The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-28

pass. :. 20. Many lives and millions Of prop
erty were lost by riot at Pittsburgh.
United States troops were sent to the scenes
Of disturbance &C various points. Capt.
Grape finished the voyage TO England in
whale-boat. 20. hioters and police Skin
mished in Chicago. . rs. More fighting took
place in Chicago. 81. The Russians were
again defeated, with heavy loss, at Pleyna.
The troops fired on the mob at
Scranton, Pa. killing four and wounding
several. 2. The Turks were successful at
Esll-Saghra. g. Newe was received Of a ter
rible famine in British India 10. The first
telegraph line in China was put in operation.
LII. Gen. Gibbon fought the Nez Perces In
Montana, losing twenty-five in killed and
wounded, the Indians losing forty-iye. 10.
The Turks bombarded Giurgevo. .. 16. Cen
tenary Of the battle OF Bennington was cele-
brated. .1S. A satellite 10 the planet Mars
was discovered. e. .22. The Turks were re-
pulsed at Schlpka pass. 70. Osnlan Iasha
was defeated at Tirnova. 25. Russian
troops were defeated in Armenia. 26.
Bridge at Omaha was partially destroyed. -.
80 BY the wrecking of a train on the Rock
Island road. twelve persons were killed.
A $3.50, 900 fire happened in
New York; four persons were burned to
death. 4. The Russians captured Lovatz
....5. Crazy Horse was captured and killed.
lision Of two vessels in the English channel.
lib. Heavy fighting occurred around
Plevna. 10. Yellow fever made its APP
pearance at Fernandina, Fla. o. Gambet-
ia was sentenced to imprisonment "a.
The upper stories Of the Patent Office were
burned out. Osman Pasha was reinforced
and revictualed at Plevna. 80. Col. u. IL.
Armstrong was appointed Senator from Mis-
souri,
OCTOBER-2. William c. Gilman was discoy-
cred to be a forger to heavy amount at
New York. Mukhtar Pasha repulsed two at
tacks. g. Suleiman Pasha succeeded Me-
hemet Ali in the command of the Army Of
the Danube. 8. The steamer Massachu-
sets was wrecked on Long Island sound.
The Nez Perces surrendered 10 Gen. Miles.
....12. Gilman, the forger was sentenced to
five years in prison. 10. Mukhtar Pasha
was forced TO retreat. 10. Congress met
in special session Samuel j. Randall was
elected Speaker of the Houee The Republi-
cans carried the French election. 16. The
Russians gained an important victory in Ar
menia. About 10000 cirgar-makers struck
in New York. !. 90. A Roumanian attack on
the Grivitza redoubt was repulsed with terri
BILE slaughter. -. %. Upward of 200 lives
were lost by colhery explosion near Glas-
gov, Scotland. ~. 25. Desperate fighting
took place northwest of Plevna. 81. Kars
was completely invested.
NOVEMBER. President Hayes visited the
State Fair at Richmond, Va. Oakley Hall
returned to New York. A. Earthquake
shocks were felt in many places in New En-
gland and Canada. =. g. Daniel W. VOORHEES,
was appointed Senator from Indiana. II.
Turkish attack on Gen Skobelef war
repulsed. IA. Field, Letter IL Co.'S
store was burned in Chicago. . 16.
Three banks closed at Reading Pa. The
French Ministry resigned. IL. A mil
burned at Fall River, Mass; loss, $500, 000
lis. The Russians carried Kars by assault.
A French Cabinet was organized. -. %. The
Fishery Commission awarded $4,000, 900 10
the English claimants. A great fire occurred
at Bahia, Brazil "a. The war steamer
Huron was lost off the North Carolina coast
over 100 lives lost. Great damage by food
took place in Virginia. 20. Thanksgiving
generally observed.
DECEMBBR-1. Kellogg and Butler were
seated in the Senate. g. Congress met il
regular session. Eleven lives were lost by
the burning of the steamer Lotus. A. The
Russians were defeated at Elena. z. The
Turkish advance on Tirnova was checked
o. Osman Pasha surrendered uncondition-
ally IL. The Seryian troops were ordered
to cross the Turkish frontier 10. Sueimar
Pasha was defeated in an attack at Matchka.
...15. The Porte called for the intervention
Of the powers. 20. Mines Hotel, Edin-
burgh, Scotland, burned ten persons killed
Candy factory boiler in New York exploded
and building burned about fifty persons
killed.