The true Democrat., 1855-02-21
Fire at Cambridgeport, Mass. Loss, S5OO,-

vile, Ky. Great damage done to property. 10th. The Russian garrison at Bemarsund surrendered to the allied fleet.
 10th. Fire at Mokelumne Hill, Cal, loss $5Oo,OOO, and one at Campo Seco. Loss 18th. F. X. Aubrey, the great prairie travel CT, killed'at Santa Fe, by Maj Weightman 18th. St. Louis, California, destroyed by fire Loss, $15OOOO
 Massacre of U. $. troops at Fort Laramie, by Sioux Indians.
 The Mexican schooner Santa Anna capsized on Acapulco. 70 lives lost
 2Oth. Horrible massacre of emigrants by Snake Indians in Oregon.
 22d. Two granite stores fell in Boston and af- terwards burned. Loss of life Property de- stroyed worth $5O,OOO
 The British ship Enterprise, the last sent in search of Sir John Franklin, returned to Port Clarence.
 22d. Fire at Newark, N. J. Loss, S5OOOO. 24th. New railroad from Williamsport Pa, to Elmira, N. Y., opened.
 15. Great fire at Troy N. Y Loss about $1,OOO,OOO.
 Great fire at Milwankie, Wis. Loss about $5OOOOO
 27th. Tornado at Louisville, destroying much property.
 church blown down and twenty persons killed
 29th. Fire at Baltimore Loss S5O,OOO
 3lst. Fifty emlgrants massacred by Apacha Indians near the Colorado river
 French and English squadron attack Pe- tropaulovsky, hamschatka and fail
 SEPTEMBER.
 Ed. Napoleon III and Leopold King of the 3elglans, meet at Calais and proceed to Boulog- ne, where French army is encamped
 4th Fire at Cincinnati Loss $1OOOOO. second attack on Petropauovski by the al- lies without decided success
 9th. Prince Albert visits the French Emperor at Boulogne.
 9th. Irish and American riot at Newark. A church sacked and one man killed
 7th. Steamship City of Philadelphia, on her first voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, wrecked near Cape Race. Passengers and crew all saved.
 The allied squadron retired from Petropau- lovski.
 Fire at New York Loss S5OOOO
 0th Sudden and violent outbreak of cholera at Columbia, Pa Over 100 deaths occurred in the course of week or two.
 9th. Great storm at Charleston, Savannah otc. Lives lost and much property destroyed
 Irish and American riot at New Orleans Se- veral men shot
 Fire at Mobile. Loss about S5O,OOO.
 llth. The yellow fever at its height in Sa- vannah and Charleston. Great distress in the former city.
 The English and French expedition for the Crlmta went to sea from Varna.
 18th. Sudden outbreak of cholera at Pitts .i,, 4 tI n CI 1 .l.. of . fortnight
 14th The Crimean expedition landed at Eu- patoria
 over the Russians at the river Alma. in the Crimea.
 The British troop ship Charlotte wrecked near Als,oe Bay. IF lives lost.
 A train of cars thrown into canal at Cincin- natl. l person killed and 30 wounded.
 Bishop Garland, of the R. o. church, died of yellow fever at Savannah.
 2lst Bishop Wainwright, of the ?. E. church in New York, died at N. r. city,
 26th Marshal St. Arnaud, French comman der in the Crimea, resigned ou account of i'll health
 26th. U. $. mail steamer Arctic run into near Cape Race by the French steamer Vesta Over 300 lives lost.
 29th. Rev. Horatlo Potter, D. D. elected Provisional Bishop of New York, in place of Bishop Wainwright. deceased
 The U. s. sloop-ofwar Albany sailed from Aspinwall, and has not since been heard from. Marshal St. Arnaud died at sea, on his way back to France
 Ist. Reported capture of Sebastopol caused great excitement at Paris, London etc. It was a hoax traced to the Paris Bourse.
 Steamer Yankee Blade wrecked off the coast of California. 40 or 50 lives lost
 Mill burned on York Avenue, Philadel phia Loss S5O,OOO.
 2d Sebastopol, invested on the south side by the allied army.
 Fire at Pittsburgh. Loss S7O,OOO.
 3d. Henry and John G. Meiggs, sailed from San Francisco, after perpetrating frauds of couple of million dollars
 5th Steamboat E. K Collins, burned in De- troit river 20 or 30 lives lost
 A National Baby Show," held at Spring field, o.
 9th. Terrible fire and explosion at Newcas- tie, England. Lives lost and vast property de- stroyed
 7th. Fire at Great Bennington, Vt Loss $5OOOO
 8th Steamer Princes, burned in the Missis- sippi. IA lives lost.
 10th. Elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey: great defeat of the administration party.
 News of the loss of the Arctic received, eau sing intense excitement
 Fire at Pottsville, Pa. Loss $2O,OOO. 18th. Castaneda, who captured Gen. Lopez for the Cuban authorities, assassinated at Ha- vana.
 18th. Serious riot in Havana at Castenada's funeral,
 14th. Capt. Luce and others saved from the Arctic, arrived at Quebec
 16th. Marshal St. Arnaud buried at Paris Howard College, Ala, burned. Several per sons killed and many injured.
 17th. Fire at Louisville, Ky. Loss OOOO 18th. A great hurricane commenced in Tex as and lasted several days Over 100 lives lost ard much property destroyed.
 Dedication of the Teller of the Ocean Bank, N Y., discovered. Francis Burt, Governor of Nebraska, died at Belleview.