National Republican., 1880-07-07
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Further Details Of The Gas ExpIo-
sion in London.
Terrible Eject OF the Explosiou-successiy
Reports Rolling Down Like Artillery
Deep Trenches Made--Four Hun
drcd Houses Injurcd-List of
Casualties smalI-Trouch
Political Matters.
The London Gas Main Explosion.


LONDON, July 6.-Tho following are tho par
ticulars OF the gas explosion which took place
on the evening Of the 9Th:
In street in the vicinity Of Tottcuham
court road FOR some time past gas was no.
ticed escaping in large quantities, aud a man
was sent to examine the pipos. He applied a
| light and q series Of explosions occurred. COM
moncing at the upper end OF Charlotte street
and running like q mine down Charlotte,
along Percy under Toltonham Court road.
There were six distinct explosions In various
parts, each forming deep trench from eight
to ten yards long.
From tho large traffic prevailing in this
deuscly populated ncighborhond IL Is sur
prsiug that the list Of casualties Is not larger
than Is at present reported. There are two per-
sons killed. two fatally wounded aud thirty
more or less injured. From one trench six.
teen persons were eXtricated, Four hundred
houses are injured aud one demolished. Many
having large rents are rendered untenantahle.
All the windows along the line of the ex.
ploson were demolished, the chimney pots
thrown down, and the shock was felt MS far
up a. hampstead road. Dense volumes of gas
I issued from the trenches, aud the air WAS
charged almost 10 suilOCstiOu. The perform
uuCc Of Forget Ne Not" at the Prince of
Wales had to be suspended. The streets and
buildings in the neighborhood are in total
darkness.
Vast crowd. focl;ed to the scene Of the dis.
aStcr, and large body Of police and fircmen
arc on duty. An eyewitness, who was stand.
ing at his door in Charlotte street, says ho
noticed cloud Of bricks and stones shoot up
u hundred feet into the mir, followed hya loud
report which rolled down the street like ar
tilory fro. lie observed people stgggcr aud
fall aud the ground shook as it there was an
earthquake. The workman who applied tho
light in search Of the leak was blown great
distance away aud killed. Tho greatest cx.
element prevails in the ncighhorhood.
\ Compromise Amnesty HuI.
| PARIS, July 6.-rhe committee Of tho cham.
Der OF deputies after hearing the views Of
tho ministers and Of delegates from the lett
groups, has adopted an amended version Of
Senator Lnbicho's scheme, granting amucstv
| to all communists pUrdUuod by the govern
mcut except thuso who have undergone seu-
tcuccs for comlnou.nw oncuscs prcvious to
| the commune. IL is expected that the senate
will agree TO this compromise.
French Anti-Jc-uit DEGREES.
| PARIS, July 6.--Thc loN0irc states that tho
decrccs against uou.auhorzcd religious con-
greg ,tious will be enforced at the end Of tho
present week az ,inst the Franciscan, Capul.
chin, Eudi,t and O,late orders.
y Quiot Election ia san Domingo.
Il.
san Domingo, to juno "2d has been received.
Tho greatest order pryviied during the ciec-
! ton for president of Sau DoUiugp. Rev Fer
ugudo Arturo Mcrruo Obtained mniuriiy of
the votes cast. The party of the "b'uc-" cx.
pcc'cl the realization Of thcir political pro.
gramma by the nomination of Rev. Mr. Mcr.
riuO. General CaWHV, the ilaytiCu cOmmis-
'ioncr was Ia Puerto Plata with the object of
arranging for the expulsion OF dominican Pc.
! litica refugees from the lIayicu frontiers,
whence they continually inI.,t the territory Of
san Domingo The building OF railroad
from Santiago TO SANTANA WAS to be commenced
at an early day. The republic was prosper.
ing.
From Mexico.
CITY or MEXICO Juno 20 via HtvASA).-
Efforts have been made to get Prcsi lent Diaz
to extend his term of office 10 the jih Of May,
ls-l, upou the constitutional ground that tho
president shall serve four years. President
DitH took the executive chair On May ., 1877,
by decree OF congress, which declared at tho
sumo time that his term should end Nuvum-
Der 30, 1850, that being the cud of the regular
presidential term. Tho advocates OF proongt-
lion iusist that the constitution authorizes
Divl To serve = iull term of four years, but hu
declares no will abide by the congressional
decree.
Gouersls Marquee de Leon and Mochono,
who started Il rebellion in SOuOra, were dc.
tcntcd on June 10 near IcrmpSillo by General
CNbo, aud again compelled to take shelter in
Arizona.
General Ptrheco has resigned the Office of
minister OF war and Colonel M0utrsnos is
temporarily charged wilh that department.
Primary elections for presidential electors
were hcd throughout the republic ON June y.
a au,c-l military force is being organized
for the protection ul ihr Vera truz railroad
Tho ruhgantcptc railroad company hu, con.
tartcd Ion 1900 ton, Of steel rails in Eng
Iuul.