Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-08
News by Cable To-day.


AN ENGLISH PEDESTRIAN COMING TO AMERICA.
LONDON, August S.-The Sportsman saws: NV.
u George, the former mile amateur champion
has accepted an invitation extended to him when
Messrs. Merrill and Myers, of the Union Athletic
Club of Boston. and the Manhattan Athletic
Club: OF New York. respectively. were in Eng
land. to visit the United Suites and meet
Mr. Myers on his own ground. He will probably
| start on the 2Sthinst. Three matches have been
arranged-One of half mile one of three-Quar-
ters OF mile. and another of mile. Mr.. George
is best at long distance. At birmingham on
Sunday last, he won thousand yard handicap
from the scratch, in minutes and IS seconds
This beat the best amateur record in the world
Myers having done the same distance i'm 2 min
uted and Is As seconds.
GLOOMY CROP PROSPECTS IN INDIA
LONDON, August S.-The Calcutta correspon-
dent of the Times says: The latest reports from
MysOre are unfavorable. Rain is much wanted.
The crops are withering and prices are rising.
PASTURES are failing. The prospects are de-
cldedy gloomy. and unless rain falls within a
Severe scarcity is inevitable Reports from the
province Of Coorg are also bad but accounts
from other parts of India are fairly good.
THE IRISH AGITATION.
LONDON, August S.-The Dublin correspondent
OF the Times says: The time of the manufacture
ing and industrial classes is coming and when
the land question is settled other questions
which are already beginning to loom before the
eyes of political observers will come to agitate
the country as much as ever. The agitat0rs
Will do their utmost to keep the people i'm a state
OF 1erment The release of Mr.. John Dillon was
quite unexpected. The pastoral of Archbishop
McCabe. which was read in the chapels on Sun
day. chiefly deals with the prevalence Ofinfidelity
on the continent and the danger of its extending
to Ireland. 1t describes the land bill as a meas
ure Which competent men will greatly approve.
RIDICULOUS HOAX
The report circulated here last week that the
Prince OF Wales had been advised not to give
dinners on board his yacht at Osborne, Isle of
Wight. because of supposed Fenian design
against him, is declared to be a ridiculous
hoax.
COMING TO AMERICA.
Prof. ]. f. Thorold Rogers advanced liberal
member of Parliament for Southwark. and "a
distinguished political economist. sailed on Sat
urday fer America.
LONDON BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS
LONDON August 8-The board of trade re-
turns for the month of July show a decrease in
the value of imports of 1.2O1 .311 pounds as COM
pared with the corresponding month last year.
and an increase in the value of exports of
159, $40 pounds.
BRADLAUGHs TROUBLES.
LONDON. August S-The court of common
pleas to-day granted Mr.. Bradlaugh a rule nisi
for new trial OF the case of Clarke against
Bradlaugh. The action was to recover from the
defendant q penalty of 500 pounds for having
sat and voted in the House of Commons without
taking the parliamentary oath. a jury having on
the 22d ult rendered verdict for the plaintiff
Mr. Bradaugh is confined to his room on ae-
count of an injury to his arm received at the
time of his recent expulsion from the House of
Commons.
ARRESTED UNDER THE COERCION ACT.
LONDON, August S-Mr. Murphy of BrOsna
Ireland, was arrested to-day under the coercion
act.