Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-23
Liberal Movement in Virginia
FOREIGN NEWS.
General Summary,
reported Expressly forthe ARGUS


special says the American Counter Case,
presented 20 Geneva, will be transmitted to
Congress to-day. The question of oonse-
quentsl damages stands as before, SO far as
the executive department of the government
is concerned aud it is the opinion of Cen
erAl Banks that the demand will be sus-
tanned n the House by more than two. thirds
vote.
WAsHNGroY, April 22.-The Senate in
executive session confirmed the appoint
men. of Elisha B. Hsmilton, as Surveyor of
customs, for Quincy, III.
The President to-day transmitted for in
formation Of the Senate, copy Of the
counter Gaze of ihe United States, in favor
of claims sgAinss Great Britain, presented
TO the board of arbitration a. Geneva. 1t
concludes as follows: "The United States
couours with Her Msesty's government 10
opinion that q claim on the part OF a bellin-
| Grant 10 the Unidentified at the expense of
| q neutral, for losses inflicted or occssioned
by any ordinary operation of war, is one
which involves grave consideration ana
requires to be weighed with the utmost
care.
without explanatory observations, which
Her Ms;esty's government reserve the righ;
to make 10 the latter stage of the proceed
ings, they cannot gay how far they do OF do
not concur in the further statement that
compensation can only Justly be awarded by
3 tribunal in respect 10 losses of which the
negligence OF neutral is the direct and
pro Simste cause.
as appears to them, however, that GER
tain general consideration may reasonably
be assumed by the ErbitrAtors.
"First-Both parties contemplate that
he United States endeEyoT 10 establish in
the Sc proceeding some tangible connection
of csuse and effect between injuries for
ShSoh they ask compensation and acts CON-
mitted by several vessels, which the treaty
contemplstes are to be shown 10 be the caEse
Of shese injuries.
"Second-The tribunal OF arbitration b.
/ ing judicial BODY invested bv the inter
ested parties with .he functions necessary
/ for the determining of issues between them,
aud being nov seized OF the substance Of
the matter in dispute, will hold itself bound
/ BY such reasonable and established rules OF
| law, regarding the relation of cause and
effecI, as il may assume that the parties had
iu view when they entered into engagement
to make this reference,
"Third-Neither party consemp'ates that
the tribunal will establish or be governed by
rules in this respect which will either on
Que hand tend to release ueusFSs from
their duty to observe strict neutrality or, on
the other hand, will make she course Of
| honest neutrality burdensome: leaving the
new issues raised by the case and counter
CAGES of she two governments to the srgu-
mepts Of the cOup5sls aud TO the decision OF
| the tribunal
1.-The United States repeat, with strength
ening conviction, the language with which
they closed their case IL Ia the highest
interest OF tha two great powers which
appear at this bar, that the csuses Of differ
ence which have arisen between them should
be speedily and forever set at rest. Til e
United States entertain the confident ex-
pectation that Her Msjesy's government
will concur with them in this opinion"
ALBANY, April 22.-At Grssnbush, last
evening. Mrs, Maher, in attempting to stop
q fight between her two sons, was struck
} down, her neck being broken, by Joseph
Maher. The alleged mstricide fed.
New YosK, April 22.-Is is said the ten
iurymen in the FAny Hyde case, who found
for acquittAl, offered to agree with the two
others 10 a verdict Of manslaughtsr in the
forth degree, and raise the money themselves
10 pay the prisoners fine, but the two held
out for verdict OF mAnsaughter in the
third degree.
At meeting of the delegations to the
Columbus reform convention from the
States of New York, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Connecticut, held this morn
ing, resolutions were adopted denouncInl
the vacillating course Of the committee wht
we're to tender the nomination to the nomi
ness for President and Eios President
The committee il seerNs has not made {
tender of nomination Me Parker, wh'
has been ready upon notification OF th'
committee to present his views at lengl@
1t is said Mr.. Parker endorses tho platform
entire, and would accept the nomination ol
condition that the Nationsi Demoofsh'
Convention endorse him.
The above delegations refuse to send II
presentatives to the meeting of the execu
tive committee which hes been called b
the chairman to meet at Cincinnati Apr
18th. They claim that the whole action l
sell, and say they will no1 lend themseVe
TO it, nor consider the action of the com
= mittee binding. Letters have been receive
from dsleS atoms in other States and froI
the Presidents of State Labor Unions !
Pennsylvania and Tennessee, eDdOrsin
their cause, and influential members
these delegations privately express a
opinion that the whole labor reform NOV
ment, 40 far as national ticket is concer
ed, will be quits5 dropped.
Fanny Hyde was admitted to bail th
morning in the sunni of 81 ,50O
NEw YoRK, april 22.-The Herald
special from Bichmond, Va, says that
consequence of discordant elements in i
proceedings of the late Republican co
ysntion, q liberal movement has sprung
v. in Virginia, which from names psomine
sa in its development, assumes some imPo
anoe.
Promipent Republicans have vlsit