The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-02

NEWS

inc Iennsylvania Republican Slato
Central Committee mot nj Harrisburg
on the 25th. Con. Charles Albright, of
Carbon, and Judge Glenni w. Scho.
field, Of Erie, were nominated for Con-
gressmen at large. Senator Harry
.Whito wrote letter TO tho Committee,
declining Al nomination for Congressman
at large, in which he stated that he was
also nominated for Delegate at largo TO
the State Constitutional Convention,
and he thought ii best that another Re-
publican should be selected for the Con-
gressional nomination.
John Potts, for thirty years connect.
ed with the War Department and for
thirteen years its Chiof Clerk died last
week Of dysentery.
The Supreme Court of South Carolina
has decided that the law for the issue
of State scrip to the Blue Ridge Rail-
road, and making it receivable for taxes,
is unconstitutional and void. This is
said to repudiate s2,000,000 of State
liabilities created by the last South
Carolina Legislature.
Catacazy has been at last unmistaka-
bly, disgracsd by his Government. The
Journal de ST. Petersburg published an
Imperial decree dismissing him from
the diplomatic service of the Russian
Empire. The publication of the quon-
dam diplomatist's pamphlet, without
the knowledge and against the will of
the Imperial Government, is assigned
rs the cause
Il The loss to the Eric II. II. Co., by the
fire which destroyed their shops at
Jersey City last week is limited at 81
: 10000. The Catholic Protcctory, de
, stroyed the same day, caused loss ol
) lSl75,000.
Serious embarrassment has been,caus
l ed in the Board of Arbitration by the
English protest against the considera
: tion of any evidence or argument show
D ing animus on the part of Great Britain
i England insists that the introduction
g of this evidence practically admits con
! sidcration of the spirit of the indirec
g claims, which were presented only t
:, prove other and direct claims whicl
@ otherwise it would be impossible t
t substantiate. Should this evidence b
Iexcluded it is believed that few case
lean be proved.
The telegraph announces the death c
= Benito Juarez, President of Mexico, %
the 18th inst, from apoplexy. Th
y Presidency of the Republic will dc
lvolve on Lerdo de Tejada, Chief Justic
of the Supreme Court.
u The death of President Juarez havin
d removed the only obstacle to ther
o sumption of diplomatic relations be
g tween France and Mexico, such ste
/. is said to be contemplated by the Gov
g ernment of the former country.
II The Swiss Times says it is in a posi-
tion to confirm the report now curren
= that the Tribunal of Arbitration ha
L decided in favor of America in the cas-
' of the privateer Florida, on the groun
that the British Government did no
. use sufficient precautions to prevent tn
departure of that vessel from the Eng
. lish ports. The Times also says that tn
!, Board OF Arbitration has taken up tn
;" case Of the Alabama.
. The Times says that the Board ha
disallowed the claims of the America
Government arising out of the depreda
tions of the Boston, jeff Davis, Music
land several other smaller Confedcrat
cruisers.
The reasons leading to this action c
:, the Board are that the charges of nesli
gence on the part of the British Goy
. ernment, SO far as these vessels are con
:. cerned, have not been proved.
The Independence Beige States ths
" the awards of the Geneva Tribunal {
u Arbitration, in the case of the privateer
. Florida and Alabama, will togethe
- amount to $1,500,00O
n At Willianlsport, on Monday in I'll
cases of the rioters, Judge Gamble SUI
~ tained the decision of Recorder Mer
4 dith, and the rioters were committed i
a default of bail.