The Portland daily press., 1874-04-01
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ANOTHER OCEAN DISASTER
Loss Of a French Steamer.
Eighty Passengers Drowned.

LONDON, March 31.-The French steamship
Nil was lost on her last voyage from Hong
Kong to Yokohama, and all the passengers
were drowned. Among them were the Japan
ese Commissioners to the Vienna Exhibition.
Later-Ei2hty Lives Lost.
Later dispatches from Hong Kong in relation
to the loss of the steamship Nil, say that so
persons were drowned
The Escape of Rochefort.
The Telegraphs Australian correspondent
says that Henri Rochefurt aud companion es-
capped from New Caledonia IN a small open boat.
They had been three days at sea when they
were picked up Dv d British sailing vessel and
graphed to Paris for funds. He intends to visit
the United States and lecture before he returns
to Europe, when he will probably take up his
residence in Brussels.
A despatch from Melbourne saws that Henri
Rochefort and his companions escaped from
New Caledonia by slowing themselves away in
a vessel bound for New Castle. They have ar
rived at Sydney, and will proceed to Europe
direct
Arrest of a Catholic Prelate.
BERLIN, March 31.-The Roman Catholic
Archbishop of Cologne was arrested to day for
violating the ecclesiastical laws. The arrest
was made without any demonstration.
Fighting i'm Cuba.
New YORK, March 81 An Havana letter of
the 25th states that incendiary fires are max
ing great havoc among the sugar plantations
over the whole island. They can be seen burn
ing all over the coast.
At recent fight at Puerto Principe some
500 SpaIiards were killed. At one time the in
surg nts mad possession of the suburbs of Puer-
to Principe, but the reinforcements to the
Spanish troops enabled them to recapture the
position. During the fight 800 young men left
Principe and joined The insurgents.
The people of Manzanillo are alarmed at the
non-arrival of expected troops aud are packing
up their goods for flight.
Resignation of c. j. Bridges.
MONTREAL, March 31.-C. j. Bridges, man
aging director of the Grand Trunk Railroad of
Canada. has resigned his position, which he
has held twelve years, but will continue to con-
duct the affairs of the company till new ad-
mnistraton is determined upon.
MINOR TELEGRAMs.
Business is depressed in England. owing, it
is thought, to the extensive strikes of the coal
and iron miners.
A fellow named Short apptared in Stapleton
Staten Island Monday with $4,000 which he
has made by the distillation of illicit whiskey,
while sewing eight years in Sing Sing prison.
The operatives in the jute mills at Metheen,
Mass, about 250 in number, are on strike to
raise their pay to where it was before the No
vember panic.
Gen. Sickles and Cushing had an interview at
Paris Monday. Gen. Gushing goes to Madrid
Friday.
The fishing steamer Eagle has arrived at St.
Joins, N. F., with 1000 seal skins. All the
vessel report large catch.
Thomas Carr was killed in thu Catholic
cemetery at Dorches. by headstone falling on
him.
Advices from Guadaljaia, Mexico, of March
9TH, state that the trial OF the murderers of Re "
John Stephens of Boston, was progressing.
Every effort was being made by the govern
ment to bring the culprits to justice.
A great improvement as respects the severi
ty of the famine is reported in India.
A Toronto despatch states that warrant ha
been issued for the arrest of Riel at Ottawa,
who was Monday sworn in the House of Com
mons from Manitoba. Troops have been or
dered out to quell the threatened disturbances.
Steamship Nova Scotian, from Portland, ar
rived at Moville, Tuesday.
Burglars broke into the post Office at Sey-
meur, Conn.,. and stole about $1100