Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-08
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

MANCHESTER, NOV. S.-1le manchester Guar
dLGn in Its trade report this morning says:
''The market retains the characteristic features
observable throughout the early part of last
Week-great firmneSS but marked by the ab-
sence OF anything like activity
New York Drawing Cold from the
Bank of England.
LONDON, Nov. S.-The Times in its financial
article this morning says: Money continues in
large supply on short loan, but the discount
rates are still somewhat unsettled. More gold
has been withrawn from the bank Of England
for New York. This was fully expected and
probably there will be further Withdrawals. If
its action OF Thursday by absorbing the surplus
supply Of money in the open market, and as on
former occasions force the outer rate up nearer
to its own minimum, and thus try to make ship
ments Improbable
A Plan for Deepening the Seine.
LONDON, Nov. S.-The correspondent of the
Times at Paris says: The Journal DeS DebatS de-
scribes plan about to be carried into effect for
deepening the Seine by which vessels drawing
nine feet of water win be enabled to reach the
eastern extremity OF Paris. The works will cost
6,0O0, GOO francs.
Desperate Conflict.
The government at Madrid has received a tel
egram which states that two Kabyle tribes in
Morocco have had desperate conflict, during
Which $50 were killed on one side and 80 on the
other.
Count de Blancas' Mission to Eng.
land.
the Times says: A telegram from Vienna states
that the Count de Chambord has despatched
the Count de BlancaS on mission to England
Tunnel Through Arlberg Mountain.
A dispatch from Vienna to the Times says:
The projected railway through the Arlberg
mountain meets with Increasing favor in Aus
trian official circles AS soon as the plans have
received the sanction Of the Emperor, they will
be laid before Parliament.
Russia and England Negotiating.
The PolitiSche Corresponding announces that
POuypdI'te1's are proceeding between the gov
srnment at London and st. Petersburg, for the
purpose of fixing upon a nlOduS rtUendt regard
ing affairs in central Asia.
The Missing Nj. Philippart.
PARIS, Nov. S.-The Whereabouts of NJ. Phi
lippart, the defaulting chairman Of the Banque
Europenne, is still unknown.
A New German Tax.
LONDON, Nov. S.-A dispatch from Berlin to the
Post says: The Russian government is contem-
plating new tax, from which bondholders will
suffer. The tax is to be levied upon the divi-
dends payable on bonds and other securities
English Influence i'm COnstantf-
nOple.
The correspondent OF the Standard at Vienna
says: 1t is expected here that the increase of
English influence in Constantinople will be used
to Introduce financial reforms, which would
facilitate other promised reforms.
The Vintage in France.
Pa Nov. s.-The MO1tite,tr Vi1,icolO Uour-
nal OF the vine-growers) estimates that the re-
suits OF the vintage in the departments of the
southeast compare favorably with those OF last
year; in departments OF the southwest the def
cheney varying from third to tenth; in ten de-
partments Of the south and central regions the
deficiency is quarter; in nine departments OF
the western region about tWO-thirClS in ten de-
partments of the north and central regions
nearly two-thirds; in sixteen departments of
the northeastern and northwestern regions
deficiency even worse. The loss in the cham
pagne district by the failure Of the vintage is
estimated at 80 900. 900 francs