New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-16
FOREIGN.
Geneva Board Of Arbitration-D -Disastrous
Storms and Floods -Gafacazy's State
ment-The African Explorefs--R eported
Defeat of Spnnfards Confirmed.

Geneva Board Of Disastrous
storms and Floods -Gafacazy's State
ment-The African Explorers Reported
Defeat of sDnniards Confrmed
GENEVA, July 15.-Count Selopis, presi
dent of the board of arbitration, and Baron
ID. Stajuba, Brazilian member, and Cush-
ing, Davis and Waite are alread here
The English agents are expected this morn
ing To-day's sitting win be purely formal.
Proceedings of the board are still conf
dentiak
Noon.-The English party, including
Lord Tenterden, Chief Justice Coekbnrn,
Sir R0Hntell Palmer and Messrs Ber-
nard, Hamilton and Machum have arrived
1t is believed the session will continue from
six weeks to two months.
The Englishagents make strong contests
against American direct claims but the
prevailing impression is that the award ia
favor Of the United States will be q large
one. The efforts of newspaper CORE
spondents have not availed 70 remove the
seal of secrecy.
GENEVA, July IS, Egening-The board
of arbitration convened at two o'clock this
afternoon and continued in session until
four o'clock Daily sittings will probably
be decided on for the present. The first
subject Of discussion will be the principles
enunciated by the treaty of Washington.
LONDON July 15.-Geneya advieea sav
there is reason to know the time Is occupied
with consideration, on which the delibera-
tions of the board are to be condueted.a
Storms and floods, heretofore mentioned.
have been particularly disastrous In Ian
cashire and Cheshire. Much property de-
stroyed and loss Of life reported.
The Echo Of this evening deyOtes lead
ing article to Catacazy's statement The
Echo says: "Catacazy's pamphlet, which
was offered to us efor goo, has been pub
lished. 1t fully justihes our opinion that
it was not worth the money. Indeed, it is
hardly worth noticing. The ex-minister Is
simply trying to Justify himselth The
Echo thinks that Fish did we'll to bow
Catacazy out Of Washington. Catacazy's
pamphlet quotes a note addressed to him
by GortschakOff in which the latter says.
"Do not lose sight of the fact that we are
not sewers Of diecord. Carefully abstain
from encouraging any misunderstanding
between England and America. The Em-
peror wants peace
PARIS, July l5-Gambetta, ia q speech az
Laforte Sour Jenarre, yesterday praised
the republic as the embodiment Of the
principles Of selfgOvernment and pros
perity. He denounced the conservative
party. He complimented President Thiers
in the highest terms, declaring that bis ed
ministration bad been q great success,
M. Catacazy has published pamphlet
here in,justifcatiOn Of his course while rep
resenting the Russian government in the
United States.
New YORK, July ls.--The Herald has
letters from Stanley, it's correspondent
giving history of his travels and meeting
with Livingstone, and the latter's account
of his explorations. Livingstone and Stan
ley explored the head of Lake Targaneinak
and returned to unija, where they spent the
Christmas of 1871. Stanley says he found
Livingstone in a destitute condition, robbed
and deserted by his men. BE looks only
about fifty, quite hale and hearty. In
March, 1872, he began to organize an ezpe-
dition TO explore a few doubtful points,
which he thinks will take about eighteen
months, when he VIII return TO England.
Key West dates Of the twelfth say that
the reported defeat Of the Spaniards near
Halguin has been confirmed. Spanish loss
heavy.
1t is said that twenty-nine members Of the
Fannie expedition have been killed
3 Falmaseda, in proclamation, upon retir-
ing, says: do not think it possible that
the revolution can exist more than four o.
five months longer"