The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-22
FOREIGN.
Severe Storm In England.
Steamship Wrecked and Fourteen
Lives Lost.
Other Disasters Reported.

LONDON Oct. 21-The severe gale in North
ern England last night was more destructive
than indicated by the first reports The storm
also extended to Scotland. The steamship
Chusang from Glasgow for Shanghai, was
driven ashore near Ardrosson and is going to
pieces. Fourteen of the crew were washed
overheard and drowned. The persons left on
board, some fifty in number, took to the rig
ging, where they remain in full sight from the
shore. Efforts will be made to save them.
Several lives were lost in England. Reports
from Hartpooe, Shields, Hall and other ports,
and from the inland towns, bring intelligence
of great damage to shipping, factories and other
property.
All the rivers in the north of England and
Scotland are much swollen. Railway and tele-
graph lines are interrupted, treos uprooted in
all directions, chimneys and walls Frustrated
and many persons injured in Edinburg by the
flying debris Three houses at Stockton, on
the Tees, were demolished and one person
killed. At Ayr, Scotland twenty vessels
broke adrift in the harbor, which is shallow
and exposed, all of which were more Or less
damaged, and one totally wrecked. Three per-
sons we're drowned at Deal and two at Sunder.
land.
The Bessemer saloon steamer lately launched
and lying at Hull, dragged her anchor End ran
aground, but foated off and is now adrft in the
Hunter. Tugs have gone to her assistance.
LONDON, Oct. %; A. M.-Seyenteen of the
crew of the steamer Chusen, ashore of An
drossan, were drowned The survivors were
rescued from the rigging, and the steamer is a
total loss
Trouble i'm Khiva.
The Pail Mall Gazstte has despatch from
St. Petersburg, announcing that affairs are
critical in Turkestan and Khiva. The Turco-
mans are growing holder in their attacks and
depredations upon tribes friendly to Russia.
The government of the Gar has ordered the
Khan has replied that he will carry out the in
structons of the Emperor A conspiracy has
been discovered in Orengeburg and many ar
rests made.
The schIeswig Question.
A Hadersieben (Danish) newspaper denies
the statement that the attitude of Germany to-
wards Denmark, relative to the recent expul-
sion of the Danes from Schleswig, has been
conciliatory.
The same paper declares, upon what it claims
to be good authority, that the reply of the Ger.
man government to the representation of the
Danish Minister was neither courteous nor
satisfactory.
Trouble in Montenegro.
A party of Montenegroes was recently at
tackled by Turks in the Province of Albania
and seventeen killed. The affair created great
excitement in Montenegro, and a joint commits
sion of the two countries was appointed to in
vestgate it.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-Steamer Japan
brings Yokohoma daAs to Sept 20. Chill had
invited that country to take part in her inter-
national exhibition. The French government
is pushing demand for the opening of the
whole empire.
The Mikado gave a. breakfast on the 10th to
all foreign diplomats at which he freely min
gled with the foreign guests.
The largest review ever seen in Yeddo took
place on the 18th; 10000 infantry, cavalry and
artillery were in line.
Affair between China and Japan have not
changed. Some of the Yokohoma papers con-
tain positive announcements of war, while 9TH
tanned. The people enthusiastically support
the government and are preparing for war.
The Argentine Rebellion.
Rio JANEIRo Oct 21.-Advices received at
Buenos Ayres to-day state that Congress closed
its session yesterday. The President subse-
quently gave formal reception to the diplo
matte corps.
An engagement had taken place between the
government troops, commanded by Revas, and
the insurgents under PLATA, in which the latter
were defeated and their commander taken
proclamation offering large rewards for the cap
ture of rebel steamers.
Winter Navigation of the st. Lawrence.
QUEBEC, Oct 21.-Ata special meeting of the
council of the board of trade of Lewis the fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously passed.
''That this council after hearing the explana-
tons by VIM. Sewell ON the possibility of navi-
eating the gulf and river ST. Lowrence from
Quebec to the sea during the winter months,
believes navigation can be carried on by steam
with comparative ease and safety, the council
therefore trust that the Dominion government
will take into serious consideration a question
of such paramount Importance in which the
whole confederation in the greatest degree is
interested"