The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-13
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The steamship Sesia Captain Trautmann. of the
Hamburg Amercan line, from Hamburg June 20
and Drest July q arrived at this port yesterday ar
ternoon with newspaper flies from each port OF de-
parture up to the date OF her sailing thence. Our
mails were delivered at the HERALD Building In
good order at fifteen minutes to four O'Clock p. NJ.
The labor strikes at Hamburg continued. Other
wise business was quiet but fair, with lull IN the
demand for breadstuds, and, consequently, In
prices.
On Friday, June "a, the splendid statue erected by
the people OF Stuttgart to the savant Kepler was
unveiled in the presence OF a great cOncourse The
occasion publicly celebrated with banquets. ad-
dresses and military parades ana the poet Fischer
read an ode composed IN honor OF the incident
The st. Gothard railway scheme awakens much
interest throughout Northern Germany, and liberal
subscriptions are advocated.
The crop news from Sweden and Norway had
greatly improved. Copious showers had relieved
the long continued drought, and the grain fields Of
oil kinds gave better promise.
From Russia intelligence had been received that
several Of the chief wheat growing provinces OF the
empire were greatly behlndhand in that culture.
owing to the long protracted cold, followed by
drought, ana at Archangel some alarm was felt for
the harvests Ustralow the great Russian historian,
died the goth Of June at the Palace OF Tsarsxoje
Sselo. His 'Compendium" Is the historical text
book OF ali the schools In the empire
Preparation for the Prusstan election Is already
going on throughout the Kingdom, and all parties
are very active. The Catholics on the Rhine pro-
vlnces are holding important meetings and working
very diligently They are agitatlng the separate
school question with much earnestness and energy.
The programme OF the liberal party against the
maintenance OF the present enormous war budget
Is decided in It's tone and accords with general pub.
lie sentiment. without the budget the existing
gigantic ornaments cannot be Kept up.
Tho Sucz Caual-Undcrwriters Insurance An
tcresis.
The London Ftnnnoter observes that "counterba-
lancing the disadvantages we have these points in
favor OF the Suez Caual:1 Vessels (and goods) are
shorter time the voyage, and are therefore less
exposed to various disasters incident to voyage.
O. Goods are less time in the hold OF q vessel, and
are therefore less liable to sea damage or m1ldeW,
both of which causes are continually producing par
ticuar average claims. 8. In the event or fire or
accident to machinery during greater part " the
voyage, vessel Is much nearer safe port IMAM by
the old route round the Cape. We think insurers
need not grudge paying the same rates as via the
Cape until the character or the canal route Is more
decidedly ascertaned and until some OF these draw
backs are removed. One thing underwriters must
eXpect-there Will be rOgues and rOguery via the
Suez Canal as via the Cape; and the same race Tor
gold which sinks 80 many or our home trade steam-
VIII aect the steamers OF the new route In adj
dtion to the drawbacks we have mentioned as being
wish is first to the attempts that are beng
made to regulate the LOADING and TO prevent the
Oyeroading OF steam vessels; and, second, speedy
supply OF authentic and correct Red Sea charts"