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Show J SCOOP VIA LONDON Th6 U.S. Has Paid 925,063 to the V Families of the Men Lynched in New Orleans. Italy is Completely Satisfied and Jfrfcndly delations With That Cjountry Are liestored. THE PAYMENT VOLUNTARY, The EeferencetV the Incident it Harrison' 9 Message Had Been Noted With Pleasure at Rome. THE CORRESPONDENCE. An Item Which the Washington Correspondents Corres-pondents Sumeiiow Hid Not et on to Kverjthiug is Lovely and the tioose Hangs High. . LoorDOir, April 14. A dispatch from Homo says a series of notes have passed betwei u Blaine and the Marquis Impcriali, Haliau charge d'affaires at Washington, resultiug in the settlement of the differences txstween Italy and the United States, growing out of of the lynch'ug of the Italians at New Orleans. Or-leans. According to this dispatch, the Marquis Imperiali advised the Italian government that he had received from the United States 125,000 for the families of the victims. This money, the Marquis adds, was accompanied by a note from Blaine in which he declares that although the wrong was not committed, directly by the United States, the latter nevertheless nev-ertheless feels a solumu duty in the premises. prem-ises. The note adds that Blaine declares that he feels great pleasure that the government should pay Italy a satissactory indemnity. In consequence of these instructions given Blaine by Harrison, the latter hopes the arrangement ar-rangement will end the unforiuaate iucl-dent, iucl-dent, and that the former good relations be- tween the two countries will be tirmly reestablished; re-established; that nothing in the future will occur to disturb such relations. It has the note replying to Blaine's communication. com-munication. Imperiali says Italy has already al-ready with pleasure noted the terms in which Harrison referred to the matter In his message at the opening of cougress. The marquis further says Italy considers the indemnity sufficient without prejudice to any action at law that may be brought by the aggrieved parties. He also expresses the hope that the payment of the indemnity 'will result in a happy re-establishmeut of relations between the two government. Washtxgtov, April 14. Inquiry in this city confirms the statement from Rome that a complete amicable settlement has been ..reached in the international difficulties be- "alTTatounVy; T&J teB, ndJIU! SC it- tit h dav of April, A. li 3 tragedy. It appears V estate of John Kr'" ilie United S'ates volun-lu volun-lu .l tiio adiiiirilHe initiative in closing the private saleG without counting upon the u niii?:(m of any one for indemnity but s)iw'ijiy as justice and from motives of comity, placed in the hands of Marquis Impcriali, Italian charge d'affaire hen, $25,010 for distribution among the heirs o the .taree Italians killed at New Orleans, found subjects of the Italiun i;ov,. nment. It is understood that the money was taken from the annual appropriation of $.SO,000 to enable tlie president to provide for uuforsccu emergeLcies in the diplomatic and consular service, so it will be uunecessary to call upon congress for a specific appropriation. By this action on the part of the I nited States government the disagreeable complications in the relations of th.t two governments, it is believed, have been removed, and within a short time diplomatic relations oetwen them will be restored to the amicable status existing before the New Orleans tragedy, Miuister Porter returning to Rome and tlie minister from Italy taking up his post at Washington. " . . |