New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-11
CURRENT FOREIGN TOPICS.

SPANISH PLGRMAGEs TO RoME.-The cor
respondent oi he L0HdoH iuHes. writing nom BARGE
recent pI,rmag,.> from Spain 10 Rome: d" Eight hun
,t.l unhappy pilgrims chiefly women and siriS tf9h
sailed from Barcelona in the steamer Boureogne AT 10
a III to-day At 10 p M the steamer puI back INTO Iar,
br,u duu. The fact was these poor ignorant country
-., TO- dGht ~ thcir priests nom ~, nl oMh ~
L IN, IN" 10 hours VOYAGE Arrived at sea, penni-
less ,ul hungry; these poor country lad, ana MISGUIDED
-r- many not more than Il years old cftd Tor Dread
r, crc refused and told Ia buy bread or eat Their own
Tho had spent their all for tu' privilege OF Dreaming
a. same air the Pope, faucying their duty; they
hn- not penny and mntny at2'f, INC i si'P us
y l''en md iris have 10 pass the night in hun
an the Iarochid clergy who led these super
alienation here great, and the clergy were h0oted on
fh wharf. October ll.-AnOthcr steamer, TIE lnDacu-
I, C,,lriiron with go pilgrims. chiefly priests aud
,.,,, ricaui lads from TIE hill. OF Catalonia and
hra.on, sailed last night for CNd Neechia; The PHI
lms formed 40 procession but were lhsuiteu oy tlo
crowd the landing quay. on board the vessel When
cotup the confused crowd danced sang, aud hurraed,
women cried TO find themselves IN such COMPANY ana
mon lt,d. Cheers and rirdS given for Charles
VIZ rnc Pope our King holy religion, aud ~ Sigto
each grim donued the famous Carlst heart,
and Il monogram which did not understand strict
No. Ioie ,iyrT that no one save pilgrims should be
a,mti,d on board but two lads in boat were invited
~ :, - ,6"r were insuItcd ana hustled down Stairs
ouii cr.c. OF Down with Liberalism, Death to the
Grnten,n Liberals OF Barcelona and the like cries,
sucb q. Do We look like Carsts nOwi Most OF the
pms are from the hill villages, since here all III the
hills and mountains are CarslS, ana III manufacturing
districts ami valleys Republicans
TEA FROM INDIA.-In the list of our imports
from British IiI l. distinguished by the large in
crease shown in the returns for as year. The quantity
rose from less than loOOO0OO pounds in 1874 u up
ward oi 2j3UOOOO IN 1873, and the value advanced TO
nearly -, 100000 giving tea place among the articles
tor which pay India more than two millions STEERING
tie year. TIE Indian Government report Oh the IMAM
cia year 1S71-75 STATES that the cultivation OF tea Is
rapidly spreading in Bengal and that the amount OF the
Uut-turu 4, amply IemuncratiNe; the prices Cd
tanned in the market such show that the average
quality /, GOOD and indeed, the industry Is In an Inn
tcy better and safer position than was 10 years ago.
The native lbureTs well treated 10y the European
planters, and generally conented The best labor
en-, come from Nepdu and bear good character for III
dustry and aptitude. In the Dareeing district the
urreI,e OF area under tea cultivation in the year Was
3 1913 acres and IN. increase OF Uuttum 81 ,2ol
mounds. The average yield or acre about 325
bounds; in lS72 IL about $50 pounds. The tea
uant was introduced the Neilgherry nils about 40
Years ago, and now covers nearly 1000 acres. The
CHINA variety with which the Oldest OF these estates are
planted, il the most hardy, but grows slowly ana pro-
duccs very little Leaf the Assam variety on the v'hnt t
hand rapidly and Is large producer OF iea' D'
IL Iogircs sheltered situation ou Fiel, is,S s.
The cross between the two Is tie ia"'' goHor9 uS0'
London IlIues.