The Richmond palladium., 1867-01-17
CHRONOLOGY FOR THE YEAR 1855.
yANUARY.

Orkney Island, 10 passengers lost
2-Cashier of Missisquoi Bank, at
Sheldon, Vt. Homer G. Hubbell, alb
seconds. deficient $4,000.
5-Cash:er United States Sub-Treas-
ury at San Francisco, VIM. Mackey, is a
defaulter amounting to 8l3O.0OO
Two Spanish regiments revolt against
the Queen OF Spain At Aranjuez-
6-Adsms' Express Company's safes.
In New York and New Haven railroad
car. broken open and robbed Of $685.
900. - .'--z-.... - ~
s-Ths coolest day on record in North
America s.e ~. = 4rs.s zessazEs 5 ias
9-correspondence Of Secretary Sew
ard and Mexican agents and French
Minister In the United States and the
Minister for Foreign Affairs. between
March I'd and December 9Th, ssns to
Congress by the President saHf $685.
l0-The President sends to Senate
message on the inquiry, '.Why Jenerson
Davis 10 held in confnemeut?" stating
the reasons therefor, snd suggesting
trial for high treason before . civil court
War Department order mastering out
1873 Major and Brigsdier Generals OF
Volunteers.
12-Orders of General Grant author
for acts done in the discharge of military
duty. s5asd zfs
Veto OF the President relative to ad-
mit.ing Colorado - . State. 3 80
Reception in this country Of the COR
respondence between the United States
Ministers at London and the British
nandoah.
Ship Diadem disabled at sea and absn-
doned on . voyage from New York 70
Liverpool; seven OF the crew lost
14-3ark Fredonia arrived 1t Boston.
Mass, with the rescued crew and pas
sengers (S56), of the ship Gratitude.
lost at sea. 4asT ,5a@ aso
Treaty made between Chilli and Peru,
pledging war against Spain.
lS-Amendment to the Constitution
abolishing slavery ratified by the Iowa
16- Fire at olean City, N. T.; loss.
$500 900. y4
Maurice Phelan, Of Brooklyn, and
James Kerrigan, of New York. fought
for $500 . side 1t Port Jervis, N. Y;
Kerrigan the winner.
Southern produce warehouse burned
ct Richmond. Va; loss. 81O0.O sazs e.
17-Hossford d Chase's wooden mill,
Lowell, Mass, destroyed by fire, loss.
$4,000
Seventy five unmarried women sailed
| for Seattle, Washington Territory.
18-District of Columbia negro suff-
rage bill passed by the House
David S. Walker recognized as Gov
ernor of Florida. a
2O-Fhe warehouse Of Miller 4 Con-
ger, New York, burned; loss, S640, 900.
22-Payment stopped by Columbian
Marine Insurance Company.
Napoleon delivered an address 20 the
Corps Legislatif, stating that the
French) Mexican expedition was draw
ing to . close.
Unconstitutional amendment abolish
ing slavery ratified by New Jersey Sen
ate.
Steamship Meteor seized at New York,
inspected ~ Gillian privateer.
Arrest Of General Crawford. at New
Orleans, for his attack on Bagdad. on
the Rio Grande.
24-Burning OF the Atlantic White
Lead Works Of Brooklyn. Loss $780,
900.
| Defeat of the Bolivian insurrectionista
at La Paz by General Malgarejo.
| 25--Kentucky House Of Represents
tives rejected the constitutional amend
ment. @
| 26-Great nre at Yeddo. Japan; thirty
persona burned TO death.
28-Geueral Mercer, OF the rebel
army. tried aud acquitted at Savannah
for alleged murder Of sevcral Federal
soldiers
Roman Catholic College Of Seton Hall,
at Orange. New Jersey. burned.
The United States Express Company
car on the Erie railroad totally burned
Loss e25O, ,0O0.
I, s1-Fire in oil regions, Pennsylvania,
Loss go, 900. slae ss
+ Engagement between 5000 Paragu
ayans and force Of Argentines at Pasc
de 10 Patria. Loss about 900 killed and
wounded on each side.
| 1.-Great fire in Franklin, Pennsyl
v.nia; principal buildings destroyed
Loss. $500 900
2-Fire at the Valley worsted Mills
Providence, r. l.; several persons injur
ed. Loss, $780, ,00o-
7-Gen. Grant revokes the order sup
} pressing the Richmond Examiner. 81
/ Loss Of ship Hamlet IN her way fror
1 AAlcutto ~ EOOSeOus WlIl0 Ou S0It
Cod Loss, 500. 900.
I 12-Congress commemorates the mats
day of the late President Lincoln.
/ i4--Conflagration st Victoria Milla
r Saratoga county, New York. Losi
I'll $llO,O
l5-Bank Of Liberty, Missouri. robbie
Of $4,000, by twelve men.
l6-Fire at Assembly Rooms, Broad
ai way. Loss, $15O.00 ~
H-Habeas corpus act suspended i
!, Ireland. ss
Il 1S-The South Carolina Episcop.
2 Convention resolve TO return iaeo unio
2 with the Episcopal Church of the Unite
Q States.
I9-The Freedmen's Bureau bill II
toed BY the President @swa :
II 30-rhe House Of Representatives. b
vote q leg 70 10, resolve that u
Y Nleyen States declared ID ineurrectio
7 ehall not be represented IN the Senate {
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