The New York herald., 1876-03-19
British RifIemen Still Sulking Over the
Team Question.
THE WALT WHITMAN CONTROVERSY
Finances in a Fog-An Avalanche
Of Failures.
A GOOD WORD FOR AMERICA
The Thnndefer Has Faith in the Nation, but
Not in Our Public Departments.

MOI IN Uur Public Departments.
ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. !
LONDON, March is, 1876.
The present week has been the stormiest which
has been experienced in England during the past
hundred years. There have been terrible gales,
storms and hoods in England, France, Germany and
Belgium
DAMAGE IN THE METROPOLIS.
In London many barges were sunk in the Thames
On Sunday last a number OF houses were unroofed
md many persons injured by the falling material.
IN THE COUNTRY.
large portion OF the country districts is under
water.
AN UNFORTUNATE 'BUsMAN
remarkable accident occurred on Sunday.
telegraph wire was broken by the force OF the wind,
omnibus driver from his body.
A FEARFUL ACCIDENT
fearful accident occurred at Caub, small town
OF Northern Germany, OH the Rhine. mountain
which oyerhangs the town threatened a land slip
some weeks ago. A wall thirty feet high, had been
built for the protection of the town. Last Sunday
an earthial from the mountain occurred, breaking
down the wall and burying a portion of the town
nnder the earth. rwentynine OF the inhabitants OF
Caub and many cattle we're killed.
GOVERNMENT AID
Troops were despatched to the scene OF disaster
TO help to extricate the sufferers and assist the
miners in searching for the dead. Six mangled
bodies have been recovered SO far, and $50 persons
have been temporarily accommodated with shelter
and food
GOVERNMENTAL NEGLECT.
The German government is greatly blamed, as the
inhabitants OF Caub years ago petitioned the au-
thorites for the removal OF the threatening rocks
RAvAGEs THE STORM IN WESTERN EUROPE.
Your Berlin correspondent telegraphs that the
gale extended over the whole OF the West OF Europe.
1t blew in circular form; from the north In France,
and from the south in Belgium.
In Germany the storm caused terrible inundations;
houses unroofed the steepes OF churches blown
down, telegraphs prostrated and railroad tracks
washed away.
In several places earthquake shocks were felt dur
ing the prevalence OF the storm.
snIPwREcK.
There have been several shipwrecks.
LOSS OF LIFE.
The loss OF Life by the visitation is comparatively
mail
CROPS DESTROYED.
The inundations consequent on the storm have
injured the young crops and new sowing wiz be
necessary In many places.
Many persons in Berlin have been rendered home
less.
IN THE AUSTRIAN TERRITORY WIDE SPREAD RUIN.
Your Vienna correspondent telegraphs that in
Bohemia and Hungary enormous tracts OF country
and above a hundred townships have been Hooded
during the past twenty days. In the ne:ghborhood OF
Vienna the losses in house property, railways and
agriculture amount to sI,2So,OOo.
IN HUNGARY.
In Hungary the total loss as ioreseen, win amount
to s1oOO0OOO, OF which one-har falls on the agricul-
tural interests. Sixteen hundred thousand acres OF
arabic land in Hungary are still inundated. -
LOSS OF HoUsE PROPERTY.
The loss OF house property Is incalculabe. Whole
villages have almost disappeared; others are In
ruins. At Buda-Pesth 100 houses have already col
lapsed and 1t is feared that whole blocks win fall
THE RISE IN THE DANUBE.
Within twenty-iour days the Danube, which rose
twentyfour feet above the low level, has only
fallen eighteen inches
CARE FOR TILE PEOPLE
The acticn OF the authorities is praiseworthy.
The actual loss OF life in Hungary and 4ustria Is
below forty, but many persons have died from ex-
posure and Illness
DISEASE AND DISTRESS.
Fcvcr Is spreading and great distress prevails
among the people along the river nom Comom to
Sclayonia.
EMPRESS or INDIA.
The question whether or not queen Victoria shall
add to her style and title the sonorous syIlablcs
"Emptess OF India" is settled. The division ON the
second reading OF the Royal Titles bill ended the
struggle against It. The third reading Is a matter OF
course, and the House OF LorIs wiz pass It without
question. The royal assent win then rapidly make
III law OF the land.
DIsRAELI's VICTORY.
The Parliamentary opposition is much disheart-
sned at the overwhelming majority by which the
bill was voted, majority which was attained rather