Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-29
FOREIGN NEWS.



FOREIGN NEWS,
Crops in England.
LONDON, June 23th-The Marx Lane Fs-
press says Despite somewhat too much rain,
crops have made somewhat satisfactory pro-
gress, and anticipations of good crops are be-
home. grown wheat, beth at Mark Lane and
in the country, are insignificant. Sales were
only practicable at shilling decline. Grow
ers yielded with reluctance, but the ahun-
dance and relative cheapness of fine white
foreign wheat rendered millers somewhat in
different. The weather is now of paramount
Importance.
The Amnesty Question In France.
PARIS. June 2Sth.--The Bureau of the
Senate to-day elected committee on the
plenary amnesty bill. Six of its members
oppose the bill and three support it. The
former received 1l3 votes and the latter 103.
Thirty Senators were absent, and there were
2S blank voting papers. The committee
elected Jules Simon President who, speaking
in the Bureau prior to the election Of tho
committee, strongly condemned the amnesty
bill. He said 1t was easy to see that the
Government and Chambers were willing to
pardon the Communists, but it was not at all
so certain that the amnestied persons would
be disposed to act in q similar spirit. He did
not believe the opinion of the country was in
favor of amnesty. In conclusion. he said if
the Senate wished to play useful part in
public affairs it ought to give a resolute fex.
preston to its convictions,
AbdurraIiman Ehan's Answer So th.
British Eittniatum,
CABUL, June 28th.-The answer to the
British ultimatum has been received FROM
!. H., ~ i
raise doubts as to the Khan 8 sincerity Alb
durrahman seems to ignore the fact that the
British have informed him that Candahar
has been formed into a separate province.
He states in his letter that he is to rule over
exactly the same territory as his grandfather,
Dost Mahomed. In other respects the letter
is satisfactory. He proposes to advance to
Parivan, northern Kohistan, and there cou-
ciude final arrangements.
The Situation tn Rome.
ROME, June 2Sth.-Nicotera received an
anonymous letter stating that the writer had
partly overheard conversation in railway
train inducing him to believe that some at
tempt on the Chamber of Deputies was be-
ing organized. Nicotera Immediately for
warded the letter to the Prefect of Police
and Minister of the Interior The 05se.rdto
Romano asks if this is the 6rst ampli6cation
of Garibaldi's suggestion that the people
should hiss the Deputies on their leaving the
Chamber.
The Fortune BAY Question Business Fall
ures-Refo, in Cashmere-Bues,os
Ayres.
LONDON, June 2Sth.-In the House of
Commons to-day Sir Charles Dixie, Under
Foreign Secretary, stated that in consequence
of communications proceeding with the
American Government and with the Crown
law officers upon the Fortune Bay question,
the production of the correspondence on the
subject would be delayed. Forster, Chief
Secretary for ireland, informed Parnell that
be must oppose his relief bill, granting $780,
600. 1t would do more harm than good
Edwards & Harris, tea brokers, have failed.
Liabilities, e70,000.
The failure of George Matteau, merchant
and commission agent, is announced.
The Maharajah of Cashmere is introducing
needed referms and trying to establish State
Council for the suppression of abuses
The latest dispatch from Buenos Ayres an
nounces that the city was surrounded by
national troops on the 26th instant, and SUM
moned to capitulate within "a hours.
Rife Shooting in Ireland.
DUBLIN, June 2Sth.-The representatives
of the Irish rifemen at Dollymount to-mor-
row will be Fenton, Young, William Rigby,
John Righy, Miner and Joynt, with Coghlan
and Murphy reserves. The Americans were
at the ranges at noon, trying their rifles and
sights. A strong southwest wind was blow
ing across the range, the weather was dull
and lowering, but the individual shooting at
the 900 yard range was excellent. The Irish
team came an hour later. The weather prom
ises badly for tomorrow. An ugly storm