The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-03
GRANT DISSENTS FROM
SUMMERS VIEWS.
Oceanic Postage
TREATMENT OF ENG
LANDS IRISH
PRISONERS.
FIRE At CINCINNATI.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

New HoRE, June 3. The Herald says
President Grant does not support Sumner
in his views on the Alabama claims, ex
pressed in his late speech. lie calls the
speech good rhetoric but poor logic, and
prolessc. to believe that Sumner himself IS
not sincere but actuated by desire to over.
reach Banks and the RnneXatIonists by put
ting England against all notion Of selling
her North American possessions to this
country lie holds that if Ne would not 20
TO war with England, We must conduct ne.
gotiations with courteous diplomacy.
4 London special to the Herald states
that an odicia. correspondence between
England and America relative to the AiabA
bama claims affair is published.
In February, l-6- Mr. Seward expressed
wish for the settlement of the claims,
| suggesting ON international conference.
Subsequently Mr.. Seward desired that the
naturalization aud other questions should
be first settled. These were accordingly
! concluded in October.
johnson, in behalf Of Seward proposed
that the Alabama claims be referred to a
committee composed Of m equal number OF
! British and American citizens, with the pow.
er to call upon an umpire in case of dlsa.
greement, whose decision should be final.
Stanley responded that the pointon which
! the former negotiations broke off were main
| " the claims that the Americans would raise
before the arbitration. The question OF the
alleged premature recognition by Her Majrs
tvs government OF the state OF oiBelligerenCe
Of the Confederates could not be taken up and
thereby cause the government to depart
from the position already taken, but that he
saw difficulty in SO framing the reference
that bv mutual consent either a taCit or
express difficulty might be avoided
The negotiations thereafter proceeded
rapidly on the basis Of their agreement, by
which both nations were to be blended for
the purpose Of making things run smoothly.
A convention was drawn up aud signed IN
December, England Concedng that the place
of meeting should be Washington. Subse-
uuently Seward informed Stanley that the
contents Of the convention we're not IN ac'
cordance with the instructions of Minis
ter Johusou, and that the president and bis
colleague could not approve Of certain
stipuIations which in the present form would
not receive the sanction OF the Senate
Seward assured Stanley that It was the da
sire of the United States to bring the matte
to a satisfactory conclusion and acknowledge
the negotiations; but hoped the importance
of the subject would lead him to consent tS
notifications acceptable to the senate
Upon the English ministry being changed
Lord Clarendon wrote under date of Dec
q, that the British government proposed tt
meet the wishes of the United States, anC
r.. a Il. t,F.r, Iv yTb 1frh "a q
gotiations were to be concluded. On Jan. J
the second convention was Drawn up b.
Lord Clarendon, lately rejected by the Sen
ate war iu fact a proposal to cheat tn
public by deceptive clauses in regard to rec
ogniton of belgency, and excited lndgnan
comment here with all fair minded men an,
appears to have fully justified the action G
= the Senate.
Loypoy, June In the House Of Com
; mons last night Mr. Seeley spoke on ocea
hostage He urged that future contract
/ for carving mails TO the United States b
made for not longer than three years, an
/ advocated ocean penny postage hoped ne
gotiatigDs would be entered INTO with tn
y limited States for the establishment Of tha
+ system. -,
I
mail contract and although be sympathize
= with the sentiments Of Mr.. Seeley, he oppo
!, ed bis nropo,a's which would lead to unce
tainty in the service and disuclination 0
!. the part Of the steamships to compete wit
Il each other. He thoughtthe present contra'
would be the last which would be made wit
> Fixed subsidy. bn' was doubtful OF the sa
q cess of negotiations to establish penn
h postage across thn Atlantic.
4 Mr.. Moore moved that special comm
II tee be appointed 10 inquire into the trea
a rnent Of untried Irish political prisoners.
Foster, secretary for Ireland, believed II
. complaints of i'll treatment OF these prlsone
!. were exaggerated, but thought politics
prisoners should not be kept in county jail
. After further discussion the house refuse
to appoint special comm tee, leas :
nays 81.
e. CINCINNATI. O., Jane The shops
% Miller, Greenwood 81 Co., manufacturers
4, hardware, ,malleabIe and gray iron aud bra
o. castings, burned this morning with yaIuab
rt apparatus material aud manutactur'
rE articles Loss $4,000; FIJI insured.
he CHICAGO, ,June3.-The Tribune special sa
=, Senator Ross has applied for several caval
ID regiments TO be stationed on the Hans
~ frontier during the summer. SecTeta
to Rawhus is disposed to grant the reque'
ate The same special SAYS all the cabinet oi
GERS are IN favor Of Jeuckes ciyi! serVi
bill which has already been practically a
pIied to the patent Office and also to p'
, tial extent 10 other psrts Of the bureau.