Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-24
BY CABLE.
Burning Of the Italian Opera
house at Nice.
Fifty nine Bodies Recovered
From the Ruins.
Explosion of Gas and a Scene Of
Darkness and Death.
Escape Of StrakOsch nnd Other
Artists.
One Whole Family Destroyed Relief
Measures.
Escape Of strakOsch nnd Othe
Artists.
One Whole Family Destroyed. .Rsllst
Measures.

rahouse was burned this evening. The
fire broke out az the beginning of the
performance. The bodies Of fourteen
persons sufocated were taken out and
placed in a church opposite. 1t is
feared that hundred men and women
perished in the flames.
NICE, March "a, 3a.m.-Up to this
hour fifty nine bodies have been re-
covered from the ruins of the Italian
operahouse destroyed by fire last night.
The fire commenced soon after the
curtain had risen for the performance
OF Lucia di Lammermoor." Sub
scribers for orchestra stalls and boxes
Of the grand tier had mostly not ar
rived. A majority OF the victims be-
long mostly to the working class.
Shortly after the FIRE began the gas
exploded and the house was plunged
into complete darkness, A scene Of
terror and dismay ensued which beg
gars description.
A detachment Of sailors from a
squadron in the harbor arrived at the
scene and displayed great gallantry in
rescuing the people and combating
the fire, which was subdued toward
ten o'clock. Strakosch, the impres
sario, was slightly hurt. Sonora BIZ
anca DOnadio, one of the leading ar
tistes, made her way from the stage to
the'street safely. One whole family
OF persons and another family Of
three persons are known to have per-
ished.
Relief subscriptions for the suffer
ers has been opened throughout Nice.
The regatta here has been counter
manded and the value of the prizes to
have been contested for will be con-
tributed toward the relief Of the dis
tressed.
PARIS, March 24.-The article in
President Greyy's organ shows that
Grevy thinks that Jules Ferry should
have faced a ministerial crisis rather
than have pledged the cabinet to alb
stain on such an important question
as that of the Scrutin de Liste.
LONDON, March PA messenger
has arrived at Candahar with letter
from the ameer for distribution among
the sindars and native chiefs, saying
that he he's come to an arrangement
with the British chief for the surren-
der o! Candahar. On hearing this,
| Ayoob Khan's envoy left Candahar.
Visoount Folkstone, conservative,
bas placed a question on the notice
paper of the house of commons rela-
tive to Dillon'u late speech, in which
be threatened Judge Fitzgerald.
BERLIN. March 24.-The Russian
proposals for arranging international
measures for the extirpation Of the
nihilists is fayoiably received here.
The government is preparing a bill
for the regulation Of emigration,
which will be introduced next year,
| If not this session,
1t was the intention of Crown
Prince Frederick William to go to
St. Petersburg with the prince and
princess Of Wales, but he started six
hours in advance Of them, in conse-
que1ce of the czar sending a telegram
asking him to arrive a few hours be-
fore the prince and princess, as he
wished to have a confidential confer
ence with him. This request is in
terpreted here as favorable to CON
tinuation of the friendly relations be-
tween the two countries.
DURBAN, Marph 2L-Tho Beers
recently occupied a prisen at PatcAl-
fostrom, 500 yards from the fort held
BY the Tgeaty.6rst regiment. The
British commander determined to dis
lodge them, because they annoyed the
garrison. Eleven soldiers charged
the prison, entered it and killed three
Beers. The remainder tried to escape
but the men in the fort shot thirteen
Of them. The British lost three
killed,
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March "a
There is great activity in all sdmi,
! rally circles. The porte is negOtis
tug With Newcastle firm for the de-
livery Of Goals at Chico, Rhodes
Crete, Volo, Saionica and the Darda
nelles. Another thousand troops nav,