The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-28
F OR IG N.
The Rifle Prizes.

Inc IS1He frIZess
DUBLIN, juno 26.-Col Guildersleeve, Capt
am OF the American rifle team, has received
letter from the Lloyds of London, offering
fifty guinea cup to be contended for at VIM
bleton.
For the Pole.
LONDON June % The steamer Pandora
sailed from Portsmouth for the arctic regions
to-day. Esquimaux Joe, who acted as inter-
prefer to Capt. Hall in the Poaris goes out
with the Pandora. The Pandora will only
touch land once on her outward voyage. This
will be at Disco, Greenland.
Another Million of Carliss AnnihiIated.
MADRID, June 57-The Spanish frigate Vic
torla has bombarded with destructive effect the
forts on Mattric and Deva on the Guipuzcoan
coast, held by Carists.
The French Flood.
PARIS, June 26-Additonal accounts of the
flood report 40 houses destroyed at Moissac
and 30 at Lamajesterre. Immense damage
has also been done at Bayneres de Bargorre
AT Ayen the river Garonne rose 30 feet. The
Americans and English in Paris have opened
su Inscriptions for the sufferers.
The National Assembly to-day voted the urg-
eency for motion to appropriate 100000 francs
for the relief of the sufferers by the flood
LONDON, June H.-Special kilograms to the
Times says that 900 persons persisted in the
fO) at Tolouse alone. The outbreak of an
epidemic is feared. 1t is believed $500 houses
nave u1cu SWtpG away Ill Inc Town anu euVl-
rons. The damage there is is estimated from
$4,000 900 to 915000000 sterling.
The Paris correspondent of the Times makes
an appeal to British charity in behalf of the
sufferers.
The Daily News special telegram says the
lowest estimate of deaths in the flooded dis
tricts is 1000. 1t is proposed to lombard and
destroy the St. Sypran quarter of Toulouse, to
prevent damage from the crumblng walls of
houses that yet remain.
Fearfal foundation in Ii Ohemia.
LONDON, June q, 6 a. m.-The Standard
publishes reports of fearful foundations in b.
hemia, Moravia, Corintha, Tyrol and Banat,
with some loss of life and great destruction of
property.
Many bridges have been carried away, thou
sands OF cattle drowned and crops in several
districts are totally ruined.
Cuban Affairs.
HAVANA, June 27.-Capt. Gen. Valmaseda
has issued fresh DEGREES against speculatIons
in gold, and is determined to punish offenders
with rgor.
1t is officially stated that on the oath inst a
band of insurgents, commanded by Mullato
Rios, burned four plantations
West India Advices.
HAVANA, June 27.-Advices from st. Thomas
Of June II. report that trade is depressed on
account of stagnation at Porto Rico, where the
drought has injured the crops Some failures
in the dry goods trade have resulted FROM the
general depression.
News have been received from Puerto Plata
San Domingo, to the 18th inst, that the new
tariff was considered oppressive, and the last
treaty with Hayti was very unpopular.
A part of the new crop of tobacco was ready
for shipment at Port au Prince on the 10th.
Coffee was quoted ID IL.
General advces from Curucoa are to the Sth
Large deposits of guano had been discovered
on the island and samples were sent to Europe.
Accounts of the earthquake at Coloba were
heartrending.
Business Depression.
QUEBEC, June 26.-The creditors of Woodley
& 20 manufacturers Of boots and shoes, to-
day effected a settlement, and the work of the
factory will be resumed
MONTREAL, June 26.-J. L. Hardman, a
leather merchant of this city, has suspended.
The South American lumber trade is unusu-
ally dull this year, only three or four cargoes
having been arranged for.
Public improvements.
QUEBEC June 26-The government is con-
sdering the lack of employment among the
laboring classes, and has decided to proceed at
once with the demolition of the Jesuit bar
racks and the erection of new public buildings
1t is also said that the corporation will invite
tenders for city improvements, including the
construction of market ball.