New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-13

with the AIabamS nses 4 .e.s...
| MIR. GladstOnet6 t6<Aa.
of the American g0v statAd that II. 81.
the Geneva board 6f 2ent suhm;tssss
yet been presented; it sshon, hai ~,
unjust to publish the do6$H AereiOre ~
The report that Bslnd&t st prsaent'
| to mediate between Great M ptopossa
| United States is unfounded. eaA aud tha
| The press this morning CONT :
cussiOn of the difficulties which ae dis
with America regarding the claiS ssiaeu
| the Geneva board for indirect darnSsac1e
The papers advocate a moderate q
on the part of the English governments
The conflict of opinion ON the Alab,>.
claims increases. A meeting of workinc.
men Will soon be held to oppose the course
Oh the British government, and demand the
immediate settlement Of the claims-the
sum to be subsequently recovered of the
builders OF the vessels which caused the
damages.
party in Parliament is preparing to
move TOR the resignation of the present min
lstry, on the ground of its blundering in
capacity and the formation of new cabi-
net "hicn shall propose the settlement of
the American claims on new basis.
In the House of Lords this evening, the
Duke OF Argyle announced the government
had received official information of the AS
sassinatiOn OF the Governor General of
India, the Earl of Mayo.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone
stated that on the evening of the eighth
instant the Earl of Mayo was stabbed by a
MahOmmedan convict, and soon after re-
celving the wound expired. The premier
proceeded to express the regret the whole
country would feel at his death, and was
followed by Disra>|i, who referred to the
great public services of the deceased in
terms OF the highest praise.
Prayers were offered yesterday In all the
churches at Sheffield for the prevention of
waE between England and the United
States.
A special to the New York Herald saws
the English government is earnestly anxious
to avoid a misunderstanding with the au-
thOrities at Washington SO as not to render
the treaty nullity, and not to yield point
which the public mind regards as involving
the national honor.
The possibility Of compromise is cOntem-
plated and even hoped for at ana early
day, when the excitement is less IN at
present, and when the spirit of Mutual
conciliation will reconcile points that in
the present time of violent discussion ap-
pear irreconcilable. The point of least re-
sistance in the English position is the
phrase indirect losses" The English pe0-
pie are not ferOciOus as to that phrase, and
might not object to continue arbitration
with that phrase retained in the treaty if it
were guaranteed that award under that
head in any case would not exceed a GER
tain figure; they would thus yield the prin-
ciple of indirect losses, and meet the views
OF the American people and requirements
of the American Interpretation of the
treaty: but in exchange they would get GER
tainly known limit, and thus deprive the
claims of the alarming character which
their indefinite nature now presents to
practical minds. Should this idea reach
this stage of negotiation, it may result in an
arrangement to continue these arbitra-
tions and proceedings satisfactorily at Ber-
lin, Washington, and in Canada, as if
there were no differences, and to continue
also the Geneva arbitration with the under
standing as to the amount that will satisfy
both sides under the head of indirect losses
This understanding might be put in the
form of an additional rule, or instruction to
the tribunal, or suppleMenting secret ar
ticles.
PARIS, February I'm. Rouher/former-
ly Minister of State under Napoleon, has
been elected to the Assembly from the island
Of Corsica.
A Republican has been elected to the
Assembly from the Department of Eure.
BERLIN, February l2.--Mr Bancroft, the
American Minister, has completed his reply
to the British case in the San Juan bounda-
ry question, and will immediately,subm it
to the arbitratOrs and the Emperor William.
A copy has been despatched to Washington.
Mr.. Meyer has been appointed Consul for
the North German Confederation at Phila-
delphia.
PARIS, February l2.-Caleb Cushing, j.
Bancroft Davis, William M. Evarts and
Mr.. Waite have arrived in Paris, and are
in close consultation in regard to the bust
ness before the Geneva board of arbitra-
ton.
LIyERPoor, February l2.-Arrived-As-
sum Valley
VIENNA, F February 12-The Presse news
paper, of this city, in an article upon the
claims of America before the arbitrators at
Geneva, says that England has probably
learned that the opinion of the board of arbi-
tratiOn will be unfavorable to the conduct
of that nation during the civil war jn
America, and fears the consequences of her
course toward the United States.
ROME, February l2.-The United States
fleet, Admiral Alden commanding, has ar
rived in the Bay of Naples, where it will
await the arrival of General Sherman and
party, who are now in this city.
VERSAILLES, February 12.-The parlia-
mentary committee upon the subject of the
loan for the payment of the Ger
man indemnity has suspended delibera-
tions, having been apprised that the Gov
was negotiating with the German
authorities for a new basis of settlement,
which will shortly be communicated to the
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