The Republican journal., 1884-01-03
Events of the Past Year.

country. July brought with it the Iscliia earth
quake, the obstruction of the towns of Casa
miccoali and the loss of nearly 1000 lives OF
equal magnitude, too, was the Asia Minor earth
quake. involving the island of Chios. The
cholera has ragged in Africa and Asia In our
own country tornadoes ahd cyclones spread de-
vastation in April throughout many Southern
and Western States causing the loss of several
hundreds of lives and much property. In May
came the destruction of the town of Orange.
Missouri, and Racine, Wisconsin. Then, later
on, similar cyclone in August, spread destruc-
ton in many towns of Minnesota and other
parts of the Northwest.
The losses of life and property by fires. acct
dents and storms. were unprecedentedly large.
Fifteen steamers were wrecked or burned at
sea, nearly 800 souls going down with the CHM
bria. and to these is to be added large fleet of
sailing vessels. Nearly 200 lives were lost by IA
launching accident on the Clyde. and G3 by the
collapse OLA pier in Maryland waters. The
panic at Sunderland, England. in which many
school children lost their lives, and that which
followed the opening of the BROOKLYN bridge
WI ~ 4Ni't iNNditu- lit lIlt iDSSGS are 100
numerous to MENTION" while the usual railroad
and minor accidents were reported.
The foreign record is comparatively peace
full one. There have been no great wars or
events of unusual magnitude. France and
China have been ia warlike attitude over the
Tonquin matter, which is still an unsettled
question. TIE same may be said of the affairs
Of France in Madagascar and of the Irish
troubles. trials. executions and dynamite eX-
plosions. The Gar of Russia was crowned at
Moscow in May without interference, and the
Nihlists are no longer active. The destruction
of the army Of Hicks Pasha by the forces of III
Mahdi, the False Prophet, has attracted atten-
ton to that unfortunate country. There is
| peace between Peru and Chill after long con-
tinued and eXhausting hostities. IIayti ha~
had its usual revolutions but otherwise peace
has prevailed generally on this continent as it
has in Europe. In Germany Prince Bismarck
has made important concessions tc the Roman
| Catholics.
/ OF domestic events Of more or less import
ance may be mentioned: The opening of the
Brooklyn bridge; the return Of the japanese
indemnity fund; the ratification OF treaty be-
/ tween the United States and Madagascar the
prohibition of the landing on our shores of
pauper immigrants; the defeat and condcmna-
ton of Buteri>m in Massachusetts,; the reduc-
of letter postage from three TO two cents the
/ issuing of postal notes; the declaration by the
/ L. 5. Supreme Court of the unconstituti0naIity
] of he inI,+ ba Of
star route trial, the jury failing to agree The
! opening of the industrial exposition at Louis
vile on the Is, of August by President Arthur.
the visit TO this country of eX-Prcsident Diaz
of Mexico, of embassies from Madagascar
! and Corea, and of the Lord Chief Justice Of
England Matthew Arnold Gerald Massey and
other dignitaries and men of letters from the
! old world.
| Among the many well-known Americans who
died during the year We're; Hon. Marshall jew
! ell, Hon. W. +. Dodge, Hon. +. u. Morgan
/ Hon. A. II. Stephens. Peter Cooper, G.. W
Greene, LII. D.. Hon. Henry Farnam, Amasa
| Stone, Surgeon Generals Barnes and Crane
General. n. b. Buford. J.B. Steedman and Hum
phreys, eX-Goyernors Israel Washburn and
Matt Head, Hon. l.. NJ. Morrill,. and Montgomery
Blair, Clark Mills the sculptor, A. +. Bellows
the artist, j. b. Booth the actor, General Tom
Thumb. and Matthew Arbuckle, the famous
cOrnet soloist.
/ The list of foreign dead includes Rev. DR..
Robert Mottatt the foreign missionary, Bishop
Colenso of Natal. William Chambers, the Edin-
burg publisher, Capt Maync Reid, the author,
Capt. Webb, the swimmer, Gambetta. Dore,
Laboulaye and Count de Chambord of France
Flotow and Wagner. the composers, Henri
Conscience, the Belgian author, Prince Gorts
chekotf and Tourgnenieti of Russia, and the
| Queen OF Madagascar.
Among the distinguished citizens of Maine
and former citizens, who died during the year
we're eX-Governors Lot NJ. Morrill,. of Augusta
and Israel Washburn. Jr.. of Portland, Hon
Joseph Baker, OF Augusta, Hon. II. X. Downes
Presque Isle. Hon. f. q. Harlow DXtield, Rev
JOHN CLANCY, Auburn Rev. j. 5. Swift. vii
ton. editor Of the Record, DR.. f. q. Parker
Presque Isle. editor of The North Star, Hon
Elisha III. Allen, a Maine man, who, for several
years had represented the Sandwich Islands AT
Washington; Hon. Timothy Q. Howe, Post
master General, who formerly resided in Liv-
crmore; Chas. Chauncey Burr, of Hoboken. n.
j., formerly of Maine, who was at one time Of
fered the appointment of Minister to Berlin
Paul Ansel Chadbourne, President of the Mas
sachusetts Agricultural College, who formerly
resided at North Berwick; Mark bennett. of
kittery the last surviving member of the con
ypOtiop n tIa 'hpS Of al, lar
emiah Curtis, Of New York. who ran for Coy
ernor of Maine, in 1871 on the Liberty platform
Nathaniel Low, of Dover, n. H., who was
Postmaster of Portland in 1929; General John
l1odgdon, of Dubuque, Ia, who was several
times during his previous residence in Maine, a
candidate for Governor and Senator.
The criminal record of our State includes
seven murders; one by an insane man: one in
which robbery was the object. another in which
IL policeman was shot down by burglar; while
the Others were more or less directly due to the
use of liquor. The fire record is not fuller than
usual, but it includes the katahdin iron w orks,
thus closing promising industry and throwing
many persons out of employment for q time.
In May three lives We're lost by railway col
ision near Nassalboro. The severest storm of
the season was Nov. 12th which approached a
cyclone in its fury and caused damage to the
forests and to buildings of fully one million of
dollars. The coolest day of the year was Sun
day Dec %, the mercury at sunrise indicating
from 10 to 30 below zero in different localities
On Jan 4h Hon. Frederick Robbie succeede a
II. NJ. Pasted in the Governors chair and the
State has enjoyed an administration Republican
i'll all its branches. The Legislature held a
one days session in August to complete the
work of revising the statutes. The year has
been free from State politics and everybody
finds reason for approving of the new provision
in the Constitution for biennial elections There
have been three important changes in the
organization of our Supreme Judicial Court,
during the year. Judge Libby, whose official
head was cut off by "A fusion governor. as a
punishment for his patriotic action in defeating
unpatriotic fusion schemes, was reappointed by
| Governor Robe rs soon as he fairly had been
inaugurated. The venerable Chief Justice
his great age, and Judge Peters was promoted
to the place. Hon. L. A. Emery was made an
Associate Justice to fill the vacancy.
The various societies and organizations re-
port prosperous year. The Grange is -four
ishing as never before. The G. A. Il. is estab-
fishing new posts and increasing its member
shin thp Sons If Eptprans uro a.,