Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-10
ENGLAND.
The Indian Press.


LONDON. August "a Calcutta spec
ia says: The Indian press and the pub.
lie are unanimous in attributing the
British defeat in the first place to Gen.
Primrose, and the panic stricken tele.
grams sent by him to Bombay are
pointed to as further instances OF his
want OF judgment. Gen. Burrows hes.
itation in dealing with the Walls mutin-
Gus troops at Girishk seems to estab-
lish pretty strong case Of incompe-
tency against him.
The Relief Column.
II is doubtful whether Gen. Roberts
or Gen. Phayre will reach Candahar
first, but there is every reason to hope
that one or the other will relieve Can.
dahar by the end OF August or the be.
ginning OF September.
Effects of Retreat from CabuL
To retire from Cabul at this moment,
when in another part Of the country
our prestige has suffered severe shock,
and to leave on the throne an Ameer
who is little better than puppet, would
be taken through the length and breadth
of Afyhanistan as an adlnlsSlon OI our
ueaknrse. J.. will require all oil the
Ameer's power and influence to keep
the tribes off Our retiring army, and the
probable consequences Of the short.
sighted economy which dictates his pol
icy will be that within the next few
years it will become necessary TO send
another army and expend more millions
of money in recapturing Cabul. Canda.
har is the real outpost OF India, and il
held with a strong hand would become
as wealthy and secure as any province
in the Indian Empire.
The Country is Tranquil.
LONDON, August "a Dublin CORES.
pondent says: "The country has never
been more tranquil than now. The
danger from organized bands OF agitators
and Fenians is no greater than it WAS in
former years
The Times, in an editorial, says there
will be no popular rising where there
are troops ready to suppress it,
The Mark Lane Express Weekly Crop
Review
LONDON, August 9.-The Mark Lane
EIprtss says Finer weather with less
rain, has enabled the farmers OF some
counties in the south to make fair be.
ginning OF the harvest. In wheat there
will certainly be great improvement
on 1879, but the yield is likely to be very
uneven. The markets for the past
week retrograded slightly, but the
trade was so susceptible TO the
weather, that the buyers or sellers
have the best Of the market according
as the day is fine or foul. The reaction
has been confined chiefly to wheat and
-four, foreign descriptions being 6d. and
Is. per quarter and per sack respective
" lover on the week. English wheat
is nearly s,agnant and prices are un.
changed. The deliveries at several
well known markets have stopped en-.
tirely. Last weeks shipments from
America direct to the Continent are stat
ed to be 10000 quarters OF wheat and
10000 quarters OF maize, but until the
telegram is confirmed by letter we
must accept the statement un-
der all reserve. The 10000
is probably amstake for $1,000. The
price OF wheat has receded slightly;
red winter for immediate shipment
marks 43 shillings, same as California;
for September shipments the same rates
are asked, but the value is really lower.
The imports into the kingdom during
the week ended, July 81, were: Wheat,
l.373.7O7 cwts., and OF -four. 233.l70
cwts. Barley was in small supply and
low OF sale and at unchanged rates. Oats
slightly lower except for the best sam.
pies, which are unchanged. Malse s
pence lower. Beans and peas firm, and
and in some instances getting dearer.
The provincial trade has been inert.
An EIplanatIop.
LONDON, August 9.-In the House oil
Commons the Under Foreign Secretary
stated that England. France, Austria
and Germany early in July dissu ided
Greece from mobilizing her army, but
later in July England. finding that all
the other governments bal Withdrawn
their objections, withdrew hers also.
The French Naval Demonstration.
LONDON, August 9.-The Earl OF
Nathbrook, First Lord OF Admiralty and
his staff, nave gone 10 Cherbourg to at
tend the maneuvers OF the French feet.
Obituary.
Sir Peter George Fitzgerald, kni2nt
OF Kerry, died at Valencia. He Was
especially renowned for the interest he
took in the success OF the Atlantic
cables. The Queen recently conferred
q Bsronetcy on him.
Another Bntish Defeat
LONDON, August "a dispatch from
Que,ta reports that another fzfi occur
red between the troops retiring from
the line Of the railroad upon sibi and
large body Of tribesnen. The troops
retired with loss OF ten
killed, the greater portion OF
their baggage and animals and treasury
chest containing a lac and a half OF
rupees. Native reports state that
Ayoob Khan is a few miles away. II
is reported that dissensions are rife in
his camp. The Cabulese regiments fs.
yor Abdurrahman, while the Heratese
wish to retire with their loot The
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