, 1885-11-07
ST. CROIX STATION.

New York November 4th.-It is announ
ced that the California Sugar Refinery has
reduced the price of sugar by a cent and a
half per pound.
The election for the New York Governor
ship resulted in favor of the Democratic
candidate while the Legislature has been
carried by the Republicans.
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are Re
publican. Virginia is Democratic and the
Connecticut Legislature is republican. The
returns are coming in very slowly.
English news states that Mr.. John Bright
has written a letter regretting that the
lriShmen OF Chester are supporting the
Tories Notwithstanding that the Liberals
are anxious to redress their grievances.
1t is reported that the Governments Of
Portugal and France have agreed on the
delimitatiOn of their respective territories
III Guinea.
The Paris paper ole Temps in an editO-
rial OH the political situation states that
the Ministry will resign and NJ. Brisson
will then reOrganize with NJ. de Freycinet
and the majority of the present Ministry.
AT Il meeting of the Panama Canal Com.
pany NJ. de LeSsepS made a call for the last
inStalment of one hundred and twenty five
ftancS per share on the last series of shares
ISSUED at four per cent. He stated that he
would visit Panama i'll January next The
Canal, he said, would cost double that OF
Suez but it would earn thrice as much.
He is now negotiating with the French
Government to authorize the raising of a
loan by lottery.
New York, Nov. 5th.-It is announced
that Mr.. Charles Bruce, Colonial Secretary
OF the Mauritius, has been appointed Gov
eminent Secretary of Demerara.
A despatch from Madrid states that
Marshal Serrano is dying.
1t is reported that the monument erected
at Tappan-tOwn to the memory Of Major
Andre, who was executed at that place
during the war of independence, has been
destroyed by dynamite.
London news states that the Marquis Of
Salisbury III the course of a speech denied
amy intention to tax cereals, but proposed
TO retaIlate against those nations who are
excluding British products and to adjust
the tariff in a way to benefit the Colonies.
A ConStantinople despatch states that
the war preparations still continue.
The Sublime Porte is delaying the ap.
pOintment OF delegates to the conference
in consequence of uneasineSs concerning
the probable action of the MARQUIS of
Salisbury, who desires that nothing may
occur to weaken the Balkan States, as they
are barriers against Russia.
The reported betrOthal of the daughter
of the COmte de Paris to the brother of
the Gar is denied.
The "Gaulois' in an editorial says that
NJ. Allan large, NJ. Pierre Legrand, and
NJ. DemOle, will retire from the Cabinet,
and that NJ. Brissou will be President of
the Council.
London, Nov. 5th.-Sugar in Stock on
31st ulto. was $4,000 tons. Last year
$4,000 tons.
New York, Nov. 6th.-The merchants of
this city are complaining of the ~irregulari-
ty OF the foreign mail service here.
1t is reported that Russia has deprived
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria of his rank
as Colonel in the Russian army. King
Milan of Servia is preparing to advance on
Sofia, and the Servian Premier is ready to
cros IS the river TimoSk and march on Wild
din, if King Milan succeeds in defeating
Prince Alexander.
Russia ex pectS that the Servians will be
victorious, and she will then interfere, in
sisting on Milan's withdrawal behind the
lines indicated in the treaty of San Ste
fano.
A Berlin despatch states that at the
meeting of the Conference on the Balkan
Question, there was a general accord to