The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-31
FOREIGN.
Order Of Procedure.

Order OF Procedure.
LONDON, July 30-It is reported that the &C.
neva Board of Arbitration have adopted the
following method in disposing of the business
before it: The cease of each ship is examined
separately; the ar5itrators next decide what
principle is applicable to the case by which it
stands or falls; no definite amount of damage
is then fixed upon, but when the examination
OF all the cases is completed the tribunal will
review its separate conclusions and agree upon
the sum of damages.
Mexican Matters.
MATAMoRAs, July 80. -[Herald special. +
Gen Rocha has levied forced loan of 1000
on Montery merchants, payable with his drafts
ance against tho Matamoras custom house. The
drafts, which have arrived at natamoras, will
be we'll received in the payment of duties. The
country is in worse condition than ever be-
fore. The custom house at Vera Cruz owes
merchants half million dollars Tampico is
lorpely indebted, and Matamoras is the same.
The collector shows hostile spirit against
Hatamoras merchants, which is surposee to be
in the interest of Vera Cruz and Tampico. The
reaction is strong in favor of Lerdo de Tejada.
The country is generally quieting down.
A courier from Tampico has arrived with tele-
grams from the city of Mexico to the oath.
The new tariff increasing the rate of duties,
has been suspended on the frontier for two
months, and goods imported will be permitted
to enter under the old rates for that time This
business caused by the recent revolution.
Gen. Rocha has issued a proclamation at
Monterey favoring peace and amnesty to the
late insurgents.
have been refugees in Texas have obtained per
mission to return with their families to Mexico.
The stage-coach and mails to the interior will
soon be resumed.
Ccntral and south American Matters.
HAVANA, July %, via Key West, 3O.-Aspin-
wall advices to the Goth state that Capt Bird
sail commanding tug at Greytown, was drown
ad while crossing bar in a skff.
Edgar Stuart is still in custody of the United
States steamer Wyoming. A new captain for
the Stuart is expected in the Rising Star The
Wyoming is awaiting orders from Washington
as to the disposal of Stuart
The Isthmus has been deluged by rains An
epidemic resembling yellow fever exists at
Carthgena, but 10 fatal chiefly to children.
Reports from the Isthmus of Darien say that
hostilities are progressing between the Checo
been killed. One tribe advocates intermarriage
with the whites while the others oppose it.
The question Of intermixture of races is likely
to becoms serious.
Lima advices are to the It'll inst.
The great national exhibition opened on the
Mr.. Thomas the new United States Minis
ter, has presented his credentials.
Small pox continues its ravages at Valparaiso
and other CHILEAN cities.
Two companies with capital of a million of
dollars each, have organized to work the coal
mines of Conception,
Immense quantities Of saltpetre have been
discovered in AFRICA
In Ecudor many new schools have been es-
tabished and museums are being commenced
in different towns.
Insurgcnt Successes.
NEW YORK, July 3O.-A letter from Santiago
reports several minor successes for the Cuban
insurgents at Same, Guantanamo, Barajugna
and other various points, and asserts that they
are preparing to resume on larger scale. They
have recently been provided with new supply
Of arms.
Hon, VIM. g. Groesbeck of Ohio declares that
he can daintly eat Greeley crow