Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
[ He HER AID.
Principal Events of 1875.

JAM AMI
Commencement of the trial or III.
Ward Beecher on charge Of adnl-..
terry.
Meeting of the Louisiana legislature
and interference of United States
troops in the organization.
General Sheridan assumed com
mand at New Orleans in anticipation
of trouble on the assembling of the
legislature
Massacre of Protestants at AGA
pulca by the Mexicans. The church
was entered by Catholic assassns,
and five worshippers murdered out
right and thirteen wounded.
The French Ministry resigned.
| Bill for the resumption of specie
payments in the United States passed
the House of Representatives
Alfonso de Bourbon, King Of Spain
entered Madrid and took possession
of his capital.
Great fire in Rutland, Vt, destroy
ing 100000 worth Of property.
Andrew Johnson, ex-President,
elected to the u S. Senate from
Tennessee The first instance OF an
ex-President being elected to seat
IN that body.
| FEBRUARY.
An incendiary attemp; to burn the
Navy Department building at Wash
ington, supposed to be for the pur-
pose of destroying records therein.
Reception at New York by Mrs.
Thos. w. Fitch, daughter of Gener-
al Sherman, Of 100000 set of dia
mond jewelry from the Khedive of
Egypt.
The Civil Rights bill passed the
House of Representatives.
Earthquake in Northern Mexico,
and destruction of the Of town of
San Cristobal, involving a loss of 10
people.
Two-thirds Of the city of Port au
Prince, Hayti, burned. Loss, 49,
100000
John Mitchell, the Irish exile, cleo
ted to the British Parliament
from Tipperary. Refused admis
sion
Mitchell offers himself candidate
for re- election.
James McMahon, divinity stud
ent, jumped from the dome of the
capitol, at Washington, in a fit of
temporary insanity, and was crushed
to death.
Loss of steamship Gothenburg,
from Port Darwin to Adelaide, Aus
tralia, near Cape Upstart lis lives
lost.
Minister Cushing, at Madrid, an
nounces to the President the final
settlement Of the Virginious affair
with Spain. The latter country
agreeing to pay $500 to the family Of
each American killed.
MARCH.
Principal hotels in Alexandria, Va !,
and the Park hotel, Baltimore, closed
on account of the civil rights bill be-
coming law.
Passage of bill equalizing bountes
by the Senate, it having already
passed the House.
Great storm throughout the South
and Southwest. Snow fifteen inches
deep in Memphis.
Destruction Of the town of Reinzi,
Mississippi, by a violent hail storm
-Four persons killed.
Explosion of the Austin powder
mill works, near Cleveland, Ohio
causing the death of three men and
destruction Of much property.
Terrible tornado throughout Geor-
gia. Several persons killed and
wounded and large amount of prop
erty destroyed.
Extraordinary revival meeting held
in London by the American evange
lists Moody and Sankey,
Destruction of Montana, Mo-, and
portion of Fall river, Mass, by fire.
APRIL.
Arrival at New York of the delega-
ton from the Pope, to announce to
Archbishop McClosky his elevation
to the Cardinalate.
| Powder warehouse explosion at
San Francisco. Property loss $780,.
900. Five people were also buried in
the ruins.
Meeting of the Louisiana legsla-
ture and acceptance of the Wheeler
compromise Of the political troubles
in that State.
Centennial celebration of Battles Of
Lexington and Concord.
Breaking away Of the dam on
Whton's pond, near Boston, and
considerable destruction of property.
Burning of Eastern Companies
oil cloth mandatory at Elizabeth,
New Jersey. Loss, 100000,
Loss by fire of three river steamers
at New Orleans, and from 80 TO 100
passengers burned to death or drown
ed.
Imposing ceremony of couferring
the Cardinalate upon Archbishop Nc
Closky, at New York.
Second burning of the city of Osh
kosh, Wis, 500 buildings destroyed.
Loss $2,500,oO0.
Burning large portion of Mont
pelier, Vermont. Loss not estima-
ted.
Breaking out of revolution at
Port au Prince Hayti. Gen. Bryce,
commandant, and foreigners Killed.
Loss Of ocean steamship Schiller,
from New York to Cherbourgh, off
the Scilly Islands, with l89 cabin and
number of Storage passengere.
Two hundred lives list
Discovery of another plot TO assas-
sinate Bismarck.
The Pope makes demand for Catho
lie unity in Spain, and the govern.
ment refused, being determined to
uphold liberty of worship.
| Mrs. Abraham Lincoln declared in
sane and confined in an asylum.
Burning OF a Catholic churh at
Holyoke, Mass, at Vespers, and
cremation of rs people, principally
women and children.
Bnrnin0 of the Theatre ROYAL at