The Portland daily press., 1875-12-28
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
Four Lives Lost.

New YORK, Dec. ga Hamilton, Bermu-
da, letter of the 18th inst, states that fearful
tornado passed over Tuckertown and st.
David's Island on the evening of the 7th inst.
The dwelling house of David A. Smith, we'll
known pilot in Tuckertown, was blown into
the harbor with all its inmates. Capt Smith
was hurled into clump of trees and saved.
His wife was carried across the harbor, where
she was found cllDging to plank. She died in
few hours. Their four children were drown
ed. The walls and roof of stone tank near
the house were torn asunder. Several other
buildings were demolished, but there was no
further loss of lfe Half Of the boats moored
in the harbor were destroyed land on st. David's
Island the storm leveed everything The tor
nado passed by Hamilton.
The Statue of Napoleon Replaced ON the
Vendome Column.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-The statue of Napoleon was
replaced on the newly finished Vendome column
to-day. A large crowd assembled in the Place
Vendome and Rue de la Paix and other streets
adjacent to witness the proceeding. There was
no ceremony.
In the Assembly to-day urgency was voted
on the press bill. In the debate upon the clauses
an amendment was carried pr )viding penalties
for attacks against the republic. M. Jules Du-
faure, member for chdre1,H tnterieure, made the
important statement that Marshal MacMabon
pledges his respect for the newly elected sena-
tors, and asserting that they occupy position
in the government second to that only of the
Marshal The second clause of the press bill
which is aimed at the Bonapartists propaganda,
was passed after violent recriminations between
Jules Favre and the Bonapartists relative to
Alsace and Lorraine.
De Rodas Not Dead.
LONDON, Dec. ga Madrid telegram to the
Standard denies the report that Caballero De
Rodas is dead.
A Garrison i'm a Tight Place.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Dec. 27.-Owing to vigor-
| GUS bombardment of Hermann by the Carlists
the situation there has become critical, and it
| is thought the garrison will be compelled to
evacuate unless promptly reinforced.
Liberia Aaitated by the Question of Color
The President too light-compIexioned.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Information is re :
| ceived that several native tribes encouraged by
| the success of the Grebro tribe near Cape Pal
| mer made an attack recently on the settlers in
| another part of Liberia, but were vigorously
repulsed
A private letter says the peace of the repub-
lie is somewhat disturbed by the question of
| color. President Roberts is much embarrassed
on this account, the fact of his not being of
pure African blood being Objectionable to
many who are. An intelligent negro from the
who seeks to establish political color test.
| taking the side of the blacks against those of
| light complexion. The more orderly of the
| Liberians would rejoice if they could be re-
lieved of the leader in this course of mischief.
| The Turks Claim a Victory.
| NEW YORK, Dec. PA London special says
that despatch received there fiom the seat of
| war in Herzegovina, reports great battle last
| Thursday near Nitichitza, lasting nearly all
day, in which $1,000 troops we're engaged. The
| Turks claim decisive victory. The fighting
on both sides was desperate, and the losses were
| severe.
foreign Notes.
A telegram to the London Post from Berlin
| reports that leading American residents of that
| city have called meeting to protest against
the structures of the German press on Ameri-
| can character, in their comments on the Bre-
| merhaven plot.
Herr Benner, correspondent of the Schlelsche
| Zetung, in Bosnia, has been arrested, i'm
prisoned and maltreated by Turkish troops,
and the Berlin foreign office is asked to inter-
| fere.
| M. De Lesseps has arrived at Cairo.
The Alfonsist General Moriones has arrived
| at San Sebastian.
Augustus Mayhem, a contributor to the Lon
don Punch, is dead.