Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-26
CROP NOTES.

CROP NOTES.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-should second dry win
ter OCCUR Persia would be Threatened with .
famine a. DISASTROUS as that of 1872.
BELGRADE, Aug. 25.-The maize harvest in
servia is very unpromising in consequence OF
drought. Numerous fires are also reported
| daily owing to the extreme dryness.
VIENNA, Aug. 25.-The international grain
fair opened in this city this morning. An
official report states the Austro Hungarian
wheat crop the present year il nine million
metric centals less than that of the crop of
1878, but owing to the accumulated stocks of
1878 only two million centals will have to be
imported. The importation of four million
| metric centals of rye will be necessary, but the
oat crop is sufficient to allow . margin for
export.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Mr. Scott, we'll known
agricultural authority. in his annual letter re-
viewing the crop, estimates the outcome of the
grain crops at third less than the average
amounting to q loss Of twenty-five million
pounds to the cultivators and that sixteen mil
lion, or possibly seventeen million quarters
will be required from abroad. Mr.. Scott also
estimates the deficiency in the potato crop will
cause loss to cultivatora of fifteen million
pounds, and the deficiency in peas, beans and
rye, a loss of three million pounds. Almost q
the west of Ireland.
AMERICAN SHIPPING MASTER.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-American sailors at the
port of Liverpool have drawn up petition to
Consul General Packard, praying for the ap-
pointment of an American shipping master at
that port They state that BY the present
mode of shipping American sailors in Liver
pool, men are subjected to exorbitant charges.
BErr1sH INDIA.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The Calcutta correspond
emit of the Times reports that starvation and
misery still prevail in Caahmere, affairs in
Eastern Bengal also causing much anxiety.
The Duke Of Buckingham has not vet carried
out his idea of visiting the scene of the Rumpa
rebellion. The troops of Nizam will aid the
British in REFRESHING disturbances. The Sew
enteenth and Twenty-ninth Madras infantry
are suffering severely from fever. Cholera is
increasing at Cabul. The number of deaths in
regiments which lately returned from Herat is
variously estimated at 100 to 365.
COUNT DE cHAMBoRD.
PARIS, Aug 25.-DUnion newspaper declares
that Count de Chambord is still at Frohsd orf,
which place he has not quilted for some time
past. Reports were current he had been on
French territory and had left for London, in
obedience to a request of the police.
GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
VIENNA, Aug. 25.-Diplomatic relations be-
tween the Austrian and Russian cabinets are
less cordial than between any two cabinets in
Europe, and the friendly intercourse that has
so long existed between the two courts for
many years has also entirely ceased.
The differences between Russia and Ger
many are considered as on the eve of passing
from newspaper controversy to that of diplo-
matte precaution. The entire press asserts the
friendship between Austria and Germany will
be proved, in case of need, by deeds.
MORTALITY AMONG THE TROOPS.
ST.. PErERsBuna, Aug. 25.-Reports have
reached Tchikystor from that portion of Gen.
Lazareff's force which advanced to Tchat, that
mortality of fully rs per cent. prevailed
among the troops from fever and dysenterv.
Water was only obtainable from wells thirty
five varst3 apart.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-It is declared by com.
petent judges that the rain of last week has
done greater damage in some districts than all
previous excessive rains.
The builders strike in Bristol, which began
November, 1865. is now ended with the sab
mission of the workingmen in the joiners' and
carpenters departments to the masters
terms.
Sir Charles Topper has ordered 46, 600 tons of
steel rails 81 shillings six pence per ton, de-
ivered in Montreal, for tho Canadian Pacific
railway.
Joseph Pistoria, who took part in the mutinv
on board the CassweIl, In 1876, has been hanged
in Cork.
Six hundred more colliers have struck in
North Staffordshire, Fife and Clackmannan.
The colliers on Saturday resolved to ask an
advance of 1215 per cent. in wages, which the
maRterA declare thew ara mt ah1a <r
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Mary Ritken, neice and
amauensis of Thomas Carlyle, was married at
Dumfries, Scotland, to her cousin, Alexander
Carlyle, of Brentfeld, Ontario.
BERLIN, Aug. ga French bark, with
number of Swiss, French and Belgian colon
has left Flushing for New Guinea. The vessel
will adopt the American flag to avoid inter.
ference.
VIENNA. Aug. 25.-Count Andrassy has start
ed for Gastein, where he will have an inter-
view with Bismarck.
fonso will take place in this city at the expira-
ton of the period of mourning for the infanta
Maria Del Pillar.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 25.-At the request of
the English minister the governor of the prov
ince of Erzeroum has been dismissed The
military inspector is about to start for Ar
menia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 25.-The Golos states
the Russian authorities, fearing disturbances
may occur when Kuldja is surrendered to
China, have ordered several battalions of in
fantry companies of Cossacks, with battery
Of artillery, to be dispatched to Kuldja.
LONDON, Aug. Is. The legitimist newspaper.
the Nation, has been prosecuted for publishing
matter insulting to the king of Spain and the
Spanish nation
LoNnoNs Aug. 25. -sixty- eight thousand
pounds Of specie has been withdrawn from the
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-Bismarck has heretofore
stated that one motive Tor the formation of the
new tariff was to enable the government to re
lieve individual states of some of the direct
taxes 1t is now stated the Prussian ledger for
next year will not contain any such proposition,
PEsTH, Aug. 25.-One of the Hungarian min
listers is informed that Baron Haymerle, present
Austrian ambassador at Rome, will probably be
appointed Count Andrassy's successor.
Good PPOmiaes