The New York herald., 1877-07-28
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts OF the
World.
GENERAL GRANT In GENEVA
Checking the Obstructionists in the
House Of Commons.
THE POLICE SCANDAL.
Governor Tilden Lands in
Ireland.
GENERAL GRANT IN GENEVA
THE POLICE SCANDAL.
(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]


LONDON, July 2s, 1877.
The HERALD correspondent at Geneva tee.
graphs that General Grant yesterday laid the
corner stone OF a new American Protestant
Church In that city. Large crowds were present
and hundreds of American flags were displayed
from the windows Of citizens houses.
SPEECHES COMPLIMENTARY TO GRANT
The authorities of the city, and also the
English and American cergymeu OF
Geneva, were present. Speeches compli
teret President OF Geneva, and by several OF thl
principal clergymen.
GRANTS REPLY.
General Grant said in replying to the
honor he had received since landing in
Europe was to be among Americans and in re.
public and IN city where 80 great SER
vice had been rendered to the Americans bya
Swiss citizen in settlement OF question which
might have produced war, but which left no rancoI
on either side.
CHECKING rrLlBusrERIxG.
In order TO cheek the operations obstructiopist
in the House Of Commons Sir Stafford Northcote
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday proposed tht
following motions:-
First-That when member, after being twice do
cared out OF order shall be by the Speaker
or chairman ol committee to be disrcgardng tho
authority of the chair debate shall be at
pended, and on motion being made that the member
during the sitting Of the committee such notion after
tho member complained OF has been heard in explana
ton, shall DO put without further debate.
Second-That In Committee OF the,Whoe House no
member shall have the power to move more than
during debate on the same question either that the
chairman report progress that the chairman leave
the chair, nor to speak more than such mo-
tion; and no member who made one OF those motions
shall have power TO make the otEer the ques
tion.
Both resolutions were passed. the first by vote Of
2S2 against 80, and the second by $50 against Z.
TARRED SAME sTicK
1t was announced yesterday that Sergeant vanto.
now. a Scotland Yard detective, had absconded.
1t appears that he was somehow in.
volved in tho pending conspiracy against
Palmer, Mcklejohn and Druscovich inspectors in the
same force This case under investigation at Bow
street yesterday when convict. named William Kurr
testified in elaborate detail of his relations with the
detectives The hearing was adjourned till Saturday,
and the preliminary examination will probably extend
over long period. The promises 10 bs ono of
great interest
MACMAHoN's MOVEMENTS
Marshal MacMahon has gone Bourges accom-.
panied by two OF his Minister'S Messrs. Fourtou and
Berthaut is generally expected that the Marshal
will make some declaration bearing on the election
while at Bourges
BISMARCK ON THE RELIGIOUS QUESTION
Prince Bismarck at q recent interview with depu-.
tation OF Protestant clergy of Wurtemburg spoke
hopefully concerning the ecclesiastical conflict
Ho said the government having enacted the necessary
laws, quietly stood the defensive and could afford
his LIGHT cArARRu
King Alfonso Is suffering from a severe cold ac-
companied by fever.
rILDHN IN IRELAND.
Ex-Governor Tilden and Mr.. Bgeow left the steamer
Scythia at Queenstown Thursday, and proceeded to
Cork. They will scjourn in Ireland for some time and
proceed thence to Scotland.
MINISTER wAsHBuRS's RETURN.
Hon. E. B. Washburne. United States Minister to
France, is at Karsbad He will visit Berlin the
middle OF August and return to America about the
middle of September by the North German Lloyd's
steamer Nockar
1t Is announced this morning in Official form that
tho Law officers have decided that the attack Of the
shah and tho Amethyst the Huascar was justnable
for the protection of commerce, as the Huascaxs
action was that Of a pirate.
PROSPECTS, OF BAD WEATHER.
The weather yesterday in The metropolis wa
lowering.