New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-15
FOREIGN.

Ihe Geneva Arbitration COncluded-Tbe
Decision Announced - Sir Alexander
Cockburn enfs-COnservatfye Cam
didate Elected to oParIiament-The New,
castle Wrecked Mt Sea-Ship Indiamnn
| Wrecked.
GENEVA, September 1.-THE court of ar
oltrauon met at half:past twelve o'clock
| this evening" the DELAY in the arrival nf
Sir Alexander Cookburn and Lord Tentef
| uen haYlng prevented its assembling at
| twelve O'Clock, the usual hour
Inc hYe arbltrators, the agents of the
respective governments, several of their
counsel twelve ladies and ten journalists
were present.
Count Schlopis, the president of the court.
read the argument of the arbitrators con-
curing IN the decision of the tribunal. and
announced that the sum of SIS, 500 900 in
gold was awarded to the United States.
Slr Alexander Cockburn refused to sign
the decision of the tribunal.
Count Schlopis was appIauded after ba
concluded ~
After the adjournment of the court twen.a
ty-tWo guns werefred in honor of the clos
ing of its labOrs.
Inc English representatives leave Geneva
mQnday. Ihe Americans leave Tuesday.
LONDON, September I4-Tbe. Times in
an editorial article on the result of labors
OF the Geneva tribunal, says While Eng
lana has been held responsible for the depre-.
dat10ns OF several Confederate cruisers, we
yet have the conviction that, morally, she
is not to blame. The United States
government claimed damages for losses
caused by dozen vessels, but the court of
arbitration held England liable unani-
mously only in the case of one vessel.
Ihls IS the plain evidence in the belief in the
commences Of our neutrality during the
war IN the United States, and disproves the
hagFahtly UNJUST accusations of nnfriendli-
a ma
Geneva. We cheerfully consent to nav the
sum awarded as tending to obyiate similar
difficulties in future
The election at Preston for member of
Parliament resulted in the success of the
conservative candidate
A vessel named Newcastle has haan
wrecked on Tusker rock, and all of the crew
are supposed to have been drowned 1t is
believed to be the bark Newcastle. which
cleared at Liverpool August 81 for Sayan-
nah.
The ship Indiaman, from Melbourne.
Australia, IN ballast for Callao, went ashore
on Easter Island. Vessel total loss. The
crew were saved. The vessel was insured.
PARIS, September Alt is reported that
the trial of Marshal Bazaine has brought
to light facts of great gravity.
BRUSSELS, September 4-Twenty-fve
miners were drowned by the accidental
tooding of coal pit.
meeting is to be held in this city on the
tt,"enty-seventh instant to protest against
the course of the British government to.
ward the press in Ireland.
HAvRE, September 14-President Theirs
arrived ar here this morning from Trouville.
He was waited upon by the city officials,
and was presented with an address. Presi,
dent Ihlers in reply expressed his pleasure
at the favorable relations existing between
france ana other nations, and said he would
endeavor so establish peace. He also said
he ~ would continue to govern the country.
SHANGHAI, China, August 1l-Shanghai
has subscribed 100000 francs to the
French loan.
The rinderpest still prevails among native
cattle.
The King of Cambodia is visiting Canton.
= An earthquake was felt at Ching Kiang a
A case of kidnapping Chinese child &C.
cured at Tien Tsin, on the American
steamer Shangsi. The culprit, Tien Tsin
nan, was delivered to the American con
'ul, and by him to the Chinese authorities,
who at once beheaded him.