Connecticut western news., 1875-01-15
THE TEAR 1874.
A Chrsn otexical History of the Closing Tenr
 Notable Events.
JANUARY.

Notable Events.
 JANUARY.
 ?. A political crisis in Spain: Castelar, . succeeded by Serrano. ' 6. Meeting of the New York legisla- ! ture and reception of Governor Dix's , message. g. Caleb Gushing nominated to the i Chief Justiceship of the United States | Supreme Corrt.-The death of James ! D-cck- = formally announeed in the l. House of Representatives. cri- 1 sis iu France-the members tender their resignation. Ia ecnsila, Ii,c l,uIs- sian murderer, hanged in Jersey City Anniversary of the death (and second buriaD of Napoleon ILL, at Chlsethurst, in England. II. Death of Gail Borden, the inven- tor of condensed milk, at Borden, in Texas.
 13. Large fire in Boston.-Great fire in Natick, Mass.-C Cartagena, Spain, sur rendered to the besieging army.-The house of Jacob Stiner, on Sixtieth street, New York city, destroyed by fire; Mir. Stiner and his wife and daughter lose their hves.-An attempted workingmen's parade in New York city is interrupted by the police.-The substitute Salary bill is passed by the House of Representa- tives.
 IA. Caleb Cushing's nomination to the Chief-Justiceship withdrawn at his own request. Attempted assassination of Iwakura, in Japan,
 IT. Death of the Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, at Mount Airy, North Caro- lima.
 19. Morrison R. Waite nominated Chief Justice.
 20. Two large fires in Chicago.
 22 Death of Parepa Rosa, the singer, at London.-Loss of the ship Panther, from Naniama to San Francisco; twenty three lives lost.
 g. Marriage of the Duke of Edin- burgh and Princess Marie of Russia at St. Petersburgh. .-...,. 26. Report of Dr. Livingstone's death received. 27. Fatal railroad disaster in Scot land. ,Et, .s...,s ... 28. Death of Ex-Chief Justice James Thompson, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. .-'
 %. Burning of the new Olympic thea tre, at Philadelphia; two iremen killed.
 FEBRUARY.
 1. Large fire in Constantinople.
 8. Death of King William Lunalilo of the Sandwich Islands.
 4. Beginning of the temperance cru sade at New Vienna, Ohio.
 Il. A platform adopted, at St. Louis, by the National Grange.
 B. Fall of 8 brewery in Philadelphia eleven men killed and eleven wounded, Large fire in London. The Panopti- con burns, causing loss of $15, ,OOO, 900. IT, Resignation of the Gladstone min istry in England.-Execution at Con cord, N. H., of Franklin Evans.-Large fire at Sing Sing, N. Y. Loss, $150,. OOO.-The New York Independent Gran gers declare their principles.
 19 Mr. Disraeh accepts the Premier ship in England
 20. The new British Ministry is de clared. -f .@ss-s -... 23. News received of the signing O. the Peace Treaty in Ashantee.
 25. Report received of the re-openinG of the Ashantee war.-Strike on the Erie railroad.- President Grant sends to Con gress a message on the Centennial.
 26. Defeat i'm Congress of the frank ing bill. zsz ss srss
 28. Close of the Tchborne trial, afte a continuance of one hundred and eight, days.-Railroad disaster in Canada.
 MARCH.
 2 Boiler explosion in England twen ty persons killed.
 B. The investigation of certain revenu abuses is begun by the Ways and Mean committee in Washington.
 g. Defeat in Congress of the frankint bill. sstaa ..
 '. Official report of the British victor, in Ashantee. a.-...... 8. Death of Willard Fillmore at But lo.-Murder of Rev. John Stevens i Mexico.
 Il. Death, at Washington, of Charle Sumner. ...
 16. Funeral of Sumner in Boston.
 22. Death, at Washington, of Judg Lewis Dent, brother-in-law of Presider Grant.
 24. Explosion of the steamboat Ores cent City on the Mississippi river, te miles below Memphis. Sixteen live lost. E4Tit. .-. 25. Great battle at Bilbao, in Spain.- Tenement house in Mott street, Ne York, burned; A mother and three chi dren killed. ....... - .- 2S. The English University boat rac is won by the crew of Cambridge.
 31. Intelligence received of the loss the steamer Nile, on her way from Hon Kong to Yokohama. Eighty persor drowned. @
 - APRIL. .T 1. Large fatal fire in Millerstown, P Seven persons killed. 3 a.r-..
 2. Wreck and abandonment of u French Transatlantic Company's stean ship Europe in the Atlantic ocean. Gre and passengers saved. 6. Passage of the finance bill in tl United States Senate.
 2. Adoption of the ten-hour system | New York master mechanics a 9. Explosion of the steamer Tigres of Poiarfs fame, at St. Johns, N. Twenty-two men killed.-Fatal boil, explosion at Hamilton, Scotland.
 14. Passage of the Currency bill in u United States House of Represent ves.-Abandonment at sea of u French Transatlantic Company's stear ship L'Amerique.
 15. Fatal coal mine explosion at Dun infeld, England. Fifty-three. me killed.-Terrible tornado in and ne Nashville, Tennessee. --- . .- .-.--. IT. Governor Kellogg informs Pre-! dent Grant of severe floods in Louisian and asks hid for the sufferers M Washburn elected to the United Stat Senate in the place of Charles Sumner IS. Funeral, in England, of Dr. Lii ingstone. r.. 21. Hard fighting at Little Rock, kansas, between the adherents of Broo and Baxter.
 22 The President vetoes the Curren bill.
 24. Fatal fall of building in Stockt' street, Brooklyn. Serious railroad d aster, near Norwich, Connecticut. 25 Two railroad disasters in Englan