The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-22
THE EXTRACTION QUESTION
Another Successful Attempt to
Swim the English Channel.
IMAGINATION AND REPUBLICANISM.
Unpopularity of the New Ameri-
can Loan.


LONDON, August q, 1877.
The sales OF four per cent bonds OF the Seven
Hundred Million loan are slow. Baron Rothschild
expects to revive the interest In these securities
In November, when the investors return from tho
Continent
KxTRADirI0X TREATIES
The Gazette announces the appointment of q royal
commission to examine tho Law and treaties relative
to cxtradilon. The following arc the membcrs:-
Chief Justice Sir Alexander Cockburn, Lords soiborne
and Blackburn, Sir Richard BagsalIay, Sir William
Brett Sir John Rose, Mr. Russell Quincy Mr. McCul.
agh-rorrcns, Sir William Vernon Hareourt aud Sir
James Fitzjames Stephens
INDIAN YAMIx.
bombay despatch says :-"The outlook is now deg.
percto In Goojerat and Kattywar seriously threat
ening In Central India Rajpootana Punjab and Bur-
man. the latter In consequences OF heavy exports of
grain The Council OF Bombay nave Determined to
construct or extend several railways relief work.
BISMARCK AND THE KAISER.
Prince Bismarck received Ministers Won Bilow and
Redowi.z at Bcrlin on Monday night and proceeded
70 danbeisbsrg yesterday morning to submit q report
to3tseeE nperDr.
REPUBLICATION FRANCE
As Prcntpont MacAahon was leaving Cherbourg
He was greeted with shouts Of '.Vire la Rspubqxei
Vire Thiers !" and the singing OF the "Marselaise'
ELEcrISG TIE COUNCILS GENERAL.
The elections for members OF the Councils General
will be held at the beginning of November
A special session Ct the Councils will
DO ordered at the end OF that month, SO
that they can apporton among the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
direct taxes for 1875 which the Chamber OF Dep.
utes will then have had time vote This announce
ment which appears q Ministerial paper. indicates
that thore Is no idea Of attempting second dssolu.
ton, which the Senate would certainly
ton and which would throw the assessment and col
lection OF direct taxes wholly out OF gear.
CAPTAIN wEBBs SUCCESSFUL RIVAL
Mr.. Frederick Cavl started at twenty minutes to
four O'Clock Monday afternoon, from Cape Grznez,
10 swim tho English Channel In this attempt
he succeeded having arrived within nifty yards of the
English coast Dover. at quarter to o'clock
yesterday morning. He was then taken into u boat,
because the sea being rough and tho breakers high It
considered unsafe for him to land.
THE WEATHER GREAT BRITAIN
The weather in London Monday was very hot
Yesterday WINS bosterous and unsettled In Scotland
during the week past there have ceaseess heavy
rains. doing much harm to standin. and root crops
They said 10 have been tho heaviest summer rams
in forty years.
MORE LlBgL SUITS.
The Times Paris correspondents says Is understood
that General Ducrot has applied tho Minister Of Wa
for permission to sue tho Aontcr for defamation Tho
inference 10 that he denies the charges OF insgating
the Fagaro's attacks Ministers Bcr.haut aud Do
Brogc.
GERMANY AND UNITED STATES.
The Emperor and members Of tho government
have cordially received ex-Mnister washburne, who
ia Berlin
DUBLIN RECEIVES MGGAR AND PARyzLL
great meeting was held in the Rotunda. Dublin,
last night Messrs. Biggar and Parucll were en-.
Enthusiastically received. Both members strongly
condemned the inactivity Of the Home Rule party
generally. resolution passed that this meeting
takes occasion to offer its hearty thanks to those Irish
representatives who. in honorable the
and spiriiless conduct OF the Of the home
mombers, supported Mr.. Biggar and Mr.. Parncn