The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-10
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
FINANCIAL TROUBLES AND PROSECUTION OF
FRENCH SPECULATORS.

FINANCIAL TROUBLES AND PROSECUTION OF
FRENCH SPRCULATORS.
Paris, February S.-The Paris newspapers
announce that the public prosecutor has taken
ion Generate. The directors who were ex-
amined were M. Plant and Prince de Broglie
The Lyons Tribunal of Commerce has an
nounced the dissolution of company Of
brokers.
London, February S.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette, in its financial article, says the stock
exchange is flat owing to the report, which it
believes to be correct, that the Austrian off
shoot of the Union Generate has suspended.
Paris, February S.-Evening-The Bourse
was very bare to-day, owing to sales on the
part of overladen buyers, who had become
completely discouraged. The bears are now
directing their operations against credit es-
adjustments, whose shares are much offered.
There is complete absence of business in
the outside market, which is consternated by
the announcement that the official liquidation
of the Union Generate will require the settle
of Union Generate and new shares, on which
outsiders are heavily involved Foreign Sc
| curities were heavy, but foreign markets APP
pear unable to absorb any more stocks from
Paris. Purchases for cash continue here at
an estimated rate of loo, oo,o 900 francs weekly,
but are not sufficient to check the decline.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
London, February Sin the house of COM
mons, this afternoon, Justin Mccarthy, men,
Der for Longford, on behalf of the Irish mem-
bers, gave notice OF long amendment to the
address, categorically censuring every point in
the governments Irish policy, and urging an
immediate return to constitutional methods.
Mr.. Forster, confirming the statement that
an explosive letter had reached Dublin Castle
after his departure for London, said if he had
opened it, as the sender desired, he would GER
tainly have lost his hands, and he might have
been killed.
BUDGET OF LONDON'NEWS.
| London, February S.-The Earl of Ions
dale is dead.
| The Fenian, Tobin, who was yesterday
convicted at Leeds, has been sentenced to
seven years penal servitude.
The finn of Bull & Wilson, cloth mer-
chants, at No. 81 St. Martin Lane, w. c.,
has failed. Its liabilities are stated at I2i,-
600.
THE REVOLT OF ISLAM.
Constantnople, February S.-Insurgents in
ant of the Prophet as caliph.
! A POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASED.
Dublin, February S.-Dr. Kenny has been
released from prison.
| COTTON IN INDIA.
! Bombay, February 8.-The Oomrawuttee
cotton crop is the largest ever recorded.
MEXICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| Washington, February S.-The sixth install
ment of the Mexican indemnity, under awards
of the late American and Mexican mixed CON-
mission, will be distributed to parties en-
titled to payment, commencing Monday, 18th
inst.
The resignation of Ward Hunt as one OF
the justices of the supreme court is now before
the president, and will probably be accepted
| at once.
| NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Washington, February S.-The senate con-
frmed the nomination of +. A. Vaughan, col
hector Of customs at Saluria, Texas; II. C. c..
Atwood, of Louisiana, consul at Trinidad,
and 1. w. Therman, postmaster, Griffin, Ga.
THE GRAIN TRADE.
| London, February 6.-The Mark Lane Ex-
press, in its review of the British grain trade
for the past week, says the condition of the
wheat plant is very satisfactory. The native
grain trade is unchanged. Foreign bread
stuffs nominally unaltered. There is an ample
supply of foreign flour, but trade is very slow
There is small spot supply. Maize pract-
cally unchanged. Oats very dull of sale
Cargoes off coast dull, closing worse Satur-
day, easterly winds OBTAINING California ships,
and rise in the bank rate prejudices bust
ness. Fifteen cargoes arrived, of which six
vera sold and one withdrawn. Friday, s2s cd
was refused for No. California and 55s for
Oregon. Trade in foreign very inanimate
The sales of English wheat during the week
were $4,000 quarters at 46s Id per quarter,
against 90, $50 quarters at AS I'd per quarter
for the corresponding week Of last year.
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
| London, February 6.-The Times says the
queens speech dwells on the disappearance
of many causes of anxiety in Europe, Asia
aud Africa. OF the eastern question only one
point will be referred to, namely, the peace
full transfer of Thessaly. Careful attention
will be paid to the affairs of Egypt. Interna-
tonal obligations will be carried into effect
and the rights of the Sultan maintained. The
speech will congratulate the country uron the
restoration of peace in Afghanistan and in the
Transvaal; will refer to sporadic troubles in
Basutoland. The French commercial treaty
will receive attention, negotiations concerning
which are not yet closed, and the improve
ment in the trade of the empire is beyond dis
pute, and the condition of Ireland is regarded