The Rock Island Argus., 1881-08-05

In the House OF Lords the first amend
ment to the land bill, providing for the ex-
clusion from the bill of parts of estates
mortgaged on the English system, was
adopted without division. The amendment
stood in the name of the Duke Of Argyle.
Liberal, as did also the amendment which
was carried 219 to OF, giving landlords a
right to compensation in case of the sale of
holdings of which he had formerly bought
up the tenant right.
In the criminal court to-day, q young
Irishman, Patrick Talford Hyckie. was
found guilty of threatening to kin Secre-
tary for Ireland Forster, unless he released
the Irish prisoners and resigned his Office
The verdict was accompanied with a rec
ommendation to mercy. The counsel for
the Crown said that Forster desired the
lightest sentence consistent with justice be
passed upon the prisoner. Sentence was
postponed.
NEW YoRK, Aug. "A special from
Madrid says that King Alfonzo, with
Queen Christina and the rest of the royal
family leave La Granja Saturday for the
province of Santanda. The royal family
will return to Madrid about the end of this
month, and early in September they will
receive visit of the king of Portugal,
who with King Alfonzo is to inaugurate
the new railroad lines between the two
kingdoms in the valley of the Tauro.
The infanta Eulala will shortly be mar
ried to the Austrian arch-duke, a brother
of Queen Christina. Princess Eulala is
barely seventeen and her betrothed is still
beardless. The young people fell in love
with each other during the recent visit of
the arch duke to La Granja. The we'd
ding will probably take place in Madrid in
December.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Consul Grinnel,
of Bremen, has forwarded to the Depart
ment of States an official table showing the
estimated harvest of Prussia up to the end
of June, 1881, compiled by the heads of
the several districts for the Prussian minis
ter of agriculture. This table comprises
substantially the agricultural area of the
German Empire, an average harvest being
reckoned at 100. The following are the
estimates of the present crops: Wheat, So;
rye II; barley, SO; oats 80; legamuaus
plants, SO; potatoes, So; rape seed, 20:
clover, meadow hay, SO.
BERLIN, Aug. At can be stated as a
fact that the Liberals are beginning to fear
that the Conservatives may get majority
in the forthcoming election.
NATAL, South Africa, Aug. 4-The
American ship Calcutta, Captain Smith.
from Cebu, Philippine Isles, May 2d, of and
for Boston, was totally wrecked on the
coast of Kaffronia, the Sd of June. Only
three of the crew were saved. The Cal
cutta sailed from Cebu with cargo of SUI
gar and hemp, valued at about 5000, 000
shipped by Peele, Hubbell & Co, Minalia,
PHILIPPINE Islands. There were 500 tuns
of Cebu sugar consigned to the Boston
Sugar Refinery. which is owned by the
corporation, and 3, 700 bales of hemp, CON
signed to Willett. Hamlin & Co., Wall
street, New York. The vessel was owned
| by E. Lawrence Jr., Boston.
! BUCHAREST, Aug 4.-The crops of Rou-
melia have for long time promised an ex-
/ celIent harvest, but the blight while wheat
was ripening destroyed thousands of acres,
leaving great part not worth gathering.
1t is estimated that the produce of 1881
will be less than an average yield.