Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-08
THE OLD WORLD.

Burning of the Royal Alhambra Theatre
at LodnOn---A variety of Continental
Gossip.
LONDON, Dec 7.-Twenty-fiv steam fire
engines are now playing on the ruins of
the Royal Alhambra theater. Owing to
the great height of the minarets, it is i'm
possible for water to reach them. The
southern minaret is still burning. The
damage to the surrounding property is
great. All the dresses, property, scenery,
music and instruments for the Christmas
production at the theater were destroyed.
Not insured.
PARIS, Dec. 7.-Deputies belonging to
the extreme left demand state funeral
for the late Louis Blanc. The will of the
deceased orders a strictly civil burial.
He bequeaths his library to the city of
Paris.
clerc, president of the council, yesterday
communicated to the cabinet his reply to
England's proposals to France in regard
, TO Egypt was refusal 1t is pointed out
in parliamentary circles that acceptance
of the presidency of the debt commission
would make necessary the maintenance y.
lmpartt;.aality which would debar France
| from defending her interests:
FRANKFORT, Dec. IA German colon.-
| zation institute, the object of which is to
support efforts at German colonization,
has been founded here, Prince Hohenlahe.
of Langenburg, president.
| LONDON, Dec. 7.-Anthony Trollor,e is
| dead.
| BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE report on the exc
cution of the socialists law presented to
the reichstag yesterday Concludes as fol
lows: ''The conviction is irresistably
forced on the government that repression
measures must b.. continued
VIENNA, Dec. 7.-Extensive emigration
from the mountain districts of Hungary to
America has caused the Hungarian govern
ment to request Austria to stop emigrants
not provided with passports.
CAIRO. Dec. 7.--Mahamed Same, Abellaf
Fasha, Allie Trehny and Toulba Pasha were
arraigned this moyning and pleaded guilty
to the charge of rebellion. They will be
sentenced this afternoon.
Riaz Pasha has resigned the ministry OF
the interior.
PARIS, Dec. 7.-Agenor Bardoux and
Jean Jules Ciamageran have been elected
life senators.
The Seine continues to rise.
The government has asked the chambers
for 100000 francs for the relief of sui
ferers by the floods.
J Edward Pailleron, poet and dramatist
| and Charles Demazad, publicist and his
torian, have been elected members of the
French academy.
MADRID. Dec 1.-THE senate, 116 to 81
rejected the motion of the opposition
seeking to avoid consideration of the res
olution declaring any modification of thu
{ / constitution dangerous, unpatriotic ant
contrary to the we'll being of the nation.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE emperor has re
turned to the city.
Hesse Darmstadt will give state assist
ance to the sufferers by the foundations.
DUBLIN, Dec. 7.-Danvers, the soldie
who assisted the police in securing tn
t murderers of Detective Cox, was awarded
, by the commander in chief of the army
| good conduct medal and gratuity of e5
The public regard the reward as made
quate.
LONDON, Dec. Eight houses situated
back of the Alhambra theater burned. To
tai loss by the fire e150000.
LONDON, Dec. kilograms from vari
Gus parts of the United Kingdom report
snow storm of unusual severity. Railwa,
, traffic in many districts is almost if no
wholly suspended. A train was showed u
all last night at Cheshire. The passen
gers suffered acutely. Telegraphic com
munication between Glasgow and Londol
is broken, and elsewhere messages ar
, greatly delayed. Many wrecks on tn
coast. At Oldham and neighborihg part
of Lancashire the storm has not beer
equaled in thirty years. Losses heavy i!
many cases.