The Osceola times., 1883-01-27

the CONSTITUTION phrSSt -, 49, -
Iowa, June y, by a majority OF 29,,?I,
The Egyptian crisis reached c,'ihaA E
early in July. On the 9th, Admiral eey-
morr of the British fleet demanded stop
pape of earthworks defending the city Oh
Alexandria, and demanded temporary
surrender of the fortifcations within l.
hours under the penalty of lombard,
ment. The surrender was refused, ana
tbe British fleet opened fire on Alexan-,
dria. The bombardment was continued
throughout the day and resumed the fol-
lowing morning. At noon a flag of truce
was hoisted, under cover of which the
Epyptian troops fled from the city. They
oncned the prisons and released the con-
victs who set fire to the buildings and
committed frightful atrocities. Hxndreds
of Europeans were massacred, ana their
houses pillaged. ,
July lg-Great iire in Smyrna, destroy
ng 400 houses.
July 2O-The French Ministry resign
ed on account of an overwhelming de-
feat on the vote of credit for protection
of the Suez Canal.
July 2l-Eorty- persons drowned
by floods in Bohemia. =.
July 23 The Khediyc dismissed Arab
Pasha from the office of Minister OF War,
AUGUST.
August BOILER Of steamer Gold Dust
exploded on the Ohio river, near hick-
man, Ky; II lives lost.
Aug. S-Congress adjourned sine die
after sitting 2il days; 25l pubic acts, 233
private acts, and 81 joint resolutions be-
came laws. .
Bill to pay the widow Garfield $4,000
passed the Senate July I'D.
The President vetoed the River and
Harbor bill August lst, and both Houses
passed the bill over the veto the next
day.
Aug. 15-Gen. Sir Garnet Wolsley ar
rived al Alexandria, and he issued pro-
clamation declaring the sole object OF the
British TO be the restoration OF the khe-
dives authority.
Aug. 2S-IIail storm near Pesth, Hun
gary, destroying lives houses, vineyards,
crops, etc.
EPTENBER.
September Railroad train running
| from Freiburg to Colmar left the track
near llugstetten, Germany; many lives
! lost
Sept. 9--British bark Canoma, from
Sunderland for Java, foundered at sea.
All hands lost.
Sept. l5-War in Egypt ended, just one
month from the date of Gen. Wolseley' 3
landing at Alexandria The British seiz-
ed the Suez Canal Aug. 20, and began a
rapid march from lsmailia fer the in
terror. At Maipar and Kassassin Lock
the Egyptians were defeated with great
| loss. Sept. -. Arabi's army was utterly
routed, and Tel-el-Kebir and Zagazig
were captured. The British entered Cairo
on the 14th, and were received with en-
/ thusiasm. Arab Pasha, who had fled to
the city, and been arrested by the Egyp-
| tian police, was turned over to the Brit.
/ ish authorities.
Sept. 22-Collision between the Port.
chester special and Harlem Rapid Tran.
sit trains in the Fourth avenue tunnel
New York; three lives lost.
Sept. 23-Egyptian Rebellion disposed
of by the surrender of Damietta. The
Khe1ive returned to Cairo Sept. 25.
Sept. 23-rhirty soldiers drowned by
the fall of railroad bridge over the river
Dravc.
Sept. 30-Steamer Robert T.. Lee burn
ed on the river below Nicksburg; q live,
| lost.
OCTOBER.
October Tidal waves in Panama
drowning about 20 persons.
Oct. IA Prince Of Wales threatened
with assassination by Brookshaw, n com
mercal traveller
Jurors in the Star Route case max,
affidavit of attempts TO influence thei
verdict
Oct. l7-Steamer City of Antwerp sunl
in collision near Eddystone; II live,
lost.
Oct. 20-Gen. Mabry killed by Thoma
OConnor, banker, at Knoxville, Tenn
Joseph Mabry jr. avenges his father
death and is himself killed.
Oct. 22-Collision in the North Adams
Mass, freight yard; boiler of locomotiv,
burst, killing eight men.
Oct 25-Bi-centenary celebration o
the landing of William Penn at Phila
delphia.
Oct 29-Sir Garnet Wolseley lands a
Dover, on his return from Egypt, and i
received with enthusiasm.
Oct. 31-Destruction of the Park the
atre, New York, by fire, the night set fo
the American debut of Mrs. Langtry.
Insurrection in Soudan; Egyptian GOV
ernment asks for British aid to suppress
it.
The Massini theater at Barcelona de
stroyed by fire.
NOVEMBER.
November 5-Great conhapration a
Ulcaborg, Russia; the city partially de
stroyed.
Nov. State elections in New York
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Demo
cratic by enormous majorities, Cleveland
Pattison and Butler elected Governors
Gov. st. John badly defeated in Kansa.
Fearful confagration at Halifax, n. S
81 paupers roasted alive in the asylum.
Nov. S-Icrrifc colliery explosion a
Clay Gross, Derbyshire, England: 5
lives lost.
Government buildings, Sydney, Ney
South Wales, destroyed by fire.
Nov. ll-Attempt to assassinate Judg
Lawson, at Dublin
Nov. l3-Boiler explosion in Cleve
land rolling mill, five men killed
Unknown steamer sunk in a collision
with the Hamburg-American line steam
er Westphelia, of the English coast; al
on board lost
Nov. li-Birth of princess at Madrid
Nov. 2j-Schooner Collingwood lost il
a storm on Lake Michigan. Captain an,
five Of the crew drowned.
Nov. 27-Train on the North Scottisl
railroad fell through a bridge at Fyvic
Aberdesnshire; IA passengers killed.
Steamer Cambrian, from Nantes, sunl
IN collision in the. British Channel; L
lives lost.
Nov. 29-Disastrous floods in Germany
| rising of tho Rhine. eraat Jaot