Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-14
FOREIGN.
Terrible Tenement house Calamity

Terribie Tenement house Calamity
LONDON, December 13th.-At Plymouth.
to-day, tenement house on Love street. in
low, squaiid neighborhood took fire, and
terrible calamity resulted The flames
burned rapidly and fercely, and when at
last subdued twelve human bodies were
found among the ruins. Two others are
missing, and in all probability they, too,
have been burned to death. One unfortu-
nate victim was smashed to pieces bv
jumping from high window to the street
Several occupants Of the burning building,
in their fright, ignored the fire-escapes, and
throwing bedding to the pavement, forty
feet below, jumped from the windows. A
number of these had legs and arms broken
by the fearful leap. A narrowing incident
OF the calamity was the appearance of a
youtbInamed Bickford, who, with little sis
ter IN one arm, hung suspended from a
window by the other for some minutes,
until the flames surrounded him, and
caused him to loose his hold and fall 20 the
ground. lie had both legs fractured. The
child was alsosseyerelysinjured. The inten-
sity OF the flames gave the building the
appearance Of a furnace, but this cid not
deter the tiremen, many of whom entered
the house, and by heroic struggle sue
ceeded in rescuing several persons.
The Balkan Difficulty.
1ETEfSBUKCs, DeCeDlDeT lOtI. I.--lllSSiG
has made overtures to Prince Alexander,
Offering to assent to the personal union of
Bulgaria and ROumelia, on condition that
the policy of Bulgaria be subordinated to
Russia's policy. Russian agents are active
ly intriguing at Belgrade to dethrone Milan
in favor of KaragesgeYics.
BREAKING OUT IN NEW PLACE
LONDON, December 13th.-The Bulgarian
troubles, which seemed to be in q fair wav
of settlement, as far as SerYia was con-
cerned, are coming to a head in another
place. Prince Alexander has renewed his
protest against the action of the Sultan in
sending ENJOYS to the capital Of eastern
/ Roumelia to organize a new government
| for that country. This has irritated the
| Sultan to such an extent that he has or
! dered Mdiid Pasha to start for Philippopo-
| lis tomorrow. The Sultan is, above all
| things, anxious to keep the question Of
| peace or war outside of the official cogni-
zance of the Balkan Conference now sitting
at Constantinople.
An Elopement Scandal in Cork.
| LONDON, December 13th-Societv circles
IN Cork are agitated over an elopement
scandal, which resembles the Schilling-
Morrisini case. A young man named Hol-
nett was employed last summer as groom
! by Mr.. Long, wealthy landowner, living
! a lew miles from Cork. a portion of HOd-
netts duty was to attend to Miss Marianna
| Long, upon her daily rides through her
! father 5 estates and the surrounding coun-
| try. In this way the groom and girl be-
! came very intimate. The young man was
I handsome, the young lady impulsive. and
| the result was an elopement which oc-
CURED early in November. The groom be-
! came bridegroom in Dublin. The runa-
/ ways were finally captured in Dublin, where
Hodnett had obtained employment as
managing director of a iaunting car. The
young lady was sent back to her father.
and Hodnett has just been sentenced to six
( months imprisonment.
Affairs in Chile.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE (via Galyestonl, De
cember l3th.-The directory Of Liberal
and Radical parties to-day publishes a
manifesto calling q Convention for the I'd
of January. The candidate for the Presi-
dency oftbe republic in order to be eligible,
must receive the vote of two-thirds OF the
Convention.
Statement Confirmed.
LoNDoy, December l4th-A. M.-The
Times confirms the statement of the finding
OF treaty between France and Bnrnah az
Mandaiay.
ParnelI's Demands.
LONDON, December 18th a. NJ. The
Standard this morning, for the first time.
is outspoken for a refusal Of Parnells de-
| mands. To acquiesce in them, il says,
would be suicide.