Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-12
WASHINGTON.
sems-Omclal from Geneva.

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ment of State is in receipt Of dispatches
from Geneva, but declines to make their
Contents known In advance OF the formal
announcement. There is reason to believe
from other sources that the amount award
ed Is about SIS, 900, 900, though there are
no official adyices positively fixing this SUN.
An Unexpected Visitor.
The President arrived UNEXPECTEDLY this
morning and has received visits from sew
eral heads.pf Departments RI The President
viii return to Long Branch Thursday night.
A Cabinet meeting will be held Tomorrow.
Secretary Belknap is the only head of q
Department in the city, but the other De-
partments viii be represented at the meet
ing by subordinate officers. Business win
be nearly routine.
Fixing mp for Greeley.
The repairing of the Executive Mansit
Is still In progress, even business Offices be-
ing in the hands ofthe mechanics. The pri-
vate part Of the house Is in a like condition,
and therefore cannot at present be re-occu-
pied. The President viii return from
Long Branch with his family, when the re-
pairs shall have been completed.
Leaning on n Broken Reed.
The President is reported as having said
that since the Maine election he IL more
than ever satisfied with the political situa-
ton.
BE also expresses his satisfaction with
the results as far IS known Of the srbitra-
ton at Geneva, not so much on account Of
The pecuniary feature as the settlement Of
the principles involved and their adjust
ment by the representatives Of foreign
governments and our own In the interests
of peace. The government has from time
to time been advised Of the progress Of the
arbitration, but the newspapers contain
more Of the incidental proceedings than are
in possession of the government. He did
not state the amount of the award, as this
with him as with the Department Of State
is yet secret, having been communicated
in confidence, and win not be known until
the tribunal itself shall make the declara-
ton, but 1t is believed from another source
that the award will be about SIG, ,000, 600.
The government does not know the exact
amount, some additional points having yet
TO be arranged.
There being no business to detain the
President, he will return TO Long Branch
tomorrow night.
The James River Explosion.
The Supervisor General OF Steamboats,
has directed an investigation into the cause
of the boiler explosion Saturday, on board
the steam tug Agnes, at Jord&n's Point,
Va. --.--.-..--.-
Elk Colorado.
A private telegram received here BY
prominent Government Official says that
Chaffee, Republican, has been reelected de
legAte to Congress from Colorado by 1900
majority.
British Claims for Cotton.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-It appears to be
pretty generally believed by those informed
on the subject that the MiXed Claims Com
mission will make heavy awards to British
claimants for cotton seized during the war.
A gentleman who has ample facilities for
ascertaining the facts is Of the opinion that
the awards in favor of these clsima ants will
90 far toward making an offset to the
awards in favor Of the United States ~ the
Arbitrators of the Geneva Conference. One
party alone in New York, it is said, has
about twenty claims pending, averaging
about fifty thousand dollars each, all OF
which must be voted valid, and there are
many more on the same footing, some of
which are larger in amount.
A Radical BOmbasteS.
Special to the Louisville Courier Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The times be-
ing dull, there has been an unsuccessful at
tempt to get up a duel. Mr.. Alexander
Shepard, the leader Of the Washington ring,
a1dresSed a letter, on the 18th ult., to Mr.
CorcoraD, the principal stock-holder, and
Messrs. Mcclure, Philip and Murrick, trus-
tees Of the Patriot, 10 produce the proof Of
certain tcharges, or stand branded as ma
lignant liars. All these gentlemen, except
Merrick, are much older men than Shep-
ard. The attack on Mr.. Corcoran, espec-
tally, was universally condemned. None
OF the parties have noticed Shepard; but,
on the 7th inst, Mr.. Bsgger, the news edi-
tor Of the paper, wrote Mr.. Shepard, avow-
ing his responsibility, and proposing to 60
to the Eutaw House, Baltimore, to bring
the matter to close. This invitation Mr..
Shepard prints, instead of accepting; aud
then goes back on Mr.. Corcoran and the
three trustees of the Patriot with his for
mer denunciation. Some persons think
Shepard would not shrink from q personal
conflict with old Mr.. Corcoran.