New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-28
FOREIGN.

Liverpool Arrivals Destructive Rains In
Villages and Growing Crops
Swept Away and Lives L0sr-SteRner
Edgar stewart Pursued-Fenians 70 be
Pardoned-senate Action on the Addi-
tiOnaI Article = Favorable Effect on
American Securities.
LIVERPOOL, May -Arriyed-Southern
Chief, from Charleston.
PRAGUE, May 27.-Heavy and destructive
rains have prevailed in this vicinity for the
past few days. The volume Of water which
fell was so great as to inundate the sur
rounding country. Several villages and the
growing crops have been swept away, and
numbers of lives have been lost, but it is
not stated exactly how many.
HAVANA, May 27.--The steamer Edgar
Stewart, the United States steamer Wyo-
ming, and the Spanish war vessel BOrgia,
lett Kingston on the sixteenth instant The
Wyoming, being slow, dropped astern,
when the BOrgia gained on the Stewart,
which latter took refuge on the shoals and
escaped. The Stewart was seen later FIVE
leagues from SontiagO de Cuba, and was
fred at by the gunboat Gacita.
LONDON, May 27.-The government has
determined te pardon all Fenians now IN
British prisons.
Dispatches announcing the passage by
the United States Senate of a resolution
advising President Grant TO negotiate an
ton for the settlement Of the indirect claims
dispute were received here yesterday. and
the effect of a favorable vote is seen in the
market for American securities this morn
ing, which opened frmer, with an advance
on the prices Of Saturday last
The London morning journals comment
at some length on the result of the Senate's
deliberations. The Times says: 'The ae-
ton of the United States Senate is impOr-
tant as iustifying England in the eyes Of all
the world in the position she has taken in
relation to indirect claims. America viii
find it hard to uphold demands which she
herself cOnfesses are doubtful President
Grant, in consulting with the Senate before
acting upon the proposition of Earl Gran
vile, has greatly strengthened his own po-
sitiOn.D
The telegraph says; America has proved
that she prefers justice to national vanity.
| The love of honest dealing and mutual
| consideration exhibited by both England
and America promises well for the future Of
| the world"
The Standard thinks it better to moder-
] ate its congratulations and suspend its Opin-
/ ions until 1t knows Of the article to be nego-
tiated and what it will commit England to
! do or pay.
Replying to a question to-day, Mr.. Glad
stone said it was not true that the remain
ing Fenian prisoners had been pardoned.
| The Duke of Bedford nephew to Earl
Russell, is dead. Sir Henry Lytton Bulwers
brother of Lord Lytton Bnlwer, the novel
| ist, is also dead. He was minister to Wash
ington from lS49 to 1852.
MADRID, May p The Cortes reassembles
tomorrow. The Republicans will join the
/ Radicals in opposition to the minority. The
majority of the chambers have assumed the
name of Constitutionaists.
PARIS. Nav 27.-The French Derby at
! LOngchamps yesterday was won by Pau
mont's chestnut colt ReVigEy, beating Little
/ Alice second and Condor third.
/ General Ulrieh, who was so severely CEN
sured bv the commission on eapitulatiOns in
their report, for the surrender ofStrasburg,
has been relieved from active service in the
New YORK, May ga Havana dispatch
saws Venezuela adviees received via st.
! Thomas state that President Blaneo has.
captured Valencia and SOlazar, and that
| the ex rebel chieftain had been captured,
| court martialed and shot.
| LONDON, May 27,-In the House Of Com
mons this evening, Sir Stafford NOrthcOte,
in reply to inquiries from Mr. Boweries,
| said his speech at Exeter, in which he
made important allusion TO the treaty Of
Washington, was correct as published in
the London journals. He repeated what
he stated in that speech, that he under
stood when at Washington that indirect
damages would not be presented.
As a member of the Joint High Commits
sion, he deemed it his duty to make bias,
and correct the statement, but he declined
to enter into details,
Mr.. Beweries then gave notice that he
should again put his question.
Sir George Jenkinson asked if it was not
. true that the remaining Fenian prisoners
had been released, as reported.
Mr.. Gladstone replied no, at which there
was some Laughter.
Mr.. Disraeh asked whether it was true
that the American Senate had adopted q
| supplemental article to the treaty; whether
that article had been modified; what was
the nature of the modification; whether
Parliament would be allowed to sanction it,
and whether negotiations would be pro
muigated in time for the British legation to
meet at the next Board Of Arbitration at
/ Geneva2
Mr. Gladstone, on rising to reply, first
expressed his regret at the premature pub
lieatiOn Of the supplement article, and inti'
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