The true Democrat., 1855-02-21

Wheeling, etc. The Wheeling Suspension Bridge destsoyed. F 20th The English repulsed by Russians at Gamlakarleby, in the Baltic , 20 Americans, suspected of fibusterism, rescued from Mexicans at Maxatlan by U. s. ship Portsmouth.
 21st. Another Russian assault on Silistria re- pulsed. 22. The Nebraska Kansas bill passed the l House by lO3 to 100, after tremendous strug gle. : 24th. Suits against the French and Mexican ConsulS at San Francisco dismissed. 25th Fire at San Francisco. Loss S2OO,OOO.
 27th Riot at Boston about the arrest of Marshal named Batchelder shot, 18th. Another assault on Silistria repulsed
 3lst. Tremendous explosion of gunpowder ) at Wilmington, Del. 5persons killed and much property destroyed
 Fire at San Francisco. Loss $3OOOO. l JUNE 1st. At Cutchogue, l.. l., James Wickham, his wife and servant, were murdered by Nicho- las Beehan. 2d. Burns the Boston fugitive slave re- handed to his owner and embarked for Virgi- nia. Accident on the Great Western railroad in Canada; 6 lives lost
 3d. Fire at Lexington, Mo. Loss S4O,OOO
 4th. An attack made by Irish on an Ame- ! rican procession in Brooklyn. Furious riot.
 Several firemen's riots occurred in New York } 5th. Fire at Havre de Grace, Md Loss S15,- GOO. l Turkish endorsements succeed in entering Silistria. The reciprocity and fishery treaty between the United States and the British Colonies, con- l cluded at Washington.
 9th. Fire on North Wharves, Philadelphia Loss $50 OOO.
 Robert T. Conrad elected Mayor of Philadel- , phia by 8395 majority over Richard Vaux.
 9th. Sortie of the Turks at Silistria-heavy Russian loss.
 10th. The new Crystal Palace at Sydenham 7 England, opened by Queen Victoria.
 12th. The Councils of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia met for the first time.
 18th. R. T. Conrad, first Mayor of Consoli- dated Philadelphia inaugurated , Another Turkish sortie from Slistria. Rus sians lost heavily.
 18th. The Parker Vein Coal Company ex- : ploded. A great fire at Worcester, Mass. Loss S5OO,- GOO. Fire at Baltimore Loss about S5OOOO. 16th Madame Henriette Sontag, Countess Rossi, the celebrated singer, died at Mexico of cholera.
 2Oth Dsgraceful scene in Congress- Church. well, of Tennessee, drew pistol on his colleague, Cullom. Fire at Sixth and Jefferson, Philada Loss S7OOOO 2Oth An {" internal machine" exploded in the Cincinnati Marine Hospital, killing J H. Allison and his wife
 Collision between ships Trade Wind and Olympus. Both sunk, and p lives lost. 29th military insurrection broke out in Spain, which ended in a change of ministry, the banshment of Queen Christina, and various concessions from Queen Isabella
 29th The Russians made grand assault on Sistrla, which was repulsed with great loss; they were driven across the Danube, and the siege terminated.
 3Oth. Richmondville (N. Y.) Seminary burn ed. Loss S3OOOO.
 3d. Thomas Ritchie veteran editor of Vir- ginia, died.
 4th. Tremendous fraud in railroad stocks, committed by Robert Schuyler discovered in New York, causing great excitement.
 Roman Catholic church at Dorchester Mass, blown up by gunpowder.
 5th. A great fire at 9th and Chestnut streets Philadelphia destroying the Chinese Museum \ atlOnal Circus and many other buildings. Loss about S3OOOOO.
 9th. Collision on Susquehanna railroad, near Baltimore 25 or 30 killed and many wounded
 7th. Fire at Columbia, Cal. Loss about S5OO,- 900. 8th. A great panic at Chicago on account of the prevalence of the cholera.
 Fire at Minnesota, Cal. Loss S4O,OOO
 10th. Fire at Coxsackie, N. Y. Loss S75,- 900.
 11th. Fire at San Francisco. Loss $2OO,- 900.
 18th. Fire at Sacramento. Loss $5OOOO
 18th. Greytown, Nicaragua, bombarded and destroyed by the U. s. ship Cyane, for an al- legged outrage on MT. Borland by the citizens.
 17th. Steamship Franklin, from Havre wreck ed off Morlches, l.. l.
 Count Casmr Batthyan, a distinguished Hun garian, died in Paris.
 Queen Christmas Palace at Madrid sacked bv a mob
 18th. Fire at St. Louis, Mo. Loss $35, 900.
 2Oth. Destructive hurricance at Davenport, Iowa, and its vicinity. Lives lost
 22d. Excessive heat in Philadelphia, New York and all parts of the northern States | and Russia in reference to the rights of neu- trals.
 27th. Fire at Marysvile, Cal Loss $3OO,- GOO.
 29th. Roof of Manhattan Gas Works, New York, fell in. persons killed and l2 injured.
 30th. Fire atJersey City, N.J. Loss $3OO,- GOO.
 1st Col. Loring of California, killed by Dr. Graham, of La., in the St. Nicholas Hotel, N. Y.
 J. N. T. Tucker, Brooklin editor, murdered his child.
 4th. A treaty of alliance concluded between the Sultan of Turkey and Schamyl the Circas- sian chief
 Dr. John Rae, of the Hudson's Bay Compa- ny, writes an account of the discovery among Exquimaax of relics of Sir John Franklin's expedition and report of their death by star vation.
 5th Great fire at New Orleans. Loss $1,- 100000