The Portland daily press., 1874-11-10
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THE GREAT. TYPOON.
terrible Destruction at Macao and
Hong Kong.
f O r e IG N.
Twenty Thousand Lives
Lost.

NEW YORK, Nov Traditional advices
from Macao and Hong Kong. report that the
damage BY the typhoon and tidal wave is more
than confirming previous reports. 1t is esti-
mated that total of 10000 lives were lost.
At Macao, the typhoon was of the most ter
rife character. The tidal wave broke on the
shore with awful violence, sweeping everything
before it when the tempest was at its height.
Fire broke out IN six different places, malic-
iously caused by pirates for spoils. The church
OF st. Antonio and a large number of houses
IN the neighborhoOd were burned down. MANY
people lost everything and were rendered home
less. Macao was laid in ruins; and the misery
OF the residents is fearful, while the loss Of
Life is enormous. 1t is computed that over TO-
Oo0 lives were lost in Macao alone Four days
after, the etfiuvia arising from thousands of
decomposing bodies was SO great that the SOL
diers revolted and refused to bury any more.
Bodils the governor, fearing that the plague
would follow # the bodies were not disposed of
ordered them buried. Four thousand bodies
were cremated, the troops first covering the
fire.
The loss of life around Hong Kong will ex
among the killed. -
The Carlists Abandon the Attack ON Iruu.
The World has the following special from
Hendaye, the 9TH:
The seige of Irun has been raised The low
er batteries were withdrawn at o'clock this
morning, the Carlists returning at 10 o'clock
discounted AT o'clock in the morning the
Carllst troops were ready to assault the posi-
ton. The men displayedlgreat enthusiasm and
were confident of victory. Suddenly orders
came to stack arms and remove the cannon.
The cause OF the retreat is surmised to be that
Gen. Iona had entered !run during the night
at the head of a large reinforcement from San
lander Don Carlos arrived before Irun the
day previous and was enthusiastically received
by the people along the road.
Failure of Bismarck's Plan. g
BERLIN, Nov. 9.-The first attempt of the
Prusslan government to have priests elected by
the congregations has taken place at the town
of Landsberg and resulted in utter failure,
Only II persons offered to vote.
rsaf The New Cable.
LONDON, Nov. 9.-Messrs. Semens conclude
that when the cable was buoyed the Faraday
was in lat 48 81 north, long. "A IS west. The
depth of water was decreasing. the ship being
$50 miles from where it was intended to splice
on the shore end.
The British Policy.
At the banquet closing the festivities of Lord
Mayor day, Disraeh spoke of the content
and privileges of the working class in Great
Britain and extoled the justice met out to ali
classes alike. He said he would not make DO.
iitical predictions but that he had good author
ity for saying there was considerable revival of
trade and great promise of an increase CT gov
eminent transactions. Referring to the recent
cutlery for the separation of the colonies, he
declared for the maintenance of the integrity
OF the empire and of the policy of annexation.
he thought the outlook for peace on the CONT
nent was not favorable, but the British GOV.
eminent was for peace and he thought that
the great powers desired the same blessing.
The italian Election.
ROME, Nov. Traditional returns of the
voting for the chamber. of deputies show that
all the ministers have been reelected. Up to
the present time it is known that in 165 dis