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4 THE DAILY RECORD-UNION. ! TIICRSDAY-. ..IA.MAKI" I,lß*o. QUADRUPLE SHEET. CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD. EEGISTER OF EVENTS WHICH TRANS PIRED IN 1879. A Year of the World's History— Political Matters— Obituary— Accidents- Floods— Storms— Marine Disasters— Etc. We again present to our readers the an nual record of events, which is carefully compiled especially for this journal. In order to facilitate the publication of this large issue, and to prevent the keeping of an immense amount of type standing, we publish in this part of the paper the record of the first eleven months of IS7O ; and the continuation the events of Decem ber — will be found elsewhere. , POLITICAL. This department embraces political events of in terest which have happened during the year, except such as are local to the city and county ot" Sacra mento. JANUARY. 2 — Fitz John Porter inquiry resumed at West Point.... Governor Talbot, of Massachusetts, in augurated .. General Sheridan replied to Schur;.' letter on Indian affairs Specie payment resumed. 3— Charles Francis Adams, Jr., resigned as loo ermnent Director of the Union Pacific Railroad . . . A. Gareelon elected Governor of Maine by the Legislature.... Chinese question under considera tion by the Cabinet. — 7 — Congress reassembled . . . Governor of Nevada, inaugurated. 8 -Governor Circelon, of Maine, inaugurated. 9— Report of the House Committee on the Chi nese question published . . . Constitutional Conven tion refused to expel Dr. C. C. O'Donnell. 11 — Scion/.' reply to Sheridan's Indian letter pub lished Text of the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the Reynolds polygamy case pub lished Fitz John Porta investigation concluded. 14 — J. P. Junes re-elected United States Senatoi from Nevada. 15— F. W. Pitkin inaugurated Governor of Colo r_uli),and N.P. Hill elected United States Senator Louis Joseph Martel elected President of the French Senate cipher dispatches.under investigation by a Congressional committee. 17— J. A. Johnson, Secretary of the Constitutional Convention, resigned, and Ed. F. Smith elected. 20— W. G. Thompson nominated as Chief Justice of Idaho. 21— Z. B. Vance elected United States Senator from North Carolina, J. Donald Cameron from Pennsylvania, Wilkinson trill from Florida, O. H. Piatt from Connecticut, D. W. Voorhies from In diana, Roscoe Conkling from New fork, James Shields and G. G. Vest from Missouri, and John A. Logan bom Illinois. . . .Governor Hall, of Delaware, inaugurated - - Governor lloyt, of Pennsylvania, in augurated. Stormy debate in the House of Representa tives upon ihe Southern war claims Matt. 11. Carpenter elected United States Senator from Wis consin. —J. D. Walker elected United States Senator from Arkansas Dead lock in the Idaho Legisla ture ended. 87— W. Bowers nominated to be Collector of the port of San Diego . . Investigation of the cipher telegrams commenced by the Potter Committee. ■_'s Chinese Immigration bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 155 to 72. 29—1. I. Christiancy confirmed as Minister to Peru. 30— McMahon resigned the Presidency of the French Republic, and Jules Grevv elected to that office. 31— Ganbetta elected President of the French Chamber of Deputies Jones elected United States Senator from Louisiana, and J. J. Ingails elected from Kansas. vs FEBRUARY. 3— Xew York Custom House appointments con firmed by the Senate. Tilden testified before the "Cipher" Com mittee. 11— Albert Grevy elected Vice President of the French Chamber of Deputies. 12— German Reichstag opened. 13 — British Parliament reassembled . . . .Chinese Immigration bill under discussion in the United States Senate. 14— Arizona Legislature adjourned. H. G. Burchard nominated to be Director of the Mint, vice Linderman, deceased. 15— Chinese Immigration bill passed the United .States Senate by a vote of 39 to "JO. IS— Zaeh. Chandler elected United States Senator from Michigan. 19— Connecticut Senate unanimously passed a res olution condemning the Chinese Immigration bill. .... Exciting debate in the House of Representa tives on the repeal of the Election law. '10 — Rhode Island Senate passed a resolution con demning the Chinese Immigration bill ...L. T. Crane nominated to be Receiver of Public Moneys . at Marysville. 22 — Senate amendments to the Chinese immigra tion bill concurred in by the House. 21— San Francisco Chamber of Commerce passed resolutions calling on the President to approve the Chinese bill. 25— Greenback members of Congress issued an address to the people of the United States. 26— Illinois Legislature passed a resolution in fa vor of the Chinese bill. -New York Chamber of Commerce appealed to the President to veto the Chinese Restriction bi11 .... Immense mass meeting held at San Francisco to give expression of the sentiment of the people of the Jstate in relation to the Chinese bill. MARCH. I Potter Committee adopted a report on their recent investigations President Hayes vetoed the Chinese restriction bill. 3— Report of the Potter Committee published in •the R_KOH_D Usia.y, .. Constitutional Convention of • California adjourned sine die. 4— Report of the minority of the Potter Com mittee published in the Record-Union . . . . Forty . fifth Congress adjourned in confusion and disorder, '.without passing important appropriation bills, and the President immediately called an extra session of the Forty-sixth Congress to meet on March lath. . . . Dutler made an individual report on the Potter in quiry. s— New York Assembly passed a resolution thank ing the President for vetoing the Chinese bill Republican State Central Committee met at San Francisco, called the State Convention for June 17th, and issued an earnest address to the people. o— Michigan Republican Convention met. ...Ne- ; vada Legislature adjourned. 7- English Boose of Commons rejected a motion in favor of female suffrage. S— L. 11. I'-.'' confirmed as Consul to Valparaiso. Municipal elections in Oakland and Salinas. 11— Large Republican mass meeting held at San Francisco to discuss the President's Chinese veto. I 12— Kansas Legislature adjourned. i 13— C. H. Bell appointed United States Senator from New Hampshire to (ill a vacancy. i 17— Democratic Congressional caucus selected Randall for Speaker, the Republicans named Gar field, and the Greenbackcrs 11. B. Wright. IS— Conference of leading Democrats held at San Francisco at the invitation of tire State Central Com mittee, and the State Convention was called for .May 27th ... Extra session of Congress convened, and Randall elected Speaker. 19— Message of President Hayes, giving his rea sons for call ng the extra session, published. 20— Democratic caucus nominated John C. Burch for Secretary of the United States Senate. . . . Work ingmen's State Central Committee met at San Flu cisco antl expelled Win. Weilock from the position of Vice- President. 22— Bitter opposition to the proposed new Consti tution developed in California. • 23— Anti-Chinese meeting at San Francisco broke up in a row. - . 24— Burch elected Secretary of the United States .Senate. - " : 2,— British Parliament adjourned. ' ■ 26- Gorham testified before the Senate Committee in relation to frauds in the late election. - 2S— Woman's suffrage measure defeated in the Massachusetts ll. ruse. 31— Indiana Legislature adjourned Interesting -debate on the new Constitution in the State Board of Agriculture. APHlLfirffjJs 1 -Exciting debate in the House of Representa tives am the Appropriation bill. . 2— A. D. White confirmed as Minister to Germany. 3— Anti-new Constitution Clubs formed in various portions of tbe State. s— French Chamber of Deputies adjourned . . . Army appropriation bill passed the House by a vote of lis I-. 122. Michigan election held. 10— Kentucky Republican Convention met.... Senate decided to admit Senator Bell i f New Hamp shire. 12 Mass meeting of teachers held in San Fran dsco in opposition to the new Constitution. 14— W. 11. Payne appointed Pension Agent at San Fr.ir- - 15— A. G. Thurman chosen President pro tern, of the Senate in the absence of the Vice-President. 16— Wade Hampton sworn in as a United States enter Army Appropriation bill under discus sion in the Senate. ' - 22— Louisiana Constitutional Convention in ses sion T. II- Lame spoke at Stockton against the new Constitution. 24-Governor Irwin spoke at San Francisco against trio new institution 25— Anmy appropriation passed by the Senate. — State Board of Agriculture issued an address against the proposed Constitution ... House of Rep resentative passed the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bills. 23— W. M. Stanley confirmed as Indian Agent at Lo- Pino". 2*- -President Hayes vetoed the Army Appropria tion bitL -* 30— Pennsylvania Senate adopted resolutions en dorsing the veto. fyi MAT. - - 3— W. E. Chandler elected Secretary nf the Repub lican Congressional Campaign Committee....Opin ion of David A. Wells on the new California Consti tution published in the Ebcors-Uxion. ' — General election in California, and new Consti t__.ti.--ii adopted. ■-.-' .*■■•■ .. ■-: .-■■ i 9— Bill to prohibit military interference at elec tions passed the Senate. . 11— San Francisco Workingmen decline to affiliate with the proposed New Constitution party of the Chronicle, and the originators of that party dubbed " Honorable Bilks" by Kearney. • 12 President Hayes vetoes the Military Interfer ence bill Income tax bill defeated in the House. 13— House failed to pass the Military Interference bill over the veto. 11 — Meeting of prominent Democrats held in San Francisco, and the proposition to postpone the State Convention discussed. 16— Meetings held in various parts of the State to organize political parties for (becoming campaign. 17 — Austrian Reichstag closed by the Emperor. 19— Blame addressed the Senate on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. 20 — Democratic State Committee postponed the State Convention until July Ist. .. Senate passed the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropria tion bill. 21— Herr Sevdewitz elected P.-esident of the Ger man Reichstag . . Colin M. Boyd appointed Audi ta r of san Francisco to succeed* the late O. F. May hard. 22— Republican State Central Committee decided to adhere to Juno 17th as the day for the meeting of the State Convention. 24— Warner Silver bill passed by the House Workingmen's parade and meeting at San Fraucisco to ratify the new Constitution. 27— Address of the Republican State Central Com mittee published in the Rbcord-Union. 23— Meeting held at Sacramento and a call issued for a Prohibition state Convention to meet July lCtli to nominate a Slate ticket. 20— Prc-i leu: Hayes vetoed the Legislative, Exec utive and Judicial Appro), rial bill. — Spanish Cortes opened. JUNE. 3 Secretary McCrary nominated to be Judgeof the Eighth Circuit, vice Dillon, resigned.... Working b-gmen'fl State Convention met at San Francisco and D. Kearney elected President. 4— New Hampshire Legislature met Thomas (Swing nominated by the Democrats tor Governor of Ohio, and A. S. Piatt by the Nationals. . . .Nathaniel Miles succeded Charles Francis Adams as Govern ment Director of the Union Paciflc Railroad. s— Governor Head, of Sew Hampshire, inaugura ted..: .Workingmen's State Convention at San Fran cisco nominated for Governor W. F. White ; Lieu tenant-Governor, W. B. Andrus ; Secretary of State, A. A. Smith ; Treasurer, Charles Krug ; Controller, Hugh Jones; Attorney-General, c. W. Cross ; Sur veyor-General, 11. J. Stevenson ; School Superintend ent, H. D. Trout; Chief Justice, R. F. Morrison Associate Justice, S. B. McKee ; Congress, P. J. Hopper ; Board of Equalization, George Thorne. 6— Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned . Work ingmen's Convention nominated tor Treasurer L. B. Clarke, vice Krug, declined; Supreme Court Clerk, O. F. Thornton; Associate Justices, J. R. Sharp stein, C. A. Tuttle, George A. Johnson, W. T. Mc- Ncally, and J. H. Budd ; Congress. C. P. Berry an.l J. J. Avers ; Railroad Commissioners, 11. Larkin and George Stoneman ; Board of Equalization, J. B. Cavanaugh and C. W. Webb . Congress, in place of Hopper, H. P. Williams . . Vote of the State officially canvassed : for the new Constitution, 77,95!); against it, 67,134. 7— Workingmen's Convention at San Francisco nominated for Congress Clitus Barbour, and for As sociate Justice, in place of Johnson, declined, S. M. Buck. The Convention also issued an address to the people . Governor Irwin Issued a proclamation declaring the new Constitution to have been adopted. 10— T. Morgan confirmed as Chief Justice of 11— Army Appropriation bill passed the House. " 12— Berry declined the Workingmen's nomination for Congress. Workingmen nominated C. J. Beer stecher for Railroad Commissioner and W. C. Hoag land for member of the Board of Equalization. 13— Trout declined the Workingmen's nomination for School Superintendent. 17— H. W. Blair elected United States Senator from New Hampshire — Republican state Conven tion met at Sacramento, and H. F. Page nominated for Congress. Rev. I. S. Kalloch nominated by the San Francisco Workingmen for Mayor Republican Convention at Sacramento nominated George C. Perkins for Governor. 19— Calif, Republican Convention nominated for Lieutenant Governor, John Mansfield, Secretary of State, D. M. Burns ; Controller, D. M. Kenfield"; Treasurer, John Weil; Attorney-General, a. L. Hart; Surveyor-General, J. W. Slianklin ; Supreme Court Clerk, F. W. Gross ; School Superintendent, F. M. Campbell ; Chief Justice, A. L. Rhodes ; Associate Justices, E. 1). Wheeler, M. 11. Myrick, A. P. Catlin, J. E. Hale, 1. S. Belcher, J. T. Richards ; toard of Equalization, M. M. Drew, .1. A. Clayton, W. Button; Railroad Commissioners, J. S. Cone, C. H. Phillips ; Congress, J. McKenna and R. Pa checo. Minority report of the Judiciary Committee on the President's veto of the .Military' Interference bill submitted to Congress. '-I— Senate passed the Army Appropriation bi11. . . President Hayes withdrew tin- nomination of Secre tary McCrary as Judge. — Horace Davis renominated by the San Fran cisco Republicans for Congress, and J. L. King for Board of Equalization .. .Army Appropriation bill approved.... President Hayes vetoed the Judicial Expenses bill. 24— 8. M. Dillar.l appointed Judge of Santa Bar bara county, vice Maguire, deceased. 25— Honorable Bilk State Convention met at Sac ramento. Honorable Bilk State Convention nominated for Governor, H. J. Glenn ; Lieutenant Governor, J. P. West : rt ecretary of State, L. E. Crane ; Con troller, 11. M. Larue ; Treasurer, Cyrus Jones ; At torney-General, C. W. Cross; Railroad Commis sioner, George Stoneman. . 27— Honorable Bilk Convention nominated for Lieutenant Governor, D. C. Reed in place of West, declined ; Surveyor-General, F. J. Clark ; School Superintendent, A. L. Mann ; Chief Justice, N. Bennett ; Supreme Court Clerk, E. F. Smith ; Asso ciate Justices, A. Campbell, Jr., .1. H. McKune, Cal houn Benbam, C. Horsey, C. A. Tuttle, J. C. Burch; Board of Equalization, A C. Bradford, W. M. * rutcher, J. M. Kelley, T. 1). Heiska-ll ; Railroad Commissioners, 11. Larkin and S. Soule. President Hayes vetoed the United States Marshal bill. JILT. First session of the Forty-sixth Congress ad journed Democratic State Convention met at Sacramento and organized . . T. G. Phelps nomin ated by the Republicans as a candidate for Railroad Commissioner . . Workingmen's State Committee nominated E. M. Ross, G. E. Williams and E. W. McKinstry for Justices of the Supreme Court to fill vacancies ; and W. B. G. Keller and O. T. Chubb for members of the State Board of Lqualizatiun. Democratic State Convention nominated for Governor, H..1. Glenn; Lieutenant-Governor, Levi Chase ; Secretary of State, W. J. Tinnin ; Congress men, T. J. Clunie, C. P. Berry and W. Lead) ; Mem bers of the Board of Equalization, C. W. Randall and T. D. Heiskell ; Railroad Commissioner, G. .Stoneman. 3— Democratic Convention nominated for Treas urer, G. T. Panli ; Controller, W. B. C. Brown ; At torney-Genet al, .la, Hamilton ; Surveyor-General, W. Minis ; Supreme Court Clerk, D. B. Vvoolf; School Superintendent, 11. C. Gesford ; Chief Justice, K. F. Morrison; Associate Justices, ■>. B. McKee. E. W. McKinstry, E. M. Ross, T. B. Reardon, T. P. Stonev, J. D. Thornton ; Board of Equoliration, C. E. Wil do .'.I. ; Railroad Commissioner, G. 3. Carpenter. 8 — A. Hunter commissioned as Chief Justice of Utah. 10— P. Berry declined to take the pledge of the Workingmen as their candidate for Congress. 14— G. W. Thomas nominated by the Democrats for Railroad Commissioner. . . ,G. T. Elliott, who was nominated by the W. P. 0. for Congress in pla!e of Berry, declined to run. 15— State Committees of the Democratic and H. B. parties met at San Francisco and attempted un successfully to consolidate the tickets. IC— Prohibition Convention met at San Francisco , to nominate a State ticket, ...Glenn appeared before 1 the Democratic State Committee and defined his po , sition. 18 Interview betwe Glenn and the Democratic State Central Committee published in the Recobd l"N|a,N. I!) Gubernatorial campaign becoming hot in the Slate . . George C Oorbaro baited from the Republi can rinks ami joined tbcH. B.s Democratic State Committee decided to retain Glenn on the ticket Jo Hamilton, Democratic < andidate for Attorney General, decline I. ...t'.. T. Pauli. Democratic candi date for Treasurer, declined, and E. W. Maslin nom inated by the Committee. 21— C. P. Berry replaced on the Workingmen's ticket as a candidate for Congress. 23— R. D Stephens published a card explaining his course as a member of the Democratic State Committee Louisiana Constitutional Convention adjourned sine die. 24— a. A. Sargent addressed ■ Republican mass meeting at San Frandsco.... Secretary Sherman speaking in Maine.. -.Welsh, United States Minister to England, resigned. ! ■ 31— Senator Booth addressed a Republican mass meeting in Ban Fram i- ■•. AUGUST. B— Another card from R. D. Stephens published In the Record-Union... O. T. Elliott accepted the Workingmen's nomination for Congress from the Third District. I 11— Richard Harvey appointed Register of the Cresceut City Land Office. • 14— San Frandsco 11. B.s and Democrats fused on local nominations. 15— Eng ish Parliament prorogued.... T. B. Rear don, Democratic candidate for Supreme Court Jus tice, declined, and J. R. Sharpstein nominated .... G. E. Williams, Workingmen's candidate for Asso date Justice, declined, and J. D. Thornton nomi nated. ■-■■■. 13— C. W. Cross withdrawn as the H. B. candidate for Attorney General. ! 19— David S. Terry nominated by the Democrats for Attorney Genera; ... 11. B.s nominated W. B. G. Keller for member of the Board if Equalization in place of W, M. Crutcher, declined. 20— H. P. Williams, W. P. c. candidate for Con gress, withdrew. . 21— Prohibition State ticket published. ' 22— Williams withdrew his declination to run for Congress. I 25— J. E. Goodall appointed Register of the Land ' Office at Bodie, and W. E. Hopping at Shasta. , . 27 Cress announced that he was still in the field I as the Workingmen's candidate for Attorney-Gen eral. . . .Secretary Sherman defined his financial pol icy at Cincinnati. i SO — Prohibition State ticket withdrawn. 31 — Farquharson, H. B. candidate for Mayor of San Francisco, withdrew, and Dr. W. N. Griswold nom inated, jfr ':'.''■ fj-ff a SEPTEMBER. 2— Governor Blackburn of Kentucky inaugurated, 3— State election held, and the Republican ticket generally successful. S— Maine Stale election held ; Republicans victo rious. i: 11— Lively session of the New York Democratic ; Convention. 12— Massachusetts Greenbackers nominated B. F. Butler for Governor and Wendell Phillips for Lieu . tenant-Govf rnor. - =a^^Jfiggg^J^os_Efe__a^. ' - 25— Dr. J. '■ A. Ra.seman appointed Minister at : Wasbingt m from the United States of Colombia. . . 27— Table of the returns of the State election published in the Record Union. . , General Sherman spoke at St. Joseph. . OCTOBER* " . General Manteufel assumed the Governorship of Alsace-Lorraine .... Hungarian Diet assembled. SACRAMENTO DAILY :/ RECORDUKI(g THURSDAY, JANUARY 1880. :' 6 Legislature of Washington Territory met. „ * 7— John Quincy Adams nominated for Governor of Massachusetts by the Democrats. - 9— List of members of the next Legislature pub lished in the RECoap-Usiox. r 13 W. N. Guptill annul County Judge ol Shasta county, vice W. E. Hopping, resigned. State elections held in Ohio and lowa. 16— California State election returns officially can vassed. . 2S— Governors Irwin and Perkins appointed T. P. Stoney, A. C. Freeman and I. S. Belcher a Commis sion to draft amendments to the Codes. _ 29— A Congress in Naples to promote a general disarnnnent throughout the world terminated in confusion. NOVEMBER. I— Governor Irwin appointed W. F. White a Bank Commissioner, and O. P. Evans Judge of the Fourth District, to fill vacancies. General Sol-iuion proclaimed President of Hayti. State elections held in Sew York, Massachus etts, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia, Mississippi, Nebraska. Minnesota. New Jersey, Connecticut, Ma ryland, Illii.o Michigan and Kansas. 1 6— Governor Irwin appointed J. C. Martin a Trus tee of the Napa Insane Asylum. i 13— F. C. Bcamau appointed United States Senator from Michigan, vice Chandler, deceased. OEITUARY. This department contains notices of the decease of individuals of note, except such as have died within Sacrameuto county. JANUARY. I— At Cleveland, Ohio, Judge Sherman, brother of the General ; at Philadelphia, Robert W. Mackey, ex-Treasurer of Pennsylvania. 2— San Andreas, it. Hopkins, ex-Senator from Calaveras; at Newburyport, Mass., Caleb Cashing, statesman arid Minister. 4— At Salt Lake, Judge R. 11. Robertson. 5— Salt Luke, Judge James B. McKean, ex- Congresßiuan and Chief .Justice of Utah; at Oak land, Professor John B. Morgan, musician. 6— At Philadelphia, Morton McMichael, editor and ex-Mayor. B— At Washington, J. Ha-tridge, Congressman from Georgia; at Jacksonville, Fla., Cutler McAl lister, lawyer of San Francisco. 10— At Washington, Congressman Schleicher of Texas. 13— At Portsmouth, Commodore John Guest; jdeathof Prince Henry of Netherlands, brother of King William, announced. . 15— San Francisco, George W. Dam, real estate . agent. - - :" • > -.-'■' 16— At Livermore, Mrs. Josefa do Livermore. who was born in that valley in 1810 ; at San Rafael, Jacob Deetb, California pioneer. - IS— San Francisco, Sister Maria Frances Mc- T nriis. - "_-■-' " ' 27- At Washington, Dr. Linderman, Director of the United States Mint. 23— At Anccna, Cardinal Antinucei. FEBRUARY. 2— Forest Grove, Oregon, Rev. S. H. Marsh, for 25 years President of the University of the Pa cific ; at Boston, Richard 11. Dana, poet and essayist. 3— At Philadelphia, General George Cadwalader; a' Toronto, Bishop Bcthune. 10 -At Washington, ex -Chief Justice Casey, of the Court of Claims. 11— At Napa, i. .ai. IW. Gift, journalist. 12— At Philadelphia, Edward R.Thompson, retired Commodore V. S. Navy ; at San Francisco, Tabb Mitchell, journalist. 14 At Kansas City, Lewis Ramage, ex-Judge of the sixth District Court of California. 15— At Raleigh, J. A. Engelhard, Secretary of State of North Carolina. 19— At Chicago, Bishop Foley. 23— At Berlin, General Yon Roon. 25— At san Francisco, Robert C. Page, Chief Clerk of the last Assembly. 2d— At Wheatlanu, E. W. Holiman, pioneer resi dent of Yuba county ; at Sin Francisco, Theodore Messei ye, pioneer and printer. MARCH. 3 — At Rome, William Howitt, author. 4— lnformation received of the death of Shcre Ali, Ameer of Afghanistan. 5— New York, Leon Hcyveman, author and editor. C — New Britain, Conn , Elihu Burritt, the " Learned Blacksmith." 10— At Dutch Flat, L. B. Arnold, lawyer and poli tician. 13— At Mokelumne Hill, George W. Leger, a pio neer citizen. 10— At Newport, R. 1., Major-General l%om__a W. Sherman; at Montgomery, Ala., George Gold th waite, ex-United States Senator. 21— At Elko, L. K. Bradley, ex-Governor of Ne vada. 24 — At San Fran, a, H. C. Bennett, ex-Pension Agent. 26— At Nashville, John E. Hatcher, journalist ; at Alameda, John M. Coghlan, ex-Congressman. 27— Death at sea of Frank Kcnyon, a California journalist, announced. -Death of M. Icn tillc de Vnulabeide, French historian, at Paris, and Dr. Kirmarsh, author, at Berlin, announced. 29— At Chico, Rev. J. O. Beardslee; Nashville, ex-Congressman 11 V. Riddle suicided ; Baltimore, ex-Congressman W. J. Albert. 80 Death of Prince Waldemar, of Germany, an nounced; at Portland, Or., T. J. Dryer, pioneer journalist; at Abingdon, Va., ex Congressman J. K. Gibson. 31— At San Francisco, Chester H. Hull, Journalist ; at Paris, Thomas Couture, painter. APRIL. 2— Chicago, Don Cameron, journalist. B— Baltimore, ex-Congressman J. K. Stewart. 4— lsaac Fletcher, a member of the British Parlia ment, committed suicide; Baltimore, Madame Bi naparte.' ' s— Portland, B. F. Smith, Oregon pioneer. 7— New York, Judge II W. Robinson. 11— Death of Karl Beck, German poet, announced. 12 — Hartford, Conn., ex-Congressman A. A. Burn ham; New York, Richard Tavlor, ex-Confederate General. 13— D^ath of Juan A. Phet, ex-President of Peru, announced. I,',— Fulton, Sonoma county. Rev. J. G. Johnson. 18— Sau Francisco, B. ti. Kellogg, mining Secre- tary. 21— Mare Island, D. C. Woods, ex-Superintendent of the San Francisco Industrial School. 22— Francisco, George W. Kidd, mining oper ator ; New York, Gen. John A. Dix. 25— Baltimore, Bishop 1".. R. Ames. 27 Vancouver Barracks, General Aired Sully, U. S.A. 23— Seville, Spain; Princess Christina; Napa, Dr. Stephen R. Harris, ex-Mayor of San Francisco ; Washington, Rush Clark, ex-Congressman from lowa. 29— Chicago, S. Osterman, one of Napoleon's sol diers, aged 102. 30— Elizabeth, N. C, ex-Congressman C. L. Cobb. MAY. 6— Salem, E.N. Cook, ex-State Treasurer of Ore gon. 10— New York, Rear Admiral E. G. Parrott. 12 — New York, Mrs. J. W. Simonton. 14— Auburn, George Crisman, well known sports man. 16— Mokelumne Hill, Geo. F. Maynard, Auditor of San Francisco. 17— Philadelphia, Judge Asa Packer. IS— Rome, Godfrey Semper, German architect. 39— WatcrforJ, Vt., ex-Governor Asahel Peck, of that St it.. 21 — Santa Barbara, Don Lewis T. Burton, pioneer '•' 1~ 19. - 21— New York, William Lloyd Garrison, reformer. Cars an, H. K. Mighols, journalist. 30— Marslield, Or., James D. Fay, lawyer and politician. .TINE. I— Ottum.va, lowa, General James Shields, poli tician. • 10— Annapolis, Commodore F. A. Parker. 11— Paris, the Prince of Orange, hcir--pparcnt to tbe throne of the Netherlands. 17— Santa Barbara, County Judge F. .1. Maguire. News received of the death of Louis Napo leon, Prince Imperial of France, at the hands . i the Zulus in so-ill, Africa, on June Ist. 24— Death of G. W. M. Reynolds,' the novelist, .in nounced. • 25— Boston, G. Swaine Buckley, minstrel. JfLY. 1--San Francisco, Minnie Walton, actress. 3— San Francisco, Dr. J. B. [task, ex-State geolo gist. 11— Cliiilra- atte, 0., ex-Governor William Allen, prominent politician. 12 -San Francisco, William Mitchell, Tax Collector of that county. "'■■_•■. ; Vallejo White Sulphur Springs, State Senator Jesse O. Goodwin. - 16— San Francisco, Peter Anderson, journalist ; Napa, Dr. E. K. tamer, pioneer. _.■_' -San Francisco, John ProSatt, lawyer and law writer. -.'.: 23— CPcveland, 0., General Donald McLeod, vete ran of the battle of Waterloo, aged over 100 years. 29— Louisville, Ky., Bland Ballard, United States Judge. a ' . - AUGUST. . 2— Easton, James Madison Porter, Grand Master of the Pennsylvania Masonic Grand Lodge. s—l^uakertown,5 — l^uakertown, Pa., Charles F'echtcr, actor. - o— Death of Keith Johnson, African explorer, an nounced as happening on June 2S;b, fan the interior of Africa. 7— San Francisco, Harry Kind, lawyer. B— Vdlejo, Thomas Wendell, editor uf the Chron icle at that place. f fr Saratoga, Major W. W. Leland, hotel man. 14— Burlington, N. J, Bishop odenhcimer; San Jose, Lower California. Eugene Gillespie, United States Consul at that place. 17— Tarrvtawn. N. V., Rev. S. S. Joselyn, one of the earliest Abolitionists. IS— London. Ont., Julia Holman, actress ; Dearer, John R. McConnell, ev-Altonicv General of this State. 22— Napa, R. B. Woodward, of Woodward's Gar den, san Fr, tdseo. >.-, .-."-.-. 24 — San Francisco, John C. Crcmonv, journalist ; at Mount Holly, N. J., J. C. Ten Eyck, ex-United States Senator. 25— Long Island, Win. Duer, ex County Clerk of San Francisco. - ' - , 28 -Death of Ludwig Vogel, Swiss painter, an nounced. . 27— London, Sir Rowland Hili. , - 28— San Francisco, Rev. H. A. Henry, pastor of the Congregation Sherith Israel. . 30— New Orleans, John B. Hood, ex-Confederate General. ...,-...-. --31—Death of John Adams Jncus.m, American sculptor, announced from Florence. - . - - ■- SEPTEMBER. 2— Fredericksburg, Va., General R. F. Bowcn, ex- Con gTessman. '-" - - 7— Death of Baron adore Taylor, traveler and author, announced from Paris. -'.■■- ._ ..-,. Philadelphia, Dr." S. A. Finlev, ex Surgeon- General U. S. A.; Portland, Adams Randolph, prom inent Oregon Mason. j - - -__■-..--•-., - 18- Boston. Rev. Rollin 11. Neale, oldest Baptist minister in New '■- England ; t Chicago, ■ George B." Smith, lawyer'and politician; New ; York, " Uncle" Daniel Drew. " ■: .._""" --." ■'■'■• ■:■'■ :'-■''. | 22— Woodland, Rev. J. N. Pendegast, ' pioneer minister ; death of Dr. J. P. Thompson, author, an nounced from Berlin ; i Sioux City, la.; A. W. Hub bard, ex-Congressman. •> j^^^^^^SSSSßßl 23 Reading, Pa., J. Warren ".Woodward," Justice of the State Supreme Court, rf jf -i; " *:. ; ;«sj • 24— Loudon, Paul Falconer, poet and painter. Vr'r, 25— Napa, Ralph Kilhurn, pioneer of 1842. . - : f 26— Paris, Cora Pearl. - - v ■'. -'.- . -.at ■.__. j ".'_- jj;.l 27— -Manchester, Eng.," Edmund Falconer," Irish poet and actor. . . "r-f f. fr .rf-- --■■ f • 23— Salt Lake, Charles H." Hempstead,"ex-Secre tary of Slate of California, -. __ ' -_ .'_;.. ~•- : 30— Hartford, Conn., Francis Gillette,* ex-United States Senator; Pleasanton, James W. Dougherty, pioneer. .._',- V'V : V;}V-:- OCTOBER, jjj; --Won, John W. Keens, inventor of the Eem ington-Keene magazine gun.'?s«&3g)gSS|lglgftßM)tf -San Francisco, William Hayes, lawyer,', and John Hamill, ex-Assemblyman. ." .' ; > ■-•_ -Tr. 9— Rochester, Edward Sequin, singer; : Rome, Princess Caroline Bonaparte. V: . 13— Philadelphia, Henry C. Carey, political economist. 17— Orange. N. J., Rev W. R. . Whiting Hall, Episcopal Bishop of Maryland. . .; .-»:«" --13—Augusta, S. A. Corker, ex-Congressman from Georgia. • . 20— Weaverville, Richard Clifford, District At tn-ney of Plumas county. 22 Stockton, F. C. Lawrence, journalist. '■-. 25—San' Francisco, Lewis Cunningham, ex-State Senator. 29— New York, Admiral J. J. Aberncthy, U. S. N. 30— Leadville, Cat., J. M ' Cavanaugh, ex-Con gressman from Minnesota. . : '.. : 31— Garden City, L. 1., Major-General Joseph Hooker, U. 6. A.; death of John Baldwin Buck stone, English comedian, announced; ; Farming ton, Me., Jacob Abbott, author. NOVEMBER? § I— Chicago, Zachariah Chandler, United States Senator from Michigan. .-•■--: - - .--->"" ■-.-■ 5— Deatii of Professor James Clark Maxwell, au thor ami lecturer, announced ; Washington, : Rear Admiral William Reynolds, l". N. .--■ - . 7— Brooklyn, Rev. Matthew Hale Smith, newspa per correspondent " Burleigh." ; .. B—Mis-ion8 — Mis-ion San Jose, Indian named Bruno, who helped to build the mission church ninety years ago ; Napa, J. D. Bianchard, prominent Granger. 9— Washington, Mrs. J. ii. Eaton, widow of Jack son's Secretary >>.' War. j ; 10— Sparta, Ga, Dr. Lovick Pierce, father of Meth odism in that State ; Baltimore, Rear Admiral A. 11. Kelley, U. S. N. a -. .( -.■:■.. 11— Oakland, H. G. Livermore, ex-State Senator. Napa, W. J. Maelay, Assemblyman-elect from that county. : ;_ 1 . 17— Lincoln, Jacob Welty, ex-Airsemblvman. 21 Carson, Colonel 0. H. Fulton, journalist. 22 - Death of Countess de Monti jo, mother of ex- Empress Eugenic announced. •■■;■■ _ Death of John T. Ddanc, editor of the Lon don Te men, announced. r 25 — Near Los Angeles, E. J. C. Kewen, lawyer and politician. 27— Willows, General Allen Cadwalader. 23— Colusa, 11. S. Warren, pioneer journalist; San Francisco, F. A. Sawyer, Justice of the Peace. 30 - Chicago, General Jefferson C. Davis, U. S. A. EXPLOSIONS, FIRES, ETC. January I— Fatal boiler explosion at T"rre Haute. 4— Honors block, Chin-go, burned. 9- Terrific coal mine explosion at Pittston, Pa. 12— Birmingham (Eng.) library, containing the most complete Shakes pearean collection in the world, burned. 14—De structive and fatal nitro-glyeenn_ explosion at San Francisco; terrible coal mine explosion at Cardiff, Wales. 15 Fire at New York, loss $1,250,000. 24 — Destructive prairie fire near wood. 25 -state Lunatic Asylum at St. Louis burned. 23— Mount Zion Convent at Wattrford, lie-land, burned. SO— Fatal boiler explosion at Secor, 111. 31— Almshouse at Louisville, Ky., burned, and several lives lost. February 2— Theater Royal at London burned. "a Disastrous fire at Drytovn, Amador county. 10 -San Luis Obispo gas works burned. 13— Carting's brewery, the largest in America, burned at London, Ont. 16— Buildings connected with the Ohio Sol diers' Orphans' Home at Nenia, burned. 22— Thrashing engine exploded in a crowd at Stockton, at a pump exhibition, and 6ome 20 killed. 27— Portion of the giant powder works at San Francisco burned. March 2— Disastrous conflagration at Reno, loss #1,000,000. 4— Large fire at Silver City, Nev. 5— Nineteen persons tailed by a coal mine "explosion in England. -Destructive forest lire in Dakota. 11 —Disastrous fire at Ashland, or. 12— Gallery at Gflmore'B Garden, N. V., fell, mid several persons killed. 14— Extensive prairie fire near Abilene, lvs 21— Boiler explosions at Springfield, Mass, and Clearburn, Tex. Destructive conflagration at Akyab, India. 24— Large fire at New York. 20— Convent at Cairo, 111., struck by lightning ami burned. 27— Unsuccessful attempt made to born the theater at San Bernardino. 29 — Court-house al Newark, 0., burned. 31— Terrible prairie fires in lowa ate! Dak, ta. April ."-Fire at Philadelphia, loss 6750,060. 9— Giant powder works at San Francisco expbded. Fatal boiler exp'osion at Gddsboro, N. C. 13— Great fire at Cairo, Egypt. 14— Instructive fire ar Downey City. 17 Awful fire-damp explosion in i coal pit -it Mons, Belgium ; fatal explosion of fire damp in a coal mine at Departure Bay, V. I. 19— Terrible conflagration at Eureka, Nevada, loss 81,000,000, 23— College of Noire Dame at South Bend burned. 23— Most of the business portion ol Gorham. N 11.. burned. My::- Fire at the Massachusetts state Prison, loss 545.000 5- Terrible nitroglycerine explosion at Stratford, Canada. 7— Destructive forest fires ii, Berks county, Pa. 16— Fire at Cbco, loss 840,000 IS— Disastrous conflagrations in Russia 28—De stractive fire at New York. June 6— Fatal boiler explosion at Freedonia, Pa. 11— Fire at. Jackson, Michigan, loss $150,000. 12— Fire at Philadelphia, loss 4400,006. 21— Terribh boiler explosion at Emails, Pa. 27— Damaging boiler explosion at Philadelphia. 30— Terrible gian powder explosion at North Adams, Mass. July 2— Destructive fire in the Imperial mine, near Virginia. 3— Terrible coal pit explosion nea Glasgow, Scotland. Largest jiart of Coulter. ill, burned. 10— Terrific powder explosion at Bodii many killed and wounded. 23— Destructive fire a Lincoln i ■■ August 2— Extensive field fires in Amador an< Bants Clara counties. — Forest fire near smarts ville-. 6— Fatal boiler explosion at Albany. N. 1 Terrific explosion of a towboat bailer at Nev Cumberland, Wi Va. 14— Destructive forest fires ii Washington Territory. Forest fires in Idaho. September 1 — Forest fire in Santa Barbara county 16— Wisconsin deaf and dumb asylum at Devalai burned. 22— Alturas, Modoc county, burned ; tug boat boiler at Chicago exploded. 25— at Car roll, In. 26— Disastrous conflagration at Deadwood. October 2— Large brush fire near Santa Cruz. 4— Fatal boiler explosion at Middleburg, N. c. 7 -For est fires in St. Lawrence county, "N. Y. 10— Tie mendor.-, explosion of gas in a coal mine at Wilkes barre, Pa. 11— Fatal boiler explosion at Provi deuce, 11. I. 27 — Field fires at Mm Buenaventura j powder mill blew up at Bangor, Me. 23— Destructive lire at Colfax. 30— Extensive forest tires near Sal Diego ; destructive fire at Parke, Pa. November I— Fires at Logansport. Ind., and Mound City. 111. 14— Tenement house in New Tori burned and several lives lost. 18— Another tonne expl a.-i"i: near .-ran Jose, killing about So Chinamen 21— Destructive fire at Greenport, N. V. 26— Fin at i; r ira'iai, la. 23 —Boiler explosion at San Buena ventura. FLOODS, STORMS, ETC. January I—Terrible1 — Terrible tornado in Santa Barbara county : severe sand storm in Kern -county. 3 — Great storm in the East ; damaging floods in France 10— Heaviest snow storm for years in Kentucky. 12— Destructive floods in Hayti. 30 Terrific tor nado at la;!. -Mississippi. February 9— General storm throughout the State 12— Severe floods in Connecticut; heavy snow storm at (Quebec 13— Severest storms erf snow foi years .it Victoria, IS. C. 21 - Heavy snow storm in France; 23 Tremendous rain storm In Oregon, Terrible snow storm in British Columbia ; de structive storms in Italy. 26— Disastrous storms in Prance and Spain, March Damaging storms in Switzerland. 4— General storm throughout California, and great damage done. 6- Lower part of Los Angeles flooded by the bursting of a reservoir ; damaging floods in Hungary ; severe flood at Napa ; numerous localities in California flooded, 7— Heavy thunder storm in San Frandseo. Fearful wind and rain storm in Oregon ; considerable damage by lightning in On tario. 9 -St vCre snow storm in Nova Scotia; fear ful Hoods hi Hungary, villages swept away and 70, --000 people rendered homeless ; flood at Buffalo. 13— Hungarian storm and flood increasing, fearful destruction and destitution. _• 16— Furious snnw storm at Louisville, Ky. 19— Avalanche in Austrian Tyrol. 21— Terrific stona at Memphis. 22— De structive tornado at Milledgeviße. 25— Hungarian floods unabated. - April I— Severest storm of the season on Long Island. 3— Heavy snow storm at North Troy, Vt.; destructive tornado at Brown Summit, N. 0.; dam aging frost at Charleston, S. C. " 14— Terrific cyclone ii, Illinois 16— Severe hail tram in New Orleans; frigntful tornado in South Carolina, causing great destruction of life and property, .if Severe wind and rain storm iv New York. Is— Another destruc tive inundation in Hungary. 20- Heavy fall of snow at Susanville. 23— Disastrous floods in Russia. 30- Violent hurricane in Hungary. May 13 -Heavy thunder, rain "and hail storm at Shasta. 14— Town of Hal. is, Hungary, inundated. IS— Heavy fall of snow in Lassen county. 19— River Danube overflowed the country through which it runs. Damaging- storm in California. 29— astrous cyclone in Missouri. 314-Terrible storm in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. June 3- Severe floods in Daly. f 4— Floods in En land and . the Frazer river country. B—Damaging8 — Damaging hail storm in Kansas and lowa. 9— Destructive scale at Dubuque, la. 12— Damaging water-spout in Da kota. 15 — Severe wind end rain storm in New York. 10 Terrific hail storm in Columbia county. Si V.' freshet at North Adams, Mass. 24— Damaging frosts in Las 'en county. 23 -Furious wind and rain storm at Baltimore. : | July —Destructive storm in Minnesota and Wis consin; damaging fronts in Canada. 11— Storms in Pennsylvania and Michigan: 14— Severe hail storm and hurricane at Wells liver, Vt. 15— Furious storm at Yankton, D. T. 16— Damaging tempest at Bos ton. . 17— Heavy storm at Chattanooga, i 25— Heavy rains and inundations in Fiance ; severe rain storm at Nashville ; disastrous floods in Belgium. 28 — Severe ram storm in Memphis. August I— Damaging storm in Arizona. '.'"_ 2 Severest arm for years in the New England States. s— Heavy rains at Cincinnati. | Destructive wind storm in Canada._ 11 — Damaging water-spout in Canada ; destructive floods in England. " 12— Dis astrous v._;.„. -pout in Switzerland.- 13— Seveie storm in Denmark. 14— Damaging storm at Wind sor, Co n ; . another disastrous storm in England. IS —Terrible storm on the Atlantic coast. 21 -De structive floods in Wales. ■■'-.■ ■-.'..... September Terrible storm in I/inisiana. :3— Damaging storm in Scotland. 4— Cyclone at Hunt ington, Pa. 7— Damaging frosts in Brazil. 9—ln undation at St. Petersburg ; destructive floods in Ireland. 1". — Terrible storm on the coast of Bolivia. 17— Hurricane at Montreal. 25— Snow fell at Mount Louis, Condi. .-;.-.■ . --' ; .. ' October 11— General storm in California.!. 16— Disastrous inundations in Mexico.' 17— Heavy snow storm in Austria ; floods in Spain. 23 — tiaiit Etorm in Oregon." | 21— Coldest day of the season in New York ; severe snow and wind Kotos in the East ■ flood in Jamaica. Serious floods in Spain con tinue. r- November a— Damaging storm in Nova Scotia s— Heavy snow storm in France. 8— General storm in California. . 9— Terrible tornado in Missouri 11— Tornado at Bed Blufl. 12— Snow fell at Georgetown ' El Dorado county. 13— Heavy gales on the English coast. '14— Violent tornado iv the Western States." 17— Damaging gale on Lake Ontario. -■= 19— Severe gale on 'Lake Michigan. " 2S— Fearful tornado at Louisville, Ky. _-: ..■-•: ■-.-. MARINE { DISASTERS. January — Steamship Oberon wrecked on the Irish coast. -": rr, February 14— Steamer A. C. Donnelly burned at Cairo, 111. ■ Ferry-boat El Capitan sum: in San Francisco harbor by a collision with the Alameda in the fog ; no lives lost. , ;■ _ -"_--." .. - : March — Ship Turkish Empire wrecked on the coast of .' Maine, r 10— British war vessel Thetis burned at Plymouth, "England. 19— French war vessel Arrogante sunk in the Mediterranean and 47 1 yes lost ; Hiytian war steamer St. Mich -el lost. ■ a April — Steamship Great Republic went ashore at the mouth of the Columbia river, Or. 30 — Steamer Niles, from Elva to New York. lost. May 17— -teamer Ashland wrecked . near Provi dence. 27— Steamer Blanche Porter burned in Lou isiana. l^S^^Sßg^a- ... June 16— Steamer Sonoma sunk in San Francisco bay by a collision. ' 20 — Schooner Annie Johnson wrecked near Santa Cruz. 21— Ship Barbarossa sunk at New York by a collision. . 23— Steamship Colina sunk in the Si. Lawrence river. ■ July 4— On Lake Quluseganiinond, Mass., steamer careened and many persons drowned. 12 —Steamer State of Virginia went ashore at Sable Island. August 13— Steamer Semirande sunk by a collis ion on t the English coast. Steamer City of Stockt i n sunk at Stockton. ' f November • — Steamer Chiinpion sunk by a collis ion on the Delaware coast, and many lives lost. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. January 2— Locomotive exploded near the sum mit, killing G. W. Norton and C. F. ll, ie, the engi neer and fireman. ' 3— Serious collision near Kala mazoo, Mich." 6 — Two locomotives exploded near 'Butavia, N. V. 10— Fatal . railroad accident near Kensett, Ark. < 2.">- Several men killed by a collision near Tulleytown, N.J. February 13— Fatal railroad accident at Se'ma, Georgia. . March 17— Fatal collidon near Cumberland, Pa. April 4— Fatal accident near Brown's valley, Tenn. August 14 -Collision at Clementan, Pa. 17—Col lision at Black Oak, W. Va. ' . October 10— Frightful accident on the Michigan Central Railroad, near Jackson ; train wrecked and many killed. 15— Collision on the Lake Shore Kail, road at Cleveland. November — Collision at Wilmington, Del. — Disastrous collision at Philadelphia ; train wrecked at Altoona, l'u. 24— Collision near Palmer, Mass. . FATAL ACCIDENTS. This department contains a record of tbo fatal ac cidents which occurred within the State, and outside of Sacramento county : January 2— At Santa Barbara, boy named Willie --. by a falling chimney. 4— Niles, Park Fitzger ald, fell over a cliff. « -.Marysville, P. R. Johnson, fall. B—Lodi,8 — Lodi, boy named b. Zeigler, railroad. 9-_- Linden, boy named B. Prother, gunning. IS— Los Angeles, Eugene Altaian, shot. 21— Near Fellon, fcbeii Bennett, in a quarry. 23— San Jose, girl named Maria Neva, dead in bed. 24— San Francisco, Mrs. Robert F. Morrow, sudden death; lone City, little (laughter of Mrs. Hudson, shot. -Wood land, son of W. Bray, shot. 31— San Jose, T. B. Appleby, fell dead. February -Healdsburg, John F. Bailhack, shot. s— Newcastle, A. Holcroft, fall. 6— Santa Cruz, H. Thurbes, drowned ; Watsonville, Willie Dui.iap, gunning ; Bodie, R. L. Ryan, fall ; Visalia, Mrs. Davenport, runaway. B— San Francisco, Mrs. Flau •i.-ran, falling sign. 12— Gilroy, Wm. Burlander, found dead; Santa Cruz, Gustavc M. Schoville, found dead : chic,. S. Rixon, fall ; in a tunnel on the South Pacific Coast Railroad, several men killed by an e\ plosion of petroleum gas. 11 San Jose. E. Burrows and P. Lopes, found dead. IS— I., .-An geles, 11. C. Bingham dead in bed. 20— Near Black's Station, J. Wise, dead in bed ; Los Angeles, Mrs. E. Liftman, burned. 21 — Near lone, H. Ward, milling. 24— P. taiuma, J. Rouso, found dead. 26— I (tiah, E. Higgins, sudden death. 27— Near La throp, W. Cannichael, sudden death. March Knight's Landing, H. Kiel, sudden death ; near Lower Lake, Dr. A. W. Baylis, drowned., ■I Newcastle, J. Lyon, mining. 3— Newcastle, E. .lamison, dropped dead. Shasta, Miss Linnie Isaacs, sudden death. ', Stockton, H. Cardace, found dead, Near Oroville, J. Frank, drowned. -Vallejo, W. Jauncey, oars. 12 — .trail Rafael, 11. Kennedy, drowned -Grass Valley, Edward Thomas, mining. 16— Sin Diego, 11. Clayton, dead abed; San Francisco, Wm. Basgivandt, drowned. ii— San Francisco, Mrs. Copraseeca, kerosene, 25— Truckee, J. Sweeney, fell dead. 27— San Fnmcisco, It. D. Ferguson, found dead ; Shasta county, John Parks, runaway, is— Marvsville, Alfred Lei died suddenly 29— Placerville, F. Yarwo'd, shot: Truckee, Frank Page and W. Dyer, drowned 31— Santa An.l, D. Watteson, shot ; Sierra City, W. 11. Thomas, falling rock. April 2— San Francisco, J. Strain. 3— Dixon, in .ant of J. W. McFadyen, fall. 6— Monterey, J. Ser rano, slot. 7— On the Southern Pacific Railroad. •A". Frella. B— San Francisco. p. Wainran, fall. 9— Casper, Mendocino county, Captain Peterson, found dead ; Sierra City, W Giur.ivich, crushed. 19 — San Francisco, I. Richards, runaway ; Grass Valley, Jerry Griffin, found dead. 15— itockton, H. Coils, drowned ; Rutherford-Station, Napa county. Mrs. C. -■'. Wentsell, fall. 16 Valleio, A. P. Fletcher, sud den death. 17— San Francisco, T. Jan, wagon. 13— Napa, little sou of W. li. Chapman, burned. i-l— Redwood City, J. Brown, railroad. 27— Neva,;;-. ity, J. Kraemer, mining. 28— l'aeheco, R. Marti ro'wued. 29 San Francisco, C. Klose, streetcar. Mn\ I— Lathrop, J. Johnson, railroad: Yuba a.imtv. J. Bin. mining; near Placerville, D M. Rich, rd -on, mining. Near Marysville, C. R. clow, drowned. 3— Placerville, A. Heilstrom, min ing ; Yuba county, J. Donovan, drowned. s— Near roloma, W. Ja'bine, found dead. 6 San Frandsco, W. C. Hicklin, drowned. 7— Near Aqueduct City, — Johnson, drowned. 10— Amador county, L. P • s'ch. mining. 11— Dutch Flat, B. 11. Bartlett, .all. 13— Near Princeton, boy named M. Barber, brown from a horse 14— Bird's Landing, Sonoma •onnty, A. A. Hill, drowned. IS— Near Alviso. W. 'lenry, railroad. -Near Marys, H.Churchill, drowned. 20-San Jose, Annie Cobb, sudden death. 24— Woodland. H. C. Pock man, fell dead. 20— San rancisco, .1. it, Miller, poison. 2S— Oakland, A. W. Young, found dial shot through the head. 29— Santa Rosa, J. Patterson, rai mad. 30— Santa Rosa, I. Crane, drowns 31 San Francisco, J. 11. Beg- By ; Modesto, little sou of J. M. Henuerson, ira .wned. " June I— Ccnterville, Alameda county, - — Juhl, Irowned ; near Moke limine Hill, J. Gutters, found lead. -'-Near SpanLshtown, Clifford, found lead ; Kewhope, Mafaan, sudden death. 3— \u000b, T.Robinson, fall. 4— Near San Jose, B. Lani an, drowned; Santa Bar hara, child of F.Cota,sca!ded ; rear Petaluma, I). Estloey, railroad. s— Nevada ity, little daughter of A. W. Herring, runaway. 12— Murphy's, .'. A. McD mgild, hunting 13— Near llroy, ' arih A. Miller, thrown from a horse : San Luis Obispo. F. Acuna, mining. 14— Nevada, ¥. -anderson, found dead, and W. Fdd.v, drowned. 15 —Oroville, J. Asher, drowned ; San Francisco, F. tush, dead ill bed. 16— San Rafael, A. Connor, fall; Collinsville, G. Brown, drowned; Chinese -Jamp, little daughter of M. Wilson, drowned. 17— -an Francisco, Rebecca 8, Noble, fall. IS—Marys . it-. K. Hymns, gun; Santa Clara, two children of A. Phillips, ac i,i, '. 20— Yolo county, C. C. Red- Ington, sunstroke. 22— San Frandsco, 11. Schaf fer, while bathing. 26— Gridley, L. Stone. 23 — Year Rio Vista, son of P. Kuhn, burned. 29— Bodie, D Moody, ran over ; Nap*, J. Keener, drowned. ,i -Winters, H. CHargor, found dead. ■ July 2 — Son Francisco. H. L. Stockman, drowned ; Roberts' Island, T. Hartwig, drowned. 3— San a-'r-aiia is a.. D. D. Stewart, thrown from a wagon, and 1". Clement, shot. I— San Francisco, boy named F. Milliken, shot. s— Los Angeles, J. Fry, killed by a shark, and I. Bear, fall. 6— Marysville, J. Mullen, sadden. B— Rio Vista, Andrew Larson, steam thresher explosion ; Porterfield, .1. Tnlley, threshing machine. 11— Francisco, - Rastee, exposure in the hay; Saucelito, J. Lynntigh, drowned. 12— Russian river, E. Carrie, drowned. 13— Biggs', W. Mcllugh, sudden. 15— Autioch, G. McClurg, drowned. li; -San Francisco, P. Ander son, dropped dead ; Nia-r.-i . P. Quinn, fill. 17— Michigan Bluff, E. W. Gaasling, found dead. 13— Tehama. W. H. Paul, threshing machine. 20— San Francisco, P. Bischoffsky, J Zagodiand — Fiaher, drowned: Merced, T. W. McGready, sudden ; Col rinsville. T. Flaherty, drowned. 21— Capay, child named E. L. Clark, run over : Woodland, child of Powell, swallowed lye. 22— Oakland, T. Tatty, crashed Auburn, child of Mrs. Fabor, scalded 23— San Francisco/ J. Butler, and child named Rachel Raphael, run over. 24— Watsonville, Judge A. Devoe, died in bed. 25— San Francisco, J. Oak ley, by an elevator. 30 San Frcnci.-a ■-.. J. Roach, drowned. ' '. August 3— San Francis,.- W. R. Slice and G. P. Rogers, drowned. 4— Stockton, W. Br. awn. drowned. s— Georgia, Shasta county, son of 0. Englc. burned. 7— San Francisco, H. Kind, sudden. 8- San Jose, .1. Juspanovlch, dead in bod. 9— Dixon, Mr- Mc- Kinlcy. burned. 10— Oakland, T. Ryan, found dead ; Tomaies Bar, L. and C. Castle, drowned 1 4— Gwin mine, t. Hodwell, falling bucket ; Mare Isl and, P. Comas and J. W. Ardina, drowned. 4 15— Maxwell,' Colusa county, L. McCoy, by a unite; Chico, P. McLaughlin, sodden. 16 — San" Francisco, H. Siegel, C. J. Tilden and C. D. Clapp, drowned. 17— sau Francisco, J. Lanigan, blast. 13— Yreka, C, Wagner, lightning. 19— Stockton, F. Walters. 20— Son Francisco, M. Hochefort, falling derrick. -San Joaquin county, Bciinet, drowned. 26— Ssn Jose, M. Savage, sudden. 27— Gilroy, Mary. Young, cars. 23— Grass Valley, J. Pryor, "mining. — Jacinto, T. Merriman, drowned. ' Vallejo, P. Garvey, fall. - September I— Gilroy. H. • Conkling, railroad ; Valiejo, J. Glenuard, shot. ; 9— San Francisco, J. B. Fay. by a horse ; Mendocino county, F. Stephens, failing tree. 11— I'kiah, two children of Mrs. J. McGra'h, poisoned. Stockton, J. Martin, gun; Oakland, S. Porte, drowned. 16- .Stockton, child of L. E. Mart, -•!-,. scalded. IS— Saint Helena, H. Mc- Cormack, shot ; Willows, D. JlcKeefe, fall; I'kiah, M. York, -rirsh.fi by falling sacks. ; 19— Ferndale, B. Lynch, run over. 23— San Francisco, Charhs Norton, fall. 25— Modesto, Janes Howell, found dead. 27— Luis Obispo, J. German, machinery. 23— Yountville, C. Moss, horses. ,29 — Colton, little son 'f - Mrs. Poole, dragged by a calf. 3) - San Francisco. J. Gilliardo, caving of a bank. October I— San Jose, H. Shoffsl, railroad. 2— San Frandsco, Fannie Wright, burned. 3— Bodie. H. Richards, 8, .1. Martin, J. R. Cassidy. J. Brodure a,) 1 , M. Alves, falling case. ' 5— San Frandaco, Pro fessor Colgrovo and C. H. WiHiams, fall from a bal loon ; . Watsonville, ' Mrs. Stwan Norton, runaway taara. 1 6— San Francisco, Captain ll in, drowned. 7 — San Quentin.C. Skinner, sudden." 9— San Le-vndro, 1 Jiura Murray, railroad ; Stockton. Mrs •'. O'Neal, ba ned in a* house. 10— K«f.vcl, John Bonis, dropped dead, i 11— Placcrvilr. . W. Nichols, mining ; Sau Rafael, Col. W. B. Johnson, runaway. Stock ton, J. Mulroy, crushed by ii nix ; Oakland, 1.. F. Fapenhansen, sudden.' 14— Mare Island, J. Law rence, falling-derrick ; Millvllle, boy named H. Riots, machinery. : 16— Vallejo, hoy named' G. Soane-, fall. 17— Napa. J. W. Hatch, run over. a IS—Guad ships, T. Lynch, poisoned. :. 19— Napa insane Asy lum, D. B. Hoo, scalded. 28— Cairn eras county, P. Kelly, : cave ;•: Bdlotta, I San Joaquin county, C. Esbrey, sudden. | 24— Francisco, boy named G. Phalen.'by an eleva or. Verdi, J. B. Evan*, railroad. 27— Stockton, T. Conroy. poisoned, and D. Tempio, WL ' 23— Colton, H. Weiss, railroad. 30— Woodland, J. Marston, railroad. - November I— San Francisco, J. Costcllo, asphyxia. 2— San Francisco, Mrs. R. Graves, turned in a house. < 7— Marysville, E. Godfrey, team. 1 10— Gil roy, W. MeCalla, railroad. " 11— San Francisco, Mm." M. W. Phelps, a teacher, dropped dead in school. 13— Forest Hill, J. Burke," crushed by a log. f 16— Aiitii'di, JRizener, drowned. —San Francisco, 11. i Thompson, drowned. 21— Weaverville, -W. J. Dyer, hunting. -22— San Francisco, P. O'Laughlin, fail. - 23— San Francisco, A. English, sudden. 25— Paj iro — Tidrow, railroad. 28— Cnlusa, *H. S. Warren, sudden ; Oakland, T. Eldridge, sudden. SO —San Francisco, J. F. McGee, sudden. - HOMICIDES. . v This department contains a record of the reported homicides which occurred within the State, and without Sacramento county. - r '■ January 6 -At San Jose, E. Blivens, br unknown parties ; Willows, R. B. Magness by J. W. Morrow. 10— Gcyserville, Henry Thomas by Jack Epperson. 20— Several Indians killed in Mariposa county by whites. -■ February 3— Hornitos, A. Silver by J. Alverey. 6— Sau Francisco, Mary O'Brien by W. Forsyth. 10— yuentin.JHennan Koeblcr died from inju ries inflicted by a convict. 17— Modesto, 31. Port ner by J. Walker. 27— Bodie, G. Totl by 11. Heath. March 18— Point Anna, W. Mclnturf by W. land say ; near Lower Lake, W. Conwy by S. c. Chanev ; body of Johnny the Greek, who was" killed in a boat at San Francisco, by N. Mich recovered. 24— KernviUe, John Ever by H. W. Diekman. 29—Ne vada City, R. McCue by .M. L. Russell. ' April I— Four members of the Thomony family found murdered in Santa Clara county. 3— Ukiah, — - Laudekerbyaporter; Spanishtown, near Chico, ""i snkes Jim," a Kanaka, killed his wile. 13— * an Francisco, J. Bacon by Dr. Chalfant. rJ.r sierra City, J. Glass by Dr. Sawyer. 25— San Rafael, Paul Kergcr by Salvador. 27— Yuba county, J. Valentine, a burglar, by Alice Corbet." May .'. - Napa Insane Asylum, Alfred Burton by another patient named Hopper. 10— Near [iodic, Morton by J. Liddle. 11— Bodie, J. Stic by unknown parties. 14— Near Yuba City, wife and daughter of M. Sulsberger found hanging. 19— Near Antiocb, L. Laugbehur murdered his two chil dren and suicided. 20— San Luis Obispo, J. Bump by .1. Buster. 23— Near Chico. Btramper by .-chuelbe. 24— Williams, J. Keif by C. Red dingtr. June 4— Knoxville, C. R. Rice by J. Fuqua. 10— Body of a murdered man found in the river near Reading. 17— San Francisco, Nellie Bowlan by her husband. 25- Hill's Ferry, W. Walker by unknown parties; San Francisco, P. Higgins by S. Green 20- Biggs, J. F. Jaggnrd by a tramp. 27- Marin county, A. Fulton by It. H. Moore, who committed suicide ; San Frandsco, infant son of P. Candido found murdered. July3-Keni county. J. Waters hy "Charcoal Frank. I:'.— San Francisco, J. C. Robertson, teacher of the Industrial School, assaulted by boys and sus tained injuries from which he died on" the 16th. 11 — Sonora, T. Newton by C. Saudcville. Tulare county, A. Townsend by Indians. August ii- San Quentin, W. F. Andrus by .1. Ma guire. B— Stockton, — Brewer by J. Campbell. Modest Kelley killed by a man whose daughter he had seduced; I'kiah, Leburn by It. W. Kcll.a.n. 20 -San Francisco, W. Bates by 1,. Nicolas. 30— Lakeport, E Bynum by W. Thomp son. September l— Near Nevada City, W. F. Cummings by stage robbers. 2— San Francisco, Geo. Schwartz by D. Haskell. B— San Francisco, J. Derbandden i.v A. Tanci. 12— Nevada City, P. Ramus killed a squaw. 17— San Queotin, Smith by Scotty. 27 — San Francisco, McLaughlin by officer Burke. October 4— Covelo. T. W. Mcpherson killed his wife and was killed himself while resisting arrest. B— San Mateo county, A. Scatina by M. Parsente. 11— Nevada county, J. Zedtler by unknown parties. 12— San Francisco, G.Howard found fatally stabbed. Party of tramps in Mendocino county fired on the officers and killed T. Dallard and W. Wright. 23— San Frandseo, C, Stein by G. Allpeter. 25— Napa, A. Larouge killed in a fight. 29— San Fran cisco, C. L. Peterson by unknown parties. November I— San Fraucisco, M. Herrera by E. Saldes. 2— San Frandsco, J. McDonnell by D. Har rigan. B— F'orestville, Sonoma county, J. G. Hill by Vi. Travis. 10— San Francisco, M. Coglan by li. Leon; Mayficld, J. Rodriguez by J. Fciez. 12— lone, J. Arragucrra by S. Higuerra. 19—Wilming ton, woman named Aoela by unknown parties. 27 Newcastle, Wilson by H. Gallagher. EXECUTIONS. March 14— Marysville, Ah Ben ; Portland, 0., E. L. Avery and James Johnson. May 23— Shasta, Indian .lack 23— Bakersfield, W. J. and Thaas. Yoakum, by a mob. 2J — Sacra mento, Troy Dye and Bdw. Anderson. June 27 — Mariposa, Henry Ivy. September 3— Little Lake, Mendocino county, a. G bson, E. Frost and T. MeCraeken, by a mob." October 2— San Rafael, Salvador, an Indian. SUICIDES. This department contains a record of the reputed suicides which occurred within the S.ate, and out side of Sacramento county : January 2— At Latrobe, Win. Pfeiffer. 3— San Francisco, F. P. Snively. C— Portland, Or., W. N. Castle, absconding City Clerk of San .ia.se. S— San Francisco, J. Vohsen. 9— Oilroy, John S. Murray. 12— San Francisco, Dr. S. M. Oettinger. 13— San Francisco, August Gash r. February 3 —San Francisco, Jacob shew. 4— San Francisco, Charles Sblmmins; near Tulare, Daniel Parker. 10 — Bodie, J. Potter ; Dry-town, Mrs. A. Spooner. 12— San Francisco, P. c. Anderson. 13— -an Francisco, K. Dahlen. 17— Santa Cruz, p. Leg. gett. 18— Sao Francisco; C. A. Kennedy. 19— San Francisco, O. Fldschman. 20— Santa Rosa, Joseph 1: ._._.-. 21— I'm .;-,,.. J. Stegler and W. Boh len ; Oakland, J. B. Kelly. 25— Benicia, Jones. 26— Bodie, Mrs. J. O. Williams; near Sonora, V. Uohn. v March 3— Bloorafield, J. L. North ; San Francisco, J. ii aimtz. 8— Heald burg, N. Dawes. 17— San Francisco, A. Gcaunni. 20— Centervßle, Har vey. 21- Oakland, A. C. F'orno. 22— San Fran cisco, J. Barmore. 27— Columbia, J. S. Brown. 29— San Juan, J. Roc April I— San Francisco, A. Field. 7— Petaluma, W. Carpenter ; San Francisco, P. A. Larson. 12— Berkeley, T. S. Wright. 14 -San Jose, R. Billing hurst ; san Buenaventura, A. G. Clark. 18— San Francisco, J. Summers. 21— San Francisco, Pool. 23— Santa Ana, Dr. J. W. Burnett; San Francisco. W. Mansfield; Placerville, D. Miller. 23 — San Francisco, W. F. Casscbohm, fiist assistant City Treasurer, who left a notec Df easing the mis ap ropriation of *20,CK>J of the city's money. 30— San Francisco, T. Sullivan. May Grass Valley, J. W. Myers. 4— San Mi guel, Mary Walthers. 6- San Frandsco, Mrs S. A. Leslie. 9s- San Francisco, A. J. Smith. 10— San Francisco, F. L. Finkenstadt 12— Alameda, S. S. Howell. IS— Near Stockton, B. I.agoinr.rii:.. ; San Frandseo, A. Ganbatz and W. Girzikoivsky. 10— Mokelumne Hill, Geo. F. Maynard. 17— Mountain View, Santa Clara county, Theodore Beckman ; Bodego, Judge J. T. Springer. 21— San Francisco, Police officer P. K. R -r.v<. 23— San Francisco, A. Boudct. 30— Bodie, A. Perrin ; Colusa County Jail, "N. L. Squires, under death sentence. June 1 San Francisco, A. Nicher. 3--Marysviilc, 1.. Kri'amer : Stockton, C. Meyer; Colusa County Jail, N. L. Squires, under death sentence. s— San Frandsco, Chas. White. 12 — San Francisco, J. A. Schoevcr. 13— San Jose, Miss A. Deljgo. IC— Grass Valley, F. F erring. 19— San Francisco, J. Bencker. 2S — San Rafael, L. Hastings, 30—Wil lows, Jennie Writers. July 3— San Francisco, 11. E Cooper, B— Napa, M. Fitzgerald 10— Shasta, S. McDonald. 16—Ala meda,11. 1". Kinross. 17 San Francisco. Hallett. IS— san Francisco, Fi zh nry. 20— San Fran .- -.- •. W. Young. 22— Sac Francisco, D. Lcnahan. 23— San Jose, J. Young. 20— Watsonville, Clara It.. 1.. ,31— San Fr.arr. : J. W. it. Hill. An?ust I— Oakland, F. Miller. 7 -San Francisco, 11. W. Kr.au_". 9 - San Francisco, E. P. Rieux. 10— San Francisco, W. Frazer. IC Nap,, Mrs. F' 11. Darling. Li— San Francisco, A. Mason. 21—Stock ton, Mrs. E. L. Scott ; Webber Lake, Mis 3 Mallett. 25 — San Francisco, G. 1.. . Pearson. 20- -San Franc isco, Anna .M. Johnson. September 2— San Francisco, G. M. Dinkle. 3— Ban Frandsco, Schneider. i Mr-nswllc, A. Bchrage. S — Bodie, Eleoora Dtitnout. ' 9 — San Francisco, Georgian* Dixon. 13— Santa Barbara county, F. Olds, lit— Yuba City, McMahon. 17— Stockton, G. T. Clark. 21— San Franei-co, (1. ¥. Martin. 20— Amador City, R. 11. Young. 27— Rocklin, G. Johnson: Princeton, P. 11. Scott. October 1— Bodie, J. Bas-ett. 2— San Francisco, D. C. Gay. 3— Ban Francisco, T. Thornton. 7— J. R. Alsip, a San Francisca) defaulter, being brought back, jumped into the bay and drowned. 9— San Andreas, li. T. Toon : Ba lie, I. 11. Dentoa. 10— San Francisco, J. T. Haskell. 17— El Dorado county, W. O. Manton. 18— Tomales, T. Carutl.ers. 22— Francisco, M. E. Norton. 28— Oakland, 11. Benton and F. Woodward. 29— San Francisco, W. 11. Henderson ; Alameda, Mrs. L J. Dodge November Sao Francisco, F. J. B iwnian : Mar iposa county, Merest, It— M.irisiille, D. Mnltfi . S— San Frandseo, A. Celiz. 12— Sa.ta Ana, F. Meyer. 14— Petaluma, Mrs. Ann Barry. 18— -.. ton, J. Nash. 19— San Francisco, i". F. Potter. 25- -San I'r.in.-isa.-a. ['. " Rosenwelg. 28 — San Jose, Nellie Hamilton. 2S— Sutter County Jail, — Bar mi! --■■'■■--" . . ■ .--"■-., • '..-■-■-- -• ~ rr- MISCELLANEOUS. This department embraces references to events which transpired outside of Sacramento county, and which would not appropriately come under the sjiecial classifications. JAXL'ABT. I— Rbcord-Umon issued a sixteen page holiday number.... troubles in Enirland continue. 2— Ftxtremely .1-1 weather in the East. 3_Snow fell at Portland, or. 4— Juan Moncast, attempted assassin of the King if Spain, executed. . 6— Bank c.iumu-sioiicrs refused access to Wells, Fargo & Co.'s books at San Francisco. 11 — Indian outbreak at Fort Robinson. 13 — Synopsis of Pope's encyclical letter published Severe earthquake shock in Florida. :---. --- Ah Ben pleaded guilty of murder in the first degree at Marysville.... Directors of the Gl sgow Bank on trial tor enibezz'ement al Edinburgh, 21- Grand Lodge of A. O. U. W. met at San Jose. Jury in one of Voakum murder cases at Bakersflelil returned a verdict of not guilty... . Severe cold weather in England. 24— Troubles between England and the King of Zulu. . 25— History of the State Agricultural Society pub lished in the RrcnKO-Usiox 11. W. Fentoa, editor of the Placer Artful, shot at at Auburn by District Attorney Bullock, of Placer county... .Plague rag ing in the north and east of Russia. 27— Casa of the Union Pacific Railroad against the United States, known as the " Five per cent." case, derided t.y the United States Supreme Court. ■' 29— Terrible famine in Egy pt. .31— Directors ..I the Glasgow Bank convicted of embezzlement. ' : .'- FEBRUARY. , I—New1 — New Orleans Mintrosuaied work after a suspen sion if nineteen years. 2— War commenced between the British and the Zulus in Africa. . . .Black plague appeared in Brazil. j ' 4 — National Educational Association met at Wash ington.... Two shocks of earthquake at Santa Cruz. '6— ml Boynton started to s»iui from Oil City to Pittsburg -150 miles. ", - : - -- 7— Terrible plague prevailing in various portions of Europe ,;.l«^^^^^M| Reno Court of Inquiry closed at Chicago Dr. W. F. Smith, who was divorced by the Arizona Legislature, arrested for adultery at §an Francisco 13— Severe earthquake sleek at Colin. . | 14— Earthquake shock In Peru. . .. Coldest weather of the season iv Canada. - ' 15— T. Dempsey appointed a West Pdnt cadet from the Third Congressional District.".. .Definitive treaty of peace with Turkey ratified by the Czar. 16— Startling news received from Sitka, that the ' Indians threaten to annihilate the entire white * population. . ..Zulu war becomes interesting. Famine imminent in India. ; IS— Statement of J. W. Simonton on the relations of the Associated Press and the j Western Union Telegraph Company, made to the Senate commit tee, published 111 the Kecord-Umox. . 19— Exhaustive anile upon the destruction of forests in California, from the North '__! meriean He view, published in the Record- U.mo.n . . Severe earthquake in Peru. ■ 21 — Revolution broke out in .sr,,nora, Mexico. . . . Hood Alston disappeared frnm San Fr.n.ri-eo under peculiar circumstance* Haytian revolution end ed, ami insurgents defeated. 22— W. J. Yoakum convicted of murder in the first degree at Bakersfield Yellow fever Increasing in Brazil. tstMarslf&!Br3fi.- 24— Boynton started to float from Pittsburg to New Orleans in a life-saving suit Walla Walla flooded by the overflow of a creek. 25— Settlers in Idaho killed an entire camp of thirty-six Indians. [This was since pronounced a hoax.] . Severe earthquake in Italy. •jc Statue of Captain Cook unveiled at Sydney in the presence of 20,000 people. 27— Great destitution in Sheffield, Eng * 23 — Steamship Jamestown turned over to the United states authorities at Vallejo by Commander Glass. MARCH. The full text of the proposed new Constitution of California published in the Record-Union Chinese rebellion crushed. 2 — lntense feeling of indignation in California against the President's veto ... the bill to restrict Chinese immigration. -i •-; 3— "Pa-si .ii Play " produced in San Francisco President Haves hung in effigy in several places in the State on account of the Chinese veto. . . .Severe fighting between the British and Zulus. 4— Election riot at Kingston, N. Y. s— Firm of Qodcheaux Brothers, at San Francisco, attached and considerable commotion created in commercial circles. . 6— Ann Eliza Young addressed a letter to Mrs. President Hayes on the subject of Mormon polygamy. 7— Verdict of not guilty rendered in the Morrisite massacre at Salt Lake. . .".Terrible famine in Bolivia. 9— Great six-days pedestrian contest commenced in New York... .Judge Keyser determined the Keyes milling debris case in favoi of the agriculturists. . . . Activity at Petaluma in regard to the temperance cause. 10 Numerous attachments in San Francisco. growing out of tin- Godcheanx failure. ..Boat race ii. England betwe ;; Ross rami Emmet, won by the former silver wedding of the Atlantic Cable en terprise celebrated in New York. 11— Brooklyn Presbytery began the trial of Rev. Dr. Tallmage". 13— Breach of promise suit commenced at Wash ington by the widow Oliver against Simon Cameron. . Duke 'i Connaught married at Windsor to Princess Louise Margaret. 15— Six-day pedestrian match at New York ended, Rowel] winning. 17— Riot at Belfast, Ireland ...Governor of Ala bama called out the militia to suppress trouble at Helena, IS— Rep. of the Commander of 11. M. S. Ospray on the situatiou in Alaska published in the Re.oko- I MoN. 19— Capital punishment restored in Switzerland. 20— W. J. oakum sentenced at Bakersfield to be hanged May Pth .I'm,- Kearney severely beaten at trjauta Ana, Los Angeles county, by a man whom he had vilified in a speech. 21— Clarence King nominated to be Directorof the Geological Survey. 22— Revolution in Sonora progressing ...A Chi naman granted naturalization papers in New York. . . . Woman's suffrage movement in tin Rhode Island Assembly unsuecrssful . Twenty villages in Persia destroyed by an earthquake. 23- Severe earthquakes in Persia. 24— Trial of Churchill, one of the More murder ers, commenced at San Buenaventura. 20 — Insurrection ii Macedonia Tom Scott re elected President of tho Pennsylvania Railroad Terrible famine In upper Egypt Thomas Bui 'rd assssinated Judge J. M. Elliott at Frankfort, Ivy. 27— Pedestrian craze reaches Sau Francs* Revolution "i Tepre, Mexic •. ended. 28— Three of the alleged More murders (Lord, MeCart and Hunt) discharged, and a verdict of not guilty rendered in the Churchill case. 30— A. Roman & Co., Sau Frandsco, made an as signment to their creditors. . . , . .' — Navigation resumed on the Hudson river Trotting stallion Woodford Mambrino died at St. Louis. APRIL. I— Statue of Bismarck unveiled at Cologne Verdct for defendant rendered iv the Oliver-Cam eron breach of promise case. 2— Report in the Fitz John Porter inquiry recom mends Ids reinstatement. 3 — Daring attempt at San Rafael to rescue from iii William Dover, a murderer under sentence of death... Gen. J. 1-". Johnston appointed a Regent ol the Smithsonian Institute. 4— Serious labor strike at San Francisco. 5 — Indian raids in Yellowsta.ne Valley Hon. I) F. Page tendered public reception at Placen ilie. . ■ Earthquake at Cadiz, Spain. .. .Boat-race "ii the Thames between the Cambridge and Oxford Uni versity crews, won by the former. 7— .vt..- - Thatcher elected one of the Mormon twelve apostles, to fill the vacancy cau.-ed by the death of Orson Hyde. 9— Chief Moses and party arrived at Washington. . . . .Colliery riots .it Durham, Eng. 12— Unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Prince Milan at Nisli. 14— Earthquake at Norfolk, N. Y. Czar of Rus sia Bred at several times by an attempted assassin. ... " Passion Play " again produced at San Fran ,l-, and James O'N'eil, who sustained the principal character, ai rested md fined. 10— Cnlo & Co.'s cigar factory in San Benito county seized by the Revenue officers. Queen Vie toria visiting the Continent. 17— Terrible famine prevailing in Morocco. IS — Revolution at Panama Difficulty in regard to Rev. Dr. Tallmagi a: Brooklyn settled. 19— Six-dais' walking match at New York ended, Panchot winning the belt. 21— six-day walking match for long-distance cham pionship of England, commenced at London Sacramento Presbytery in session at Chico. 22— Disastrous droughts in Cuba. 23— Edwin Booth shot at while on the stage at Chicago. 25— Henry Smith, a watchman at the Ban Fran dsco Mint, "arrested for stealing $14, C00 iv gold from t ia* Institution. 20— Senator Logan declined to fight a duel with Representative Lowe Brown won at tin London peg stnan match Bloodless shooting aflray at Dutch Flat, between B. Frank and W. G. Ransom, newspaper men 29— Prince Alexander of Battenburg elected to the throne of Bulgaria. 30— Indian outrages in Texa3. MAY. 3— Charges of libel preferred by W. L. Reed against the proprietors of the Hulletin and Call ig nored by the San Francisco Grand Jury. 4 — Serious riot at Cork, Ireland, s— Hanlan won the great boat race at Newcastle a'u- Tyri* . Eng. S — Severe earthquake at Hoillster. 13— it. W Grand i.a. of 1. O. O. F. in session at San Franc sco. 1 1 — Mollie McC urty won a I ;-mila- race nt Oakland in 2:031, and a 2i-uiile race was won by Clara D in 4rO3J. . ■ 17 -Seventy- two-hour bicycle race at New York won by W. De N-'iiti-. wli-, maud 000 miles... .La Porte stage robbed near itown. IS— Monument erected at Grass Valley in memory of William Watt Unveiled Bay mare Nettie, who had a record of 2:15, died at Philadelphia....Dis tressing famine in India. 19 — Cap tal punishment re-established in Switzer land by popular vote. 21— Slight shock of earthquake at Pacheco. 24— t^ueen Victoria's birthday celebrated in En gland Supreme Court reversed the case of W. J. Yoakum, and directed a change of venue from Kern county. 25— Two shocks of earthquake at Virginia City. ....Six days swimming match at London won by Captain ebb Great eruption of Mount .-Etna. 23 — Serious labor stria-..- in New York.... shock of earthquake In Bam 30— Memorial Day generally celebrated. ' JUNE. 2— Colonel R. G. Ingersoll delivered a remarkable oration at Washington at the tif. -t.il of bis brother. 3— Eruption of Mount .Etna increases iv sever ity... .Shock of earlhqu.ke hi Santa Barbara county Grand Grove of U. A, O. I', met at San .J ,-._•. " . 6 — Serious labor strike in Sweden. 7— Saloveiff, the attempted assassin of the Cnr, ex cited. B— ierrible riot among the negroes in Liberty county, Georgia. 10— 'Near Wheatland twoyounrr ladies— Cora Hcs lep and Ida Dunn murderously assaulted while in bed he unknowu parties. 11— Heavy shocks of earthquake in Canada Emperor William's golden wedding celebrated at Berlin. 12— Eruption of Mount Vesuvius commenced. 13 — Indian troubles in Ttxas. 16 — Hanlan-Elliot boat race at Ncwcastleon- Tyne won by the former. 17— Serious riots in Sicily. 21— Weston won the greit walking match at Lon don... .Oroville and Laports stage robbed. Several per - killed at a picnic riot at Chi cago. •It— Serious anti-landlord agitation in Ireland . Mrs. McCnllum die.l near Wheatland, (rem the effects of I scare by .1 tramp, it was said 25— Mollie' McCarthy won a uses of 2'; miles at Chicago iv Ini-I. JUIX 4— The national holiday generally observed in the State — Lotd Che Im-f ,rd engaged the Zulus sad routed t:.e-n, burning all if their military kraals. — Chinees an, ordinance of San Francisco de cided by Ji.siice 1.. 1.l to be unconstitutional. - 8- 11- mi: Arctic exploring yacht Jcannctte sailed from San Fritidoco. 9— Body of the Prince Imperial arrived in Bo gland.... Yellow fever again broke out in Meinphi". . 10 — Six-days' *' go-as-you-please" walking match commenced at San Francisco.... strike at Oakland Sacramento team beaten at the Stock ton glass-ball shooting match. 11— Severe earthquake at Alexander, Egypt. 12— Earthquake at Victoria, It. C. ••' IS— Funeral sermon of the Prince Imperial preached at Chiselhurst by Cardinal Manning. - 14— Wm. fori appointed Tax Collector of San Franciscan vice -Mitchell, deceased. . 15 — Edwards won In the six days' walking match at rsaii Francisco. . r IG— liii .1 pacer Sleepy Tom made the best time on record at Columbus, 0. 19— Alarming -insurrection at Port-au-Prince, Huyti. .--" - 21— Serious riot at Fall River, Mass. - .-. , — Great council of the Imp. O. R. M. convened at San Francisco. 25— Sleepy Ton accomplished a mile at Chicago in 2;12J.. . .Yellow fever increasing at Memphis ... r\ •-..