Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-31
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80, 1881

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$4,000. On the following day the great
tWd days. The details Of the terrible event
At the same time, the Eastern section of
Wisconsin was swept by hurricane of fire,
BY which over one thousand people perish
ed and q large and thriv ing settlement was
completely devastated. Following on the
heels Of this calamity came the news Of the
great Michigan fire, exceeding inextent that
of Wisconsin, and the destruc. ion Of Wind
sor, Ontario, by the devouring element.
While the charitable Of this country
and of other lands were forwarding
money, provisions and clothing for
the relief of the sufferers, the military
authorities usurped the control of Chicago
without the consent of the Governor of
Illinois, and, on the 21st of October, Thos.
w. Grosvenor was shot by the militia. On
the 23d extensive fires swept through the
New York forests, but without destroying
much improved property. On the 18th
Hawkins, the Mormon elder, was col victed
of polygamy and sentenced to three years
Imprisonment at hard labor.
On Nov. Is Prince Freddy Grant and
Gen. Sherman sailed for Europe, and on.
the same day the great fire in Geneva oc-
Cured. During November the Indiana
Ku-Klux committed series of
outrages, any one of which,
II perpetrated in a Southern
State would have been deemed sufficient
excuse TO have placed it under military rule,
but which were allowed to pass unpunished
in Indiana. On the 2lst the Grand Duke
Alexis arrived at New York and was re-
ceiyed with perfect ovation. On the same
day the Prince of Wales was protraeted with
sickness. On the 2Sth the Communist
Rossel was executed at Paris, and eight
young medical students were shot in Cuba
for an alleged desecratien of the grave of
Gonzale Castanon. On the 30th the riots
in Brussels commenced, and continued for
some days till the Belgium ministry resign
ed. sss - s-sa~@
During the present month the bill repeal
ing woman suffrage in Wyoming was vetoed
by Gov. CanpbelE and subsequently failed
TO receives two-thirdsv vote ofthe Legislature.
The National Board of Trade held its ees-
sion at st. Louis on the 9th inst. The New
York police authorities attempted to pre-
vent the parade of the Internationals on
Sunday, the 10th, and the bank failures in
lNCH AOiA 1kfC odlllc hCCh
The announcement of the convalescence of
the Prince of Wales was made on the 18th
inst. On the same day Senator Trumbull's
resolutions to appoint committee TO in
vestigate into the condition of the civil SER
vice, was virtually defeated, a whitewasll-
ing committee having been appointed by
the Radical majority. The parade of the
Internationals took place on the 18th, and
was attended by Victoria Woodruff, Tennie
Clafin, and others of the shrieking sister
hood; otherwise il was unattended by any
marked feature.
During the past twelve months pestilence
has swept over many lands. The cholera,
after making fearful rayages in some parts
of Europe, made its appearance on our own
shores, but it was held in check, and has
now died out. One of the most disastrous
plaques of modern times, akin in its nature
to the yellow fever, has almost depopulated
portions of South America, and in Puenos
Ayres alone twenty-eight thousand of its
victims lie buried in one cemetery. Persia
has been visited by the plague, the horrors
Of which were fearfuliy aggravated by fam
inc, in England typhUs and typhoid fevers
have prevailed to an alarming extent among
all classes of the people, and in this country
the smallpox has appeared as an epidemic
in and about nearly all our great cities.
The elements have also INDUCED in
several unusual demonstrations of de-
structive power. One of the Indian
rivers suddenly rose in the night and swept
away an entire city, destroying three thous-
and houses and running the crops for miles
around; tidal waves have DESTROYED the
French port of Pornie and swept off all the
shipping in the harbor of Galveston; hur-
ricane devastated st. Thomas; a tornado
swept over Canada, doing great damage to
the cities and towns in its course including
Montreal, Toronto and Quebec; tvphoOn
of fearful power swept over the Chinese
coast, destroying towns, shipping and life;
the island of FCrmosa was nearly demolist-
ed by an earthquake; storm in the harbor
of Halifax did great damage to shipping
and the whales have caught most of our
whaling ships.
Death has been busy in The ranks of the
great men Of the age. Among those who
have passed away are Sir Roderick /.
Murchison and Charles Babbage, eminent
savans /; Alice Cary, Phoebe Cary, George
Ticknor, Henry Afford, Alex. Dumas,
Chas. Paul De Kock, George Qrote,
1dNhSi httits
poets, authors and essayists; Richard Bent
ley, Robert Chambers, David n. Chambers
and Charles Scribner, well known publish
ers Aligny and Won Hess, artists; Gen.
Benedek, Sir James Y. Scarlette and Gen
erals Prim, Totten, Robert Anderson, I. j.
Rodman, l.. n. Rossel, Omer Pascha and
military celebrities; Commodore
Tatnall and Admiral Won Tegethoff, naval
officers; Auber and Thalberg, musicians,
and a number Of other prominent men
whose names will live beyond their gener-
alton.
These are but "a part of the leading
events OF the year now closing. 1t would
be impossible In the brief limits of new S.
paper article to enter more fully into the
of the year worthy of COM
ment, or even to mention one-half of them.
We can only glance at some of the most
and pass them by without COM
ment.
We welcome the new year with hope,
and pray that at its close We may have a
more cheerful record to show of the events
to which it NAV give birth.