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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. A private bank in Pomerania, Germany, Ger-many, suspended; loss 7o,0O0. Specie in the Bank of France decreased de-creased 28,000,000 franca the past week. Tbe Spanish Cuban loan for war expenses will be increased five million dollars next year. It is expected that Geu. Zimmerman's Zimmer-man's army in ths Dobrudscha will shortly assume tbe offensive. "Beuclerc" won tse Middle Park plate at Newmarket on Thursday; "Springfield" won the champion stake. The Bank of Eugland bus raised its rate of discount half a penny in order to stop the outflow of gold to United j states. A passenger vessel in the St. George mouth of the Danube struck a Russian Rus-sian torpedo and blew up with all hands. Bullion in the Bank of England decreased de-creased 696,000 the past week. Proportion Pro-portion of bank reserve to liability 35i per cent. Tbe emigrants from the threatened famine districts in India are already returning home and agriculture is active everywhere. Havana reports the Cuban insurgents insur-gents demoralized, 104 having surrendered sur-rendered during the week, and others are expected to follow. Grieg, comptroller general of tbe Russian empire, has unexpectedly arrived at Bucharest to inspect the accounts of army contractors. Henry Meiggs had beon Bick for some three months before he died, having had two strokes of paralysis, and his final malady is said to havo i been aofleniug of the brain. HerrTiez&, Hungarian, premier has informed the diet that 2,000 rides and three boxes ol dynamite were seized, but only 8 oersons arrested in conueo tiou with Transylvania nllairs. All immediate appro nsion of fa mi no in northern India next year has passed away, though high prices and some pressure on the pour will remain re-main uutil the spring crop is assumed. Mukhtar Pasha having lost from 7,000 to 8,000 men during tbe battles early in October near Kara has had to retire from hia advanced positions. The Russians have also retired to the positions formerly occupied. |