The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-10


that there will be no more change in In
diana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, &C., in October
than there has been in Vermont and Maine in
September.
Tho Geneva Tribunal and It's Settle
ment Of tho Alabama Claims.
The dispatches from London, special to the
HERALD, and from other sources, which are
published in our columns to-day, go to show
that the Geneva Arbitration between the
governments of Great Britain and the
United States for the settlement Of what
has come to be known as the Alabama claims
bill is closed, and that the members of the
Court are engaged in revising the judiciary
minutes of the proceedings. so as to shape the
proven facts to the form of justification of
the verdict at which, it is safe to infer, they
have arrived. The statement that the Arbi-
trating Tribunal awarded only three millions Of
pounds sterling, or fifteen millions of dollars
to the United States is officially denied
Change was excited in London yesterday,
owing to the uncertainty which prevailed for
a time on this point, and the absence of any
exact information relative to it among the
fnanciers exercised Q depressing effect on the
money market. The truth of the matter
appears to be that Great Britain stands
convicted of the international crimes,
as alleged against her in the United
States Indictment, Of non-exercise of due
diligence in preventing the escape of Anglo
rebel privateer vessels from her ports, and of
the more deliberate, and consequently more
serious, act Of failing generally in her duty
as neutral in war. Such are the bases of
the Judgment. Whether the tribunal of ar
bitration has found as unit or given o unani-
nous verdict is not exactly clear Or the
arbitrators may have arrived at the same con-
clusion of Court, but by different pro-
cess of personal reasoning. We are
specially informed that each member of
the Geneva Tribunal will deliver written,
independent, separate opinion. and that
there already exists q variance in the seve-
raj judgments. The papers are voluminous
singly, and must thus be exceedingly bulky in
the whole. The stern course of justice has
been moderated towards England so far that,
in compliment to her national feeling, the
decision will not be made public, literally, for
some time to come. This course is more than
courteous-it is merciful, and its adoption by
the Court, with the consent of the Americans,
will serve to add additional lustre to our
effort for the vindscation of great principle.
Meantime, as at Washington, with the con-
clusion of their work Of the treaty by the
Joint High Commission, the peacemakers at
Geneva, with the conclusion of their work.
have been dined and wined to their hearts
content. At the dinner to the arbitrators by
the city of Geneva, on Saturday last, Mr..
Carteret, in behalf of his fellow-citizens, de-
clared that the presence of this great tribunal
of arbitrators was IN honor to the city of
Geneva, and that it was his hope that all
nations would follow the example of England
and the United States in settling their differ
ences through such peaceful appeal to reason
and justice. Of course, Count Sclopis, in be-
half of the tribunal, was bound, in response,
to compliment the city of Geneva, which he
did very handsomely, referring to it, among
other things, as the birthplace of the great
Cavour. The concluding council scene and
parting outdoor fstes are yet to come
off, Calls well that ends well;" and SO, for
the sake of this good example of arbitration,
let us be thankful that the long agony Of these
Alabama claims is over-that the Northeastern
fishery difficulties and the navigation of the
st. Lawrence and its canals are settled upon
principles of reciprocity, and that the En-
peror William is charged with the duty of
settling our Northwestern boundary dispute,
and that three fixed rules of neutrality have
been established between the United States
and Great Britain, and "let us have peace
The Vanderbilt Underground Railway.
Next week the agents of Commodore Wander
bilt will begin work ON the Underground Rail-
way, for which he has obtained such valuable
franchises and by means of which our citizens
hope to secure rapid and commodious transit
from the crowded portions of the city to the
free air of Westchester as we'll as to the upper
part of the metropolis. For the uses of this
underground road he will erect o depot one
hundred and twelve feet long and fifty feet
broad, in the Park, opposite the new
Post Office. General and deep regret will
doubtless be expressed at this encroachment
upon the small remainder of the only green
spot in the neighborhood of the City Hall; but
even this the public is willing to sacrifice to
the paramount necessity Of speedy communi-
cation with the northern portion Of the
city aud the country beyond, No question Of