The Portland daily press., 1875-07-09
F OR E IG N.
Destruction by the Hungarian Floods.

Destruction by the Hungarian Floods.
LONDON, July ga letter from Buda-Besth
says of the effect of the recent storms in that
vicinity that the bodies of twenty eight persons
have been found and over 100 people are miss.
ing. The destruction of property on the
mountain slopes was fearful. None of the
villas on the upper ground entirely escaped.
Hundreds are destitute and homeless. Sub
scriptons have been opened and literally re-
sponded to.
The Burmese Difficulty.
A despatch from Calcutta says that Forsyth
has not been instructed by the British govern
meat to demand the right of passage of troops
through Burmah. He only intimated that a
sufficient escort be sent with any future expedi-
thong to western China to project it against vio-
lence. The King replied that Burmah would
protect any expedition and that troops must
not be sent.
House of Commons.
In the House of Commons this afternoon
Lord Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for
India in reply to an inquiry of Grant Duff
touching the difficulty between Great Britain
and Burmah said that the earliest matters in
dispute had been satisfactorily arranged, but
the murder of Mr.. Margany necessitated the
governments insisting that the King of Bur
NAH should give every facility for the punish
ment of the offenders. The King had refused
to permit the passage of British troops through
Burmah. but Lord Hamilton hoped he would
yield to the representations of the British envoy
and thus prevent a collision.
Disraeli made a statement in regard to the
contemplated visit of TIE Prince Of Wales to
India. He said that the simplicity suitable for
visit to the colonies would not be in place for
journey through India, though the Viceroy
had intimated that the custom OF making GER
emonious presents need not be observed, yet
the Prince must be placed in position to ex-
ercise generosity and display splendor. 1t
would, however be undignified to enter into a
discussion upon this point His Royal High
ness will start for India on the 18th OF Octo-
Der and his visit will last six months. The ex-
penditnre to insure the necessary pomp and
dignity would be $4,000.
Messrs Macdonald, John O'Con nor, Power,
Burt and Peter Taylor made speeches protest.
ing against the grant for the Prince of Wales
eastern trip. Debate on the measure will take
place on the 10Th inst.
The American Rife Team.
NEW YORK, July SIT is said that Adjutant
Parsons, who wrote the letter to Col. Glider
sleeve that the Americans could not enter for
the Elcho shield match at Wimbledon, besides
proposing match for the Lloyds cup on the
18th, also proposes another match with the
English eight on the 10Th.
A Dublin despat ,h to the Mail says the
American rifle team to-day are visiting the
Giants causeway. The weather is splendid
and the Americans are highly pleased with the
excursion. They attend the theatre in Belfast
tonight, when it is proposed to give them an
ovation.
PARIS, July 8.-The rivers Togdes and Orbi-
quet over1owed their banks last night inundat-
ing the town of Lisieux and its environs in the
department of Calvados. Railway traffic is in
terrupted, several bridges having been destroy
ep. There was also some loss of life. -Four
persons were drowned at Lisieux aud three at
Clos, The waters are now subsiding at Lisieux
but are rapidly rising at Port u Eveq, lower
down on the Toques. "a
Disastrous Storm i'm Switzerland.
BERNE, July 8.-A fearful storm visite the
Swiss canton of Geneva and the French 'front.'
Ter, accompanied with hail stones of immense
size. Glass in all the windows of the district
where the storm ragged was demolished and
many persons killed and injured.
JovelIar i'm Pursuit of Dorregaray.
MADRID, July 8.-The Alfonsist forces under
Gen. Martenez Campos sailed from Vinarop,
near the mouth of the river Ebro, in several
vessels on the 9th inst, for Catalonia. Gen.
Jovellar with the main body of Alfonssts was
to leave Cantaviega to-day for the purpose of
recrossing the Ebro in pursuit of Gen. Dorre-
garay, who with 1000 men had vainly attempt
ed to cross the river Cinea. Delabres brigade
bars the passage towards Catalonia.
sabaIls' Command Defeated by the Alton.
sisis.
MADRID, July 8.-The Alfonsst General
Arrando has after a four hours engagement
defeated nine Carlist battal'ons under the
command of Saballs, and relieved the town of
La Junguera in the province of Corona. The
loss on both sides was considerable. The Al
fonsistsa Generals, Quesada and Toma, have
forced the Carlist positions at Trevino and
sent Tillo to relieve Vittoria in the province of
Alava. Many Carlists were killed in these
movements and forty captured The Spanish
squadron has again bombarded the town of
Bermeo on the Biscay coast for two days.
Among the prisoners captured by the Alton
sists at Cantavleja were representatives of the
Provincial deputation of Aragon and pupils of
the Carlist military school. The Carlists are
continually presenting themselves to the au-
thorities of the province of Coseon and de.
manding amnesty.
The Cuban War.
HAVANA, July San official despatch re-
ports that on the 9th ult. force of Spanish
troops fought for two hours four hundred in
surgents who were posted in an advantageous
position near Moron, and killed q. Loss of
the Snanish was small The same dav there