The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-09
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
EnEH,ad.
LIVERPOOL COTEDN MARKED.

BINERro0L, August S.-This weeks, cir
csaIur OF the Liverpool Cotton Brokers'
Association says: sCotton was heapT
Friday. and re0pened On Tuesday after the
holidays with 4 great depression which
continued Wednesdays, with considerable
decline in prices. The demand revived
Thursday, and a past OF the decHne was
recovered, but quotations were generally
still much below those OF last Thursday,
the Stst ultimo. american was in Very
limited demand duEsng the greater part Of
the week, with considerable pressure to
sell, and quotations were reduceGa farth-
ing Sea Island has been in fair demand
without special decline this week., out quo
tations have declined about hall 4 penny
during the past two months. Futures
opened to sell and declined about We'd
nesday. They we're better Thursday, but
the final rates show decline Of 5,32 @3-l6d.
from those OF last Thur>day.'
4 LOntsaIs Domestic Scandal.
LONDON, August S.-Rev. Newman Hall,
the noted congregational pulpit orator, las
obtained q decree OF divorce from his wife
on account OF her adultery with one Rich
ardson. stable-kccpcr. The case has been
on trial for week past, and has created Il
great sensation. The wife sYoti"h hit counter
charges OF the same character against her
husband.
g-Watcli--A eefGent Mt Sea.
TORONTO, August S.-A sculling-race has
been arranged between Evan Morris, on
Pittsburgh, and Warren Smith, OF Halifax,
to come off on Bedford basin some time in
September, distance and stakes to be sane
as rowcd at Silver Park, Mass, in July.
The Norwegian bark Harmonic, from
Quebec for London, dcal-iadcn, arrived ut
North Sydney for repairs, reports that in
latitude AGO, Longitude So, on August Sd,
at G:20 A. NJ, she eolided with the British
bark Eleanor, OF Belfast, smashing in her
starboard bow. carrying away Der yards,
anchor, and sails, and doing other damage,
causing the vessel TO leak. 4 part OF the
deck-load had to be thrown overheard. She
could not ascertain what damage the other
vessel sustained. for the fog was thick ut the
time OF collision.
Failure Of a Montreal Bank and Runs
OH Other Institutions.
MONTREAL, August S-The Vile Marie
Bank has stopped payment, with liabilities
amounting to about S700,000. \ run is
now taking place on the Herehelaga Bank
and the City and District Savings Bank
Great excitement exists.
Later.-The excitement over the bank
troubles is increasing. The directors OF
the Vile Marie Bank assert that the bank
is able 10 pay all its liabilities within rca-
sonabe time and still have considerable
amount OF capital for shareholders.
The run upon the City and District Say
ings Bank increases, and as the depostors
are nearly all working people il is The most
serious that has taken place. Tue deposits
aggregate S3,000,000.
Decrease in Russia's Grain Export.
LONDON, August S-Thc report Of the
Russian Customs Department shows that
the grain export during the month OF May
was 1000, 600 bushels less than in the cor
responding period last year. Five million
seven hundred thousand bushels Of this de-
crease was in wheat. The export OF grain
for the first five months OF the present wear
was 80,000,000 bushels, against LOG, 600, 900
bushels in the corresponding period.
Obituary.
PARIS, August S.-Alexander Hessc, the
eminent French historical and portrait.
painter, is dead; aged seventy.three.
The Russian Advance in Central Asia.
LONDON, August S.-The St. Petersburg
GOLOs says the obstacles to General LaZa-
rctt's forward march in Central Asia are at
present loo lOIuHudDIt 10 overcome. lie
must therefore restrict himself to occupying
strategic points calculated to facilitate an
advance on Meu, ii such movement should
become necessary.
COnHagratiOn at SerajcvO, Turkey.
SERAJEvo, August S.-A tire has broken
out i'm the Latin quarter or this city, the
whole OF which is now burning. The fire
threatens to assume terrible proportions.
Later.-Thc fire was caused by an cxDlo-
sion. The Catholic, Scrvian, and Jewish
districts and the commercial quarter have
been entirely destroyed. \ thousand build
incs have been burned, including the
Catholic and Seryian churches. Ten thou
sand people are rendered homeless. The
damage is enormous. The fire (at ~ O'Clock
Friday night is still raging.
From ZuluInnd.
LONDON, August S.-Some OF the CORE.
spnndenta in South Africa think il possible
that Cetywavo may defeat the native 1orce
sent in pursuit OF him, and that in such
case the prestige gained At Clundi would be
lost. They think General Wolsclcy under
rates the enemy rs much IL Lord Chei!Ds-
ford ovrrratcd them, and, although MILL
tary council is soon to meet ut. Maritzbnrg,
that he will continue 10 carry out his own
plans for the reduction of the British South
African army. Some accounts say the Llliu
Chief SecocoeEi in the North. ls not eX-
Dected to submit without fighting. :, col
umn OF 5000 men Is preparing 10 march
against him ii he continues obstinate.
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