Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Sscretary
Fish this morning received additional
advices from London regarding the
supplemental treaty, but nothing def
mite or that could be obtained for pub
lication. 1t is said that the British
government is considering the question
With great deliberation. The fact that
the President announced his intention
OF convenipg an extra session. OF the
Senate on Monday, for further consld'
Grafton OF the supplemental rule Is
thought oy some to be an indlcalon OF
failure on the part Of the hnghsh
government to accept the supplemental
rule as modified by the Senate.


The President has approved the act
to provide for furnishing trusses to
disabled soldiers.


The receipts from Internal Revenue
for the present month will loot up
about S12OOOOOO; for the fiscal year
ending June 80, the receipts amounted
to not less than $l30,0O00O0. Its estl-
mated that the reduction OF the public
debt for May will be upwards OF w.
100000.


Great anxiety prevails here to learn
something definite regarding the sup
Elemental treaty. Very little can be
cleaned from conversation with officials,
who refuse to talk on the subject ex-
cept to say that information received
cannot at present be made public.
Their manner, however, would seem to
indicate that all is not working smooth.
" from the fact that the supplemental
rule as amended by the Senate is not
thought to be sufficiently explicit to
suit the British Cabinet, who 1t is be-
lieved insist upon the wording OF The
article as originally submittad for the
consideration OF the Senate. The rule
as amended is understood to
be simply a declaration Of the prin.
ciples which shall govern this country
and England regarding the damages to
be claimed in case either shall become
involved in war and vessels escape from
the ports OF a neutral country and COM
nit depredations upon the property OF
the power at war England, it is be-
lieved, does not accept this declaration
as covering the question at issue, and
insists upon complete surrender ofthe
demand for consequential damages as
incorporated in the American case pre-
sented at Geneva. 1t is we'll known
fact that the Presidents personal opin-
ion is averse 10 any modification of our
case, and he expressed himself,
at a meeting held in the
State Department few weeks
since, but at the same time expressed
his willingness to submit TO the opinion
OF the majority, and use his best efforts
to make such modification Of our case
as would insure the success of the
treaty, and at the same time pre-
serve the national honor untarnished.
1t is now thought that England refuses
to accept the modified rule, and our
Government will at once withdraw the
whole case from the Geneva tribunal.


Early this morning several Senators
and members Of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, held a conference with the
President, at the White House. About
eleven o'clock Senator Carpenter came
from the Senate to the White House,
and, after brief conversation with the
President, both went directly to the Sen
ate. Immediately after their arrival
Secretaries Cresswell and Belk-
nap made their appearance
and soon thereafter Secretary Fish.
After a short conference with the men,
bers of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee, Secretary Boutwell, was sent for.
The conference lasted nearly two hours,
during which the dispatches from Lon =
don received at the State Department
Yesterday and this morning were read.
The conclusions arrived at have not
transpired. There are various reports
in circulation tonight regarding the
conclusions reached, but none of them
can be traced to a reliable source.


Secretary Boutwell, telegrapbed to
the Collector Of the port OF New Orleans
to keep a sharp lookout for a lot OF
Greek brigands who are reported to be
enroute tor that city, on board the
steamship Agamemnon, and to prevent
their landing and report their arrival
Il.