Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-09
A Breeze in the House of Commons.

| agltatOr, who was expelled from Geneva
several months ago.
A Breeze in the House of Commons.
LONDON, July S.-The scene in the
| House of Commons last night caused
sensation. \ section of the Liberals hav-
ing already obtained from the Govern
ment great restrictions on the practice
OF tlogging in the army and navy, en-
| deavored by obstruction to force the total
abolition OF corporal punishment. The
Marquis OF Harrington then Tepudiated
all responsibility for their action.
Mr. Chamberlain, member for Birming-
ham, amidst radical cheers, said: "The
| Marquis of Harrington, who was for
merly the leader of the opposition, is now
only the leader OF a section"
The Darien Canal
PARIS, July S.-De Lesseps stated at
the last meeting of the Geographical
| Society that he does not think the total
! expenses of the construction OF
the Darien canal will exceed 250,OO0,-
600 francs. The difficulties of the work
were not so formidable as those which
! had TO be overcome in the construction
Qi tAe Slpdeii SlpdeiiE fiaRa6 6UaS g. rail Hfv pfOpos3d
canal with large town at each eXtrem-
ity.
Sentenced to Death.
LONDON, July Skate Webster has
been found guilty of the murder OF her
mistress, Mrs. Thomas, at Richmond,
and sentenced to death. 1t was ascer-
tanned that Mrs. Thomas body was
! boiled and thrown into the Thames and
the head destroyed by burning.
British Grain Market
LONDON, July S.-The Mark Lane En-
press, in a review of the British grain
trade for the past week, SAYS: The agri-
cultural prospects csuse very grave APP
prehenslons. Should the rain continue
the fay crop will be useless except as
manure. The condition of the wheat Is
unimproved. Barley, in heavy land,
is nearly ruined. Nothing but the speedy
advent of sunshine can prevent al
most general failure OF the principal
crops. In consequence of the weather
and the light supplies in England, wheat
has improved a shilling per quarter
i'm amaiorty of the country markets,
but despite {s1i firmness OF holders, IT
has been difficult to establish any adj
vance for homegrown in London, iE
| face of the liberal arrivals and low prices
of foreign varieties. Previous rates,
however, have been well supported, eS-
! peCially for choice parcels, ana the
| tendency is rather toward an advance
| than a decline. The large foreign ar
| rivals have not caused scarcity oi
gransrv room, as a large proportion has
| gone direct to the millers, who bought
! freely to arrive, the trans
| actions on spot having lately
been confined to the retail wants OF
small milers Maize has varied little,
! but is rather against the seller. The ar
rivals at the ports of call have been
| small. OF the coast, wheat was tirm at
slightly improved prices, particularly
! toward the close. \ good business was
! done in forward wheat, particularly Tor
red winter for July, August and Sep,
tember shipments, and prices improved
a six pence per quarter. Maize was not
freely offered, though late cheap pur-
! chases could be repeated. The demand
is still slack. Last weeks sales OF tngllsh
wheat amounted To 34,9A quarters,
at 70 shillings 4d per quarter, against
Is POP quarters at IS shillings per quar-
fer for the same period last year. I'm
norris into the United Kingdom Tor the
week ending June 2Sth amounted 10
l,4l5, ,9l2 hundred weight OF wheat ana
2.l42,2SS hundred weight OF Hour, Al
Mark Lane to-day Monday the supply
| OF English wheat was again small, ana
prices advanced to , shllllngs per
quarter. The supply OF foreign wheat
was fair. and it advanced shilling;
Flour advanced 6d per quarter, ana
maize and barley were steady.
General Foreign Notes.
The London Times says the iirmness
of French exchange is said to be
due to the prospect of a demand LOT
gold from the United States IN conSe-
0uence of deficient harvest.
Accounts from the French wheat
growing districts are unfavorable. II Is
too early 10 assume as i certainty that
the European harvest will he seriously
deficient.
The A. sc. W. railroad bonds were
very flat Yesterday, owing 70 the deer
sion of the Master Of the Rolls IN the
suit of the Erie Railway Compah!
against James McHenry, which, 1t Is
stated, will be entirely in favor OF Erie'
Advices from Kent say that the hop
crop threatens to be a more disastrous
failure than for years past
A St. Petersburg telegram states that
the houses Of fourteen out OF fifteen
wards. forming the most important part
Of Irkatsk, Siberia, were destroyed 10y
fire on the 4th, and many inhabitants
are homeless. Similar serious distur-
Lances have broken ont below the town
of Bhamo, Upper Burmah.
Tup PocLe,sr Democrat Quotes John F