The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-30

| With the new year came new dynasty
for Spain; Alfonso Kill, son of the ex-Queer
Isabella, was proclaimed King, and was sup
ported by the army and navy; new Ministry
was announced, with Castro at the head.
FEBRUARY.
3-The Marquis of Harrington chosen leader
of the English Liberals.
| 5-John Mitchell returned to Parliament from
| Tpperary, Ireland; on motion of MIR. Disraeli,
he was refused admission.
| 6-Fire at Osaka, Japan; 1000 buildings de-
stroyed, and several lives lost.
Fire at Yokohama, Japan; three hundred
houses destroyed.
15-Extensive fire at Port gu Prince, HayG;
500 houses burned.
19-Burning of a match factory in Gotten
burg, Sweden; 81 lives lest.
MARCH.
3-Senate bill for the admission Of Colorado
as State passed by the House.
Telegram from London announcing the
wreck of the steamer Gothenburg on one of the
Fourneaux Islands, in Bass Straits, between
Van Dieman's Land and Australia; of ITO
persons on board, only % reported saved.
5-The Senate of the Forty-fourth Congress
met in extra session action on the admission
of Pinchback, as Senator from Louisiana, post
poned.
2O-Destructive tornado in Georgia great
loss of life and properly.
M-Explosion in a coal mine near Charlerol,
Belgium causing the death and injury OF many
persons.
23-Three steamers burned at the New Or
lsans levee 80 lives sacrificed
28-Destructive fire at Oshkosh, Wis. /; a
square mile of the city laid in ruins. Explosion
of a powder magazine in London England, and
several lives lost.
1-Explosion at Bunker Hill Colliery, North
Staffordshire, England Al lives lost.
18-Earthquake in New Grenada six cities
desolated the city of Cucuta entirely obliter-
ated Is, 600 lives lost.
20-Fire at Osceola Pa. $50 houses de-
stroyed loss over SO, 900, 600.
2EIntelligence in London, England, of the
sinking of an Austrian ferry boat in the Tyrol,
with Roman Catholic pilgrims on board 76
lives lost.
26-Explosion in drug store in Boston,
Mass. several people killed and others fatally
injured.
27-Burning of the French Catholic Church
at Holyoke, Mass, during the celebration OF
the feast of Corpus Christi rs lives lost.
3O--The steamer Vicksburg, bound for Liver
pool from Montreal, went down in field of
ice 83 lives reported lost.
JUNE.
2-The Ohio Republican Convention, at Co
lumbus. nominated ex-Gov. Rutherford b.
hayes 1OT CfOV0fDOr.
3-Sixty persons drowned by the capsizing OF
q lighter on the Tagus, In Portugal.
1.-THE Ohio Democratic Convention, at 20
lumbus, renomihated Gov. VIM. Allen. The
centennial anniversary of the battle of Bunker
Hill was celebrated az Boston; Judge Deyens
delivered the Grafton.
29-The American rifle team In Ireland won
the rifle match at Dollymount the score for the
American team being 968 and 929 for the Irish
team.
JULY.
5-Near Far kockaway, Long Island, collision
between two trains on the South Side Railroad;
persons were killed, 6 fatally and % seriously
injured. The steam tug Lumbernan, while re-
turning from Fortress Monroe with pleasure
party of Is on board was run down by the
steamship Isaac Bell, off SewelI's Point, aid
sunk in fifty feet of water; of the company
were drowned; the steamer was not injured.
AUGUST.
ga serious instruction against the Turkish
Government broke out in Herzegovina, prov
ince with 1000 square miles of territory and
population of 100000.
ga water-spout bursting over the town OF
kim In Rhenish Prussia, inundated the place,
and Is persons were drowned.
Explosion in the arsenal at Brdesbur8