The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
IN THE BAHAMAS.
Damage to Life and Property by the
Recent Hurricane.

NASSAU, N. p, Sept. 21.-A severe hurri-
cane passed over several of these islands
September 2nd and 3rd. AT Ragged Island
Is houses were totally destroyed, u Others
nearly so, and scores more or less injured.
All the sponging. fishing and trading schoon-
ers belonging to the island were either bilged
or driven high on the shore, causing seri-
GUS loss to the people. The water rose over
four feet above the average of the spring
tides, washing away great piles
salt, aggreating over 10000 bushels.
This is also great loss to the inhabitants
for the principal industry Of the island is the
making of salt for export. Two ships were
in port. The barkentine Clutha, Of st.
Johns, n. f., Capt. Joyce, with 1900
bushels of salt, dragged her anchors, and
went ashore. 1t is thought that by jettison-
ing her cargo, she may be gotten of.
The brig Glenorkie, Capt. Ganien, of Hall
fax, N. S., with 1900 bushels of sal t on
board, was dismasted and driven ashore
while the wind was blowing from the north
east When the wind changed to the south
west, she was driven off and forced over
some shoals into deep water. She was
abandoned and is total loss. There is
great distress at Ragged Island and the
government has dispatched a vessel with
food and provisions for the sufferers. At
Acklln's Island 13 houses were blown
down and two schooners wrecked. Other
disasters are reported 1t is estimated that
ABOUT 70 lives were lost. A number of
vessels are missing whose fate is unknown.
Finances Of the Netherlands.
THE HAGUE, Sept 21.-The minister Of
finance, today, presented the budget to Par
lament. The estimated deficit at the end
OF 1888 will amount to S3,25o,0OO and the
total deficit at the end of 1889 to S1O,417,O0O
Credits required for national defenses in
1889 exceed the amounts expended for the
purpose in 1888 by $3.50, 600. The minister of
nnance says 1t has not yet been necessary to
provide for the decentralization of silver.
Foreign Notes.
The Deutsche Rundshaw, publishes an
ABSTRACT from the diary Of Emperor Freder-
lck, which contains the detail of the Fraco-
German war. The events recorded show
that OF those engaged in founding the Ger
man empire, Frederick took the greatest
part, and he thought of the foundation of the
empire before any other dreamed such
Advices from Stanley Falls, received in
Brussels yesterday, state that Professor
Jameson, who was engaged in organizing
an expedition for the relief Of Henry Nj.
Stanley, died of African fever at Bangalas
on the Congo on August II. The organiza
tion OF another relief expedition is now re-
garded as hopeless.
Wednesday the sun shone out bright In the
City of Mexico for the first time in many
days and some Of the streets began drying
of, although many of them are still under
water. Reports from all sections of the in
terror state that the water is going down.
Typhus and other epidemical fevers are in
vading the lately inundated districts.
The volcano on the island of ST. Amboli Is
in q state OF active eruption.
The Cologne Gazette pleads for united ac-
ton by England. Germany, Belgium and the
Congo State in an endeavor to relieve EN-
in Bey.
A Madrid despatch says that hundreds of
lives have been lost by floods in Almeria.
Henry George made a free trade speech
before a crowded meeting in Cooper Union
last night.
The British foreign Office announces that
all ports In Portuguese India are infected
with cholera.
Several Greek war ships have been or
dered to be ready to put to sea within two
days. The recent seizure of a Greek vessel
at Chios has been the subject of protests by
the Greek government. The Porte refuses
to give satisfactory reply.