, 1874-07-25

commenced by the republican army IN Navarro
within a fortnight.
The garrison of Bilbao having been much
weakened by the departure of the REINFORCE
ments to the army of the North, has withdrawn
from its position. The abandoned lines were
Immediately occupied by the Carlists.
July 7.
LoNDoN.-Despatches from Spain report that
1000 Carlists attacked Ternel last Saturday.
After the engagement lasting twelve hours
they were obliged to retire with a loss of 40
killed, so seriously wounded, and 900 prison
ers. The Republicans lost 9 killed and l6
wounded.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
July 8.
observation-disclosures from the famine dis
tric,s are of the most favourable nature. The
crons ara in excellent condition. The number
of persons employed at the relief works has de-
creased to $500 and only 100000 people
are now being fed by the government.
LoNDoN.-Despatches from Calcutta state
that $4,000 natives are now employed on relief
works, a million lessthan three weeks ago Half
a million are still subsisting on the charity of
the Government and the public.
UNITED STATES.
July 2 p. m.
Extensive preparations are being made to
appropriately celebrate the 4th Of July.
Shin s.Senora'' of Boston, from London re-
ports passed a large number of icebergs on the
18th nltimo, 10 latitude 43. Also, same day, a
large black boat full of water.
July A.
All business has been suspended in obser-
vance of the National holiday. Weather pleas
ant.
The trial of VIM. E. Sturtevantin Plymouth,
Mass, for murder, closed yesterday, with YER
dict murder 10 the first degree.
The verdict of the Coroner's jury in the
Mill River disaster, oensures the legislature for
Inadequate and defective legislation on the sub
iect Of reservoirs, the Mill owners for their par
simonious disregard of life and property, the
engineers for ambiguous and Inefficient speci-
6cstions. the contractors for manifest delinquent
cies and want of thoroughness in their work,
and finally the County Commissioners for &C.
crpring a dam SO ehabbily built when they had
the power to order it's entire reconstruction.
July 6.
New YoRK,-Washington dispatches state
that thirty-seven houses were unrooted on
Pennsylvania avenue by the hurricane on the
Ath: sixteen were unroofed on S. street, four
on X. street, and over fifty in other parts of the
CITY. The excitement at one time was nearly a
manic. and it was feared that the whole city
would be swept away. The velocity of the
wind for fifteen minutes was sixty miles an
hour The loss is estimated at over 81 900 GOO.
The path Of the tornado was about twelve
miles wide, but owing to the severity OF the
storm and the interruption Of the telegraphic
communication but little is known of he dam
are done outside Of The city. The E iscopal
church was totally destroyed, and the Merho-
dist church at BetsviIle, Maryland, was par
tally destroyed. The former is but a pile Of
bricks. B tween that point and Washington,
vegetation and fruit trees are totally lost, and it
ia % all along the path of the wind storm.
Down the Potomac the excursion steamers
were struck between one and ten miles from
the city, but all arrived safely, though far be
hind time. How many sail and pleasure boats
we're cap,iz d no one has been able to ascertain.
The tornado passed into Virginia across the
Alexandria, doing much damage to shipping
and dwellings,, and sped on its way southwark,
still carrying destruction in its path. The tor
nado visited Baltimore and its vicinity on the
evening Of the 4th inst. 1t was accompanied
BY numerous electric FIRE bulls. A dozen
houses were u%nroofed, several trees IN Druid
Hill Park destroyed, and a man was killed by a
long shed on Light Street wharf being blown
down upon him. On Chesapeake Bay the et-
feet If the storm was more disastrous. A great
number Of excursion steamers were caught In