The Portland daily press., 1881-11-23
FOREIGN.
Another Destructive Gale in Great
rs ~ Britain.
MEETING OF A LADIES LAND LEAGUE Il
BRANCH DISPERSED.

LONDON. Nov. 22.-There was severe gale
in England aud Scotland and the southeast of
Ireland. last evening. Many houses were I'M
rooted in the counties of Waterford and Kill
kenny. A part of the Caledonan railway was
washed away at Dundee, and great damage
was done In Folkestone harbor and vicinity.
Much damage was done by the gale in Glas-
gov. ChimneYs and roofs were wrecked in all
direction and two persons killed. Various cas-
ualties to shipping are reported.
Later details show the storm was principally
felt felt in Scotland. 1t ragged on the west
coast of Ireland and in st. Georges channel
with great violence. 1t was very severe in
English lake districts. On the banks of Firth
of Forth large stretches OF sea wall were blown
away. At Oban the Esplanada was wrecked.
At Blackpool the promenade was destroyed.
The storm was the fercest known at Queens
town for thirty years
The State Of Siege in German Cities.
BERLIN, Nov. PA report has been for
warded TO the Reichstag iustifying the estab-
lishment of the minor stale of siege in Berlin,
Hamburg and Leipzig because of undiminished
continuance of revolutionary propaganda. at
tempts to seduce soldiers from their allegiance,
Qualification of regicide and utilization of
Christianity by social Democrats.
The Italian Premier.
A dispatch from Rome to tho Daily News
says: 1t is stated that the anmosity of Mac
caluso toward premier Depretis was caused
Uy HIS ldliuI6 10 OUtdlu al duui6HCo WIN bu0
Premier, Maccaluso wanting to vindicate him.
self from the fresh charges on account
of which he was placed under police surveil-
lance
The Troubles In Ireland.
DUBLIN, Nov % Yesterday a flying col
umn OF 500, consisting of military and police,
assisted the civil power in evictions on the es-
ciogher, County Leitrim.
The police dispersed a private meeting of the
Bally farnan branch of the Ladies Land League
in Roscommon county
Duff, the butcher, recently sentenced to be
hanged for the murder OF constable IN a
street ARRAY of Sept. 25th, had his sentence
comm uted to penal servitude for life. A
farmer named Green has been fatally shot
near Moate, County Westmeath, for paying
rent.
LONDON, Nov. 22-The Manchester Guar
dams London correspondent says: "There is
reason to believe the Irish government is
Grating an important measure for the next
session of Parliament dealing with the jury
law. The highest legal authorities are unsni-
nous in the opinion that If the coercion act
act be permitted to lapse the law must be
strengthened in connection with both sum-
mary jurisdiction and jury laws"
German Politics.
LONDON, Nov. GA Berlin despatch says:
Herr Liebknecht, Socialist, by means OF fly
she is, privately distributed, has informed his
constituents at Mayence that he has decided 10
represent Offenbach in the Reicbstag. He
recommends to the electors of Mayence Herr
Bebel, who will probably succeed
The return of winter brings increased activ-
ity in the distribution of seditious pamphlets
throughout Russia.
Sensational Story.
PARIS, Nov. 22--Gambetta's organ Paris
publishes a sensational telegram from London
stating that Bsmarck's son, Herbert, had ar
rived in London on secret mission. His
errand, the telegram says, is to offer England
p session of Egypt to the exclusion of
France, and to guarantee that no power hav-
ing interest in the Mediterranean will be per-
mitted to 90 beyond diplomatic means in re-
sisting such annexation.
Christians Massacred by Turks.
VIENNA, Nov. 22-Some Turkish officers and
soldies have msssacred Christian family at
Lucca and carried off sixteen men, women
aud children and 200 pounds Anarchy is re-
ported throughout Macedonia.