, 1876-05-04

4
Saturday.
LONDON. April 27.-A Paris CORES,
pondent says: A FIRE in a theatre in
Rouen broke out while the actors were
dressing for performance, and was dis
covered before the public were admitted
The flames spead rapidly, and the out
let's of the building were SO narrow that
the exit of members of the chorus and
supernumeraries were cut off. TIE
poor people crowded the windows
many leaping from them upon bedding
piled below by Inhabitants. One chorus
singer was visible for an hour in the
upper window beyond the reach of help.
Four soldiers were killed and Is wound.
ed in endeavo,ing to save lives. About
fifty persons were badly injured and
taken to the hospital. The leading
singer, Madame Pzys. entered the burn
ing building. in search of her husband,
acd perished in the flames.
IN the House of Commons today the
Royal assent to the Royal Titles bill
was announced. The announcement
WAS received in silence.
a Vienna dispatch says the Austrian
Government officially disclaims any
intention of. occupying Bosnia.
The plague in Mesopotamia is increas-
ing. Since the last report there have
been 553 new cases and go deaths.
In the House last evening the bill for
removing the electoral disabilities of
womt IA bill regularly introduced for
many years was rejected by 2S9 against
$50. Jacob bright. Henry Fawcett,
Forsythe I'd other well-lnovn liberal
supported the bill. John Bright oppos-
ed the measure in the interest of the
woman themselves as the principle of
the bill is untenable and contradicted by
universal experience.
In the House of Com nons to-day.
Disraeli having refused to interpose any
delay in advising the Queen to issue the
Royal Title proclamation, adjournmer
was moved. Fawcett opened the debate
which became very acrimonious, the
opposite parties INDUCED in recrimina-
tions. The Marquis of Harrington de
clined to assist IN bringing on Fawcett's
motion because he considered it practi-
calIy useless. Finally the motion for
adjournment was withdrawn, and the
matter dropped.
The bank of Egypt has received a
telegram from Alexandria saying, it is
reported that the Khedive has decided
to accept the French syndicate plan for
the unifcation of the bonded and float
ing debt of Egypt.
The Post has reason &c believe the
Royal proclamation giving effect to the
Royal Title bill will be published to-
night.
GLASGOW. April pa fire broke
out this morning in Buchanan street,
one of the principal thoroughfares of
he city, and a whole square of build
ings is now barning.
LoNroN, April PA dispatch from
Paris says the theater at Rouen, con-
tinued to burn until noon yesterday
The fire was caused by gas jet igniting
a curtain. In addition to the victims
whose bodies already have been found,
eour persons have died from their burns
in the hospital and four soldiers are
missing. Twelve houses adjacent were
destroyed.
A Vienna dispatch says the Porte has
been automatically cautioned agains'
the arming of the Mohamedan popuia-
ton, owing to the danger of the whole
sale massacre of Christians.
NEw YORK. April 27.-Gold closed at
112 u q 112 q.
UTICA, N. Y. April 27.-Tke Demo
cratic State Convention re-assembled
this morning. 1t recogn zed the Tam
many delegates from New York as tie
regular delegation. On the adoption Of
the report favoring Tammany Hall, the
anti -Tammanites left the convention.
The resolutions instructed the national
delegation to vote as q unit in accord
ance with the will of the majority and
suggest the nomination of Samuel j.
Tilden for President.
LITTLE Rock. April 27.-The Repub-
lican State Convention was held to- day.
The committee on resolutions reported
series of resolutions the last Of which
declares Hon. O. P Morton the choice of
the Republicans of Arkansas for Presi-
dent, and instructs the delegates to vote
for him alone. Resolutions were adopt
ed.
New YonK, April 27.-The Worlds
Washington special says, five COM
mittees on expenditures are practically
at standstill because the President has
issued preemptory order that no orig
inal papers shall go outside of the var
ious departments, The President evil
IDENTIFY intends to throw every obstacle
in the way of an investigation. The
Republicans see plainly if these 60 on
there is an end of that party.
WAsHNGToN, April 27.-Ths House
Committee on Ways and Means. take
the ground, that as the bill relating to
the Fitch jewels relates to revenue it
must originate in the House. They
will therefore prepare a new bill. No
opposition to the measure is expressed
by the Committee.
The bill introduced by Sargent TODAY