Connecticut western news., 1879-01-08

145 persons died in St. Louis from the effects of the heat.
 26. Extensive labor strikes in Eng land.
 27. The Marquis of Lorne designated as Lord Duferin' s successor as Governor General of Canada.
 28. A portion of tunnel near Schwelm, Germany, fell and buried 27 persons.
 29. The Austrians cross the Bosnian frontier.
 AUGUST. 1. Death of Cardinal Franchi.
 4. The yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans. Austria meeting with serious opposition in Bosnia.
 '. At Mingo Junction, on the Cincin- natl and St. Louis Railroad, two trains collided 12 persons killed.
 g. Terrible tornado at Wallingford, Ct.; fifty buildings demolished thirty persons killed.
 16. Tue Russian Chief of Police assas- sinated.- Hoedel, who attempted to kill the Emperor, beheaded in Berlin.
 21, International Prison Congress in Stockholm.-Prince Milan issues 8 proclamation announcing the independ- ence of Servia. Large contributions for the yellow fever sufferers pouring in from all directions.
 2S. Measures against Socialism adop- ted in Germany. 30. The Hungarian town of Miskolez almost destroyed by fire; 600 lives lost. 31. Four thousand cases of yellow fever in New Orleans.
 SEPTEMBER.
 3, Sinking of the steamer Princess Alice by collision in the English Chan nel over 600 persons drowned.-Elec- tions in Vermont; Proctor, Republican, for Governor, 17,000 majority.
 7. The Stickney dedication in Fall River discovered.
 9. Election in Maine.
 10. Nobiling the assassin, died in Berlin from the wounds inflicted on himself when he fired at the Emperor. II. Mine explosion in Ebbw Valee Colliery, Wales; 281 lives lost.
 16. The British Parliament prorogued. IF. Elections in Canada resulting in the defeat of the administration and the success of the protectionist policy. 23. First frosts of the season in New England.
 
 2. Failure of the City of Glasgow Bank.
 4. The Indians making trouble in Kansas and Nebraska.-Austrla in full possession of Bosnia. 8. An excursion train wrecked on the Old Colony Road, Massachusetts 21 persons killed and 150 injured. tions in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and West Virginia.
 Ii. Panic in Coliseum Theatre Liver pool; 37 killed.
 16 Panic in colored Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Va.; g killed, 30 wounded, 19. The entire Anti-Socialist Bill adopted by the German Reichstag by a vote of 22l to 149 the operations of the bill was limited to two and half years. 20. Railway collision in Wales; 12 kill ed and 20 wounded.
 21. Award of prizes at the Paris Ex- position. formally surren- dered to Russia.
 23. Philadelphia visited by destruc- tive tornado; loss $2, 2,O00,000.
 24. Great inundation of the Damietta branch of the Nile.-Dest1 uctive prairie fires ill Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. 26. Attempted assassination of the King of Spain.
 27. The Manhattan Savings Institu- tion, of New York, robbed by masked burglars.
 29. The yellow fever epidemic practi- cally at an end.
 30 Assembly of the Prophetic Con- ference in New York.-Hostile tone of the Russian press to England.
 31, The steamer Helvetia ran down and sank the British coast guard steamer Fanny, and seventeen lives were lost.
 NOVEMBER.
 1. England sent her ultimatum to the Ameer of Afghanistan.
 4. Tremendous snow storm in Austria. 5. Elections in thirty States.
 6. A. T. Stewards body stolen from the vault of St. Marks Churchyard. 2. Non Mormon women of Utah ap- peal to the women of the country for aid in suppressing polygamy.
 9. Burning of eight hotels and other buildings at Cape May.
 10. Closing of the Paris Exposition. IA. Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise leave Liverpool for Canada. IF. Attempted assassination of the King of Italy.
 IS. Slight earthquakes in the West and Southwest.
 19. Assassination of ex-President Par do, of Peru.
 21. Fourteen men killed and many injured by an explosion in coal mine in Sullivan, Ind.-The British army crossed the Afghan border in three columns.
 32. The Fishery Award paid, $5, ,5OO,. 000.-The Marquis of Lerne and Prin- cess Louise arrive at Halifax after a tempestuous. voyage. 26. The steamship Pommerania sunk in the British Channel.
 27. First Chinaman ns.turalized iu New York.
 i DECEMBER. T 2. Mir. Gladstone denounces the British invasion of Afghan as unjust Meeting of Congress. Blaine offered his resolutions for an electoral investiga ton.
 3. Order received at the Sub-T Treasury to issue no more gold certificates.
 6. Failure of the West of Englanc Bank.
 7. Failure of Olyphant & Co.,, Chins house.
 9. Beginning of debate on the Afghan question in Parliament. Edmunds Electoral Bill called up in the Senate. 10. The great storm.-Wade Hamp tons leg amputated. He is elected tt the United States Senate. Il. Blaine's resolution before tn, Senate.
 13. MT. Edmunds' bill passed tho Senate. Motion censuring the Govern ment rejected in the House of Commons