The Richmond palladium., 1867-01-17

4 &1"xuc COuotltuduoA oAAAOo0AASOASe
passed by the Oregon House Of Repre-
sentatives.
% and 2S-Battle at Mosesa between
the Cretans and Turks.
24-Immense reform demonstration
at Manchester, England.
25-Soldiers' Convention at Pittsburg,
Pa; Gen. Cox, President The policy Of
Congress ratified.
27-A wolfe proesqxi by order Of Pres
| ident johnson, entered in the case OF the
| United States VI. W. r. Roberts, Presi-
| cent OF A.,s. A>ef,-..-.>, Ga.Ase~A ~isA
| zach of the neutrality LAWS ii l..
nian invasion of Canada
| 3u--isreat hurricane At Turks Islam.
! The Woolwich royal arsenal. England,
| destroyed by an explosion Of gun cotton.
| ocroDBR.
| l. Treaty Of peace between Austria
and 4. Battle near Csnas between
the Christians and Turks; defeat Of the
| latter.
| s. Destruction Of ST. Patrick's Cathe-
| dral. New York, by IRE; loss else, 900.
| The King Of Hanover releases his sub
jects from their allegiance.
7. Meeting of the P.enary Council Of
the Roman Catholic Church at Balti-
more.
| 8. George Peabody donates e150. 900
to Yale College to form . museum Of
natural history, . $50 900 to the Peabody
institute OF Baltimore, ard 3l5O,OOO to
Harvard University, to found an arche-
illogical museum, aud endow professor
ship of archaeology.
Proclamation sued by the President
appointing Nov. 29th the day Of Nation.
al Thanksgiving.
| Defeat Of the Liberals near Monterey.
9. Fire at Arlington Woolen Mills,
Lawrence, Mass: loss, $150,OOO.
The Custom. house and other buildings
in 'Wiseasset, Me-, destroyed by hre;
loss. $500, 900. aa
General elections held iE Pennsylva.
MIA. Ohio, Indiana and Iowa.
o. Fire at the Louisville Thcater
loss, $1,000.
The Attorney General, in answer to
the President, notifies him that the delay
in bringing Jefferson Davis to trial is
caused by the act of Congress Of July
%. 1866. altering the circuit Of which
Virginia is part, rendering it probably
necessary to have a new allotment Of .
judge either by the Supreme Court or
Congress.
| IA. Great fire in Quebec 20, 900 peo-
PIE rendered homeless.
Is, Boiler explosion in st. Louis; II
persons killed. -
% Proclamation issued by Governor
Swan, Of Maryland, stating that organi-
cation had been formed in Baltimore to
resist the laws.
Investigation of the charges Of NAL
fesance in Office preferred by Governor
Swami against the police commissioners
protest against their removal by the Gov
ernor without jury trial.
%. General Sheridan, in command OF
the Department of the Gulf. orders Gen.
} eral Sedgwick, at Brownsville, to warn Ill
adherents of any party that they will not
be permitted to violate the neutrality
laws between the Liberal Government
of Mexico and the United States.
"a A large number of houses destroy
ed by fire At Nashville, Tennessee. Loss,
sl.OOO.OO0
25. The President pardons George A.
Trenholm, the Secretary Of the Treas
ury of the late Confederate States.
Colonel Lynch, engaged in the Fenian
campaign against Canada, sentenced to
, be hanged December 18. j
26-~ Rev. John Mcmahon, convicted Of
participation in the Fenian raids, sea-
fenced to be hanged December ID.
, 27-Secretary Seward intercedes, by
letter. with Sir Frederick Bruce, the
British Minister At Washington. in be-
half OF the Fenian prisoners in Canada
, 31-An attempt made to assassinate
the Emperor Of Austria
, The Pope delivers an allOcutiOn con-
} Gemning the conduct Of Italy in relation
to Rome.
Battle near Oressa, between the Turks
and Christians; defeat Of the latter.
NOVEMBER.
Removal of the Police Commission-
ers Of Baltimore by Governor Swami
A commission appointed to reorgan-
ize the French army.
3-The new police commissioners OF
Baltimore placed under arrest
!. Letter received by the Mexican Min
lister 1T Washington announcing the
y resignation Of Maximilian.
J. S-La1nch Of the steamer Great Re-
public for the Pacific Mail Company's .
line, from Steers shir-yard, Greenpoint.
New York.
= 1l-Collision in the English channel
between the ship Agra. bound from
London to New York, and the bark E.
jenkins, from London TO Boston; the
jenkins sunk and ten lives Lost
nj 13-Catastrophe on the Buffalo and
Erie Railroad; New York express train
:. thrown down m embankment near Wes-
!. leyville. several persons being killed and
wounded.
15-Prize fight near Fort Lee, New
Jersey, between Cody and Mclean, the
n latter gaining the victory after seven
rounds.
Cyrus W. Field 10 banqueted in grand
>, STYLE, 1t the Metropolitan Hotel, New
York.
1t 9O-The Woman's Rights people Dosl
in conveufion as Albany.
5 2l-The ship Mercury arrives at tn
New York quarantine with the cholsr,
p on board.
= a5-Battie in Candis betwsea III
Christians ard Turks; the lattsr g.