The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-26
Late Foreign intelligence,


prices of grain. says: we may lOOl
for q year of sufficiency If not o
abundance. The harvest is within /.
per cent. Of the average, and with ;
continuance of the present favorable
weather it may still improve. All th'
crops except wheat are luxUriant
With good corn imported and sole
under sos per quarter, we can easily
afford to lose a little home-groWI
wheat for the sake of 2 p.entlful st9cB
Of food aud better pastures.
The Times, on the boat race, says
Good judges assert that the Harvard;
show signs of overtraining. Th'
river watermen, however, favor the
idea that they must win the race
Boating men generally are divided
the majority being IN favor OF the
Oxfords.
A new telegrephic cable. on Var
Iey's principle. is projected from Ire.
land to America.
LONDON, August 25.-The London
Rowing Club gave a banquet on Mon
day evening to the gentlemen forming
the Harvard and Oxford crews.
LONDON. August 25.-The Paris
correspondent Of the Times writes aS
follows: Most Of the Spaniards are
sanguiEe of preserving Cuba, but
there is much disappointment at the
small success ia depressing the ebel
lion. The argument that Cuba IS a
loss, and not a gain to Spain, Is alb
surd. Spain is benefited largely by
the productiveness and commerce OF
Cuba.
The correspondent thinks the i'm
mediate annexation of Cuba to the
United States is not desired by the
American Government, but England
or France are not likely to offer any
opposition to the scheme.
LONDON, August 25.-The weather
continues favorable throughout Eng
land, and the crops sre being gathered
in good condition.
FRANCE.
PARIS, August 25.-The Emperor
has recovered from his indisposition.
BY the colliery explosion at Farm
ing, near st. Eltine, fourtecn lives
were lost.
PARIS, August 25.-Bourse is ex-
cited; Rentes 73f % eentimes.
HAvRE, August 25.-Cottoa closed
quiet for stock on the spot and to
arrive.
PARIS, August 25.-In the Senal e
to day, the report of the Committee
on Senatus Consultum was read. The
principal notifications made by the
Committee are as follows:
The Senate may reject Jaw with
out giving reasons, ard the Govern
ment, on demanding that oTdreS de .J0Ur
motives, /. G. votes of confidence, or
want of confidence, be referred to bu-
reaux, and may appointa commission
to report on the same. A decree viii
establish regulations rendered neces-
sary by the Senatus Consultum, aud
will define the constitutional relations
of the great powers OF State.
BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, August 25.-The I7lde
pendeHce Beige says reconciliation
between the Sultan and the Khediene
Prefect has been effected over the
Egyptian question.
Ishmael is TO have a grand rccep
tion at Constantinople.
BRUSSELS, August 25.-The Mad
rid CORES spondent of the Indepead
eace Beige says nothing is changed.
The position is the same.
Armed bands still traverse the
provinces.
Leabarlgo continues at the head Of
his force, which was reported dispers-
ed and destroyed some time ago.
CHINA.
Hone KoNG, Aug. 3, via LONDON,
Aug. 25.-The Pekin Government re-
fuses to ratify the convention conclu
ded by Mr.. Burlipgame and the CHI
nese Embassy with the United States
Mr.. j. Ross Browne, late American
Minister to China, in reply to an ad-
dress of the British and American
residents in Shanghai, denounced Mr
Burlingame's policy, and said he con
sIdered it evidence Of Chinese dis
elimination for progress. He declar-
ed the establishment Of foreign rela-
tions with China on the basis Of
equality impossible, and thought the
yielding attitude of foreign powers
would tend to produce war, as revela-
tons lately made proved the mistaken
nature of the British policya
The Chinese text Of Mr.. Burlin
games credentials differs from the
foreign version La the former he is
appointed Envoy Of China 20 the trib-
utary nations