National Republican., 1880-08-18
THE AFGHAN WAR BILL.
Eighteen Million Pounds Gone With
Nothing Gained.
Omcial Statement Relating TO Indian Ex-
penditures-Ts Estimates for tho
Current Year.
John BULBS Pride and Pocket Touched.

LONDON, Aug. 17.-In the house of commons
this afternoon the Marquis Of Harrington,
secretary Of state for India, submitted the
Indian estimates for the fiscal year 1s50.'51.
The receipts are placed at 667I6,000, and the
expenditures at GG6 ,320 900, leaving surplus
OF G4l7,00o and sho9inga decrease Of 9l ,00o,-
900 on each side of tho account as compared
with the fiscal year 1S79.'s0. In presenting
the estimates tho Marquis of Harrington on said:
This would have been au aggregate surplus
for tho past thfee years of el1 10000 but for
tho Afghan war. The timO is approaching
nearly, If IL has not already bccn reached,
when the productive works in India will no
longer bo charge upon, but source
Of revenue TO tho country. The war ex-
penses for the fiscal years of 1s75.79,
1SI9-'S0 and 1S50S1 in round figures are
Gl4000,000, and the cost of tho frontier rail
way fi,OOO,O00 making total OF els, 900 900.
Dcductng the supposed surplus of ell 900 900,
lt leaves deficit of G7,000,000" Lord Hart
ington severely denounced the negligence in
preparing tho war estimates aud UNDER
estimating not only tho expenses but the de.
fcits of tho enterprises on tho part Of the
late government. OF tho deficit, he said: "Hhe
sum of G3500,0O0 scoms to be covered this
year. loan has already boon authorized
arc to be devoted to this purpose. II is also
intended to reduce the drawings on India on
the homo account about &l,000000. If these
measures aro insu ulicient a loan might be
raised Ia India, but no addition 10 the In-
dian debt should bo made If II Is possible TO
avoid it. The statement regarding imperial
contributions to the war expenses Of India must
beileferred until the complete cost of the war
has been fully ascerlaned But tho war was
certainly the result of imperial policy and
therefore assistance to India from mperial ro.
sources Is necessary.
Critical Situation of tho Cnudahar Garrison.
LoSDoN, Aug. 1S.-The Standards dispatch
from Quetta announces that n messenger from
Candahar has brought letter from General
Primrose, dated the l1th instant. The enemy
had opened fire with Armstrong guns at
distance of $500 yards from the city. The
damage so far is slight. III the morning u
heavy musketry fire was opened at the walls
from the villages situated OH threo sides of
the town. But few of the troops were wounded.
There was water for tho garrison for forty-five
days. The exact strength of the garrison is
l,213 effective Europeans, 1886 natives and
3S2 sick. General Primrose estimates Ayoob
Khan's force at 10000.
John Dillon Denounced.
LONDON, Aug. 17.--In the house of com.
mons this afternoon hIr. Forster, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, replying to a question, stigma
tiZed tho speech of Mr. john Dillon at
the land meeting at Kildare on Sunday
as wickedncss aud cowardice and as abuse
Of the liberty of speech. There was
no intention, however, of prosecuting Mr.
Dillon, who would probably desire nothing
better Mr.. Forster confirmed the published
reports Of riots at Dungannon and ciavwhoro
and concluded by saying that all the clergy
men in Ireland should set their faccs against
foolish religious professions, the only eject Of
which Is to create disturbance.
The Isribcr of tho WInbI Iedon Scorer,
LONDON, Aug. l7.-At tho court martial at
GOsport today the competitor who assaulted a
witness of Sergeant William Marshmans i'm.
proper marking at the butts during tho recent
meeting Of the National Rino association at
Wimbledon, and who prOlitcd by such marking,
was sentenced to six weeks Imprisonment at
hard labor. HG was pensioued sergeant of
tho marines.
Miss Nelson's Illness.
PARIS Aug. 17-NEs' Nelson's death is
attributed to drinking Il cup Of iced-milll
which medical writer in a Paris journal
says is worry ndigestible. Miss Nelson was
twelve hours in mortal agony. Her body was
claimed at the mOrguo by an aged naval
officer.
A French Colonel suspended.
LONDON, Aug. IA Paris dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph states that tho minister Of war
has suspended for ono year the colonel OF the
Sixty-lourth regiment of the territorial army
for expressing the hope in an order Of the day,
while presenting new flag to his regiment, |
that the flag would soon be constituted like
that Of the United States OF America, TO repre-
sent tho only banner of the United States of
Europe.
The Turkish Legation at Washington.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. l7-In compliance |
with the desire of President Hayes the sultan
l.. TIA ia. - ii i
nj Washington.