The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-02
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
Comment of London Journals on
Summers Letter..

Comment Of London Journals on
Summers Letter.
LONDON, August Tho London lour.
nails comment TO some extent upon MIR
Summers letter, an abstract Of which was
telegraphed, and the prospects Of The
Presidential canvass in the United States
The Tines expresses the opinion that
President Grant has been much injured
by the refusal Of the Geneva Tribunal Ia
entertain the indirect claims.
The Daily NewS says the letter Of Mr.
sumner cannot fail to increase the chances
oil Mr.. Greeley. M
ROYAL RECEPTION AT SOUTHAMPTON.
NEW York, August Ia special Lon.
don dispatch says that the reception given
BY Admiral Alden to the Prince and
Princess OF Wales yesterday, at South.
ampton, was exceedingly brilliant There
were ten men Of war In the harbor. The
reception took place on the Brooklyn, a
case of small pox having recently an.
peared on Alden's flagship, the Wabash.
The Prince and Princess of Wales EN-.
barked on the royal steam yacht in the
afternoon, and on the arrival OF the party
on the Brooklyn, there was a blending Of
the flags OF England and the United States.
The Prince inspected the fleet, and remark.
ed on going to the Wabash that he was not
afraid Of small pox. The reception was
given on the Brooklyn by Alder, at which
were present minister Schenck, Gen,
Sherman, Bishop McIlvaine OF Ohio and
others. Agrand salute was fired on the
Princes departure. The same evening
the Prince entertained OF dinner party
on the royal yacht, which included
Schenck, Sherman and Others, Lieu. Grant
was invited. Previous to the arrival Of
the Prince the fleet was inspected by Gen.
Sherman.
LONDON, August la quantity of gun
cotton exploded this afternoon while some
experiments were being performed, at
which Gladstone and the Commissioner of
buildings were present. Fears were en-.
tertained that these gentlemen were hurt
but no damage was done however except.
ing breaking hundred windows in the
treasury building.
LONDON, August IA dispatch from
Geneva, to-day, says absolutely that no
particulars are obtainsble of the proceed.
ings OF the latest sitting of the Tribu.
nal Of Arbitration.i A general statement is
put forth on apparently credable author.
tty, that all the grave questions have been
settled, and that the arbitrators are now
studying the details of the prospective
adjustment. No communication however,
will be furnished to the press until the
final settlement, which is likely to be
reached much sooner than was expected.
LATER.
Another dispatch says the English rep.
resentatives have presented to the Board
q supplementary case, establishing, in the
belief oi the signers, that England faith.
fully executed her laws in connection
with the Confederate cruisers. The Amer
ican agents have in consequence submit.
ted q retort 10 the effect that the oues-
ton cannot be judged from the mere local
standpoint OF English law alone, and ar
guing that England's liability for the
ravages committed by the priyateers
arises principally from her non.fulfllment
Of the maxims of international law.
LONDON, August 1.-The Teachers
Congress decided to take immediate steps
for the organization ola Universal Teach
ers' Association. The General Society
will be under the presidency Of the
Teachers Association Of Geneva, switzer-
land.
William Bradford the American artist,
has received commission from Queen Vic.
toria and the Marquis Of Lorne TO paint
for them several pictures representing
scenes In the arctic ocean.