The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-19
FOR EICN.
Additional Particulars of the Gale on
the English Coast.
Beecher Delivers His Farewell Ser
mon in London.
Resignation OF Three of the French
Ministers.
Mary Anderson Contributes s25oo
to the Charleston Sufferers.

LONDON, Oct. 18.-The following addition
al particulars of the damage on the English
coast, caused by the recent storm, have been
| received:
The British steamer Artos. Capt. Whittles,
from New York Sept. 18th, for Bordeaux,
has been lost on Point De La Coubre, at the
northern mouth of the Gironde Wreckage
from the steamer is being washed ashore in
large quantities. 1t is not known whether
any lives were lost or not.
The British steamer Kate, Capt. Durkee,
from Savannah, Sept. 49, for Liverpool, has
arrived at Queenstown in disabled condi-
tiOn She shipped immense quantities of
water and broke 25 steam pipes. Her decks
were much damaged
The Norwegian bark Owen, Capt. Nielsen,
from Mobile, Aug, 14th, for Gala, has been
towed to Cowes. She has lost her ails.
Three of the crew died of ague and others
are suffering from the malady.
The British bark Rutland, Capt. Casey,
from Quebec Sept. 10, for Greenock, was
abandoned off Lundy Island. The mate and
carpenter were drowned. The rest of the
crew were rescued and landed at Falmouth.
Some of them are injured.
A quantity of wreckage was washed ashore
near Appledo, marked "Castleton," and 9TH
er names on the wreckage indicate that more
than one steamer has been lost in that locali-
ty during the storm
The Norwegian bark Alliance, Capt. Ar
neseu, from Port Madison, is ashore at Pad
stow, waterlogged and in dangerous posi-
tion.
The bark Fredrickstad, from Musquash,
N. b., for Swansea, was wrecked off Pad
stow. The mate was saved.
The British steamer Jersey City, Capt
Horlor, from New York, Oct ist, has arriy-
ed. She lost her boats and damaged her
wheel.
The bark Queen, of Australia, at Liver
pool, from st. John, N. B., had her boats
smashed and lost portion of her deck load.
Beecher's Farewell.
There was scramble for places to hear
Henry Ward Beecher's farewell sermon yes
terday. Several prominent persons were
present At the conclusion of the sermon,
Mr.. Parker publicly thanked Mr.. Beecher
for the aid he had rendered to the churches
in England
Two American Forgers Arrested in
Lisbon.
LISBON, Oct 28.-Two Americans, named
Austin and Staffield, have been arrested at
Oporto for uttering forged Bank of England
notes. They both have made confessions,
stating that they had been supplied with the
notes by the agent of large syndicate in
London, engaged in the business of manu-
featuring and circulating them.
From this agent the prisoners obtained six
teen ESQ notes and six f500 for One-fifth of
their face value, and managed to get rid of
them at their face value by making payments
with them, intermingled by good French
notes, in this way avoiding suspicion.
Contest in the French Chamber of
Deputies.
PARIS, Oct. 18.-A severe contest took
place in the Chamber of Deputies this even
ing over an order of the day, which related
to a measure concerning the strike at Kier-
son, in Chere. The Chamber debated the
strike and voted the order of the day, pure
and simple, despite the governments objec-
tion. NJ. Sarrien, Minister of the Interior,
NJ. Develle, Minister of Agriculture, and NJ
Brhaul, Minister of Public Works, repre-
senting the moderate element in the govern
ment, at once resigned.
For the Charleston Sufferers.
DUBLIN, Oct. 18.-Mary Anderson has
subscribed $2500 for the benefit OF the suffer-
ers by the Charleston earthquake. The sum
represents the net proceeds of her perform
ances during the past week for the benefit of
the sufferers.