The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-01-14

Society at Washington, ID. G.
1s Passage of a bin by the Ohio Legislature
abolishing the convict contract system.
n. Devastating snow-storms thoughout the
s5. Damaging cyclones throughout tho
Southern and Middle States.
ApBIr.
=. Resignation OF John jay Knox, Comp
10. Resignation of Genoral Adam Badeau,
United States Consul General ut Havana.
l5. Charles f. Coon, Of Now York nomtuub-
vice John G. New, resigned, by President Ar
5j Uprising Of the Ute Indians in Now Mex
MAY.
TO- The Alert Of the Greedy relief oxpedi-
tiun, suils from New York City.
"a. Conclusion of treaty between Slam and
the United states for the regulation Of tho
liquor traffic when conducted by American
citizens.
it's treaty with the United States.
n. Unvcing of u colossal statue Of Martin
Luther NJ Washington, d. G.
-. The shore end of the MaCkcy Bennett
cable laid 90 HuCkport, Mass.
3. Rcv. Dr, WOrthiuEJou, of Detroit, elected
Protestant Episcopal Bishop.
JUNE.
Il. Ex-Congrcssmun Heistcr Cymcr, of
Pennsylvania commits suicide.
30. Porhrio Diaz elected President Of tho
Mexican Republic,
JULY.
g. Formal presentation of the Bartholdi
statue 10y France 20 the United states.
John A. KHssOn, Congressman from Iowa,
nominated by President Arthur Envoy Extra a
ordinary and Minister PlCnipotentiary of the
United States TO Germany.
10. An earthquake shock visits the Eastern
i3 refusal of the Canadian Government to
eNtradite John G. Emo, the dcfaulting bank
Is. News received of the discovery of Greely
and his furnished party I'm the Arctics by Com
IS. Arrival Ar at New York city Of the advance
ship of the Greedy Relief Expedition.
AUGUST.
s. Arrival at New York city of the bodies OF
/ the unfortunate members of the Greedy expo
10. The Eastern and Middle States visited by
| q slight earthquake shock
| II. The south coast of Long Island and New
/ Jersey ugnin visited by an earthquake shook.
| A New York pupCr charges the members OF
! the Grccly expedition with cannihallsm.
! % The United States steamer TallupOOSa
! sunk i'm collision with sailing boat.
! o. The city of Lima, Peru, is captured BY
| CuCcres and a gang of outlaws. Government
! troops, however, rally and drive the invaders
| from the town.
SEPTEMBER.
! 70. An earthquake shock visits Michigan
2S. Judge Gresham appointed Secretary OF
| tne Treasury by President Arthur.
OCTOBER.
! g. John r. Mclean, of the CinciRudH En-
! gltircT married at Washington.
| IL. MisCreants attempt 70 blow up the new
Parliament building at Quebec by dynamite.
| -, Mr. MCCulloch appointed Secretary Of
the Treasury by President Arthur.
| NOVEMBER.
10. j. Schuyler Crosby, Governor Of Mon
tAna, appointed Assistant Postma5ter-Gen-
10. News received OF the death OF a large
number of persons in Buchanan, Wise and
| Dickinson Counties, W. Va, from an unknown
disease. +. II. Bignell, of Quebec, who during
the summer commanded an expedition 70
! Lake MisstasSiui, reports that body of water 20
| be as large as Lake Superior.
%. Tho Federal Grand jury at Omaha, Neb.,
indcts fifteen persons for fraud in connection
with the sale Of the OtoC Indian reservation
! lands, bv which the red men were defrauded
/ TO the amount OF S2JOb
DECEMBER.
]. Suicide of DR.. Ferdinand De Castro.
| 4. Publication of the text Of tho Spanish
treaty.
a. The statute of Admiral Dupont is uu.
veiCd at Washington
ABROAD.
ACCIDENTS.
JANUARY. LiUrS lost.
y. At Arras France, mine explosion.
IA. steamer HwuiyreH wrecked Of the
10. At swansea, Wales, breaking of rope .
25. Mine explosion in the Rhine Province,
"A. storms on the West coast OF England 30
20. Collision of the ships Lucknow and
Siulla I'm the English Channel ......... p
q. Explosion I'm an English cOlliery. ..-..... lh
30. Loss of the screw steamer Bourbon in
the English Channel. ................. ....... IL
FEBRUARY.
4 3. Spanish vessel CHpsized of Corunna. lg
j IL. burning of waste-wUrks in London.
Wedding party cross the ice on the
Thesis River Austria. ............... 3s
II. At Dundee, Scotland, drOwned.........
% Explosion on the steamer kOtsai, from
Hong Kong to MuCoH. oH................. Il
MARCH.
T. Collision of the steamer Bertha with
the Norwegian bark Amolia, at Glib
II. The bark Lucio sunk by collision
near Youghai, China. ............
< APRIL.
IS Sinking OF the steamer Florida. ........ n
21. Railway accident near Acadia, Spain. o
MAY.
8. Dynamite explosion Mt Ayreshire, En-
10. Earthguakc shoci, near the mouth Of
ConHagraton at Bei-Bazar, in Asia
2i. Earthaquakos5 on the peninsula Of 'Cyzi-
l. Gus, Asia Minor. ...... ...,........ z
j, the Fiji Islands. ............... ... 2
-. The British steamer Syria wrecked or
h JUNE.
l. Fail Of balloon car at Lille, France
~ %. GuNing of % tunnel near Madrid, spain.
7 B. Powder explosion at PoutremOh, Italy.
Drowned near warsaw Russia. ....-...
o JULY.
8. Falling ofa minarct at Cairo, Egypt.
IN | 10. Powder explosion at Como, ltuly.......
lB. Railway accident near LOndOn.........
AUGUST.
g. g. The steamer Diana sunk I'm a collision
a. iu the Thames River England .......
a. Collision of steamers on Queenstown.
nee n, Fire ut Plm-gor England. ..........
SEPTEMBER.
g. Fire i'm sulphur mine near Mcosia,
O., D. Wreck of the British gunboat Wasp on