Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-01-11
General Record for 1851.
JANUARY.

i.-lhlrteen persons burned 10 death
in the Stafford county, n. II. poor
house.
12.-Maine legislature declares ii
NJ. Plaisted elected governor.
15.-British ship "Leonore" run in
to and sunk with nine persons off Har
tlcpool.
16.-Pacifcation of Cuba announ.
ced. Crown prince Of Germany con
dennis the anti-Jewish movement.
l7.-Chilian army enters Lima
Peru, after an obstinate battle.
19.-Thc three per cent. funding
bill, afterwards vetoed, passes the house
and the Senate on the 18th of the
month following. Terrible gale in
Great Britain, several vessels and many
! lives lost.
24.-"Coercion" bill for Ireland in
troduced in parliament.
25.-State trials of land leaguers at
Dublin end in disagreement of the
! jury.
FEBRUARY.
4.-Senate passes a resolution con-
Cured in by the House February 5,
declaring that the president Of the
Senate is not authorized to count electo-
raj votes. German ship Bremen"
wrecked, 13 lives lost.
6.-Steamship Bohemian" wrecked,
35 lives lost.
9.-Garfcld and Arthur declared
elected by Congress.
25.-Irish coercion bill finally passes
parliament.
27.-Fifteen children burned to
death in the Catholic orphannge at
scanton, Pa. Last battle between
English and Beers in African war.
MARCH.
2.--Three per cent. refunding bill
with amendments passes the house, and
is vetoed reyt day by Hayes.
4.--Forty-sixth Congress adjourns,
and an extra session is opened. Coal
mine explosion near Evanston, Wyom-
ing, kills 35 men.
5.-Gar6eld's cabinet nominated and
confirmed.
6.-Nine vessels and 100 lives lost
in great storm off the coast Of Aber-
deenshire.
11.--Irish arms bill passes the house
Of commons and house Of lords
March 18th.
13.-Czar Alexander II, of Russia,
assassinated.
21.-Levi P. Morton confirmed as
minister to France.
23.-Italian opera house at Nice
burned, 100 lives lost. Robertson nom-
mated for collector at New York by
Garfield.
26.-Prince Charles proclaimed king
Of Roumania.
Great earthquake in the island
Scio, Italy.
Indiana legislature submits wom-
ans suffrage to popular vote.
15.-Five nihilists hanged at st.
Petersburg for completely in the MUIR
der of the Gar.
23.-Ferry boat capsizes in the
Dniester river, GO persons drowned.
26.-British war sloop "Dotcrcl"
blown up in the straits Of Magellan,
143 lives lost. French invasion Of
Tunis begun,
2s.-Twelvc persons drowned at
Elgin, ILL.,, by the upsetting of ferry
boat.
John Dillon, Irish member Of
parliament, arrested under the coercion
act.
b.-President Garfield withdraws all
federal nominations save that Of Robert
son.
10.-Bradlaugh again excluded from
the house Of commons. Crown Prince
Rudolph Of Austria rnarries the Princess
Stephanie Of Belgium.
1.-THE Bey of Tunis signs treaty
with France.
16.-senators Conklipg and Plat
resign,
3.-Robertson unanimously con-
frned as collector Of New York.
20.-United States senate adjourns
sine die.
24.-Excursion steamer "Victoria"
collapses on the Thames near London,
Canada, 200 lives lost. The Turco-
Greek frontier agreement signed.
JUNE.
British government pays Gl5,-
900 to the United States us "Fortune
Bay" indemnity.
9.-Fire in Quebec, Canada, destroy:
800 houses.
12.-Violent storms throughout the
west do vast damage.
22.-British house of commons re
jects a bill to abolish capital punish
mcnt.
0l-Over 300 persons killed by the