The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09

The cabin passengers have been comfortably
accommodated in houses at Port LIE Bar. while
Tor the steerage passengers and crew. tents and
awnings from the ships sails have been erected
on the shore, where they have been comforta-
bly, attended to since landing.
The agents of the company here. Messrs r
Il II. b. Section, have chartered the steamer M
A, Starr to bring the passengers and crew to
Halifax. She sailed for the wreck at daylight
h TINS morning, and will probably return with
passengers wilPb be forwarded to their destina-
ton by the most expeditions routes possible
instructions to that effect having been sent
from MIR. lnman to the agents heve.
it is not correctly known whether the ship
Will prove a. otal loss or not. 1t is thought
that all the cargo will be got out but in a dam
aged state. Divers and wreckers with their
armors leave here Immediately for the wreck
Later.
Very little further has been received from
the wreck OF the City OF Washington. The pas
sengers are supplied with cooked provisions
from the ship. 1t is expected that she will
be got OH If the weather continues favorable
There is great anxiety among the passengers
for the arrivrl of the NJ. A. Starr, which sailed
from this port this morning for the wreck.
The officers of the ship report that no obser-
walton had been taken for eight days. When
the ship first struck there were only few feet
OF water over the bar, the tide being low, but
tne water came in through a hole which had
peen knocked in the ships bottom and there is
now over ten feet of water in her hold.
adoption of the Arbitration Measure by
the House of Commons.
LONDON, July SIN the House of Commons
this evening, Henry Richard, member for
Merthyr Tydvil, and Secretary of the London
Peace Society, moved that in the opinion of the
House Her Majesty's government should COM
municate with foreign powers for the purpose
of improving international law and with a
view to establishing arbitrotion as a permanent
resort for the settlement of differences between
nations Mr.. Richard, in support of the mo-
ton, stated that he had received large num-
Der OF letters from America, expressing sympa-
thy with his proposition. He proceeded to
show that the danger of war kept four millions
OF men armed annually in Europe, rendering
necessary taxation of s., 600, 900, 900 and the
payment of the yearly interest on the war debt
of S75O,0O0,000. In addition to this the value
of labor withdrawn from industry was estmat-
ed to be 81, 25O, 100000 In Germany the CON
scrption forced an emigration which was de-
populating the country, and Russia, France and
Italy were financially crippled by the expense
of their enormous military establishments.
Mr.. Gladstone opposed the motion. He ar
gued that IL would defeat its own object be-
cause continental nations held widely different
views on the subject He asked the gentleman
to withdraw the motion.
Mr.. Richard declined to withdraw and the
House devided
Aho uas siou rcsuiteu Ill d Tie, 30 yeas ana 10
nays. The Speaker gave the casting vote in IA
vor of the motion, which was adopted.
Mexican News.
Cry OF MEXICO, July 1, via Havana July
S.-The revolution in Yucatan is extending and
the country is declared in state of siege.
Elections for members of the Mexican Con-
gress will be held on the 9Th inst. The indca-
tions are that the majority of the next Congress
will be composed of members opposed to the
administration.
No excitement was created over the raid of
Col. Mckenzie into Mexico.
The Mexican press is urging the government
to confer the right of citizenship upon foreign
ers without compelling them to renounce their
nationality.
The Indians in Chihuahua are on the warpath
and have killed several citizens.