Show FOREIGN NOTES by irnen irn rn arila crops LONDON augis tho mark bianc express says harvesting is now geu eral the fine weather has been of tho utmost wheat 13 greatly damaged by mildew most of the samples being below expectations barley which will be the heaviest crop of the season has likewise deteriorated in color and quality by tho weather of july all good bailey having been more or less laid root crops liiro improved A large part of the later dry crop was got in during the past week and will be about the only portion of the crop of asso which has been mado in good condition the continuance of fine weather is ano thing needful to enable the farmers to make the beat of what must be a deficient harvest at any rate for wheat it is probable tho early deliveries of new english wheat and heavy shipments from america have reconstructed trade at mark lane and provincial markets it litre btty aug 17 in the house of commons this afternoon the marquis of secretary of india for state submitted the indian estimates for the fiscal year of 1881 tho receipts are placed at expenditures at a surplus of and showing a decrease of on each side of account as compared with 1879 80 in presenting the estimates the marquis said there would haro been an aggregate surplus for tho past three years of but for the afghan war la ui aug 17 the lady of the harem who took refuge in tho british embassy at constantinople and was subsequently surrendered has been strangled as an accomplice in the palace conspiracy the turk auk for constantinople aug the ambassadors have forwarded to their the request of the minister of foreign affairs to prolong for twenty four days abo time for the of the montenegrin question and to assent to its modification the I mthm of europa PARIS aej 18 tho minister of tor a year col auetry of the bourth of the rial army for cx hope in au arper of tho lay while presenting it now hag to his regiment that the flag would elou bo like that united states of america to represent only tho united slates of pc tu U l fuk aug 18 fanfulla ails the italian government con templates tem platea bending sorto men to tunis in response to alie dispatch thither of french men of war but counsels of prudence prevailed the bey of tunis firmly refuses to accede to the demand of the french consul and it is hoped france will withdraw her claims otar ahr OA ii birg rg DETROIT aug 17 michael ai hill a catholic who is defendant in a suit brought by his wife a protestant created a good deal of excitement today to day by opens y denouncing tho decision of the old and respected judge of ho circuit court refusing the custody of alio four children to the husband until tho chicago court disposes of caso anil the cahill had liken the forcibly and put them in a battalo convent their ot of them by force and put them in the home for the friendless heie athill Ct hill s chagrin waa ciraol by failure to get poa assion of them the are terrified at the thought of being separated froin mother and being in charge of Cahill sympathy resta with tho mother whose conduct was quite in contrast to that af |