, 1873-07-21
WASHINGTON.
A Large Portion Of the Geneva
Award Already Paid.
Latest Phase Of Tho Political Cam
l,ai5n In Virginia.


WAsu1SaroN, D. G., July 2U.--Alore than five
wooks ago your correspondent was reliably ill.,
formed that tho British Government Ind made
arrangements for tho payment Of tho
entiro s15,6oo,000 awarded by tho Co.
ueva Beard Of Arbitrators, at n pc
Rod then stated to bo about two mon.lla
previous to tho 14th Of September next, tho
limit Of timo allowed for settlement Of tito ill.,
dobtednoas. Inquiry was Immediately made Of
o Secretary TO-, Of the Treasury who s9e%at
1lo had hourd nothing from any source
in regard to tho subject. md would
only learn Of an intention Of tho
kind mentioned through tho Secretary Of State,
1ation to matters Of this character are mado,
and thonco referred to the Treasury Department.
Ofllciala at tho State Department profesyol to
know nothing about the question, but woro
very reisent its les they. thoy. 9I mghs t. & lot ont
which they imngue themselves specially charged.
1t now leaks out, however, that Ut tho worry timo
tlia subject was brought to tho attention
Of tloBo authorities, and intelligence asked
by hlr. Love, tho English Chancollor Of tho E1-
choquer, for tho transmission to this country
through prominent banking houses OF tho ma
jor part Of the amount duo tho United States
s Ensond 'naen on h1ssa s :s 'es Sf ''fas
Atlantic ocean, and that tho bnlanco, about
81, 1900 GOO. VIII bo paid, dollar for dollar, in
called United States eco bonds, a considerable
portion Of which has already beon obtained; This
Mr.. Lowe was afraid Of the effect publicity might
lIavo on tho market. Some interest Ia oyinced
IN cortain qnartors to know how these payments
Provided tor. as It is rccolleoted that aIr. Lowe,
in his finance statement to Parlia-
mont, April last, proposed that
award Should come out Of the ordinary rovonuc
an uniayorablo state Of fnance, Which he
did not expect tho remaining ono-half to
| 10 provided for by giving exchange
bonds for worry ahort poIiod, simply
ycar. liz hoped, however, that tho Government
| would not hayc to issue them at ill.
| VIRGINIA p0L1TIcs.
] a woll-known Virgiuian who arrived here to-
| day from extended travels in that common
! wealth, III Of opinion TINT, from tho indica-
| tions, Con. Komper, ar cx-coufcdcrato, will be
| tho Conservative candidate for Governor. and
| Col. Robt. ". Hughes, seo1ns to DO the fayorito
OF the Republicans in the ensuing political Con-
test. This gentleman states that; while tho
ito to fight, but that tic contest VIII
berathor Of personal considerations, excepting
the moro important question Of STATIC improve
monts. Kempor ia understood to represent tho
interest of tho Virgiuin Il Yennesuee Railroad,
and il in fayor Of tho present railroad syslon Of
I tho State, while Hughes clams to be MI adTocnte
of a free franchise law, which will allow
Tom Scott and 1ncn of his ilk to build all tlta
railroads they desire within the linits Of the Old
| Dominion.
| SENATOR SUMNER
leaves this week for Boston, thence lo goes to
Nnhant, to romaiu there during the month
| of August. Several months Of almost
total abstinence from participation in public IT.
| fairs and freedom from excitomont Of any kind,
| las produced u marked improvement in tho
health Of Mr. Sumner. In cuse Ao does not or
perienco reapso, he expects To be able to take
| 1s Bcat in tho Senate ut the opening Of Cot.-
gress, to tako part III the DnDiness aud tho dis.
cusaons OF tlat body with hia iormor earnest
| unsu md yirnr