The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-02-20

The House committee on ways and means
has reached conclusion as to q bond for re-
funding purposes. BY vote of ii to 2 o 81
per cent. bond was decided upon. Mr.. Gar
field and Mr.. Morrison voted in the negative.
By vote of IL to l, the committee fixed the
terms of the bonds at forty years, with, an
option to the government to pay them in
twenty years. s,s.t
The House committee on commerce has
agreed upon bill for the regulation OF inter-
state commences.
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The Theater Royal, Dublin, the third larg-
eet theater in Great Britain, has been totally
destroyed by fire. he manager, the property
man and four assistants persisted in the flames.
The pecuniary loss Is about $40, 600.
fire at Ayet, France, destroyed sixty
houses and caused great suffering among the
people who weie burned ont Of their homes.
During fete at Constantinople a barack
three stories high suddenly collapsed and 200
sol iers were killed and 800 wounded.
Boyd has defeated Elliott for the sculling
championship of Great Britain and will next
challenge Hanlan.
Gonzales, the would-be assassin OF the king
of Spain, has been sentenced to death.
The Orient line steamship Chinnborazo,
from London for Australia, returned to Ply
mouth in consequence Of damage sustained
during gale off the island Of Ushant. Two
persons were washed overheard, two were
killed and seventeen injured.
By an explosion of boilers in the mills be-
longing to the Canada Paper Co., at Windsor,
Quebec, two men were killed by steam and
bleach liquor, three more were seriously if
not fatally injured, and the pulp mill was
destroyed.
Mr.. P. Lorillard's American horse Parole
is first tavorite in the betting tor the race for
the Lincolnshire handicap, which will take
place at the Lincoln spring meeting on March
IL.
Later accounts state that eighth persons were
killed and thirteen seriously injured by the
burning OF the Theater Royal, Dublin.
The French steamer Valentine, from Cardiff
tor Dieppe, toundered and sixteen persons
lost their lives.
Adolph Cremieux, life-senator Of the
French republic, is dead at the age OF eighty
four.
The German reichstag was opened in per-
son by Emperor William, who said in his
speech that Germany's increase of her army
was necessitated by similar increase in the
armies OF other European countries.
The steamer Constance, from Ca diff Tor
Malta, toundered in gale off Lands End,
and all but two of the crew were drowned.
On the 10Th General Grant and party sailed
from Havana for Mexico.
Mrs. Tweed, the widow OF William NJ.
Tweed, died in Paris lew days since.
/ The covered sleigh in which the governor
general OF Canada and his wife, the Princess
Louise, were going to the senate chamber at
Ottawa, was upset and dragged about 400
yards The princess AID her husband were
considerably bruised and shaken. ur, but sus-
tanned no serious injuries.
The International commission of engineers
appointed 20 examine into the practicability OF
NJ. de Lesseps Panama canal have made re-
TT in which they unanimously affirm that
the project is entirely feasible and estimate
the cost of construction at Sl70,050,00 600.
Owing to recent severe weather British
Columbia is threatened with famine which
viii make i, dependent for meat upon Cali
iornin and Oregon for at least three years to
come.
The Duchess OF Marlborough Irish relief
committee, in order to guard against famine
next year, have bought $50 600 worth OF
potatoes for distribution in ireland.