The Portland daily press., 1884-11-12
THE OLD WORLD.
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable from Different
Countries.
The Cholera Raging Terribly In Paris.
People Stricken with the Disease
on the Streets.
The Cholera Raging Terribly in Par
HOSPITALS FULL TO OVERFLOW.
ING WITH PATIENTS.

PARIS, Nov. 11.-Between noon and IL O'Clock
last night 81 fresh cases of cholera and eleven
deaths were reported in Paris. These numbers do
not include the additional cases and deaths which
occurred at the hospitals At the Breteul Asylum
for old men there five more deaths In numer-
Gus instances the victims were seized by the dread
disease in a most sudden manner with hardly pre-
monltlon. Many were stricken on the streets, in
omnlbuses ami other public places or when about
their ordinary voca ions. The hospitals set apart
Tor the use # cholera patients full to over
moving. and others are being placed in readiness
rapidly as circumstances will permit. Many cases
have occurred among the troops at the garrison In
nearly all the barracks some of the soldiers have
been attacked. If the epidemic continues an order
will be issued closing the public schools The East
cru ana central PORTIONS OF the city are the ones
most affected. The residences occupied by the
English anu American people are in "a most excel
lent sanitary tondition
No cases have occurred in the quarters of Pas<y
Neville, champs ElyseeS or the West Eud The
supply of water in those quarters is good and abun-
dant. There is considerable panic at Toulon owing
to the appearance of tie epidemic in that city.
PARIS, Nov. 1l.-There were SO deaths from
cholera in PARIS yesterday, including those which
occurred in the spitals. One hundred and nine
teen cases were admitted to the hospitals yesterday
The total number now under treatment In III, hos
pltals is 1870. Between midnight and noon TODAY
there We're AZ fresh and deaths outsi.e the
hospitals. The epidemic is still confined 10 the un-
healthy quarters of the city.
Speech of Premier Mcdonald at ,he lord
LONDON, Nov. 11.-At the Lord Mayors banquet
at the Guildhall, last night Sir John A. McDonald,
the Canadian premier, responded to toast in honor
of the visitors. Among other things he said that
Cana IA proud of the fact that she was no longer
cause of trouble and weakness 10 Eng and. He
looked forward to the time when some form of con-
federation would be brought about between Eng
land a. d Canada. 1t great confederation should
be made of England and all her colonies he thought
that IL any power came tui collision with England,
it would be obliged TO the resistance not OF
Engian alone, but of all these auxiliary Kingdoms
as well.
France and China.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 1.-Two Chinese iron clads ara
preparing to leave here for tn purpose Of attempt
ing to force the French blockade of the island q Z
Formosd. The Chinese have blught nearly the
whole sock of English coal in Shanghai.
Hn the Commons.
LONDON, Nov. LIN the House of Commons to-
day the franchise bill passed its third readug with.
out division. During the debate Mr.. Gladstone
reminded the opposition that sir Robert PeeIs
refusal TO compromise on the reform ouestion re-
suited in the hunili atipn OF the Hou o of Lords
ment at any would leaYe il on record that thew
desired peace. (Llberal cheers)
Gable Notes.
The result of the Warwick election by which
Lloyd 'ConseryatiVe) was elected by large mairr-
lty, has decided the Conservative leaders % reso-
lutaly opp sc the passage of the franchise bill in
the House OF I.or
L. n Fitzgerald and eleven others who ware
arrested last April ON charges Of treason felony
ana conspiracy to mnrde- at Tubbercurry were dis
'-c7eu So 81 terday at Dublin The