The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1883-01-25
NOTED EVENTS OF 1882.
THE WORLDS SADHIsTORY DURING
THE PAST YEAR.

THE WORLDS SSADiH1STORY DURING
THE PAST YEAR.
Wars, Assassinations, Disasters-Political
Labor Troubles, and other Pangs Of the
Past Twelve Months,
The following is record of the princi.
pal events which have happened during
the year of 1882:
Jan. 25.-GuIteau found guilty of mur-
der.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 3-Explosion in the Midlothian,
Va, coal mine; 80 men killed.
Feb. 17-Collisry explosion OF Trion-
don Grange, Durham, England; 70 lives
lost.
Feb. 27-Coal mine explosion at Leoben
Syria, $50 persons killed.
MARCH
March 6-Great overflow of the Missis-
sippi river and tributaries, causing great
destruction OF life and property. By official
report it appeared.that $4,000 persons had
been rendered destitute by the floods Sub
scriptions were opened up in all parts OF
the country. The Senate voted an ap-
Preparations of 100000 for the relief OF
the sufferers; the House voted to make it
$l5O,000.
March 50-Steamer Golden City burned
at Memphis, Tenn; 81 lives lost.
APRIL.
April 3-Steamer collision off Cape
Finisterre, Spain; so lives lost.
MAY.
May 2-Seyen men killed by explosion
in colliery near Leeds, England.
May l6-Report Of loss OF l20 lives in
a cyclone at McAllister, Indian Territory.
Lord Frederick Cavendish Chief Secre-
tary for ireland, and Thomas Henry
Burke, Under Secretary, assassinated in
Phoenix Park.
June 30-Charles J. Guiteau, assassin O
President Garfield, hanged in the corridor
of the jail at Washington, D. c.
JULY.
July 4-Excursion steamer Sciata col
lided with tug near Mimic Junction, O.; SO
lives lost.
The Egyptian crisis reached climax
early in July. On the 9th, Admiral Sey-
.moar OF the British fee. demanded stop
page of earthworks defending the city of
Alexandria, and demanded temporary sur
render OF the Notifications within IL hours
under the penalty of bombardment. The
surrender was refused, and the British fleet
opened fire ON Alexandria.
AUGUST.
Aug. S-Bill to pay the widow Garfield
$4,000 passed the Senate.
The President vetoed the River and
Harbor bill August 1st, and both Houses
passed the bill over the veto the next day
SEPTEMBER.
Sept. 15.--War in Egypt ended, just one
month from the date of Gen. Wolseley's
landing at Alexandria.
Sept 30-Steamer Robert E. Lee burn.
ed on the river below Vicksburg; 81 lives
lost.
OCTOBER.
Oct. 20-Gen. Mabry killed by Thomas
OConnor, banker, at Knoxville, Tenn
Joseph Mabry jr. avenges his farther's death
and is himself killed.
Oct. 3l.-Destructio of the Park theatre,
New York, by fire, the night set for the
American debut Of Mrs. Langtry.
NOVEMBER.
Nov.7-State elections in New York,
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, Democrat
ic by enormous majority, Clevlanb, Pattison
and Butler elacted Governors; Gov. St. John
badly defeated in Kansas.
Nov. 26-disastrous floods in Germany
rising of the Rhine: great destruction of
life and property at Coblentz and Mays
ence,
DECEMBER.
December Frank Frayne, the actor
accidently kills Annie Won Behren, on the
stage at Cincinnati.
Dec. l2-Destruction by fire of the bus
iness portion of Kingston, Jamaica; los
$40, 100000.
Dec. 26--Arabi Pasha and other revo
lutionary leaders exiled.
Dec. 2S---Overfow Of the Rhine ant
tributaries; great destruction Of propert,
from Lake Constance to Cologne; 20 live
lost.
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