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D., w WEDNEODA /, r
THE YEAR 1875.
Notable Events OF tho Kear---Whnt wns
Done nt Homo and Abroad.
The year has not been signalized by
any extraordinary events in the history
Of the world. But for few disturb
ances here and there, we might say that
the whole human race has lived in peace
through the year. The Cubans have
continued their contest. The Spanish
civil war between the Carlists and the
Alfonsists has been carried on in de-
sultory way, but of late there has been
lull in it. The Herzegovinians, in Eu-
ropeon Turkey, have begun a rebellion
against the Turkish rulers, and number
of petty actions have taken place with
varying results, but the struggle does
not seem to possess the elements of
military success for them, and the ques-
hons at issue are in the way Of settle
ment by negotiation. The martial
Egyptians, who have been led by their
territorial ambition into hostilities with
several neighboring countries, have
pushed their conquests toward the equa-
tor, have seized Darfoor, adjacent to
their western line, and have invaded
Abyssinia, but the latter country has
offered snch resistance. to their advance
that they are preparing for the with
drawal of their expedition. The Rus
SLAMS have within a few months past re-
sumed operations in Turkestan, where
they have fought several battles, and
met with one serious reverse, but the
final result of the campaign has been
favorable to their arms; and the Khanote
Jkhokand has been virtually annexed to
their possessions in that quarter. We
have heard but little Of the conquests of
Yakoob Khan in western China; but
that restless adventurer has at least
maintained his power and kept his
Chinese enemies ct bay. The British
have Just had some slight trouble in that
part of Asia which constitutes the Malay
peninsula; but recent dispatches an
nounce the complete success of their
small military force there. The Liberian
republic, on the west coast of Africa, has
been wsging war on the savsges among
it's population and near its borders, but
it looks as though the government would
have to patch up peace without VIC
tory. The war Of the Hollanders against
Acheen, which was begun three years
ago, has not been formally terminated; /;
but the army and navy of Holland have
refrained from operations during the
year. The Russians have annexed to
their dominions the island of Saghalien,
which formally belonged to the Japan,
ese, but this hns been done by peaceful,
negotiations. The British have added
the Feejee islands to their Australian
possessions; but this also was acsom-
pl1shed by treaty with the natives, with.
out resort to war. @. .:'.. .. .,'.
The eight or ten petty wars we have
enumerated in different parts of the
great globe, among various families of
the human race, have made only a slight
disturbance in the peaceful history OF
the year. All the great powers of the
world have kept the peace with each
other. The sacrifices of mankind on the
altar of Moloch have not numbered many
thousands all told.
There ~vere several threatened wars
averted during the year. The British
government had a. misunderstanding
with China, which very nearly plunged
her into war with that populoxs empire
q few months ago, but fortunately the
outbreak of the hostiities has been pre-
vented through the menaces of dplo-
macy, which induced the Chinese to &C
cede to the British demands. There
have also been troubles. with q warlike
aspect between Great Britain and Bur:
mall and the Duke of Cambridge said
a fortnight ago that the queen srelations
with the Burmese potentate were still
critical, but, as both parties seem willing
to negotiate, and as British power is
very much feared in Bnrmah, it may be
expected that q settlement will be brought
about. In Europe there has appar-
emily been danger within the last
half year that the complications over the
Turkish question might result in great
war, involving the leading European
powers. !
The statesmen of Russia, Germany.
and Austria have been deeply engaged
in conferences concerning, not only
Herzegovina, but upon the general con-
dition of the Turkish empire. They
have had to- take many things into &C
count md they have doubtless found
it difficult to reach conclusion satisfac-
tory to all the parties in conference, and
to other interested; parties: but as the
peace has so far been maintained over
this bothersome Turkish business, the
outbreak of war over it may perhaps be
indefinitely postponed.
We. suppose We must put among the
averted wars OF the year the war with
Spain, which recently created such O
stir in our. navy. We likewise feel happy
that the troubles on the Mexican from
tier are not beyond the management Of
pacific craftsmanship.
Now for few brief notes while taking
a birdseye view of the peaceful world at
large.
In the United States, at the opening
of the year, there was trouble in Louisi-
ana, where Gen. Sheridan had been
sent to take control of affairs, and the
Pacific Mail subsidy was under investi-
CATION in Congress-. On the first of the
year, Samuel j. T lden was inaugurated
governor of New York State; subse-
quently, Francis Herman was elected
Senator ; ex-President Andrew Johnson
(who afterward died) took his seat in
the Senate. The canal frauds have been |
under investigation in New York State
during the whole year. The Beecher
trial., which was begun with the year,
lasted through its first half, and will ap-
parently soon again be resumed in vari-
ous other shapes. Tho most important
political features of the year were the
imitation campaign, and the assemblage |
this month Of Democratic House Of
Representatives. The exposure OF huge |
whisky frauds in the West have been
notable incident.
The preparations for the Centennial
exhibition in Philadelphia have been in
progress during the year. The Ameri-
can rifle team beat their competitors at
the match in Ireland, in June. BOSS
Tweed escaped from custody a few
weeks ago. The Bunker Hill celebration
took place in June. There were heavy
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