The Portland daily press., 1879-08-25
EUROPE.

More Disastrous Floods in Great Britain
LONDON, Aug. 23.-It is raining again today
with great severity. The floods in Oxfordshire
are the highest ever known in summer. The
Oxford race course is inundated and large
numbers of persons are rowing over the course
in boats.
The Great Western Railway OF Canada.
Accompanying the notification of the retire
ment of Mr. Childers from the board of direc-
tors of the Great Western. Railway of Canada,
that company publishes an answer to the pro-
position of President Tyler of the Grand Trunk
Railway for a fusion OF the entire receipts OF
both roads Representatives of the Grand
Trunk Railway declare that they adhere to
their preference for division of traffic at COM
petitive points only, rather than to the plan Tor
a joint purse arrangement.
The Vindication of Lieut. Carey.
The Times announces that Lieut.. Carey, i'll
addition to the official notification of the rever-
sal of the sentence OF court martial in his case,
has received letter from the Duke OF Cam
bridge, ommanderin-Chief of the British
army, reviewing the circumstances of the
death Of the Prince Imperial, and concluding
with the opinion that after the surprise of the
accommodating party by the Zulus resistance
was impossible and retreat imperative.
Heavy Shipments of Gold to America.
The Paris correspondent of the Financier
says over 10000, 900 francs have been shipped
from French ports for the United States i'll the
last three weeks. The Bank of France has
now sold wholesale its small stock of bar gold
and foreign gold coin One of the chief bull
lion houses in Paris estimates that the inSufi1-
Gent crops of England, France and Germany
will necessitate purchases in the United States
to the amount of e20,000,O00 sterling.
The standard says it is thought million and
a half pounds sterling more Will leave France
for the United States
Death OF q Missionary.
+,rb hos
a telegram from Alden announcing that DR.,
Mullens formerly foreign secretary of that So
ciety, died of peritonitis on the 10th of July.
The doctor had gone at its earnest request to
assist in establishing mission on Lake Tan
ganyika.
Disastrous Fire in Sophia.
SOPHIA Aug. 24.-The damage by Satur-
days fire is estimated at 100000. The fire
ragged many hours. A large number Of artil-
Iery h orses persisted.
The Jews in Roumania.
BUCHAREST Aug. 23.-Prince Charles in a
message further proroguing the Senate and
Chamber of deputies until September I'd says
the government will then submit measures re-
lative TO the revision of the article of the con
stitution effecting the statue OF the jew neces-
STATED by the treaty Of Berlin which has been
accepted by the legislature with all the
securities it imposes upon Roumania. The
Prince expressed confidence that the legisla-
ture will reach solution of the matter which
will reconcile the principles of religious
liberty and political equality with national and
commercial necessities of Roumania.
Reduction Of Wages at Oldham.
LONDON, Aug. pa reduction of per
cent in the wages of calico weavers at Oldham
came quietly into force on Friday. The weay-
ers are aware that trade is so bad thgt opposi-
ton to the reduction was uselefs. 1t is
believed that the spinners will also yield to a
reduction, although they express much dis