The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-29
CHRONOLOGICAL.
"A Record of Principal Events
in 1874.
JANUARY.
!. Destructive fire at wilkesbarre, Pa

8. The Unitod States Senate repeaIs the
SalAry-Grab bill.
8. Caleb Gushing nominated for Chief-Jus-
tice of the United States Supreme Court. II g
city OF Helena, Montana. almost totally de-
stroyed by fire.
IL. News of,a terrible famine prevailing in
India
:. Is. Allen G.. Thurman reelected United
States Senator from Ohio. Lieut.-Gov With
ers elected Emitted States Senator from ViI-
g1nia- Fire at the residence OF Jacob Stiner
wealthy New York merchant, in which he
his wife and daughter lose their lives. Sur
render of Cartagena, Spain.
H. Nomination of Caleb Cushing for the
Office of Chief-Justice recalled.
Is. Surrender of the Intransgentes at Bar
49, Morrison L. Waite, of Ohio nominated
by the President as Chief-Justice.
20. NInS women killed by an explosion and
fre IN knitting mill at Bennington. Vt. Will
liam PinckAey Whyte elected United States
Senator from Maryland.
%. Morrison Z. Waite confirmed by the
u nited States Senate as Caief-Justice.
%. British Parliament dissolved by royal
degree. Marriage, at st. Petersburg, Russia
q the Duke eff Edinburgh, with the Grand
Duchess, Maria Alexandrovns.
&C. Disastrous fire in Yeddo, Japan.
81 terrible railroad collision between Ed
inburgh and Glasgow, Scotland sixteen per-
City, N. j., abssonds with 100000 of the
SO. Burning of Olympic Theater at Phila-
delphia; two iremen killed.
FEBRUARY.
L. Large fire at South Norwak. Conn.
3 Six persons killed by the fall of floor of
a factory in La2cashire, England.
3. Large fire at Memphis, Tenn.
5. King Koffee surrendered Coomassie. the
capital of Ashantee, and agreed to pay q war
indemnity of $780, 600.
6. Collision on the Great Western railroad
England several persons killed Fodr per-
folk, Va
8 Boiler explosion a: st. Louis, No.; three
men killed.
IL. Sixteen mon severely burned at Pitts
burgh by the capsizing Of pot of boiling
lead.
13. Eight men killed and several wounde d
'sby the falling of a brewery in Philadelphia.
killed.
II. Gladstone rendered his resignation as
Prime Minister Disraei summoned to form
q new Cabinet.
Is. Lieut.-Col Buel attacked camp of
Cemanches on Double Mountain Fork, and
Texas, robbed Of ali their horses by Kiows
Indians.
10. Official confirmation of new British
Cabinet, with DisrAei as Premier. Serious
railroad accident near Preston, Eng; two
persons killed and fifteen injured Mutiny
and insurrection among the soldiers at Lima
South America, which ended by the surrender
Of the rebels; thirteen killed and thirty
wounded.
o. Conhagration at Avon, N. Y; nearly all
the business portion Of the village DESTROYED
ing for want OF food in the district of TiI-
hoot, Presidency of Bengal India.
;;; "a MeIican ~ aay,Gea a quarrel netSeen zee.
~of Vera Cruz, resulted in the killing of seven
teen persons.
IS. Arthur Orton, the Tichborre claimant
convicted of perjury, and sentenced to fourteen
years penal servitude.
MARCH.
1. Burning OF car OF z train in motion or
the Great Western railroad, near London,
Ont; eight persons burned and sunocated.
2. Terrible explosion in Lancashire, Eng.
twenty persons killed.
5. Closing of churches ia Eastern Poland
by order of government; serious riot in one
place seventy persons killed and wounded
6. Extensive conAsgration at Salonica
Turkey eleven persons burned to death
Steamship Sedra, Of Newcastle, Eng. lost q
sea thirty passengers drowned. Explosion
IN the Hoossc tunnel, Mass.i several mel
buried ia the runs.
g. Report that Capt. Bradburn, first ant
second officers. and two seamen, OF steam
ship Pennsylvania, were swept overheard IL
10. Terrific boiler explosion at Binghamtol
water works, N Y
Ia. Wreck Ct the British steamer Queei
Elizabeth on Tarifa. Spain; fourteen person
drowned.
Is. Intelligence of destructive fire q
Panama; losses, $500, 900.
16. Advices from Mexico of tDe killing c
Rev John Stephens, q Congregation&list min
ister bv a mob at Ahualuco.
II. Shock of earthquake at Bald Mountain
20. Overflow of the Thames tat London
Lambeth and Rotherhithe inundated; sewers
children drowned.
blocks burned. Pullman palace cars Intro
-6luced in England.
"a Explosion Of q mississippi towbsat
eight men killed, four wounded. lndtan battl
in Arizona between Maj. Randall and ban
OF Apaches eleven warriors killed
25. mother and three children burned
81 Mnrrfaa41iA N.
28. JesTite expelled from Austrian terr
tory.
for Yokohsma with all o nboaad-eiehty pc
sons. Henri Roche fort and Paschal Grousst
escaped from the penal colony at New Cal
AT Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologn
arrested for violation of the ecclesiastic
laws.
APRIL.
1. Destruction of Central Hotel at Miller
town, Pa; seven persons burned 20 death
q News of fearful ravag0e by cholel
among Dutch troops in Acheen.
6. The United States pass Q bill liking Il
legG1-tender and national bank-note circuL
tion at S400, ,000, 600 each.
8. Four men killed by boiler explosion
near Plattsburg, n. Y.
Glasgow, Scotland; part Of the boiler throw
into schooi-room, and Q number Of childre
killed Boilers of the polar steamer Tgre
exploded near st. Johns, N. F.; ~ men kille
IA. The Atlantic cable of 1866 broken by
storm near Valentia-
Is. Terrible explosion in coal mine
Lancashire England SO persons killed, ar
many wounded. The remains of Dr. Livin
stone arrive in London. Thirteen perso
drowned in the Mississippi, below New
leans, by the capsi1ng Of . towboat.
16. Joseph Brooks, rival claimant to Il
Governorship OF Arkansas, took forcibie po
session of the Governors office, at Lift
Rock, expeling GOV. Baxter by force.
II. News OF the wrecking of the Pacii
Steam Navigation Company's steamer Tacn,
Id lives lost. Terrific gale In the Engiit
channel; many vessels lost, with all on boar
William B. Washburn elected United Stat
Senator from Massachusetts to fill the une
pired term Of Mr.. Sumner.
rs. Remains Of DR.. Livingstone deposited
Westminster Abbey
90. Intelligence Of great foods in the hi
atssippi Valley, caused by the breaking OF &
levees.
II. Fighting in the streets of Little Roc
Ark, between the Brooks End Baxter 2actior
%. President Grant vetoee the Congrs
sicnal bill for expanding the currency Tru
between the gubernatorial cor testants
Arkansas
81 Intelligence Of much suffering in Lo
. sofa~,a ens4ead hv the ovarnpvrs uSaxlv fSf Il