, 1872-06-20

LOWELL, June 12-The Democratic
Convention to-day selected delegates to
the Baltimore Convention, and adopted
resolutions commencing the adoption OF
the Gin .innati platform.
WASHINGTON, June 13-Prominent
members of the administration unite IN
the opinion that the United States will
not consent to the postponement Of the
Geneva Arbitration The British Gov
ernment has satisfied itself through
secret agents that the Geneva Tribunal
is inclined to give damages to the United
States. ---r
NEw YORK, June ia Washington
special says the Supplemental Treaty
Article adopted by the Senate concludes
as follows: After consideration, the
President has, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, consented to the es-
tabllshment of new feature in interna-
tional law for the guidance of both ma
tions, to the effect that neither of the
contracting powers shall be held respon-
sible for the acts Of its citizens as against
either government in favor of any bel
ligerent power with which either gov
ernment may be at war, and consents
that he will make no claim on the part
of the Urited States in respect to indi-
rect do IMAGES as aforesaid b--fore the Tri-
hunal of Arbitration at Geneva.
BALTIMORE, June 13-Dr. Huston b 8
been indicted by the Grand Jury for
adultery.
WASHINGTON. June 13-The bill to r. :
move the political disabilities of ex-
Governor Vance, of North Carolina, and
Re orge S. Houston passed by 16 to 2.
New YORK, June 14-It is reported
the Grand Jury has indicted one If the
prominent leaders of the eight-honr
strikers.
Six strikers were arrested today fol
threatening workingmen. who refused
30 join them.
Five thousand mechanics, iron moul-
o.ers and boiler makers of Brooklyn, are
strikers for eight hours labor or ten
hours pay. The employers refuse to
,,o.alo xo tb,.1r lop,aol,
The steamship Rhein, with German
imperial Band of Emperor William OF
,i+rmany Oh board, arrived this evening.
The wife and daughter of Horace Gree
ley were also passengers.
NEW YORK, June 15-It is reported
here that Gen Sickles is en- route to this
country. ----.
A storm here yesterday did great dam
age to many buildings, and considera-
bly, hurt the shipping. Many persons
were injured in New York, and in
Brooklyn three were killed.
CHICAGO, June ia fearful explosion
occurred on the steamer d. Mcdowell,
on the Mississippi, near McGregor's,
yesterday. The boat is total loss, and
many are wounded and missing.
MADRED, June 1.-THE Cortes has
iiourned and the Ministerial crisis con-
tinues.
SAN FRANc1sCo, June 14.-Surveys fo'
works for bringing Blue Lake water tc
San Francisco are nearly completed.
Two hundred and forty bales of high
Trade Sea Island cotton, received here
from Tahiti were shipped overland ell
route for England to-day.
The death of r. B. Swain, ex-Superin.
tendent of the Mint, and prominent
business man of San Francisco, coupled
with rumors of his suicide. took the city
10y surprise this afternoon. The facts
are alleged to be that he had been il
the habit of taking valerian, and getting
up in the night to take dose, il is sup
posed that he got hold of bottle of lau.
danum instead. This morning his wife
found him breathing heavily land wa,
unable to awaken him. Physicians
were summoned and every effort made
to restore him to conciousness, but il
vain. He died about II o'clock. He
va native of Natucket, Mass, aged Al
years, and had been identified with the
leading charitable institutions of San
Francisco since 1855. He was strone
personal friend of Starr King and MAS
connectec with the First Unitarian
Church up to the time of his death.
LONDON. June 14-In the House o1
Commons last night Mr.. Gladstone stat
ed in reply to question by Torrance
that the Government had received moth.
ing official in relation to San Jnar
boundary question now before the EN-.
peror of Germany for arbitration.
In answer to an inquiry by Ibbotson
the Premier said that the United States
G ,vernment had declined to Join the
British Government in the application
for the adjournment of the Geneva
Board.
Viscount Bury inquired as to the truth
of the statement that the American Go. :
ernment would oppose any effor of the
British Government to submit to its ar