The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-05
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Strike of aIaborers on Gas Works-Lou
don in Partial Darkness.

Strike of B.aborers on Gas Works-Lon-
don in Partial Darkness.
LONDON, Dec. Alive hundred stokers EN-
ployed by the London Gas Companies, who are
now ON strike, have been summoned to APP
pear before the Police Court under the 'Mas-
ters' and Servants Act" The summons of
several of the strikers charge them with con-
ra 10 The g h satS9f 81 ina Ills a
ter announce that they are determined not to
resume work until their companions whose dis
charge gave rise to the strike, are taken back.
Meanwhile the absence of gas is severely felt
throughout London. Last night the city was
in partial darkness, and several theatres were
compelled to omit their performances. There
ale no lights whatever in the underground rail-
ways. The price of candles has advanced
Two thousand striking stokers assembled to-
day in Trafalgar Square, and after listening to
address from several of their leaders, formed
in marching order and paraded through, several
STREETS.
New Spanish Loan.
a despatch from Madrid says royal decree
fixes the emission of new loan to the amount
of 100000, 900 pesetas for the 18th inst
The announcement was made in this city to-
day that subscription books for Spanish loan
of e10,000,000 will be opened in the London
market on the 18th.
A False Reporf-Brcach of Promise Case
The report of tie wreck of steamship Dalma-
tan aud the loss of So lives proves urtre. The
Elizabeth Dredge brought suit in Court of
Queens bench against Clinton Winans, citi-
zen of the United States, to recover $4,000
damages for breach of promise of marriage,
but the case was compromised by Winans pay
ing the plaintiff $500.
London ia Darkness.
LONDON, Dec As Z. M-Large portions of
the city are in darkness Tonight, the gas hav
ing been extinguished. In many sections the
inhabitants are filled with CONSERVATION and
dread, and the irritation against the striking
stokers is very great.
Dissolution of the Assembly Called for.
PARIS, Dec. At is expected that the Com
mittee of Thirty, to be elected by the Assembly
tomorrow, and whose duty it will be to draw
up law regulating public powers and prescrib-
ing conditions Of ministerial responsibility
consist of sixteen Monarchists and fourteen
Republicans. The party of the Right has re-
jected proposition for even partial renewal
of the Assembly by an appeal to the people.
A meeting of the party of the Left was held
to-day, at which, after q powerful speech by
NJ. Gambetta in advocacy of the dissolution of
the Assembly, measures to that end were alb
solutey insisted on.
From Havana.
HAVANA, Dec. A steamer arrived yester-
day from Spain and brought 200 sailors impli-
Gated in the general revolt.
Steamer Hatcher has arrived with 100 coolies
who were sold previous to the arrival of the
steamer.
The Echo, newspaper published in Sancti
Esperitus, announces the arrival there of ten
blood hounds to be used in capturing negroes
still remaining in the mountains near the city.
The hounds were purchased by order of the
Commanding General
Heavy Gale.
There was heavy gale and rain with light
ming here yesterday.
Arrival of the North America.
HALIFAX, n. S., Dec. 4.-Steamship North
America, overdue from Liverpool, put into sgd
new c. b., short of coal