Connecticut western news., 1876-01-14
1875.
Tmportan. Events of the Year.
JANUARY. Et

JANUARY. aFs s <al
 l. The American government notified of the Spanish revolution which proclaimed Alfonso XII. king of Spain.
 4. The Louisiana Legislature assembled five members expelled; proclamation of General ridan.---Preliminaries of the Beecher-Tilton trial.---Garibaldi refused the annuity voted by the Rome Parliament. ---Castelar resigned the presidency of the Spanish commission at the Centennial.
 5. Beecher-Tilton trial opened.
 6. Alfonso leaves Paris for Spain.
 8. Naval Appropriation bill passed by the Senate.---Jury in Beecher trial obtained.
 g. Gold snap all over the country.
 II. Proclamation by Don Carlos for the continuation of war.
 12. Tilden's message on Louisiana affairs. ---Ex- Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky, died.
 13. Grants message on Louisiana affairs ---Pinchback elected United States Senator by the Louisiana Legislature.
 14. The President signed the Resumption Financial bill.---Alfonso XII. arrived at ment from the Liberal leadership.
 15. Debates in Congress on the Louisiana affairs "
 16. Landing of the Germans at Zaranz to punish the Carlists. E
 17. The emperor of China died.
 IS. Very severe cold in New York and in the northwest.
 19, Hannibal Hamlin reelected United States Senator.
 20. Message of the President on the arm ing of the seacoast defenses.
 q. The House voted the Little Tariff
 26. Andrew Johnson elected United States Senator.
 30. Strikes begun at Fall River, Mass.
 FEBRUARY. i 2, Suicide of the Chinese empress. \ 3. The Canadian reciprocity treaty re- Iiected by the United States Senate.---Debate in the House on the Civil Rights bill.---The Marquis of Harrington chosen as Liberal leader in England.
 k 5. Death of Senator Buckingham, of Con- necticut.---The House passed the Civil Rights bill.---Opening of the British Par liament. E-g SE&AE .sFE @l
 S.. Presidential message on the Arkansas affairs.---Riotous demonstration by the strikers at Fall River.
 g. The Choctaw claim of $3,000, 900 de- feated in the House. 12. Large fire at Hartford; loss, $780, boo.
 13. Death of Senator Hooper.
 15. The House passed the Bond 1ndem- hity bill.---Cape Cod bay frozen; twenty eight vessels caught. 16, Democratic convention in Connecti- cut---Jo ohn Mitchell elected at Hpperary. IS. Grants proclamation for an extraor- dinary Senate session, on March 5. 19. Army Appropriation bill passed by | the House.---Great fire at Port au Prince 1; loss S2,O00OOO. | 20. The Virginius indemnity fixed at 5000.
 | 21. Texas Pacific railroad subsidy de- | feated in the House. 3 | 24. Colorado and New Mexico bills pass I ed by Senate. | 26. Freshets in Ohio, Tennessee, and Penn sylvania laundering of steamer Hong | Kong in the Indian ocean. s-g. - | 2. The Force bill passed by the House. | l. The House recognized Kellogg's gov | ernment.
 2. The Cameron censure resolution of | 1862 rescinded by the House. S& | B. The House agrees to admit Colorado as State.---Steamer Gothenburg wrecked near Van Dieman's Land 12O lives lost. A. Forty-third Congress adjourned. The Louisiana Legislature adjourned sine die. Religious riots in Buenos Ayres, 5. Senate of Forty fourth Congress assem- bled.
 6. Death of Gerritt Smith. s> E. r4 | 9. Ferry elected President pro lem. of the Senate.---Republican victory in the New I Hampshire elections.
 II. John Mitchell again elected at Tip perary.
 l3. Settlement of the Fall River strike Failure of I'm Thurn X O., London ; $1O,00O,0O liabilities. ,e. s..-
 15 Archbishop McC1oskey ordained Car dinal. e
 1s Ratification of the Hawaiian treaty by the Senate. Il E. F.. r.. ,
 19. Death of John Mitchell. @
 20. Centennial committee organized in I Paris.---Success of Moody and Sankey in London.
 B. The Senate approved the President's conduct in the Louisiana affair by vote of thirty three to twenty-three. r "A. Special session of the Senate closed.
 29. Treasurer Spinner resigned.--Tron bles in the Pennsylvania coal regions. r 30. American potatoes ostraclsed or \ account of the Colorado beetle. APRIL, | $. PrOclamaLlOu Ol NOVeInoT 11dTNdnl to the miners.
 .4 45 Connecticut election; Democratic vic tory..--Judge Roosevelt died.
 '. Pennsylvania troops ordered to thu Hazleton mining region.
 15. Kellogg recognized governor by thu Louisiana Legislature.
 Is. Death of the French aeronauts, Croce Spinelli and Siyel, who went up 26,0O0 fee at Paris.
 ao1o. Celebration of the Concord-Lexing ton centennial; the President present. 23. Three steamers burned at Ney :. Orle ans fifty lives lost.-The Guicowar Q Baroda is deposed. :,
 26. Withdrawal of the Pennsylvani militia from the coal region. 27. The barretta imposed on Cardina McCloskey in New York. N5.s ~'
 23. The Prince of Wales installed a Grand Master of the Free Masons. 2. Archbishop Williams, of Boston, const crated by Cardinal McCloskey. 5 8. Mutiny murder on board tn 5 American schooner Jefferson Borden. 7. Wreck of the Schiller; 300 lives los 3 The Bishop of Breslau removed frol 5 Germany.
 3 10. Whisky ring frauds investigated r many Western cities.-Steamer Cadiz, frol 8 Lisbon, wrecked off Brest sixty lives los 8 12. Convention of soldiers and sailors ? Chicago. ~ r 2 r. Death of Breckinridge at Louisvill f 20. Death of Jessie D. Bright, ex-Unite s States Senator. . g. seventy-sH pilgrims drowned in u | River Mur, Austria. 7, 25. Derby day Galopin wins. . 26. Presidentl Jewett appointed receiv u for the Erie railroad. 5 27. SeventyTfiye persons burned in Il y Catholic church at Holyoke, Mass. l. 28. Two thousand persons killed by { n earthnnake at Rroussa Asia Minor