National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-01-26

oHer OF medal, ,
10 The first narrow-gauge locomotive
built in America put on the rails al
Philadelphia.
. 10. Great heat. In Denver, Col.
thermometer stood 100 in the shade.
H. The two Tribune correspondents
indicted by the Grand jury ut Washing
: ton for their reticence.
Is. Point au Pitre, in Guadalupe, de
= stroyed by fire, and five thousand peo-
pie made homeless. Sixteen OF the
whole twenty one blocks were burnt
20, A weeks riot at Manuel, N. T., on
the Railroad.
30. Eight severe earthquake shocks at
Wolfboro, N. H., twenty chimneys pros
trated.
u. Ingleside regatta Amherst vic
torious over Harvard.
%. Explosion of government arsenal
ut Washington.
"a. Professor Harris United Suites ex-
petition to ,he Brazil left New York in
the Merrimac.
30. Westfeld boiler explosion In New
York. The calamity caused the death Of
lU6 persons, and the injury, more or less,
of $50 others, and will cost the company
over half II million of dollars. No such
disaster to life ever occurred in New
York.
ii. Fire-damp explosion at Pittston,
Pa, and seventeen deaths.
ID. TIL terrible forest fires commence
in Ontario, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan.
90, 81. Destructive hurricane in all
the Bahama Islands. At Tortola 1000
people houscless Mt Antigua 90 killed
and 100 wounded st. Kits torn to
pieces and 800 houses destroyed
q. Severe earthquake in Jamaica, Pc
ri and Chill.
26. Railroad accident at Revere, seven
miles from Boston, destroying thirty
three lives, and wounding fifty other
persons.
~. The Ocean Wave, at Mobile. ex-
ploded her boilers; the killed and wound
ed reached seventy.
SEPTEMBER.
l. Thirty vessels of the American fleet
lost. Loss Sl,500,000.
5. 1.-The Committee of Seventy" or
gained in New York.
g. Goldsmith Maid at Milwaukee trots
a mile in 2l7.
g. L one hundred and sixteenth new
planet discovered by Professor Peters.
10. Extraordinary explosion in the
sun discovered by Professor Young at
Hanover n. F.
II. international boat-race at Sarato-
ga won by the Ward brothers, Ameri
cans.
Is. Beginning of the Jewish New
Year, $500.
"a. Great fire in San Francisco Loss,
one million.
26. Republican New York State Con-
vention at Syracuse.
80. Terrible forest, prairie, and noun
tain fires prevail to an extent unknown
before in the country.
80. A 100000 fire in Chicago
warehouses consumed.
30. Juarez reelected president of Mex
leo, and wa. and revolution follow.
OCTOBER.
g. Brigham Young arrested upon in
dictment by Grand Jury.
3. Wisconsin fires cover 5000 square
mics of forest, and have burned out one
hundred families. Fenians invade Man |
ituba.
7. The greatest drought in all the
states Of the Upper Mississippi valley
known for twenty five years.
6. Pcnsaukie, Wisconsin, Is con sumed |
by fire, and forty perish in the flames,
and twenty-five dwellings burned.
9, 10. The greatest city fire ever known
in modern times takes place, and Chica-
go, q city of 800, 600 souls, lies in ashes ;
100, 600 people are homeless from 100 to .
800 persisted in the flames IS, 900 build
ings are consumed, and the loss is from
$3.50, 900, 600 to $500. 100000
8. Holland, Mich, destroyed by fire
and one thousand five hundred people .
are homeless Ten thousand people .
houseless in Michigan.
9. Peshtigo, Wis, consumed by forest
fires and an electrical tornado, and one
thousand people consumed in the flames.
10. Bloody election riot in Phlladel
phia seven killed.
u. Anniversary of discovery of Amer
lea 10y Columbus
~. Executive proclamation against
South Carolina Ku. Knx.
49, Encke's comet first seen by Ameri-
cans.
IT, Martial law declared in nine coun-
ties in South Carolina
49, 20. Earthquake shock in all Maine.
90 The first Mormon conviction for
adultery, namely, Hawkins.
22-24 Great and destructive fires in
the forests of New York.
%. Brigham Young and son indicted
for murder.
81. The October fires will foot up
$500, 900, 900
NOVEMBER.
3. Ku- Klux proclamation by President
Grant
9. Revolution exists in three states in
Mexico.
II. The Havana volunteers consign to
prison seventy citizens.
ID. Supreme Court decides CONGRESS-
men are liable to arrest by civil process.
Is, The Russian fleet arrives with the
Grand Duke Alexis on board
81. Grand reception of Duke Alexis
by the committee and the whole people
of New York.
q. Cholera prevails at Halifax ; sew
eial fatal cases.
% The city of London, Conn, de-
stroyed by fire, and twenty-five lives
were lost
%. Forty five students arrested at Ha-
vnna for a trivial offence, and the volun-
teers shot eight of them dead.
30. National Thanksgiving kept in all
the United States.
DECEMBER.
4. Congress meets. The Presidents
message Is sent in. The reports of the