Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-02
Telegrams to The Star.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Race for the July Cup Won by

PhcntXs
LONDON July 2-The race for the July cup
took place to-day at the Newmarket July meet
ing, and was won by Count F. de Lagrange's
four years old chestnut colt Phentx. Mr..
T nTee ysar sams 0 od teS Chestnut and
Captain Primes aged bay horse Trap
ist third. Capt Machel's four years
old bay colt Hackthorpe was the favorite, the
betting on him being to L. but he did not get q
place. Goater rode the winner. The last bet
ing against Phen1X was S to /, against Out OF
Bounds to l, and against Trappist to L.
An American BOnapartc 10 tLe
PARIS, July 2-The Di1 Neucieme Steele says:
Numerous groups Of BonapaI lists have some
idea OF bringing forward Jersme Bonaparte Pat,
1he as to the
canard.
The Seizure Of the Lanternc Justl-
fled.
PARIS, July 2.-The debate In the chamber Of
deputies, yesterday, On the seizure Of the Lam
terne, resulted in a victory for the prefect OF
police; the deputies voting for the order OF the
day pure and simple. This result was ap-
pa1,enty brought about BY NJ Albert Chris
ing the fact that the LGnterne was blackmail-
Ing publication, and was originally established
with capital of 10000 francs, which sum was
paid by great financial institution for the sup
preston of pamphlet. N. Albert Christople
and others declared that there were personal
interests connected with the present stocks on
tut pOLCc duullulSJIdLIOu.
The ssGlOriOuS FOURTH, in London.
LONDON, July 2.-The Americans In London
will celebrate the anniversary OF American In
dependence, by banquet at the Westminster
palace hotel.
The Irish Members Don't Like II.
LONDON, July 2.-The Morning Post says:
"From informal expressions of opinion 1t may
be gathered that the Irish members of the
House OF Commons are by no means disposed
to accept Lord Cairns University bill. Some
90 to the length OF describing If AZ an gnSult fO
the country"
Another Kings Life Threatened.
LONDON, July 2.-The EtoiIe Beige states that
%a Roya asee OF Tf Iodfs Rasea s9na ea es
about three miles distant from Brussels
threatening the King with death II he ratified
the bill which was recently passed by the Bel
gfum Parliament, deprlving the clergy OF the
controle OF elementary education.
The Crops in Europe.
LONDON, July 2-The Times In its financial
article this morning, says: Evidence OF the
preponderating influence Of the foreign wheat
supply over the market In Mark Lane was af-
toTded on Tuesday last by the fact that a vio-
lent recurrence OF bad weather at this critical
period scarcely affected prices at all. We note
that buyers mainly rely on American supplies,
as the reports from the continent are far from
being uniformly favorable. Official reports of
the Italian harvest say that rains and 1nunda-
deplorable. Central Italy promises at least q
moderately good harvest, the southwest and
Sicily tOlerabley and the southeast and LavOnia
excellent. On the whole, the anticipations are
under the average. According to Odessa news.
papers the situation of the crops In Southern
Russia and the Caucasus has been scarcely
ever SO bad as at present. What was left by
drought and hall Is now, it is ascertained,
teing annihilaGed by frightful swarms OF grass
hoppers and corn beetles In the neighborhood
OF odessa and In the government OF Bessarabla,
Ekaterinslas, Kherson, Potlava, Tifiis, Terek,
Baku, Straoropol and Kutats.
MADRID, July 2.-In reference to the recent
aga1tat1on against protective duties In conSe-
quence OF the dearness OF bread, the minister
Of finance stated in the cortes yesterday that
the condition OF the wheat crop was not such
as to require any modification OF the law on the
subject OF cereals, but the minister OF public
works proposed to reduce the rates for the con-
yeyance.