The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-31


met in extra session action on the admission
of Pnchback, az Senator from Louisiana, post
poned.
Destructive tornado in Georgia great
loss of life and properly.
A-Explosion in n coal mine near Charleroi,
Belgium, causing the death and injury OF many
persons.
23 Three steamers burned ut 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 powder magazine in London Eng land, and
several lives lost.
Explosion Mt Bunker Hill Colliery, North
Staffordshire, England Al lives lost.
1S-Esrthquake in New Grenada six cities
dosolated the city of Cucuta entirely obliter-
ated 16, 600 lives lost.
20-Fire at Osceola, Pa. $50 houses de-
stroyed loss over 80 000,00
Intelligence in London, England, of the
sinking Of an Austrian ferry boat in the Tyrol,
with Roman Catholic pilgrims OH board 70
} 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 Hoyoke, Mass, during the celebration of
the feast of Corpus Christi IS lives lost
30--The steamer Vicksburg, bound for Liver
pool from Montreal, went down in field of
ice S3 lives reported lost.
JUNE.
2-The Ohio Republican Convention. at Co.
lumbus, nominated ex-Gov. Rutherford =.
Hayes for Governor.
Sixty persons drowned by the capsiZing Of
a lighter on the Tagus, in Portugal.
1.-THE Ohio Democratic Convention, at CO.
lumbus, renomihated Gov. VIM. Allen. The
centennial Anniversary of the battle Of Bunker
Hill was celebrated at Boston; Judge Devens
delivered the Grafton.
29-The American rifle team in Ireland won
the rifle match at Dolymount, the score for the
American team being 96S and 929 for the Irish
team.
5-Near Far kockaway, Long Island, collision
between two trains on the South Side Railroad:
persons were killed, fatally and % seriously
injured. The steam tug Lumberman while re-
turning from Fortress Monroe with pleasure
party of IL on board, was run down by the
steamship Isaac Bell, of Sewells Point, and
sunk in fifty feet Of water; 8 OF the company
were drowned the steamer was not injured.
AUGUST.
"a serious instruction against the Turkish
Government broke out in Herzegovina, PROV
ince with 1000 square miles of territory and a
population of $50, 900.
"a water-spout bursting over the town Of
Kim, in Rhenish Prussia inundated the place
and ID persons were drowned
6-EXplosion in the arsenal at Bridesburg
Pa; l person killed and 10 wounded. The
centennial anniversary of Daniel O'Connell's
birthday was celebrated in Ireland, with great
| enthusiasm.
23-Collision on the Midland Railroad. in En-
land; persons killed and 40 injured.
SEPTEMBER.
"A railway train broke through rotten
bridge near Goshen, en- route for Kingston
Canada; % persons injured.
Gov. Ames, Of Mississippi, teegraphed
to President Grant declaring that in that State
domestic violence existed III its most aggra-
waited FORM and that he was compelled to ap-
peal TO the General Government for assistance.
S-The New York State Republican Conven-
ton held at Saratoga; Frederick W. Seward
was nominated for Secretary of State.
9-Loss of the propeller Equinox, near Point
au Sable, Lake Michigan; 26 persons drowned.
! The Pennsylvania Democratic State Conven-
ton adopted platform similar to that adopted
by the Ohio Democrats, and nominated Cyrus
l.. Pershing for Governor.
10-Loss of tho steam barge Mendoza on
Lake Michigan; persons drowned.
11-Loss of IL lives from poisonous gas In
the bennington Wood Colhery Shropshire.
England.
16-The New York State Democratic Conven-
ton at Syracuse nominated John Bgelow for
Secretary of State.
Mexico; in Galveston the water was driven
over the island alternately from gulf anu bay;
houses were removed, the railroad damaged
and numerous vessels driven ashore in hi
dianola, on Matagorda Bay. over 100 lives were
lost the place was flooded 80 feet deep aud
houses, stores wharves and the lighthouse
were swept away nine-tenths Of the houses in
town were DESTROYED.
ga dummy train near Philadelphia was
run into by an excursion train on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad persons killed and 20 injured.
The steamer Adler came in collision with the
Swedish steamer King Oscar III. near Grimsby,
England the latter sunk, and Ii persons on
board we're drowned.
30-At the reunion of the Army of the Ten
nessee at Des Moines, Iowa. President Grant
made a speech memorable for its length and
for the stress laid upon the question of sec
tartan schools
4-The Swedish steamer l.. J. Poager. run
ming between Lubbock and Copenhagen burned
in the Baltic; "A of the passengers and IL of
the crew persisted.
2123-Severe gales off the Scottish coast ;
8 vessels lost, with their crews
26-Great fire in Virginia City, New; the
business portion of the city completely de-
stroyed estimated loss, a, 900 900.
NOVEMBER.
4-Tbe steamship Pacific foundered between
San Francisco and Portland nearly 200 lives
lost.
Wreck OF the British ship Calcutta frorn
Quebec to Liverpool, on Crosse Isle % lives
lost.
9-The steamship City of Waco burned of
Galveston Bar nearly 10 lives lost.
l5-News i'll London OF the wreck of the
British ship Astrida near Boulogne, France ;
persons drowned.
i6-Joseph Guibord was buried in the Catho-
lie cemetery, Montreal; the coffin was laid in a
bed of cement to preclude the possibility of
its removal.
17-Unveiling of a monument at Baltimore
to the memory Of Edgar A. Poe.
18-Railway disaster between Stockholm and
Malmo Denmark; GO passengers killed or se-
verely injured
2O-Daniel OLeary Chicago pedestrian,
finished walk of sos miles in six days, beating
l.. l.. Weston So miles, for purse. News re-
ceived OF a terrible storm on the English coast;
16 vessels wrecked with loss of 80 lives
Fighting on the Rio Grande River between Mex
lean cattle thieves and Texas militia four of
the former killed; the Texans overpowered and
driven back from the Mexican ri To-
23-Storm on the English coast, in the vicinity
OF Yarmouth; 40 vessels wrecked and many
lives lost. Information received of a great