Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-04
FoREIGN NEWS.
The Great Hurricane In Jamaica-Tur-
f,,er ParfIcuiars,

t1cr FaftIcutars.
New YoRK, September 3.-The Star and
Herald of Panama, just received, has the de-
tails of the disastrous hurricane which swept
Jamaica on the night of August 18th. The
wind ragged with such fury at the beginning
that the street cars had to cease running.
Vessels were sunk and driven ashore,
wharves destroyed, roofs blown off, trees up
rooted and a catalogue of other damages
sustained which it is impossible to estimate.
Not single coaster in Kingston harbor rode
out the gale in safety. Twenty-seven yes
sells, brigs, ba' ks, etc., were driven ashore
or went to pieces at their docks. Every
wharf but one was blown away. The beach
was strewn with cargoes of the vessels
wrecked. Many seamen are missing, and
they are supposed to have persisted. All the
penitentiary vessels foundered, and those at
Port Royal sustained considerable damage.
The damage on land is roughly estimated at
el00, 600. The cocoauut trees were all snapped
in pieces. The villages of Allmantown,
Brownstown, Passmoretown, Hannahstown,
Smiths Village and Fleteher's Land suffered
severely. Several houses were leveled, and
churches, chapels and synagogues damaged.
The banana crop is destroyed, and trees OF
all kinds have vanished. Three severe shocks
of earthquake were felt during the storm,
Communication with the country parts is cut
off, the wires being all snapped. Trains
could not pass the Rio Cabris, the bridge
having bursted. When the storm was at its
hight, boards, trees, sheds, shingles, house
hold furniture, etc., were rushing through the
air with lightning-like rapidity, while fam
lilies were flying from house to house seeking
refuge The roads are impossible for CARR
ages and dangerous to pedestrians. Nearly
the whole of tie provision crop is destroyed,
and great want will be felt by the peasantry.
Marine Collision.
PARIS, September 3d-The German BARI
Chrystal, Captain Zsineke, from New YORK
for Bremen, was in collision with the iror
ship Garteonet, from Java, sugar-laden fol
Queenstown. The Gsrteonet sank. The
crew were saved. The Chrystal is making
for Falmouth.
LONDON, September 3d.-The Chrystal, in
her collision with the Garteonet, was cut to the
waters edge, and was obliged to throw over
$500 barrels of cargo.
House of Commons.
LONDON, September 3i.-In the House o.
Commons last night the Marquis Of Harting.
ton said he presumed Psrnell would revert u
his proposal to tack the registration bill Il
the appropriation bill which passed its SECOND
reading last night. Ii Parneil adheres to the
above course, his motion will take the form
of an instruction to the committee to tack
the clauses of one bill to another bill. 1t is
said the Governmentwill abandon the buriali
bill if the House of Lords sustains the amend
ments proposed to that measure.
The Labor Troubles in England.
LONDON, September 3d.-Shop meetings O.
weavers were held throughout north ane
northeast Lancashire last night, at which
very strong feeling was manifested. Resolu
tons were passed to bring the operatives O
Blackburn, or some other town out on
strike, to support plan of emigration, snt
in favor of stopping mills for . week in eacl
month. A meeting of delegates at Black
burn will finally decide the subject.
Harvest Estimates.
LONDON, September 3i.-The French agri
cultural authorities estimate that the French
harvest viii be good average. That of up
| per tsalF viii be 30 per cent. above the aver
a.. 4a9se Il Roumelia, upper and lowe