Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-07
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MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.
The Convention To-day.
THE WALLACE COMMITTEE.
NEWFOUNDLAND WRECKERS.
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.


LONDON, Aug. Financial articles published
this morning state that the withdrawal of gold
from the Bank OF England yesterday for the
United states was the probable precursor of
larger shipments In payment for quantities OF
American produce arriving here and in France:
and that the steady decline In the rates OF ex-
change has pointed TO such q movement In bull
lion for some time past 1t Is understood that
the Bank Of England holds large amount In
American eagles.
French Finances.
LONDON, August THE Paris Credit Foucier
yesterday opened subscription for one million
obligations at so francs each, On account OF the
city OF Paris and sundry other French munich
palities. 1t is understood that the issue was
covered more than eight times In Paris alone.
The Canadian RailrOads.
LONDON, August THE proposal OF Right
Hon: Hugh c. E. Childers, president OF the Great
Western railway OF Canada, On behalf OF tnat
road to the Grand Trunk railway is that ali the
competitive traffic shall be pooled In percent
ages, at rate TO be hereafter agreed upon be-
may arise In respect to this agreement to be
settled by arbitration; the arrangement to re-
main In force for q years.
Four Days a Weeks Work.
The cOllfers OF LanarkShire, Scotland have
agreed to work only four days fn each week.
Coal Prices Gone Up.
This movement, together with the already
greatly reduced supply OF coal, has caused the
tiIst upward movement ia the price which has
been recorded on the Glasgow coal exchange
will Immediately demand an increase OF wages.
The New Khedive.
dispatch from Alexandria to Reuters te!e-
gram company says:-Tewfik, the new Khedtye
OF Egypt, received telegram from the Sultan
OF Turkey on the Sd instant demanding that
permission be given the ex-Khedive, Ismail
Pasha, to return TO Egypt and reside at Alexau.
dria or Damietta. The British and French con-
sulS general advised the khedtve to defer his
reply until they had consulted their govern
ments on the subject.
The Situation i'm south Africa.
LONDON, August 7.-Advices from Cape Town
to the 22d OF July, received by the way OF Ma
der1a, say: Several Zulu chiefs have submitted
TO Sir Garnet Wolseley, at st. Pauls. It is re-
forth be governed and protected by the British
government. General Crealock and Colonies
Wood and Butler will return to England. An
other detachment OF marines has re-embarked
Ulundf Immediately, General WolseIy having
promised the chiefs that he would be there By
the 10th OF August. A detachment OF friendly
natives and frregulars, and probably also Gem
eral Newdigate's column win advance simul.
taneously on the kings new kraal.
LONDON, August IA dispatch to the Stand.
ard from Capet0wn says:-It Is represented that
King CetywayO has with him force of only q
thousand men, and It is believed that he might
De captured without difficulty.
British WOFkmen Coming
ria, from Liverpool, OF 100 Shefield cuttlers,
under contract with j. D. Frary, of Bridge
port. Conn.,, eXciteS considerable interest, The
men say they did not leave Shefield for want
OF work, but because they were offered better
wages and more comfortable homes by the
proprietor OF the Frary cutlery works In Bridge.
port. 1t Is expected that 500 more VIII come
over In the fall.