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ÁZETTE. VEGA VOL. 2. LAR VEGAS, 1ST. M., FRIDAY, ARCH 25. 1881. s O. 217. G NEWS 81 TELEUPH An Opera House ai Xice troyed by Fire and Many Lives Lost. I)e- The Jury in the Kalloch Mm dr fase Return a Verdict of "Not Guilty." The State Senate of New York dorse the Nomination of Robertson. En- The Democrats Say They Will sist to the Bitter End the lie-Organization. Re- David Davis Throws a Romb Into the lamp by Announcing His Views. Senate. Wnsh'ngtnn, March 24 üuve called up a resol ir -wii lor the election f i lie ulli.'ers of i lie Senate. Davis of Illinois, saiil : On a recent occasion. I Muted the icason.s iliat de termine. I inn to vote on tno organiza tion of the Senate, not expecting to satisfy the close politic! ih aTUntoin cd tu party dicipliiiK and unable to appreciate free thought and action. Fair criticism i.s always entitled to respect, and a public man who shrinks from it does not. deserve forbearance. An attempt has bo.-n made to have it appear that the legislature which fleeted nie to the Senate contained a Kepubdcan niajuri'y and that the State of Illinois in population was also largely It publican. Both ihrse assumptions are uiil'oiiu li d. The Legislature at that time stood as fol lows: Uepub icans in tlu Senate. 21 ; in the House, 79 ; Democrats in the bínate, 25; in the II oise 67; Ittdepeu enis in the Senate, 5; in the House, 6 It is i luis seen that the llepublicatis and Democrats were almost equally divided ttud thai the iew Independ ents turned the scale. For Presiih in Hayes received 279,232, Tilden 258,601 and Ooopcr 17,255 votes making Hayes a clear majority of 2,398 in the pole of (.ver a half a mi lion These figures prove how closely balanced the two patties were in 1876. Seventy seven more than 90 per cent of votes voluntarily cast for me as Senator were from Democrats with Oiit pledues. conditions or correspon dence of any kind whatever. The knew my poiiical antecedents and thev also knew that, neither the honor whicn was freely conferred un me nor any other distinction that could be offered, would alter any collec tions I had tormed or deflect me horn the eourse of duly as it appeared to my b si judgment. Having reposed this generous trust, and under the circuinslances, iaiih required me to sustain an organization. No princi ple was involved bul merely the con trol ot the committees and of officers I have voted steadily against change, and I i hal I continue in that way un til the end is reached, being answera ble only to my conscience and to my constituents for this ac. What m friend, the distinguished Senator from iiew York, prop rly calls -'a constitu tional majority," was disclosed when Hie Vice President, not a member of this body, gave a ca-ling voi:e for committees; however fleeting or frac tional that majority may be, we are commanded to accept it and to obey it. In the majority that choose offi cers of the Senate one naturally goes with the other in order to perfect or ganization. This conclusion will n ,hv.r be delayed nor obstructed by any vote of mine, and it cannot be reached too soon for public interest. Ido not regret, at all thai the new ad ministration, which has to confront the country with its policy, should have control of both branches ofCou gress. The responsibility ot measures io be proposed cannot be avoided with power to initiate. '1 he majority is not large cnougfi to indulge in tu, y rush expel iineui, and the minority is uiflicieull strong to M event any leud ni;y to excess Be t cm lhoe two elements the great voice of independent opinion can al ways be heard with effect, and the country lias every prospect of peace ami prosperity. Upon Daws' refusing to let the res olution go ose the Democrats ti i hi stered occa ional y, twining the Rci'iib icaus with taking in the part) folds D ram rat'n. Brigaliei's. Garland opposed the change as injustice to Dein- crutic employes. Mr. Cameron said the Republicans would sit the question out. Mr. Brown said the Democrats would stay till December, Mr. Bioami sí. i I t ie reen action of the lliu licau party and the Seuator from Vi-giuia had shown that a pe riod had beeu reached when no more would ba said about confederate brig adiers, that the period has bei u reached that was p- keu ot by a very oid book, when it said: 'Tho wolf also shall dwell with the U nib, aud the leopard shall lie dowu with the kid, and the calf aud young lion walk together, and a liule child shall lead thcni." Thst reil"d had bpen rached when the liou of debt-paying Repub lie anUcn Bd the lamb of readjust incut aud partial repudiation had lain down i.i loving embrace together iu the greeu pastures of luxuriaut rich ness. He would not 6uy the little child or the little gcutral should lead i hem", but ihat the gallant coulederale general would lead them, I augh ier He hoped the day had come when the bloody chasm liad beeu bridged and when that old bloody shirt, of which go much had beeu .heard, woyld be lolded up aud buried beyond thtj hope ot resurrect ion." Mr. Hour said he regarded the dec laration ot the Senator from Geor gia that it was his purpose to occupy i he time ot the Semite from now un til the first of December, in prevent ing the expression of the will of the constitutional majority of this body in regard to the' election of its officers, as containing the very essence of revolution aud treason to the institutions of this country. Browu win sorry that he would have to prove the Senator a trai tor. "Does the Seuator deny that he sat lure and refused to vote in the Forty sixth Congress?" asked Hoar. "1 do," replcd Brown. "You deny you sat in your seat just belore the terniination of the Forty sixth Congress aud refused to vote'?" asked Hoar again. 'On the occassiou to which the Sen ator refers, I refused to vote once or twice and t lien proceeded to do so," replied Brown. " I hat is what I suppose we ought to term petty treason. Because the -enaior only d'd it once or twice, but his parly did it a good many times," remarked Hoar. Beck said he had found among the cuicus candidates the name of Harri son II. Iliddleberg, for Sergant at Arms, aud he had heard it whispered hat some man ot I hat name, (ironi cally) ot corse it could not be that ibis was the m m who had introduced in the V:rginta Legislature what was generally considered the repudiating bill ano from I heinflieion of which the people had only been saved by the veto of the Democratic ü vernor, he, (Beck) would like a little while to see if the Republican party had become so much attached to the Coufederat Brigadier, and the Hancock Elector as well, and he therefore move to ad journ. Rejecled. A very amusing passage occurred between Logan and Brown as xo heir precious political records. On Pendleton's motion the Senate adjourned. The Xice Disaster. New York, March 2 1 A despatch from Nice says that theho ocaust at the opera house last evening was caused by a gas explosion at the back ot the si age which set lire to the .-ten-cry. The flames spi eail with alarm ing rapktil v and soon enveloped the gas meter, the supply of gas being cut off. The body of the House was ftoou plunged in darkness aud the crowd pressed mauly forward to the limited means of exit for an audience so large aud in the pauio hundreds were thrown down and trodden uuder foot. Those who endeavored to extricate the people were jammed between the doorway aud the passages. They de scribe 'lie scene as terrible, the shrieks ot the wounded being mingled with the cries ot those in the galleries where every means of escape was cut off. Mademoiselle Douadio, the pri ma donna was saved but a mitnb.'r ot chorus singers were burned. Up to m dnigiit 150 bjdies were extricated l rom i tie rums. The man who es caped from the upper galierv by jumping de clared that perhaps with a dozen exceptions every person in his part of the house was burned. Some sailors were lost. number of Amer ican aud English visitors rendered sig nal i.s-isttmco in saving lile. The scene in the town is indescrib able. One lady whose husband was iHirucd to death committed suicide l lie usual complaints were maoe re--peeling defective means of escape and the water supply. Col. Mapleson, Signors Arditi and Monti, on rehearoal to-day in the Academy of Music in this city were much depressed by the news "of the terrible cahinii'y at Nice. Douadio sang in New York with Albaui some years ago. Charles Mapleson said the theater nst in the neighborhood )i $350,000 and w is built without re gard to archi'eclural design. The outside walls were orick chiefly with black stone iutercarded for no seem ing purpose further than to make the si ructurc appear uusiginly. The in terior lookeci very pretty with its or namented walls and ceiling aud daz zling g Ided work but it was all "gim criick." I have heard professional people who are accustomed to strong ly built and handsome theatres in America say: "What a magnificent structure for a bonfire." It resem ble.'! a great many of the lightly built theatre found in the south of France. Like all theatres established at wat ering places its season was short, nev er exteudiug vver three months in the y ea r. Nice, March 24. Up to three a. ra. fifty nine bodies lia ! been recovced from the ruins of the Italian Opera House destroyed by fire las, night. It is feared that many more lost their lives. The firo commem etl soou after the cur'ain had risen for the perform ance of "Dud di Lammerinoor." The sub-cribers for the orchestra Mails aud boxes ot the grand tier h.d mostly not arrived. The majority of the vlo inis belong to the working classes, tonortiv Htter the nre begau the gas exploded and the house was Plunged iato complete darkness. A. scene of terror and dismay eusited which beirars description. A de tachment of sailors from the squad ron in the harbor anived on the scene and displaced gieat gaMautry m rescuing people and lombaiiiig the lire which was subdued towiinl t"ii o'clock. Signora Rímica Dmridi, otic of th- leading artists made liei way from the stage to the street safe ly. " One whole lamily of five persons aud another of three persons are known to have perished. A relie I subscript iot for the sufferers Ins been opeued throughout the city. The Ra atta has been countermand! d and the value of the prizes to have been contested for will be eon'ributed to waid the relief ot the distressed. Kobertson's Nomination. New York March 21 The Herald says of Robertsou's nomination: The pregnant fact in his Appointment is that no men in the Rcpuhlicn party have so high a claim on the confidence ot the President as the men who weni to Chicago to defy the party disci pline aud party obligations. 'I hey form what may be cabed the mas culine element in the new ndmi ntsi ra tion, a party which three weeks ago developed. Blaine as the Secretary of Stale, now gives Roberts n the control of the greatest office in the Treasury. It is worthy of deep and serious study. The more our Repub lican friends study it the more tney will see in it. The removal of Merrill to Londou should not escape at'en tion as be ring upon the Civil Service Reform, Merritt has been an etlici cieut. official, quite as efficient and popular at the head of Customs as .James at the head of the Rost office; yet James elevated to the Cabinet while Merrilt, who has held a mure important office is reduced to Consul Generalship. Now if we believe tne Republican statesmen ciro anything ibout Civil Service Iteform.wc shouUI look upou this as a serious matter. But it was a humbug uuder Hayes ami is ati iu..eritel humbug under Garfield and not. worth grieviug o er In these appointments ihe President passes over the whole business and puis its away. For that, action he merits our praise. We should liked to have seen I he Cicil Service Reform kept alive but since the Pres ident does not believe in it, it is well that if, co.iies to an end. Albany, N. Yr., March 24.-Ou uio tiou ot Jacobs, (Democrat,) the Sen ate unanimously passed the following resolution : Resolved: That the thanks of this Senate are tendered to President Garfield for the nomination of Sena alor Robrrlson as Collector of the Port of New York, and we cordia ly join in l he request for the Senate of the United Stales to promptly confirm the nominal ion. The Senate Fight. Chicago, March 24. The Journal's Washington special states that touk ling's friends say that he does not ap prehend any difficulty in securing the rejection of Robertson as collector of New York. Ihe nomination is in Conkliug's bauds as ch tiruiau of I he committee, aud he will not delay ac tion upon it lie believes the Senate will not be against his wishes. Both Senators from New York confirm the nomination, and he therefore is not disiurbed over it. Politicians to-d iy credit Blaiue with having brought about the Humiliation as a reward to Robertson for having divided the New York delegation at Chicago, aud favored Blame's nomi nal ion. Both the Democrats am' Republi cans were tremed to a surprise by David Divis to-day. As soon as the meeting of the resolution officers came up, and after Pendleton hail shrewdly appealed to Dawes not to press the resolution in this session, Davis look the floor and in a short speech at tempted to justify his vote iu the re organization of the committees, and then said he was clearly of the opin ion that as a majority in the Senate had reorganized committees, that they should alo have control of Sen ate officers, and he would not inter pose aud vote against the speedy ac complisnmcnt of that result. This speech created a profound sensation on the Democratic side, while ihe Re publicans showed unini-tiikiible satis faction. The Democrats I hen began filibustering, and ollcred motion af ter motion to adjourn or go into ex ecutive sessiou. There was one o a- joriiy against all these motions, Ma- hone and Davis vottug with tin-Republicans. A Question of Endurance. Washington, March 24 It looks now as it the control over tho "lee" ion of Senate officers will be a question of physical eudurauce. Camerou has given open notice that tno Republi cans intend to fight it out to the bit ter cud. The Democrats accept the issue, and there is au evideut deter miuatiou ou both sid ?s. Th Demo crats 6tate that when nighiscome t iey will IcMve fifteen of their number, suf ficient to call the yeas aud uaya, and the others will go' home to rest. The Republicans after ascertaining that tho Democrats meau to continue the determined fight, will also detail re liefs. The contest promises to be the most determined that has ever occur red between the parties iu the Senate. Senator Hoar in a speech said ou the declaration of Brown that the Dem ocrats would prevent the election of Senate officers uutil June or even De cember that it was revolutionary and treasonable and that no such treason bad beforo been uttered in the Senate. Kalloch Acquitted. Snu Fraucisce, March 24 After be ing out twenty-lour hours the jury iu the Kalloch case this afternoon brought in a verdict of not. guilty. The verdict was received with much applause ami ihe delendant heartily cmgratulaied by his friends. When Kalloch was discharged and got i to his carriage to go hoin", the immense crowd took thehorse from the vehicle ind puled him to his home some three miles distant. Meeting' Freights. Cleveland. Ohio, M-ireh 24. Two freight trains collided yesterday on the Lidie Shore & Michigan Sou i hern Railrotid. five miles cast of Huron. Ohio. Nobody injured. Several rods of truck was torn up and twelve cars wrecked. The track wa blocked sev eral hours. Disasters on this road aie of almost daily occurrence lately. Miner' Row. San Francisco, March 24. A row occurred at STorlonvllle a coal mining town in Contrhseasta coun ty on Saturday nk'ht between an I'a' ian and another foieiner in whii h the Italian was killed and a number of others wouuded. l'istols, slug shuts, and olher weapon? were .reely used. Military Preparations. Constantinople, March 24 There is great activity iu the admiralty. The Rorte is negotiating will) New castle firms for the delivery of coal at Ohio Rindes, Crete, Vilo( Salónica and iu Dardanells. Another thou sand troops have gone to Volo. Total Turkish force on the front i"r now is 80,000. Extra Legislative Session. San Francisco. March 24. The Governor has called an extra session of the Legisla' lire for April 5Mi, to enact, a general appropriation bill to levy taxes, pass deficiency bill and appointment bill and enact a road law and to confirm the aplantíllente. The session is limited to 20 d ys. The Democrat . Will ItrsirU. Washington, March 24.-The Dem ocratic Senators in caucus have de cided to resist by ail parliamentary means iu their power the adoption o the pending resolution by which the republicans seek to obtain immediate control of the Senate affairs. Burlnry and Robbery. Chicago, March 24 A dispatch to the Journal from Cent t alia states that Dr. McFarland's residence was en lered last night and 4,000 in cash and bonds carried ofi. St. Lines Politics. St. Louis, March 24 lie Repub licans nominated Win. L Ewing Maj or; K. Ij. Abbott Comptroller; A. J. fsniiih Auditor, and J. S. Merrib Treasurer. . Germany Regulating hniiffration. Berlin, Wai ch 24. I he govt ru intuit is preparing a bill for the regulation of emigration, which wiil bn introduc ed next year, if not this sesiuu. fiuruetl. Piano, 111., Marco 24 Several buildings burned here to-dav. Loss, 20,000; uninsured. Ebrlglit'M Statement. Gazette reporter yes rday vis iied and talked with Joseph L'j:ight who killed Curry and elicited the fol lowing statement as to the circum stances of the killing. He stated Ihat he had no previous difficulty with Curry aud was discussing the vaiue of a lorn five dollar bill with a custo mer when Curry came in. The latter came up and sualched up the bill and said it was too good for such a house as that. Ebright replied that it was none oi his business, Curry retorted and said it was his business and that he would kill Ebright, at the same time taking out his six shooter and cocking it as though he intended to carry out his threat. Ebright then dodged dowu behind the couuter and crawled along to gel his pistol. Cur ry leaued'over the couuter and cov ered lii i ii with his six shooter until he crawled to his pistol, took . is chances on being shot, sprang up aud shot Curry. Ebright is thirty-five years of age, was born iu Ohio, lived in Iudiana and afterwards came to Dever. 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