The Portland daily press., 1872-02-12
FOREIGN.
BRITAIN.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS
Excitement i'm England.

LONDON, Feb 10.-Great eagerness is mani.
tested for the latest news from America
Everybody is anxious to learn how the action of
England with regard to the Alabama claims
was received. Several dispatches from New
York and Washington to the press here and
private kilograms to business houses, are posted
on Change as soon as received and the bulle-
tins are surrounded by large crowds. Yester-
days debate i'll the Senate on Mr. Edmund's
resolution is fully reported by cable, together
with extracts from editorials of the leading
journals of yesterday.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-The Times says it is moral
ly certain that the attempt to settle the Alaba-
ma claims before the Geneva Board of Arbitra-
ton will be failure We must therefore make
efforts to prevent recrimination. If we are sue
cesstul the time is possibly near when more
dexterous negotiations may settle all differ
ences.
The Daily Telegraph asserts that the Treaty
of Washington is regarded by Americans as
one of unconditional surrender and shameful
confessions ON the part of England. Its terms
it the indirect claims are admitted, are such as
a victor might impose. The pretenson of the
United States are intolerably absurd.
The Standard and Post are silent on the sub
ject A
ANOTHER DISASTER AT SEA.
LONDON, Feb 10.-Information has reached
here of a terrible disaster off Dungevess in the
English Channel. The steamer Electra was
run into by the ship Dholeran and sunk in
longing to the steamer were drowned. The
damages, if any, received by the ship, is not
stated.
POPULARITY OLE THE PRINCE OF WALES.
The Prince of Wales accompanied by the
Princess Alexandra left Sandringham to-day
in special tain for Windsor The passage of
the royal party was somewhat delayed by
crowds of persons who thronged the stations by
which the train passed and manifested their
joy at the recovery of the Prince
THE UNIVERSITY CREWS.
The race between the Cambridge and Oxford
boat crews IS announced to take place the
Thames course, ON the 23d of March. The bet
bridge crew.
DISASTROUS STORM.
A dispatch from Cork, reports that a terrible
storm has prevailed for the past few days on
the southern coast of Ireland and several dis
asters with a serious loss of life are reported
Three vessels whose names have not been as
certained foundered off Ballycotton, village
two miles southeast of Cork and their crew
perished
THE FRENCH MINISTER TO THE UNITED STATES
PARIS, Feb 1O.-It is not expected in diplo-
matte circles here that the difficulty about the
Alabama claims will prove serious. A peace
full solution of the dispute is considered proba-
BILE, but the situation of affairs renders it neces-
sary that the French Government should have
trst-olass diplomatist in Washington, hence
the mention of the name of Drouyn de PHuys
in connection with the vacant mission. Whether
M Drouyn de PHuys accepts or not, the place
will be speedily fllled
MINISTER wAsHBURNE.
1t appears that the report that Mr. Wash
burne was about to leave on a visit to the Uni
ted States was erroneous. Mr.. Washhurne to-
day announces he has no intention OF leaving;
that he did not as was reported in Paris present
his Secretary to the President as Charge AT
fairs
BoNAPARTIsTs.
Information has been received from Ajaccio,
that slight disturbances in the interest of the
Bonaparts have occurred in the island of Cor
sica.
CHINESE REDUCED TO SLAVERY.
HAVANA, Feb. 10.-The official Gazette pub
fishes additional orders regarding the Chinese in
Cuba. For the present, all applications of the
Chinese for permit to change their plaoes of
residence or become Spanish subjects will not
be entertained. The government also refuses
to grant passports to free Cinnamon who NAV
be desirous of leaving the country, Cinnamon
I found without police documents from what
ever cause, will be sent to the government
yards or repositories and then be compelled to
work at forced labor. The measure is intended
Tor the sole benefit of planters who thus obtain
cheap labor at very low rates, and will also
tend to lessen the number of Chinese Migrants.
SOUTH AMERICA.
MASSACRE OF FOREIGNERS IN THE ARGENTINE
States,
LIsBoN, Feb. ia South. American mail
steamer has arrived with dates of Rio Janeiro,
Jan. I'D. The recent outbreak of fanatism in
the town of Sundel, in the Argentine States,
resulted in fearful massacre. Ganohos ex-
cited to frenzy, by a man named Saune, made
q sudden attack on foreigners. The latter taken
by surprise were unable to defend themselves
and before the authorities could stop the
slaughter there, SO were killed. The assassins
were then attacked by the troops. They fed
but We're pursued and 16 were shot and "a taken
prisoners
Leonard Kimbalps house and barn at
Haverhill, Mass, were burned Friday night;
| loss $4,000.