The New York herald., 1876-11-21

District but vast majority heard Of again.
The country perfectly fiat and almost every one per-
shed who failed reach the treea There IL scarcely
household In the islands and on the adjacent coast
but lost many members. the cattle are all drowned
The boats are swept away and means or communiea-
tion with other districts 10 destroyed There is much
distress among the survivors. which the government
Is relieving Tho Government Goseffe says wherever
the sormwave passed IL is believed not third OF the
population survived Tho islands have barely one
sfourh OF their former inhabisanta The stencil from
the putreypg bodies 10 insuner and general out
break OF cholera Is hourly expected The Tsmes cor
respondent says this tear happily not yet realized
except m Nooknolly where the disease has appeared
Ncws threatened districts OF Madras 10
somewhat better. Rain has COMO In time to DO some
good. In Bombay the prospects are still gloomy
Actual iaminc two three districts seems probable
and great distress In four or 1--WE more
BRITISH CORN
"The supplies OF wheat IN country markets has been
again SMALL says the Mark Lane Express in its
weekly of the British trad., .bus its con-
dton has improved under tho influence OF frosty
weather Dulness has been the prevailing feature
Of tho provincial trade for both wheat and
feeding corn. Several markets quoted decline
Of shilling per quarter for English wheat Imports
for the last week into London havo been more bera
than lately, but the supply or American wheat was
comparatively trining against the largo arrivals OF
Russian and Indian. The approaching closing Of
Russian navigation will mako America our main source
Of supply for red wheat 1t remains to bc seen
whether she viii ship freely at present prices or avail
advanced values Tho local trade has revived, OWNS
tho political uneasncss London receiving consider
ably the usual proportion OF imports In conse
quence or the heavy Russian and East Indian ship
ments Oats advanced sixpencc per quarter despite
Increased arrivals but receded sixpence owing
TO the sackencd demand The arrivals o wheat OIL
the very moderate during the week, and nm
Improvement OF shilling sixpence to two shings
occurred.
ITALY AND THE PAPAL SEE
The italian Parliament opened yesterday. The King
in his speech from the throne referring to the threat
ening ranspring at the present tmc expressed
confidence tho success Of the counsels of modera
tion which hts government had given eRectual sup
port Regarding tho relations between Church and
State the King said the liberties granted tho
Church ought not to impair public liberties. Tho
government would, therefore, propose bills for render
ing efficient the reservation the laws respecting the
Papal See.
AFRICAN STEAMER LOST.
1t is announced at Lloyds that tho Windsor
Castle had been lost Cape Town. No particulars
the have been received This vessel is
OF the regular mail steamers plying between Great
Britain and Cape OF Good Hope. Tho passengers ana
crew are all saved.
HALY MILLION AMERICA.
Fifty thousand pounds sterling In American eagles
($24S, 600 god) for New York. and $4,000 sovorsgns
(s2e5, 500 United States currency for Canada were
withdrawn from bank yesterday.
A BRITISH GuxBoAr LOST.
The English Admiralty received despatch from
Nagasaki yesterday stating that Her Majessys gun
boat Lapwng is reported have been lost In great
gale near Chafoo No lives were lost
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN DEPUTY.
NJ Chrstophle. republican. has been elected 70 the
French Chamber Of Deputies for valenca