The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-08-26
FOREIGN.

LONDON, August 21.-The Times says
United States bonds were steady in response
to the demand for investment iii those Sc
%curities. 1t is stated a very large amount
in bonds was made up for transmission to
New York yesterday.
VIENNA, August 21.-The Russian and
English commissioners have seriously differed
relative to the determination of the Russio-
Turkish frontier in Asia, each disputing the
accuracy of the others map. Lord Dutferin
has suspended negotiations at st. Petersburg
on the subject.
CHRIsTIANA, August 21.-Two Russian
students, Nihilists, have been arrested at
Wadsee, the Russian government having
demanded their extradition.
LONDON, Aug. ala telegram to the
Lloyd reports that a steamer grounded in tie
Suez canal yesterday, and traffic through the
canal has been stopped.
The Posts Berlin dispatch states that re-
ports from the German Consuls in the East
urge the establishment of a direct line Of
German steamers to Salonica, as a means of
extending German trade in the Levant.
The Standards Berlin dispatch reports that
the statistics of crops in Russia show the yield
of wheat in 1879 as compared with 1878 to be
the same. The yield of rye and oats is lar
ger, and that of barley and potatoes smaller
The Standards Paris dispatch says Edison's
company have obtained permission from the
Government to establish telephone commune
cation between the various quarters OF Paris.
The same dispatch states that M. Phillipont,
"a financier, has bought the Grand Hotel pay
ing over f1. O0O, 900.
The Netcs' Paris correspondents report that
$500 pilgrims have started for Lourdes. This
is double the number of last years pilgrim
age.
LONDON, Aug. 2l.-The last communities
ton through cable from the steamer Faraday,
LAYING the new French cable was received
August IA. Faraday was then e~xperiencin!
heavy weather. The cable is supposed to b'
cut and it is hoped buoyed. The steamer
Wezer had spoken the Faraday on the 1871
in latitude 40 deg. 10 min. north.
The rains in England continue and there
is a renewal of overflow of rivers in Somer
setshire. Dorsetshire, WarwickShire Leicester
Bullion in the Bank of England decreased
$4,000 the past week.
Sir Rowland Hill, founder of the penn,
postage system, is dying. Age, IS.
John Baldwin Blackstone, comedian ant
dramatic a thor, is on his death bed and i
destitute circumstances.
!, TORONTO, August 21.-Dispatches from
!, Port Dalhousie report earthquake there be
tween two and three O'Clock this mornin
attended by a louu CLAP resembling LIE us
charge of a cannon. Solid brick building
. wer, shaken to their foundations. TIL
|, shock was violent at Welland. At Altar
burg. Bowmansville and Point Robinson
r rumbling noise accompanied each quak
, which was also felt distinctly ut Point Robin
son, St. GATHERINGS and Niagara.
CAPE Town, August 22.-The Prcsidei
=. of Pondoiand relegraphs that hostilities al
y inevitable. 1t is stated from Pheloria thu
| Sir Garnet Wo!seiy is convinced the can
4 paign against Chief Soeccoeni in the mort
il must be vigorously renewed
i PARIS, August GA disturbance VIZ
d caused last night by the banC at the Pala
!, Roval refusing to respond to IA call from I'll
!. crowd for .Mars"illaise." A number OF Il
= rests were maze.
= 81. PETERSBURG. August 22.-Threr
the five Nihilists sentenced by the milital
= tribunal at Odessa ~ he hanged were t." l
II executed al Tea this morning. y woma
It sentenced to exile in Sih ria is onlt th"'
II years old.
/. LONDON, August 22-'fwo thousand cha
Y makers have struck al St"wbridge, The