The New York herald., 1872-06-15
Who Are There and Where
They Are Lodged.
Visits of Courtesy, but the English Rep
resentatives Not Yet Arrived.
Predictions of an Unsatisfac-
tory Result.
"A Queens Messenger Bears in
British Dispatches.
CONDITION Of THE CASE At MIDNIGHT.
1ELeeRAHs TO THE new YORK HERALD.

HLeeaAHs TO THE new YORK HERALD
The following special dispatches to the
HERALD have been received from our CORE
spondent at the seat of meeting of the Inter-
national Council in Switzerland:-
GENEVA, June IA, 1872.
Sir Alexander Cockburn, Lord Tenter-
den, with Messrs. Cushing, Palmer, Evarts,
Waite, Beaman, and Baron Itajuba, the Bra
lillian Commissioner, left Paris last night on
the forty minutes past eight o'clock train on
their journey towards Geneva, in order to open
in that city the International Commission for
the arbitration Of the Alabama claims.
At Macon they picked up Mr.. J. Bancroft
Davis, who took his departure from the French
capital last Thursday.
wAYsDE coURrEsrEs
At the various stations coming down on the
way the English and American Commission
ers, on alighting from their carriages, entered
into conversation, and the members of the
respective suites were introduced.
ARRIVALS AT THE SCENE OF LABOR
The whole party arrived in Geneva at eleven
o'clock; the Britishers going to the Hotel des
Bergues for refreshment and headquarters &C.
commodation, and the Americans to the Grand
Hotel, Beau Rivage, for the enjoyment of the
same requirements.
Count Sclopis, the Italian Commissioner, is
at the Hotel de la Paix. Mr.. Adams, who has
been here some weeks on the part of the
United States, lives at Boissiere. Baron
1tajuba resides also in the country. Both of
the last named gentlemen have their residences
in close neighborhood to Geneva.
Commissioner Staempfi, ex-President of
Switzerland, has not yet arrived, but is ex-
pected this evening by an express train.
FRIENDLY CALLS
After breakfast Messrs. Gushing, Evarts,
Bancroft Davis and Waite paid formal visits at
the residences of their co-laborers; first to
Count Sclopis, President Of the tribunal, then
to the home of the English Commissioners,
who were absent and subsequently to Baron
Itajuba and Mr.. Adams.
Several members of Bancroft Davis family
are here and the members of Mr.. Evarts
family will come shortly.
THE MOMENT OF MEETING.
The Commissioners will meet on Saturday,
June Is, at the hour of twelve o'clock noon, in
the Hotel de VILE
WHAT WILL COME OF TT?
1t has been intimated to me that the result
OF the assemblage will be unsatisfactory to the
well wishers of the Treaty.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES FROM ST. JAMES.
Queens messenger has just arrived from
London, bearing dispatches from the Eng
lish government addressed to the arbitrators.
Condition OF the Case at Midnight
The Arbitrators Slightly PerpIexed
bat More Hopeful.
GENEVA, June 14-Midnight.
One of the Commissioners to the Alabama
Claims Arbitration Court has just informed
me that nothing is at present known as to
what answer the arbitrators will give to the
English demand for an adjournment 1t is
considered probable that an opportunity will be
given the parties to state the matters of differ
ence before the arbitrators.
MORE HOPEFUL.
Neither side apprehends failure just at
present
The time of meeting of the arbitrators has
been postponed until the arrival of mail
train, which is due at a late hour in the after
noon tomorrow Saturday.
1t is believed that the Board will adjourn
Immediately after meeting; but if an agree
ment to adjourn cannot be reached and the
meeting is prolonged, the sessions will un-
doubtedly be secret
THE QUESTION In PARLIAMENT.
The Effect Of the Geneva Arbitration on Other
Pending Points of Dispute.