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their seats in Congress.
The names Of Lieutenant General
Grant and Vice Admiral Farragut sub
General and Admiral.
A partially finished bridge across the
Susqnahanna river at Havre do Grace
/ blown down.
| Battle near Gerschen betweeu the Ba-
varians and Prussians; defeat Of the for
| mer.
26-Major G eneral Sherman submitted
to Congress for confirmation ~ Lieuten-
ant General
Battles at Deftingen. Halmstadt, and
Rossburn between the Prussiaas and
| Bavarians; the former successful
Preliminaries Of peace agreed upon
between Prussia and Austria.
27-Bombardment of Wurzburg and
| repulse Of the Prussians.
| The Atlantic cable successfully land
ed 1t Hearts Content. Newfoundland.
26-Evacuation Of Monterey and Sal
tillo, Mexico, by the French.
| August.
| 1-Occupation of Tampico, Mexico.
| by the Liberals.
2-Great 6re at the Holmden Farm.
oil region. virginia. Loss, $130,000.
/ 3 Explosion in petroleum tank in
the Great w estern Run, Venango county,
Pennsylvania. Three men injured.
4 Fire at Columbia Hotel, Saratoga.
Loss 100000.
10--GIeat petroleum frs in the city Of
Antwerp. Loss e250. 900.
| Fight Salinos. Gambia, between the
| Christians and the Turks.
| 1l-Governor Throckmorton and the
State authorities ordered by the Presi-
dent to take charge Of the government
Of Texas.
i Fight at Stravos, Gambia.
| 1.-THE Fenian prosecution in New
York discontinued by order Of the At
torDey General.
First dav Of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton favorable to the reconstruction pol
icy of President johnson
Prussia refuses to permit Napoleon to
extend the frontier Of France to the
Rhine.
| 15-Arrival OF the ship Red. White
and Blue-the smallest which ever eros
sed the ocean--at Hastings, England,
from New York, having made the pas
sage in thirty-seven days. Only two
men and dog were on board.
16-The French Government recedes
from its demand to extend its provinces
to the Rhine.
Last day of the Philadelphia Conven-
tciples adopted.
| 17-President johnson declares the
blockade Of Maximilian on the Mexican
coast null and void.
Fire at the cotton factory at Ellicott q
III orvyio
l 19-Petroleum docks, Jersey City, de
stroyed by fire; Is, 900 barrels of oil and
eighteen vessels burned; seven persons
killed and q number injured. Loss, l.,
100000.
Destructive fire at Vanhorn's tobacco
warehouse, Chicago. Loss nearly $500,
600
20-A proclamation issued by Presi
dent johnson declaring that the South
ern insurrection was At An end, and tha
peace, order, tranquility, and civil au
thority now exist throughout the United
States.
IN. Drouyn de L'Huys; the French
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, resigns, anG
is succeed by the Marquis de Moniter.
2-Explosion. caused by fire, st th'
l ~
New York. Loss, 0l50.OO0.
The lost cable Of / 1s65 recovered b.
the Great Eastern in the middle of th,
ocean.
Battle OF Curuza, Paraguay.
3+The Southern loyalists and dele
gates from the Northern States meet j,
convention at Philadelphia.
Meeting ut the Union League House
and appointment Of Governor Curtin .
chairman. .zoH a55 #
4James Speed, Of Kentucky. ap
pointed President Of the Southern 10y
alists' Convention. Appointment O
committees, DC.
5-Great meeting lin Broad street
Philadelphia, in reference TO the South
ern Loyalists' Convention.
6-Laying of the corner stone OF tn
Douglas monument at Chicago, with Ma
sonic ceremonies, by President johnson
An oration delivered by J. A. Dix.
The Southern Loyalists' in convention
endorse the policy of Congress and d.
nouncs the President-
Arrival of three racing ships frol
China in nine days, at Liverpool.
7-Adjournment Of the Southern 10y
alists Canvestion At Philadelphia
8-The old cable landed ut Hart
Content
Battle between the Christians An
Turks in Candia- sx A
| 1l-Adoption of the constitution
(reconstrucuon) amendment By the Ne
Jersey House of Representatives, by
vote of 81 20 "a. and by the Senate on
vote of IL yeas to 10 nays.
l2-Explosion Of boiler at S. & {
killed, and destruction Of property
; the value Of $50, 600.
A-Falling Of bridge at Johnston
Penn, by which large number OF pc
j sons who had assembled TO see Presidel
johnson were killed and wounded.
Turkish suthoSities gave the Chri
tians 1--WE days to lay down their arms.
Redistribution Of several building
by fire. ut Newbern, n. C. Loss estim
| ted st 94OO, 600.
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