5s; oats 2s I'D; peas94s 34s; cheese 5O.;
beef 1891; lard 5s 81; pork F5s Cd; bacon AIS cd;
petroleum un hanged. London MARKETS unchanged.
| and petroleum at Antwerp held at S43.
FRANKFoRT. Evening. August 2l.-United States
| bonds Tx. ...
Parliament ProrOgued-The Queens
| Speech.
LONDON, Evening, August 21.-Parliament was
prorogued to-day. The Qaeen was not present
The speech was read by Commissioner Quinn, and
declared no longer any grounds for apprehensiou.o
war in Europe. The reasonable conspiracy in Ire
land has proved futile. and the attempt to revol
suppressed almost without bloodshed by the valo
of the troops, vigilance aud activity of.tha pDlic
and genera loyalty of the people. The law ha
been vindicated without the sacrifice of human life
The speech refers with satisfaction to the new
postal treaty with tho United States. and in con
clusion congratulates Parliament and the countr
on the completion of the Candian union, the pass
age of the Reform bill and adoption of other meas
ures beneficial to the Unitod Kingdom.
Failure of a Revolt in Catalonia.
LoNDoN, August 2l.-It is reported from Madri
that a revolt in Catalonia failed, and the authorit
of the Government was rapidly being re-establishe
| in the insurrectionary districts.
Italian Parliament.
| FLORENCE Aug. 21.-The prorogation of the Ital
ian Parliament took place to day.
Garibaldi is again obliged to defer the movemen
on Rome and preparations which were being mad
by the party action throughout Italy under order
| of the General have been suspended.
Conference of SOvereigns.
PARIS, August 81, Evening.-The semi-oficis
press of this city declare the conference of the EN-
peror at Salzbure insures long term of peace fo
Europe. Another gathering of European sovereign
is expected to take place here 1t is reported tha
Queen Victoria aud Emperor Francis Joseph wi
| meet Napoleon at Paris in October.
The Sultan,s Council.
LONDON, Evening. Aug. 2I--A dispatch fror
Constantinople states the Sultan has resolved on
new Council, composed of equal numbers of Greek
and Turks. lrf ..