Morris tribune., 1880-09-16
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to New York.
A Petersburg, Va. telegram of Septem-
t'oer says, owing to heravsges Of the tobac-
co worm, and destructive rains the tobacco
| crop in this section will be the lightest known
for MANY years.
A London telegram of August 8, states
| that trade returns for the month of August
show the value of imports to be 3l,OOOOCO
pouAds, against 38SO000O pounds for the
same month last year, and the value of ex-
ports 100000 pounds against 17,sO0,OOO,
FOR the same monthIast year.
The statue of Germalnia was unveiled
| at Dresden, September l. 1t was memorial
of the share taken by the Saxon army In the
| war of 1870. King Albert, Queen Carolina,
Count Herbert Won Bismarck, Prince Milan
| of Servia, and the French and American diplo-
matte representatives were present
The yellow fever has assumed an epi-
demic character in the villages of Indiego and
| Delville, Jurisdiction of Sagna, attacking even
creoles and causing the death of forty persons
within few days. A sick soldier from Sag.
ma. passing through the village, imported the
fever. Twenty-eight deaths from yellow fever
| and small poX IN Havana for the week ending
September 8.
| Ayoob Khan's army has been defeated
and dispersed, with but slight loss on the
ritish SIDE One British regiment has three
fcers- killed and six wounded. Loss of
the native troops on the British side is not
known, but it is believed to be severe. Ayoob
Kahn's camp was captured. The body o
Lieut.. McLaine was found In camp, and ap-
pearances indicate he had been recently muir.
dered. s
A London telegram of Sept. 9. says, it now
seems the dead in the Seahan mine number
between l3O and 14O- There are some corps
es in the lower seams which are supposed to
be lying mile from tho shaft, The air there
is so foul, it is thought impossible any could
have survived. Exploration of the seaham
mine was continued throughout the night
The statement made in dispatch from Sea.
ham that sixty-six men had beenSrescued
alive is now confirmed. The number of men
in the pit is uncertain, but 200 lamps were
given out Tuesday. No hope is entertained
for those still intne mine. Three fires were
discovered in the mine during the night and
extinguished.s -
The Mark Lane Erpress says: The
harvest in thesouthern nd.eastern counties
is mostly comBieted and the grain is stacked
! in very excellent condition. The general test
imony so far cpncurs that the results of the
treshing are disappointings It has been for
some time accepted as a matter of course that
the abnormal season and general prevalence
of mildew must materially reduce the yieli
I of marketable wheat, and this is now found t
be the case. The crop is much heavier than a
e one time could reasonab ablY have been expected
e but nearly all the best barleys were SO miutci
laid by storms that reports of discolored ant
imperfectly ripened samples are only wha
were to have been expected. The oat crop i
r much better than it promised to be a mont
y ago. Root crops are fast maturing and anoth
a er fortnight Of fine Weather win make keav
4 crops cestainty. The hop cIOp b Terys var
able A rapid loss Of color il notieeable i
thesgardens Of West Kent I'M CONSEQUENCE
p dense night fogs. Deliveries Of new Englis
s. wheat have been steadily increasing in provir
d cial markets, but at Mark Lane the supply ha
been small. Sales have been slow at declin
sd of shilling in London and from to 2 shil
ings in majority Of the leading eauntFVs sEasl
d t.kets. ThssSssiga wheat adas plsssnts 4
u lnew feature Of interest. The temporar,
70 steadiness in consequence of the falling of {
ID American shipments gave place to feelip
of lisaesshee ana depf@ @a6h uase MQiidhy
which clung to the trade the remainder of Il
ne week. New America was freely offered {
% A shillingsyi finding buyers9 rSdes 9
n- English wheat last week were IL, SO quartz
DO at 4s shillings pence, against $50 quarter
~. at 4s shihirgs for the corresponding pehodl
last year. The imports into the kingdom I,
a. the week ending August "a were wheat, l,67
\ Ai6ss cwt.; -four, 176 oOl cwtt American naiz
of closed easier at % shhlings. The dullness
IL wheat trade checked the improvement in fiou