Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-07
FOREIGN.


QUEBEC November 6th.-High spring tides
visited Quebec last night, and held by the
raging wind and tide last night and today,
swclled the waves TIL they reached eight TO
nine feet above the WharYes all along the har-
Dor. The cellars aud all the warehouses in the
lower town are flooded, and also nearly every
building rs far back as the cliffs. III some in
stances along Front street the water reached up
10 the first floors of the houses. The extent of
the food cannot be fully asccrtaincd yet The
tide has now rCcCdcd, and the water is rapidly
disappearing 1t came up so suddenly that none
of the merchants were prepared for the flood.
They were generally notified about expecting
an unusual high tide; but this mornings tide,
as usual, gave no idea of the approaching flood,
hence no precautions were taken. \ great
number of wharves and pontoOns we're badly
broken and looscncd The loss will amount 10
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
QUEBEC. November Gth.-The loss by the high
tide last night is now estimated at $50 600.
There is another high tide again tonight but il
is not expected to be rs damaging as that OF
Yesterday Dispatches from various points
along the 81. Lawrence state that there has been
no such storm as that of last night for the past
fifty years. so far no lives are reported lost.
The Paspebiac Fishery establishment, the Rob
bins d Co aud Lehoutelir Bros. were consider
ably damaged and several fishing boats at
Little Metis were lost. Houses along the shore
were carried OIL also boats, fences, bridges, etc.
The shore IS strewn with debris and household
cBcctS. Inc suffering Is intense from the cold
and hunger. Damage, $4,000. All the shops in
the village are flooded, the wharves more or less
| damaged, pavement in streets iioated, and the
village In adilapidated order. At Malone, Price
Bros. wharf is carried away, and several persons
were obliged to leave their houses. The damage
about $4,000. Considerable damage was done
at Tadousac. but it cannot be estimated at pres
emit At Trois Pistoles three Yachts and a
schooner were destroyed, the wharf carried
away, and other damage othe amount of SO. 00G
done. Two ships which were off Kamouraska
yesterday are missing They may have lost
| their anchors, or run from Quebec Two
schoOners nj Brandy Pots broke their chains
and went adrin. At REVERE din Loup the old
wreck of the Margaret NJ. was washed ashore
and another schooner went ashore near there
The steamer Union had a very narrow escape
from wreckinS. while lying at the wharf al
EbOulement. The passengers all landed at the
commencement of the gale The cargo is dam
aged by rolling and shipping of seas At Sandy
Bar fourteen houses were carried away The
loss is about $4,000.
Death of n Marquis.
LONDON. November 6th.-The MARQUIS of Lon
dondery is dead. His fun name was George
Henry Robert Charles William Nane Tempest.
Affairs In Egypt
CAIRO, November 6th,-According to native
reports the rebels are concentrating their force:
on all routes leading to Khartoum. Native spie,
allege that Msdhi has sent guns and ammuni
| ton 10 Osman Digna TO enable him to resum,
| operations on the shores of the Red Sea.
| The Cannibalism Case.
| LONDON November 6th.-The trial for murde
| of Captain Dudley and mate of the wrecked