, 1879-06-12

sickly and yellow, even in the most favored
districts. Grass is very backward. Deliveries
OF wheat by farmers at provincial markets
have again been liberal MS compared with
last year, showing reserves to have been un-
derestimated. or else they are due to the
pressing need of money which IL fell IN az
rlcuitaral circles. The condition OF wheat
offered was improved, as the average price
advanced eight pence per quarter despite
very inactive provincial trade. In London
fine samples fully maintained late rates, but
arrivals wero small Imports Of foreign
wheat up to Friday We're 43,7G0 quarters.
Millers during the week bought on merely
retail scale, because of increased tirmness of
holders. With still considerable visible
supply in America and shipments from
northern Russian ports, trade has lost much
of its buoyancy, bnt prices are unchanged,
except for Spring American descriptions, for
which holders accepted rather lower rates
ex ship sooner than incur landing expenses;
businese was further restricted by holidays.
Relative to fodder, maize supported last
weeks advance. Best oats have risen SINH.
larly. Barley and beans sold slowly at for
mer rates. Peas were rather cheaper in
consequence of the large supply.
Famine In Cashmere.
SIMLA, June 3..-The famine in Cashmere
is very serious. Great distress prevails
throughout the country, and many towns
and villages have been depopulated. Au-
thorities are sending assistance.
The Pope ON Civil Marriages.
ROME, June "a letter written by the
Pope has been published deploring the new
civil marriage laws, and denying that the
church desires to encroach upon the prerog-
ative of the State, but declaring that purely
civil marriages are destitute of honest or
sacred bonds.
MOuntaineGrs ExiIcG.
Sr. PETERSBURG, June 3.--T1e Golos an
nounces that 500 Dagherton mountaineers
who revolted during the late war have been
eXiled to Perm.
Hunting Explorers.
MALTA, June 3--The steamer A. Z.
Nordenskjold has sailed hence for Behring's s
Straits by way of the Suez canal in quest of
the steamer Lega, containing the Swedish
Arctic explorer, Prof Nordenskiold, and
party.
The Hungry Vale or Cashmere.
LONDON, June 4,-0ficial reports from
Cashmere say that it is impossible to exag-
gerate the distress that the famine is causing
there. The maharajah of this province at
the urgent request of the viceroy of India,
is proceeding to Serinogur TO superintend
the organization of relief. Three thousand
five hundred tons of grain are in transit to
the valley of Cashmere.
PO Will Overflow.
ROME, June 4.-Rhe river Po has made a
breach in the embankment between Sermide
and Rivere, and is doing serious damage
Nos Dead.
LONDON, June 5.--A Paris dispatch gives
currency to the rumor that General Garibaldi
is dead; but Menotti Garibaldi at Rome tel
egraphs contradiction of the report, and says
his father has completely recovered from his
recent iudiSposition.
Pardon of Communists.
PARIS June 5.-Two hundred and eighty
eight additional communists have received
amnesty. The amnesty law expires to-day.
A Coming Flood.
The South Stafordshire mines drainage
commissioners yesterday announced that
owing to debt of 5c4O,0 900 on Upton dis
trict, all pumping engines would be stopped
last night The effect of this would be the
flooding of hundreds Of golfers for miles
around. South Staf1ordshlre would never
recover from the disaster. A mo ting Of
colliery owners is called for Wednesday
night to consider the situation.