The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-31
CHRONOLOGICAL.
.ecord Of Principal Events
in 1874.
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
Destructive fire at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
len. Pavia, with force of IL, 600 men
YES the Spanish Cortes and summons
ant men of all parties to form new
nment. Destructive fires at Cincinnati
Nashville.
Large fire at Philadelphia. Siege of
gena. Spain, begun.
The United States Senate repeats the
y-Grab bill.
Caleb Gushing nominated for Chief-Jus-
IT the United States Supreme Court. The
of Helena, Montana, almost totally de-
ed by fire.
News Of terrible famine prevailing in
Allen G.. Thurman reelected United
IS Senator from Ohio. Lieut.. With
elected United States Senator from Vir-
!. Fire at the residence of Jacob Stiner,
althy New York merchant, in which he,
wife and daughter lose their lives. Sur
er Of Cartagena, Spain.
Nomination of Caleb Cushing for the
of Chief-Justice recalled.
Surrender of the Intransigentes at Bar
ma, Spain. Large fire in Brooklyn, N. Y.
}. Morrison r. Waite, of Ohio, nominated
he President as Chief-J Justice.
}. Nine women killed by an explosion and
in a knitting mill at Bennington. vt. Will
Pinckney Whyte elected United States
ator from Maryland.
2. Morrison r. Waite confirmed by the
ted States Senate as Chief-Justice.
3. British Parliament dissolved by royal
rec. Marriage, at st. Petersburg, Russia,
the Duke eff Edinburgh, with the Grand
chess, Maria Alexandrovna.
6. Disastrous fire in Yeddo, Japan.
7. terrible railroad collision between Ed
urgh and Glasgow, Scotland sixteen per-
is killed. The City Treasurer of Jersey
y, N. j., absconds with 100000 Of the
7 funds.
8. Burning of Olympic Theater at Phila-
phia; two firemen killed
FEBRUARY.
Large fire at South Norwalk Conn.
Six persons killed by the fall of floor of
actory in lancashire, England.
E. Large fire at Memphis, Tenn.
. King Koffee surrendered Coomassie, the
ital of Ashantee, and agreed to pay war
emnity of $1,000
Collision on the Great Western railroad,
gland several persons killed. Four per-
% killed by boiler explosion aE Nor
<, Va.
Boiler explosion at st. Louis, Mo-; three
Il killed.
l. Sixteen men severely burned at Pitts
gh by the capsizing of a pot of boiling
3. Eight men killed and several wounde
the falling of brewery in Philadelphia.
Large fire at London two fremen
ed.
7. Gladstone rendered his resignation as
me Minister Disraeli summoned to form
ew Cabinet.
g. Lieut.. Col Buel attacked camp of
nanches ON Double Mountain Fork, and
ed ten Indians. Six citizens of Austin,
as, robbed of all their horses by Kiowa
ians.
3. Official confirmation of new British.
dnet, with Disraeli as Premier. Serious
road accident near Preston, Eng; two
cons killed and fifteen injured. Mutiny
instruction among the soldiers at Lima,
til America, which ended by the surrender
the rebels thirteen killed and thirty
lnded.
2 Confagration at Avon, N. Y; nearly all
business portion of the village destroyed.
3. Report that $780, 900 persons are suffer.
for want of food in the district Of Tir-
1t, Presidency of Bengal, India.
4. Mexican advicea: A quarrel between
zens of Quimixtlan and Huascalesa, State
Vera Cruz, resulted in the killing of seven
n persons.
8. Arthur orion, the Tichborpe claimant,
victed of perjury and sentenced to fourteen
RS penal servitude.
MARCH.
. Burning of a car of train in motion on
Great Western railroad, near London,
t.; eight persons burned and suffocated
Terrible explosion in Lancashire, Eng;
,nty persons killed.
Closing of churches in Eastern Poland,
order Of government; serious riot in one
CO. seventy persons killed and wounded.
Extensive confagration at Salonica,
rkey eleven persons burned to death
amship Sedra, of Newcastle, Eng lost at
; thirty passengers drowned. Explosion
the Hoosac tunnel, Mass; several men
led in the ruins.
. Report that Capt. Bradburn, first and
ond officers, and two seamen, Of steam
p Pennsylvania, we're swept overheard in
torn at sea.
0. Terrific boiler explosion at Bipghamton
Ter works, n Y.
za beth off Tarifa, Spain fourteen persons
,wned.
5. Intelligence Of destructive fire at
Dama; Losses, 100000.
6. Advices from Mexico of the killing of
Y. John Stephens, Congregationalist min
Or, bv mob at Ahualulco.
z. Shock Of earthquake at Bald Mountain,
c.
N Ovarhou of tho Tbopona Eof london .
mbeth and Rotherhithe inundated; several
ldren drowned.
q. Disastrous fire at Elgin, ILL.,; several
,cks burned. Pullman palace cars intro.
ced in England.
"A Explosion of Mississippi towboat
Int men killed, four wounded Indian battle
Arizona between Maj. Randall and band
Apaches eleven warriors killed.
Is. A mother and three children burned tt
ath at Morrisania, NY.
%. Jesuits expelled from Austrian terri
30. Loss of steamship Nil. from Hong Kong
+ Yokohama, with all nboard-eighty per.
ns. Henri Rochefort and Paschal Grousset
capped from the penal colony at New Gale
mia.
81. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne
rested for violation of the ecclesiastica
We.
APRIL.
/. Destruction of Central Hotel at Millers.
wn, Pa; seven persons burned to death.
2. News of fearful ravages by cholers
nong Dutch troops in Acheen.
6. The United States pass bill fixing the
CALENDER and national bank-note circula
IN at $400, 000, 900 each: