The true Democrat., 1855-02-21

28th Great fire at Cleveland, Ohio. Loss S5OOOOO
 Abolition riot at Worcester, Mass An U. s. Marshal mobbed
 29th list Presbyterian church, at New Or leans, burned. Loss S5O,OOO
 3lst. Notifications of the treaty between Rus sla and the United States, exchanged at Wash ington
 lst. Mir. Soule received permission to pass through France
 2d. Railroad accident near Joliet III. kill led and 30 or 40 injured
 4th. Fire at Baltimore Loss S4OOOO.
 5th. Great battle at 1nkerman, near Sebas- topol. The loss in killed and wounded vas English 2,6l2; French 1,726; Russians 9OO8
 7th. State election in N. Y, N J. Mich Ill.,, and Wisconsin, The administration party signally defeated.
 Irish riot at Williamsburgh N. Y. Many persons injured
 9th. Riots continued at WiiGamsburgh, and the military ordered out The widow of Alexander Hamilton died at Washington, aged 96. 11th. Charles Kemble, the celebrated actor, died at London 18th. Ship New Era wrecked near Deal, N. J. About 300 lives lost.
 18th. State election in Massachusetts, the "Know-Nothings" carrying every thing. l4th. Terrific gale on the Black Sea and in the Crimea. 30 English transport ships were ! wrecked, and, it is supposed, about 1000 lives lost. The armies before Sebastopol suffered terribly from the storm. State election ill Delaware-the "Know- Nothings' victorious.
 2Oth. Judson's Hotel, N. Y., burned Loss | $7O,OOO 2lst Pacide's Theatre, N O., burned Loss $9O,OOO 22d. Thomas F. Cope, one of the oldest and best citizens of Philadelphia died | Collision on the Harlem R. R. in N Y., caus- ing loss of life and numerous injuries 24th. Collision ill Boston Harbor between steamers Canada and Ocean. The Ocean de- stroyed and several lives lost
 2oth. Fire at Marietta, Ga. Loss $3O,OOO. l J. c. Locheart the author, and the son-in- law of Walter Scott, died at Abbottsford. 26th. Fire at Bridgeport, Conn. Loss S59,- | GOO. 28th Stephen T. Beae, dentist, sentenced to years and months imprisonment l 3Oth. Steamer Nile wrecked on the coast of Cornwall many lives lost. DECEMBER 1st. An election held in Mexico, in the French style, to decide whether Santa Anna should remain in power Carried by an inn mense majority, of course. l 2d. treaty of alliance, offensive and de- fensive, concluded this day at Vienna, between England, France and Austria. 1 Sd. Second session of 33d Congress met at | aali J+l,, D., sage
 9th. Fire at Columbia $. .. Loss, $1OO,- OO0
 7th. Cotton factory in Baltimore county, Md. burned. Loss $6O,OOO.
 Steamboat Gipsey burned on the Mssssipp river. Six lives lost.
 9th. Fire at Baltimore. Loss, S15O,OOO,
 l2th. Cornelius. Baker & Co.'S gas fixture factory, in Cherry street, Philadelphia, and many other buildings burned Loss S175OOO
 18th. Destructive Fire at N. w. corner o Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philada Loss about $20O,OOO
 17th. Rolling mill burned at St. Louis. Loss $1OO,OOO
 18th. First division of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, between Milton and Williamsport opened. The first through train proceeded from Philadelphia to Niagara by this route stopping at Williamsport where the event was celebrated
 19th Fire at Philadelphia House of Refuge Loss about S25,OOO.
 2Oth. Destructive fire in Broadway, New York Loss, ,Sl5O,OOO i Arrison, convicted at Cincinnati of the mur- der, by an "infernal machine" of Mr. and Mrs. Allison.
 2lst Print works burned at Smithtield, R. l. Loss about S1OOOOO.
 24th. Arison sentenced at Cincinnati to be hung on the 1lth of May
 26th. New Orleans Mechanic Institute de- stroyed by fire.
 18th. Fire at Toronto q w. Loss about e05O OOO