The true Democrat., 1855-02-21


 fh Grand banquet given at the Reform Cduo, London, to Sir Chas. Napier, commander of the Baltic fleet. rr 9th. The Nebraska Kansas bill passed the U. s. Senate. :, 9th: Steamboat John L. Avery snagged in the Mississippi. 60 lives iost
 10th. The governor and legislature of Pen- sylvanla visit Philadelphia to celebrate with the citizens the passage of the Consolidation blll Grand ball at the Chinese Museum Destructive freshet at Louisville and other parts of Kentucky
 Gen. Luders with Russian army, crossed the Danube at Galatz.
 llth Grand Consolidation banquet at San som st. Hall
 The first division of the English Baltic fleet sailed from England
 lZth. The Czar peremptorily rejects the last propositions of the Four Powers. 18th. Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd died sud- denly at Reading, England.
 filth. Destructive ice flood at Grand River, CIV. 10th. Fire at New Orleans. Loss $35O.OOO. Gortschakott, the Russian general, defeated by the Turks in an attempt to take the island opposite Oltenitza
 18th. Great gale in New York State and New England Much property destroyed at Troy, Albany, etc.
 10th. slight earthquake in Georgia The Chinese imperialst attack Shanghea and are repulsed
 22d. The prot of Odessa bombarded by the English and French fleet.
 23d. Gortschkof crossed the Danube with his division above Tultscha.
 Maj s. R. Hobbie, list Asst P. M. General, died at Washington.
 24th Steamer Ercolano run into and sunk in the Mediterranean. AS lives lost.
 David Jewell hung at Pittspurg
 25th The Duke of Parma assissnated. Fire in Birmingham, near Pittsburgh. Loss S5OOOO.
 27th Steamboat Monroe snagged in the Mis- sissppi. IS lives lost
 A formal rupture occurred between Turkey and Greece.
 18th. WAR formally declared against Russia by England and France.
 29th. Great excitement about reported duel between Messrs Cutting and Breckenridge at Washington.
 Both Battle in New Mexico, between 50 U. $. dragoons, under It. Davidson, and 300 h. dians. Fl soldiers killed and IS wounded.- Indian loss unknown 31st Treaty of commerce between the Unit ed States and Japan concluded by Con- Perry at kanagawS.
 Gov. Seymour, of New York, vetoed the Prohibitory Liquor Law.
 1st. Mexican Consul at San Francisco arrest ed for violation of neutrality laws.
 2d. Collegiate Institute, Rockport, N. Y., burned. Loss S2O,OOO. A fire at Oswego- loss S25,OOO, and one at Cleveland-loss S4O,- OOO
 3d. The Impealalists before Shanghea attack the Americans and English and are repulsed, with loss on both sides.
 5th. Fire at Paterson, N. J. Loss S25OOO 7th. Whitehall Factory, near Baltimore, burned. Loss $4O,OOO.
 10th. Treaty of Alliance between England and France signed.
 11th Fire at Charleston, S. C. Loss about S50O,OOO.
 14th. A tremendous storm began on the Atlantic coast, lasting several days
 Lieut.. Strain and the Darien exploring party, after being given up as destroyed by the Indians, arrived at Aspinwal
 18th. A fire ill Branch street, Philadelphia. Loss s5OOOO
 Ship Powhattan wrecked off Absecom N. J /.
 
 occurred.
 Steamboat Secretary exploded in San Fran cisco harbor. Abaut 20 lives lost 2Oth. Treaty signed at Berlin between Aus tria and Prussia
 23d Terrible earthquake at San Salvador About POO lives lost, and $4,OOO,OOO of proper ty destroyed.
 24th. Francis Joseph l., Emperor of Aurtria, married at Vienna to the Princess Elizabeth of Bavarie.
 lis25th. Fire in Jennings& & Co.'S tailoring estab- hment, Broadway N. Y 15 lives lost by falling walls. Pecuniary loss S5O,OOO. M. Dillon, French Consul at San Francisco, arrested for violation of neutrality laws. Russians defeated by the Turks in the Do- brudscha, near Traian's wall
 26th Matt F. Ward, of Louisville acquitted at Elizabethtown, Ky, of the murder of But Ter.
 27th Dr. Henry s. Patterson, an eminent savan of Philadelphia, died.
 Great storm in New York Caloric ship Eriocsson sunk in the harbor
 28th. Great fire in Frankfort, Ky. Loss $15O,OOO.
 A desperate Russian assault upon Silistria repulsed by the Turks.
 29th. St. Paups Church, Baltimore burned Loss S5O,OOO.
 3Oth Great storm and freshet in New York State, etc.
 James Montgomery, the poet, died at Shef- field, Eng
 Walkers filibuster party in Sonora surround ed, defeated, and made prisoners.
 MAY
 1st. Excitement in Louisville about the ac- quittal of Ward. His efigy burned and his fathers house mobbed.
 Peruvian transport ship wrecked near Casma Harbour. 73O lives lost.
 2d. Nearly 53O passengers rescued from the sinking ship Winchester by steamer Wahsng- ton. 300 rescued by other vessels. Sd. President Pierce vetoed the bill appro- priating lands for the relief of indigent insane in the different States.
 4th. The New York Crystal Palace "re-in- augurated" by P. T. Barnum.
 6th Towboat Pennsylvania exploded near Bordentown, N. J. lives lost. Eth. Roman Catholic church row at Chelsea, Mass