The Portland daily press., 1873-02-03
FOREIGN
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VIOLENT STORM.
Many Wrecks Reported.
Fearful Loss of Life.

. LONDON, Feb 2.-The British Isles were WIS.,
tied last night by one of the most violent storms
ever experienced even at this season of tbe
year. Snow fell to an extraordinarv dentb ~ j.;
this city and country This morning IL Was s;x
inches deep in the streets of London. Travel
was almost wholly suspended. Omnibuses and
cabs ceased running, and scarcely a vehicle of
any description has been seen in the streets all
day A gale ragged with great fury all around
the English and Irish coasts. Many wrecks
full loss of life, especially off Torquay and around
the Sicily Islands. Steamer Clan Alpine went
ashore during the night on Black Head and be-
came total wreck. 1t is feared all on board
were lost Ship Sarah was wrecked on the
Irish coast, near Balbriggan, and fourteen of
her crew drowned.
Railroad Accident.
An accident occurred to-day on the London
& North Western Railway at Stafford by which
several parsons were killed.
Insnrrccfion-Dcsfruc Hurricane.
PORT AU PRINCE, JAN 80, via HAVANA Jan.
31.-There has been an attempt to create an in
surrection in Hayti for the purpose Of prevent
ing the election for President. The demonstra-
tion is suppressed. Sixty ringleaders were ar
rested and five executed. t-sst.
ASPINwALL, Jan. 20, via HAVANA, Jan. 81.
A terrible hurricane visited this port on the
18th which did considerable damage. The sch.
Royal Arch was driven through the wharf and
afterwards sunk. The barque Orient was driv-
en- into the railroad wharf and destroyed sixty
five feet of it and then sunk. The schooner @.
H. Kelly and barque Gilmore were driven
ashore. The brig Elvie Allen and the barque
Lewis T. Stokes were slightly damaged. All
the steamships are safe. Three persons lost
their lives. Total loss between half million
and million dollars.
Steamship Henry Chauncey arrived here on
the 10th inst.
Canada Pacific Railroad.
TORONTO, Feb. 1.-The Mail, government
organ, announces that arrangements are COM
pleted for the construction of the Canada Pacific
Railroad. Sir Hugh Allan is President of the
Company.
Financial.
OTTAWA, Feb. Sir Francis Kinks. Finance
Minister in view of the prevailing stringency
in the money market, has invited tenders from
banks for the purchase of the London exchange
prodeeds to remain on deposit at five per cent.
interest. Tenders for very large amount are
received, and sales to the amount of over $780,
900 have been made. The lowest order accept
ed was at the rate of "a per cent premium.
Carlist Activity.
PARIS, Feb. Communication between Sc
bastian and the interior of Spain is entirely in
terrupted by Carlists and no mails from that
country have been received in Paris for three
days past. There is no communication with
Billion except by sea, and an attack on that
town by Carlists is apprehended The railway
between Alsasna and Beasin has been cut BY
Insurgents, and the running of trains between
these places is suspended. A Carlist band en-
trenched at Sturrioz was attacked by q force of
royal troops and maintained the position after
conflict of three hours duration. The insur-
gents claim the result as victory Several
Spanish Customs officers on the frontier were
driven away by Carlists and forced to take ref
uge in French territory.
The Spanish Coric..
MADRID, Feb. 1.-During the session of the
lower House of Cortes to-day, Senior Gorilla,
President of the Cabinet Council, asked for an
appropriation of II, 900 900 reals to enable the
government to put telegraph lines throughout
the Kingdom in thorough working order.
In reply to a question by deputy in refer
ence to the instruction movements, Gorilla
said he regretted to announce many excuses
being committed by the rowing Carlist bands
The royal forces, however, were active'and were
vigorously pursuing the insurgents.
The government had received intelligence of
the destruction of Moestrazzos by band of
Carlists.
The defeat of Boball's band and the complete
route OF another force of 1900 insurgents with
the loss of % killed including two priests, was
reported.