Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-08
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Caunterfeiters Arrested.


NEW YORK, August 7th.-Fran.
cisco Rodriguez Sanabrin, Cuban,
AID Yoas Benecio Bevelagua, a
Brazilian merchant, have been ar
rested here, charged with menulac-
turing Brazilian notes.
Turf Matters.
NEW YORK, August 7th.-Sara-
toga acc, unts represent the coming
match between Spendthrift and
Falsetto, in the Kenner stakes,
August 18th, as the great event of
the meeting. 1t is empatically de-
nied that Spendthrift is Out OF corr
dltion. His friends assert that he
is a better horse than when he won
the Lorillard stakes.
Rowing SGntesis.
NEW YORK, August 7th.-A
World special from Toronto says:
"Hanlun knows nothing of any
offer from Saratoga or elsewhere
respecting the match with Court
ney, nor does the Secretary Of the
Hanlau Club. The latter says
Hanlan is ready to row Courtney
there or on any other water il Il
big enough purse is provided. He
thinks IL would take purse of
$40 OOO--SS 600 for the winner
and $1,000 tor the second msn-to
secure race.n A special to the
same paper from union Springs,
New York, says Courtney knows
nothing of any proposition to row
Hanlan at Saratoga next month,
and until one is made directly to
him will not express himself on
the subject. There is little doubt
that he will accept any reasonable
proposition to meet the Toronto
osrsman at Saratoga or anywhere
else.
Caiitarnta Banking.
NEW YORK, August 7th.-Tbe
programme of the Bankers Con-
veution at Saratoga to-day closes
with an address on "California
Banking by Gibson Of California.
worthy Example.
NEW YORK, August 7th.-The
Commercial Bulletin to-day, com.
mehting on the action Of the stock
holders in the Bullion and Ex
cbeguer Companies, says: Now
! that the Californians have shown
how, with little energy aud de-
termination, they can compel an
honest administration Of their
property, it is possible that The ex-
ample may not be lost upon stock
| holders elsewhere who have ia
complain Of similar grievances. II
is to he noted that the san Fran
ciscans did not call on somebody
else to come aud help them out ol
their difficulty. They did not even
send petition to the Legislature.
They simply went to work and
| helped themselves.
Gioomy crop Frosp.eis in Europe
NEW YORK, August 7th.-The
EVeniug Post has a private lettei
| from gentleman in Eastern Ger
many, who says: There has been
no summer, but rain nearly every
day. The thermometer ranged
| VI W ~ III SDile DidCts
harvesting has begun, but unless
we have some warm, dry weather
soon, much of the grain must rot
in the fields. On our way recently
to and from the mountains 1.-TWO
different routes), / observed that at
least half the grain we passed was
lying fiat, and tangled in the fields,
beaten down by daily rain storms.
All will be difficult to cut aud
much must rot or sprout before II
can be secured. Adding to this i'm
mense amount of grain and other
food crops destroyed by inundation
last month, and it looks as il
America would he called upon to
feed Germany, as we'll as England
ana France, next winter. The ac-
counls from Russia are not very
encouraging. OF rye, the crop will
be below the average. In Podalia
and Volhynia the yield of rye will
be very light. In the government
OF PuItowa, noted for its usually
large yield of rye, the prospect is
little better, although the harvest
will not equal that of fairly good
year. The outlook for wheat is
slightly better in some of the
places, but in Kieff there are some
fields that will scarcely repay the
labor of harvesting In short, the
entire yield Of breadstuffs will fall