Doings Of 1887

Death was very bnsy with his sickle during 1887, and be. found many a shining mark whereon to exercise his dreadful skill. Though not quite so fatal to eminence as the year before it, its earliest days beheld many great men who were not during its latest. The January record Inclndes the names of three generáis, one of them "Old Probs," one clergy man- Bishop Potter- two scientists, one commodore, one famous ship builder, one famous gun inventor, an eminent statesman and a great advocate. February noted the death of a uovelist, a poet, two generáis, a cardinal, a commodore and the founder of a great beneficent secret order. With March passed away a devout sister, who, as relativo of a great political figure, had an opportunity shortly after the last great presidential contest to throw some light on a disputed question, a magazine pubKsher, a great preacher, an eminent engineer, a poet and a philnnthropist. ApriFs days did not pass without taking with them two eminent jurists, a woman noted for her charity, a comedian of wide reputation, a bishop and a vicar general, a railroad magnate and an Arctio explorer. May 's deaths lncluded a noveiist, a brace of generáis, the father of cheap postage, a supreme court justice, a political figure, and the most genial, helpful journalist of the national capital. June saw the deatli of a bishop, an educator, a pioneer and two ex-United States officials of high degree. July, two prominent southrons, an exgovernor, a great gunmaker, a philanthropist and an eminent statesman. The hot du ya of August wituessed the -lose of the careers of a Russian journalist, a commodore, a great man's son, a Frenen historian, an eminent Methodist, the fat her of phrenoloorv. the best, t.Mn. scope maker in the vvorld, a greatscientist and an admlral. September calied home a bishop, two ex-governors umi a governor, and tho -jjjjtot snrviving United States senator. SSt.ohcr - The leader of the Prohibtiionists, a Rro.it mnsician, a diplomat, a noyelist aud u patriot. November chili days recorded the passing away of a silver voiced siuger, the father of a reut industry in the new world, un English statesman, an Knglish soldier and an lrish patriot. December- Two generáis, a diplomat, a notorious character, a wealthy society leader who was also a charitable woman, a good priest, a great printer, a governor and a statesmun. Trnly a notable list. JAOTARY. T. Gen. Albort Gallatin Lawrcnce, at New York. aged 53. 2. Bishop Horatio Potter, at New York, aged 85 9. Willlam (sargeant) Ballantyne, at London, aged 75. 10. John Roach, at New York, aged (B. 18. Lord Iddeslejí-a (Sir Stafford Northcote), at London. England, aped 71. 14. Henry B. Sianton, at New York, aged 82. 16. Gen. W. B. Hazen, chief of the United Btates signal service, at Washington, aged 57. 18. Professor E. L. Youmans, at New York aged 07. 24. Gen. Charles P. Stone, at New York, aged 51. - Sir Joseph Wiiitworth, gun inventor, aged 84. 27. Commodore P. C. Johnson, at Portífeputh, N# H. . ' FEBRUARTT. 10. Mrs. Henry Wood, novelist, at London, England, aged C7. 18. J. J. Upchurcb, founder of the A O U W at Steelville, Mo., aged 67. 10. Gen. RolM-rt B. Potter, at Xen-port R. T aged 58. ' '' 21. Gen. Jome B. Gddes,at Ames, Ia., aged 80. 24. Benjamin F. Taytor, poet, at. Cleveland god 88. 23. Commodore Willlam P. Truxton at Norfolk Va., aged 63. ' 28. Cardinal Ludovico Jacobinl, at Rome, aged L5. march. 4. Mothrr Angélica (Miss Elvia Gillespie) at Bouth Bend, in.I. 6. Charles H. lVtrrson. at Philadelphia, aged 68. 8. Henry Ward Beecher, at Brooklyn, aged 74. 10. James l!. Eada, at Nassau, N. P., agedG7. 14. Ebcn S. Pllbbury, at Allston, Mass., aged Ca 19. William R. Travers, at Bermuda, aged 68. 28. Paul Tnlane, philauthropist, at Princetoo, N. J., aged 87. 30. Ex-Governor Thomas P. Revnoldg, at St. Louis (suicide), aged 06. 81. John G. Sae, poet, at Albany, aged 71. AF ML. a Hon. .loseph H. Bradley, at Washington, gedSi. 4. Catharine L. Wolfe, at New York, aged 61. 10. Jolin T. Raymond, comedian, at Evansville, Ind., aged 51. 12. Dishop Alfred Lee, at Wilmington, DeU aged Rn. 15. Vicar General Quinn, at Paris, aged 66. 19. Alexander Mitchell, railroad magnate, at New York, aged 69. 10. David K. Cartter, chief justice of the District of Columbio, at Washington, aged 74. 20. Lieut. John JV. Danenhower (suicide), agei 87. HAY. 4. Georgc Cabot Ward. at New York, aged 62. 5. OliverHoyt, millionaire.at Stamford, Conn , aged W. 6. James Grant, novelist, at London, aged 63. 7. Gen. Aaron F. Stevens, at Nashua, N. IL, aged 68. Gen. Ilimry F. Clark, at Washington, D. C. ged 67. 14. Lysandtr Spooner. father of cheap postage, aed 80. 14. Chief Justice W. B. Woods, at Washingtoa ■fedSa. 18. Ex-Goveruor of Vtrgtnia WUliam Smlth, id90. S9. Maj. Ben: Perley Poore, ot Washington, agedC7. JUNE. 11. Bishop Willlam B. Stevens, at rhiladelphia, aged 73. 17. Mark Hopkios, ex-president of Williams college, aed 85. 17. Richard Tobln, pioneer and milUonaire, at San Francisco, aged 70. 8. Hou. Frceman C:arke, at Rochester, S. Y., aged 78. 35. Gen. James Speed, at Louisville, aged 75. JÜLT. 3. Duncan F. Kenner, at New Orleans, aged 74. 4. Anson P. Jlorrill, ex-governor of Maine, at Augusta, Me., aged 84.- Alfred Krupp, gunmaker, at Essen, Germany, aged 77. 8. Ben Holliday, at Portland, Ore., nged rfi. 19. R. M. T. Hunter, ex-Confederate secretary of state, at Richmond, Va., aged 78. 19. Dorothea L. Dix, philanthropist, at Jersey City, aged 80. 29. Augiistine Depretis, at Rome, Italy, aged 76. AUGUST. I. Michael KatkoflF, journalist, at Moscow, Russia, aged 67. 0. Commodoro Henry Hastings, at Boston, Mass., agert no. II. John M. Clay. son of Henry Clay, at Lexington, Ky., agecl fin. 11. John Víctor Drurer, historian, at Tari, aged 76. 14 Aaron A. Sargent, at San Franeisro, agwl 4n. 17. Rev. David Curry, at New York, aged 79. lfl. O. S. Fowler, phrenologiBt. 19. Alvan Clark, at, Cambridge, ÏUass., aged 83. 19. Spencer F. Baird, at Wood Holl, Maas., aged 60. 23. Admiral Thomns T. Cravpn, atchnrlpstnivn, Mass., agert W). SKPTF.SrBEB. 2. Bishop Willlam I,. Harris, at New York, aged 70. 7. William Aiken, ex-governor of Xorth Caro lina, at Flatrock, N. C, aged 81. 12. Governor Washington Bartlett,t San Francisco, Cal., aged 63. 14. Luke P. Blackburn, ex-govenVir of Kentucky, at Louisville, aged 71. 17. Joseph Cillpy, oidest ex-United Btate senator, at Kottinghain, N. H., aged 06. OCTOBER. 3. John B. Finch. 9. Mam-iep Strakosch. at Taris. 11. Thomas C. Mnnning, x-minister to México, at New York, aged 66. 13. Mrs. Craik (Maria Muloct), in Eijgjand. 22. Elihu B. Washbume, at Chicago, aged 71. NOVEMBER. 2. Mme. Otto Goldschmidt (Jenny Lind), at London, aged 67. 6. John Ryle (father of American silk ndURtry), in England, aged 70. -Lord Wolverton, at London, aged 63. 17. Valentino Baker (pasha), at Tel-el-Keber, aged 57. 18. J. J. Breslin. at New York, aged 63. DECEMBER. 2. Gen. W. H. Emory, at New York, aged 77. 4. A. S. Sullivan. at New York, aged 60. 5. Lord Lyons, in England (minister to tho United States duriug the civil war), aged 70. 0. Eev. I. S. Killloch, in Washington territory. 12. Mrs. J. J. Astor, at New York. 14. Gen. Thomas Kilby Sinith, át New York. aged 66. 15. Father John J. Riordan, aged 30.- Joseph R. Bodwell, governor of Maine, at HallowelL Me., aged 60. 17. Sterling P. Rounds, at Omaha, Neb., aged 24. Daniel Manning, ex-secretary oC the United States treasury, at Albaiiy, aged öC. MAN'S CARELESSNESS. Fires, Explosiona, Collisions and a Host of Other Accidenté. Scarcely less appalling thnn the list of elemental casualties is that of the aocidents of 1887, that may be attributed almost wholly to the carelessness of man, the greatest sufferer. The year that is passed will go down in history marked with the shameful record of Chatsworth, Kouts, the Tin Bridge and the Woodstock accidents. The worst feature of all these accidents was the dreadful car stove. Without this terrible relie of the primitivo in railroading in our trains, few, if any, of the more horrible features of these accidenta would have had to be recorded, and it is gratifying to be able to record the fact that during the past summer many of the best American railroads were very bnsy at the work of experimenting with steam heatiug of railroad trains, and this winter not a few cars are kept warni with steam supplied direct from the boiler of the locomotive. Not less horrible than the ) ailroad accidents of 1887, however, were the theatre disasters, and America may congratúlate herself that none of the greatest of thege caJamities took place on her soil. Franco and Englaud were the sufferers. The problem of safe theatre building has long been known to be an intricate one, out it would seem that only a. few more such appalling catastroplies as the burning of the Opera Comique in Paris and the Theatre Royal in Exeter would be needed to stimulate some ingenious architect to its complete solution. An accident of a quite different sort and more terrible in its possibilities, fortunately not reilized in this case, was the explosión of escaped naphtha under four miles of the staeets of Rochester, N. Y. ; and the possibilities in this case will como home to all d wel Iers in cities, who investígate the amount of inflammable material that is carried under their strects and f homes and places of doing business. JATARY. Adoloschi palace, Home, burned: damaee. $1,000,000.- Three hundred killed in a flre at Madras, India. 18. Schooner Parallel destroyed by explosión of giant powder at the Golden Gate, San Francisco. - Panic at Spitalfield's theatre Lonelnn; sevt riteen killed. MABCH. 5. One hundred and forty-four killed by flredamp explosión In Belgium. 6. Eighty-six killed by explosión of Roburite at St. Etieune, l'rance. 14. Thirty-flve Killed by railmad accident at the i4tin bridge," nuar Boston, Mass. 18. Ten burned to death at destructivo hotel flre in BuiTalo. FEBRÜART. 6. Forty killed by train falling through bridge at Woodstock, Vt. 12. Hotel flre in BerUn; $1,000,000 loss. -Fire in Augusta, Ga. ; $200,000 loss. 20. FireatChautauqua; $100,000 loss. 21. Burning of salt works at Warsaw, N. Y ; S100.000 loss. 23. Seventy killed by colliery explosión in New South Wales.- Tu-elve miners buroeil to dcad by flre In lodging house in Bessemer, Micb. APRIL. 6. Burning of Massachusetts state printer establishment at Boston. 12. Many ancient buildings destroyed by flre at St. Augustine, Fla. 13. Twenty people drowned In Dieppe, Franco. 28. One hundred and flftv drowned hy sinkfiig of steamer Benton off Formosa. KAT. 4. One hundred and flfty men entombed by mine disaster at Vancouver, Britisb Columbia. 7. Stcamer La Champagne lost; 40 Uves lost Burning of Harlem planing milis; $300,000 lost. 10. Fire at New Lebanon, N. H. ; $230,000 loss. 12. Fire in Paterson, N. J., iron works; $250,000 i loss. 14. New York hay market. at Thirty-thlrd ! Street, burned; $200,000.- Steamer Empire Stat burned at Bristol, II I. ; $100,000 loss. 22. Several passengere reported killed by rollision between Wiiite Star steamer Cltic and Brit annic. 25. 200 burned to death in Theatro Comique flre, Paris. 26. Fire in property of Belt Une raüroad of New York, 1,500 horses, $500 worth of property destroyed. 28. Colliery explosión at Glasgow, Stotland; T Uves lost.- Chicago Dressed Beef compauy loHe J750.000 by fire in Brooklyn. mm. B. A falling building In Berlia injures 3U0 per , ■on; umdj killed. , 17. Lake steamer Cnamplaln burned on Laks Michigan; 19 drowned.- $200,000 flre in Newark, 21. $400,000 fire at Leavenworth, Kan. JÜI.Y. 9. 17 people burne-l to deatía in theatre flre at Hurley, Wis. 16. Metropolitan storage wtrehouse burned c York; loss, $500,000. 31. 15 Italian laborera killed nn the Krte raih-oarl at Hohokus, X. .T. AÜOCST. 8. Great forest flrcs reported on Kninco-German frontier. 0. Forest fires in Michigan. 11. Burnlng of steamer City of Montreal. II. 1.8 killed and many wounded by excursicn train on I, P. & w. railroad falling throufch hridge ot Chatsworth. ris. 2!). Firn at Detroit, Mich.,, tlertroys S25O,nr..1 worth of propertj'. REPTE 5ÏBER. B. One hundred and forty persons bnrnpfl t- death In Theatre Royal. Exeter, England. OCTOBER. 11. Thlrty killed In accident on flaltimoro and Oliio rnilroad at, Kouts, Ind. XnvY.MHV.K. ifi. Four hundred burned to dath in a snip near Cantón, China. 20. One hundred and thirty-two drowned in cnllision ltn-oen stpamer Scholtpn and an Enclish ship in the Enlish channel. The Schnlten went down. 21. Bnrnin of p. T. Bnrnum's shnw property at Bridgeport, Conn.; loss $100,000. 86, Graat forpst fires reivirted on thn lower MisSTHSippi. DKCEMBFR. 50. News reoeived that the big raft towed by st-amer Miranda from Nova Scotia to New York was lost; raft found broken up a few days af ter bv United States steamer. 21. 8S00.000 lost by explosión In Porh5r, V. Y.; two killed and many wounded. WORK OP THE ELEMENTS. Danin Nature Ha runlshed Ton Darlng Man. ine list, of disasters f nat were solelr rlne to the winds and the waves and tho floods during tho year 187 is a long and most appolitng one. It would, of course, be impossible in the spaee allowed in tho present article to mention all, even of the important elemental accidents of the year. But those most important are ffiven such prominence as can be allowed them. The two most terrible were the Riviera earthquake in France and Italyand the lloods of the Hoang Ho in China, Nothing approaching the former has been recorded since the terrible Java earthquakes. The latter has not been approached at all in modem times. JANFARV. a Twenty men drowned br wreek of ship Elizabeth off Virginia coast. 14. English steamship Crombrook, with twenty-eight men given up for lost. Liverpool bark Craigher given upjfor lost with flfteen men. FEBRÜART. 2. Great suffering from snow, ice and floods, und some loss of liLe in the northnest. 3. Tornado in Ohio. General severe storms passed over center of the state. 23. Four hundred people killed earthquakes at Nice, France, and along the Italian liivicra H. Earthquake shocks in Kivlera. Two thousand kilied. Hiaat SO. Terrible floods In Daktta anil on the Missouri river. 28. Loss of schooner Marcus A. Dorr and crew. 80. Two thousand passengers snow bound in New Brunswick and Quebeo blockade on Intercolonial railway. Canada. APRIL. IS Prairie fires in the west, floods in eastern and middle states. 22. Coast of Australia experienws severe storms; 550 persons lost in forty pearl fishinji boats.- Kansas and Missouri experience tornndoes.- Floods in St. Lawrence river. 2li. Flood in Ohio valley; soveral pooplo drowned and much property dami . i 80. Floods in New Englan.l. HAT. & The west experience hurricanes.- Earthquake in Mexico; several houses ruined; i."Ö pwoplft Killed. -Foundenng of steamer John Knor ff Newfoundland; thirty ltves lost. 5. Floods in Main sweep away houses and milis. nn 1". One hundrpd and twenty killed by .nrihjuake shocks in Turkestan. 20. Severe storms in the Atlantic States. 25. The Merrimao overflowed its banks (nring to heavy rains; considerable damage dono. Jl'LY. fl. One Imndred persons killed by landslide t 7.ug, Switzerland. 10. Sinkingof yacht Mystery in Jamaica bny; twenty-seven lires lost. Í7. Kicily visitl by -arthquakes and the eniptioñ of Moint Ktna. 1. Tidnl wave struck steamer Umbría, doinj: fn"t damage and killing two or three people. AtTGfflT. 29. Oreat damage done by heavy gales off XewFoundland. Considerable loss of lite reponed. SEPTEMBER. 15 (About). The Hoang Ho (Yellow river) burst its banks in China and flooded many thousand of square miles of territory. Many thousands were drowued, millions were made homelcss, myriads perished from liuusor. ■&. Four hundred houses destroyed by burricane at Brownsville, Tex. Great damage done in Mexico. !). Severe storms on the Atlantic coast. 18. Wasfaouta on Southern l'acifie railroad in Arizona. OCTOBER. 29. Propellor Vernon founderel oT Manitowoc; forty drowned. Total loss of life from the ments in üctober on the great lakes, 139. There were in all 285 disasters on the lakes in Oetober- tou Iarge a list to thinlc of presenting. .NOVEMBER. During this month many shipwrecks, both on' the sea and on tbe great lakes were reported. The loss of life was considerable, bilt there were no sing:e great disasters. DXOKMBtt 4. Earthquako at Calabria killed twenty persons. 0. Storms off the Orkneys slnk twenty flsblng fimacks. Earthquakes are still reported in Mexico. Í9. British chooner Henriettaabandonedat sea. lfi. Destructivo cyclone in the Indian territory. 20. Ieary's big timber raft, from Nova Scotia fcr New York, lost off the New England coast. A few days later it broke up and the loga are now floating on the sea. 80-24. New received of many shipwrecks. 22-S4. Blizzardsof all desrees and m-.ch severe weather reported in the west, espexialiy Kansas. 25. Christmas day- the flrst snow or any conseqiK-ncB feil In New York. THE DARK SIDK. Evll Ierd of Crooked Tlnnntnlty St Down in Brief. It is Indeed a black record that follows. The ovil minded enjoyed (what a word to use herc) a Tery carnival of crime during the year 1887. The most notable of the bank failures of the year was that of the Fidelity National bank of Cincinnati, wrecked by E. L. Harper. Harper placed his faith in his ability to corner aü the wheat in existence and proposed to get fabulously rich at a stroko. His failure to cornpass j this object not only carried him down, but . took with him many more, some nearly as I guilty as himself, but some quite ' cent. He got his reward before the close j of the vear. Boodledom sufferf d somewhat of a set back during 1887, bat its rebnke nos not nearly so effective in New York as in Chicago, for while several public plunderen have been summar.'ly placed iu durauce yile in the western city, and but one escaped - McGarrigle- only two or three are suffering In New York, and the kiug ' boodlcr- Sharp- is, thrcmgh a technicality, free, perhaps to remain so. The most picturesque critue of the year was the stealing of a great amount of cash and bonds by young McXeally, a bank clork, who was little more tlian a babe, at Saco, Me. He fled, but waa located only a few days ago - in Canadaand hüw comes the cheerful news that he is to remain free - as Ion:; as he remains there, for liis offense is not extraditable. Perhaps there win some time be a decent extradition treaty between the United States and Canada. But not if defaulters and intending defaulters can help it. One wom-in was hanged - in New York state. There were many mysterious marden still not cleared np. Of these the ohief was the Rahwny, N. J., mnrder. The Chicago Anarchists were hanged. JAMT ART. 14 Thomas .T. duvertaa hstigpd In Riohmond for murder of Miss Madison. lfi. Bell anrt Hoffman oonfess nt Bt Lnuls to wi-eekinj; the Hiwoorl ï'acifir rallroad, 2S. Ten thousand clollar train robbery rpported in Texas. 25. Miiniei(ial Rorprnment frauds tliacorerpd in Cincinnat.i amountine to JSO.noO. . Caahier Schroeder, of Jersey City Oermanla Savinzs bank, stnle $30,(ï0. WBBKBAMTi J. On hunrtred thousand dollar defajeation on the part of John .1. Líale, discount clerk of Baltimore First. National bank - O'Xeil, New York boodle aMorman, found guilty of bribery and sentenced;to Sing Sinjf.- Joba De Leon aentenord to flfteen years' mprisonraent for abduction. 4. Tichborno claimant, Charles Ogden Ferris, sentenced to flve years for defrauding the jPnjjted States pension bureau. 15. Capture of Isaac H. Vincent, defanltinjr traasiirer. of Alabama, in Texas. 17. Walter E. Lawson defaulted in Jl.imn.nno. 23. Jamos Hunter, of .lames John Huntrr, Thiladelphia, defaulted in $150,000. at Janitor Titus, of New Jersey, confessed to killing Tillie Smith, and bis deatn sentence was commuted to lite impriaonment. 36. Unknown yoang woman mtirdered at Rahway, K. J. (eelebrated Rahway murdermystpn 1. 2S. Roxalana Dnise hanged for the murclpr of her husbami nt Herkimer, N. V. Aran. I. Chicago brwllprsarrai[md; their trials followed andsiv.T.I -, (n convicted and now servtog time. McOarriglp, t,ht Ixxss, escaped in July and is now f ree in Canada. II. Warrant: issued for mny thieTing employés of tbp IVnnsylvania railroad at Pittshurfr. 14. Sarah M. Howp, woman bankcr. left Boston with 830,000. HAT. 1. James M. Tagart, paying teller Union Trust company, Pliiladelphia, defaulted in $100,000. 14. Standard oil company men convicted of conspiracy in Buffalo, N. Y. 19. Four thousand dollar train robbery in Texan. - Marquis de Mores arrested on charge of f rand to ilressed bi-ef busin. ss. JTNE. 21. Capt. Jack Hussey, the Castle Garden life saver, dead; shot by Policeman Hahn, afterwai-d acquitted. 23. Craig Tolliver ganp routed ín Rowan county Ky., by the killing of Tolh'ver. 89. Jacol Sharp convicted of bribery in New York. JVLY. 13. Pranzini, French murderer, sentcneed to death in Paris. 14. Jacob Sharp sentenced to SingSinR for four years and fined $-),000. Not. 29 he was granted a new trial by the New York court of appeals. He is still at liberty. xvavar. 23. Two Immlred indictments found against Bakl Knobbers at Ozark, Mo. Sixtecn Indictmentt were for murder. REPTEUBKR. 1. McN'eally, bank clerkat Saco, MeabsconJed with 8279,500 in bonds and money. I. Pranzini, FrencJi murderer, guillotined. NOVEMBER. 10. Jesse Pomeroy, the notorious boy murderer, in attempting to escape fiom the Massachusetts Btate prison, both eyes out by an explosión. II. Engel, Spies, Fischer and l'arsons, convicted of the murdcr of Policeman Duggan, at the Haymnrkpf ri.itj in Chicago, Jlay 4, 1PSS. hanged attboCbieaffo jail; Lingg, one of the convicted partles, had previously commit ted auickle and the sentences of Schwab and Fielden had been commuted to life imprisonment. 14. Second trial of John Arensdorff, chnrml ■nith mtirder of Eev. Mr. Haddock, was commenced at Sioux City. Ho was acqnirt.-.l. 29. Ex-Vioc I'resident Harper, of Fidelity National haok of Cincinnati, on trinl for wreckine the bank. sn. Heniy V. Leslie and James A. I.. Wilson, of PhiladolDhia. aeotenced for six and eifcht years, respwtively, for embezzling; $roo,0OO of DeUware and C'hesnp.Tik" Canal company. DrrKMBER. 8. Marión hu Touche, female liniikr-r, ooinmittod for swinriling vomea in New York. 12. E. L. Harper senteneed at Ciueinnati to ton j-ears for wreekinpr the Fidelity National bank. 18. Louia T.ins nnd the (acecnted Chteaga AnarchlBts, were Onall; Imried in Chicago. THE POLITICAL WORLD. Statpsmen nml lasser T.ights l-niliiig the Wlre of thfi M'urld's Government n. The politiral world was ratlier quiet in the United States during the year just past. but is all góod Democrat.s'nnd Republicaus koow it was bnt the calm before the storm of political activity that must burat npon the devoted country vrhea the presidentlal campaigii of 1888 begins. Across the water matters wcre lively enough. In Irermany the year openetl with a great turmoil over the passage of the septenmito or sevenyears armysupply bill. This was a pet measure of Bismarck. The reichstag would not pass it. Bistnarck dissolved the reichstag, a new reichstaa was cliosen and the septennate was passed. The pope helped Bismarck! Between (Jermany and France the usual friction lubaiated irom the first of January to the last of December. May bc there will soon be war, but it does not seem so likely now as it did months ago, unless a generai European war breaks out. Tho peren nial easlern question is no nearer settlement than ever, and Austria, Russia and Germany are furbishing up their "weepons" for a fray alxrat it. In France there was less turmoil than usual until it became a matter of comraon talk that President Grevy's son-inlaw, Daniel Wilsou, was mixed up with Gen. Boulanger, Mme. L,imouzin and some others in the' decoration traffic. Boulanger before this had been relieved of the command of the army and had failed to flght Ferry. Grevy had to resipn and Sadi-Carnot waselected to the presidency. There was no great row about it and no bloodshed, and the French rcpublic seems safe bo far as internal dissensions are conccrned. England's trouble wa3, as usual, with Ireland, and now seems to be trying to lock up all the patriots of the Emerald Isle, because they like to speak their minds. JjKUAKT- HOME. 14. Interstate commerce bil] passed by thO United States senate. 20. Treaty between the United States and the Sandwich Islands ratifled by tbe United States tenate. 24. The United States congress autborized the pmsldent. to retalíate ngainst the Canadian governmentVi ilshery policy. JASCARY- roREIOM. 2. Ooschen acccrtt&l tha chancollorship of the BriUshexchef]in r. 10. The English withdrew their tiixips from 11. Bismarclt threatened to dissolve the German reichstag if the ormy supply bilí for serio yearn wcre not passed. tl Germán reichstag dissolTOd. 18. Evfctïoor at Glooboigb, Ireland, wised tnuch bittepues. UI. Raodolph Chnrohlll ottaelted Tory mlnistry in Brltlah romrnons. FEBRIAR - HOME. . President Cleveland sisrned the interstate commeree bill. 7. $■: ,'0.iüO,authorizoi by the United State? Tor purposes of coast deferae. il. Dependeol pt-nsion bill vetoed by President Cleveland. 22 Sherman gave notioe of hta impentüng rrsiRtiailon of the prosidency pro torn. of i;, United Btatca senate. S4. Attempt to pass rlependent penxioo bill over thw presiiient's veto faihti. 2"5. Ingall eated as president vm tm. nr tbs ünitw] States sonate. FrnurAnv- roREioN. 17. Farnoll tief-atvl in the Knglish wmnvn.. 21. Elactiooa tn Oennany ; the pnvprnment aoond a rnxjuritv and tbe aepteonate rai - few rlas later. HABCH- HOME. 2. l"nitel States ronRrrss Toted to laveatigata the Tncifli' rnilronrt. 24. o. s. Strauss, of Xew York, appointeH Uniteii States miniater lo Tnrkey. 81. Charles & Fairoliilrt, assistant aeCKtorr of the United Statos treatury, appólnted i"fil! the 8Tetaryhijiof ()B treasurr, virn rllxned. MHr-H- J-OKKlr.N. i. Firsf rarlinj; of the crimen art in the Brit-sh parliamenf. 5. Hirks-Rearh resipned therhief serretarvship fnr treland; lati-r Balfour wn? ch.)s-n for the place. 2. Kniperor Willi.ini of Qermanr clehrnted hii '.lOth birthrlay. jrRii. -roRvtGN-. 1. Crimes act, passed by the British parli.im.-nt. 21. Arrest of M. Schnaeheles, special Franoh commissioner, at Paeny Sur MoMeHc, hv ;,-!■,. i.. ns. Schnaebele as released on the 2nth. 27. William OBrien denoonoed Ird Ijin-isdowne's policy with his tenant, and threntened togot-M añada nnl agítate tbeqnestlon tbere; Iandsdovne bein governor jreneral of Qanada, the idea hbs that he w-ould yield ratherthan sub mit t'- i i'Brien'a appeal 'o c.mada.. IUT- roREIOH. 10. TVilliam O'Rrien went tn Montrrnl, iuptxv. 17. French eabin"t rrigned. IS. DeFreycinct talled to fonn nm rnbim-t 18. Wilümn n-Bricn mohhad at Toronto, Ont. 20. Vüüam OBricn rnobhed at, Kingston, Ont. 23. Wflltam O'Brten Snd upan al Kinnton Ont. SS. M. r!oiir:ir formed rievr cabinct. 20. Riots in Franre becauwürn. R.ulnnger hajl bean reliered of the war portfolio an.i s.-nt fr..m I'aris. JI'XE- FOBEIGK. 17. Gladstonians wltbdrpnr from the British house of commons. ir. Wilüam O'Brien retiirned to Ireiand. 19. Qufcn Victoria's jubilw lpSan and Inst.-il several daya. 80. Kevolution rpported in the Sandwich Is'anda. JTTLY - FOBEÏOX. 8. Buljarian throne offered to Prince Ferdinand. 18. Experimental mobllisation bill passed in Freoch caaniberof deputie. I.ater the mobilizatinn of the troops was successfuily accomplished. 19. Queen Victoria approved Irish coerción bilL SB. Gen. Boulanger, ungered by Julea Ferry's criticisms, challeuKed the latter'to light a duel Thcy didn-t flghr. -Dublin proclaimed under the crimes act. Hom:. 5. New Vork Socialists put out of the t'mted Iabor party. 19. New York United Labor party nr.minated Henry George f or secretary of state. AUOCST- FOREIC.N. 14. Ferdlnand assumed the throne of Bulgaria. Russia protested and has ever eince prote.sted but Ferdinand still remains on tho throne 34. O'Brif-n arrested. SEPTEMBER- HOXE. R New York Socialista form the rrojjresslTe Iabor party. FrPTEMBlB -rORIIOK. J. Brltlsh piiüce flre on league meetinfr at Mitehellstown, Iit.'ond, killing several people IX-T08ER- FOREIOX. 14. Boulanifer arrested for coinpücity In the French decoration scandal. This u a nastv mrss, implioatiug Jt. Wtlsoa, son-in-law to President Qrevy; On. fiaffarel. Mme. Llmouzin, etc, andwxsuiiai led to Orery' ultímate resigna! (ion. XOVKMBra- HOMR. 8. Election in most states. The principal victories ere won in New York by the Demócrata and Ohio by tho Republicana. Both partjes claimetl the reoter aggregate nains. vvrMnKB- ÏOBEIO. 2. O'Brli-n nr.lered to wear priaon carb by prlon authoritle. He rofuaed, and Ix-ing eft without bis ctothing sonie days later went without his clothe till a friend smuggled in a suit for hiin. 18. Alrxandcr "f Russla and Bismarck met In GermoTiy. and II was discovered that forged dlspatchesattributed to üormany had been shown the c?nr. wbich hnd led lo complications likely to brinp; on boatllitlea. Tb Princess CTenu-ntine, mother of Vnlinanci, uow king of Bulgaria, .vi ■ospeotcdol i-itiKtheaut.horof Hiese dtepotcbes, DKrEJIBEB- HOMK. 5. Fiftieth scfisiouof tbe United Btatei eougrem convened; Curlisle made waker.- United Si. i.s s-upreme eourt deddcd iu favor of the Prohioitionisls. 6. Presltlent Cleveland sent his annual meaofe to the United States senate. 7. Jamef (;. Blaine issued an Interview from Paris in ansuvr t1( President Cleveland' message. 8. Date of holding Republican nominating eonvention fixed June 10, at Chicago. DECEMBER- FOHEIGS. 2. Lord Mayor Snllivan, of Dublin, locked up for publishin It-ngue un-ctings; he waa rekased shortly afterward, hut waa arrestetl again.- 51. Grevy, presideut of Cm Frcnch republio reBiïmed. 8. M. SadiCarnot eleeted president of th Frenen republic. 10. Atteinpted murder of Jules Ferrv hv a Frcuoli .-rank. i. Krench cabinet formed by M. Tirard. STRIKES IN 1887. rrngreii of (he War Ilrtu-eon Latfor and Capital. 1887 was not signnlized by such stupendous strikes as the previous year. The most importaut were the cigarmakers' general and the printers in Xew York, Chicago and &t. Louis: tiltUJtX. 10. Street railroad men gtruck in Boston. 14. Three thousand flve hundred employés of I.iorillard"s tobáceo works in Jersey City struck. The strike lasted some time, 14. Striking longshoremen in New York indulged in a riot. 20. Pinkerton men engaed to defend ooal breakersat Jersey City flred on the mob, killing one boy. The supposed oflenders were locked up, but nothing was proven. 20. Strikes reported ia th Hudson river ice field. This was soon settled28. Forty thousand New York "longrshoremen in New York joined the Jersey City coal handlers' strike. 27. New York coa! bnndlers Joitiod tho 'longshoremen's strike. FEBRrAHT. 2. Eieht tbouand sboemakers locked out at Worcester, Masa. 5. Clothing cutters locked out In Philadlphia. 7. Boston street railroads again tied up. 11. Jersey City coal strike ended. 12. Boston street railroad strilie broken. 16. Cable car strikers at Sao Francisco place dynamite on track; arrestad. kUSCH. 4. End of Pan Francisco cablj strike. 8. Organizaron of American Fedorntion of Labor, Hartford, Cono. 14., Beer boycott in New York ended. SO. Strike of 100 cnildren, mili nploye at Bridgeport, Clothing cutters of Now York leavo Knlhts of Iabor. 21. Cornlnc, N. Y., glass workers" Btriltc ended. 80. 8trike of 872workmeo on Equltkble building in New York. IVBEL 21. C00 silversmitha struck Ín New York. ■AT. S. 800 masons and bricklayer locked out at Oranee. N. J. . . New Jersey ttonecutters gtruck ia e# York. 4. Stonecutteru strike In Jersej-.--13,(W cote workers struck near Pittsburg, Pa. V-!. Masons and buildors locked out mC"hn'a;,. !íi. HaTerhill ■hoenaken' lockout ended. juxe. W. Penoaj hmnla coke workers' strike con cüuded. ) t. Negrota .iikI Btrtkera riot In Cleveland. lá Strike of trert raOroad wreken in Clncinnnü. AIT.rsT. 9. Rio' betveen si-u.s and itrlkert at Alton, 11. Th? ptriko of engineen on M"iicar rilway Failed. BJCPTEXBSB. R. Farad? nu Ibordayln Stm York and nthr 0CT0BS8. i. Anntial m tingot Kntgbtcof Labor In Minnpapolis. nFr-F.MnFr. S'. Oreatcoal ütnkoonthe Readtng railroad. Declared off n; ny. THE GENERAL RECORD. Datp nr Pcnonsl, Commarclal nnti m i i:tu in Xaturr, IAMRY. R Tiio Standard, Henry Oeorte'i p.ipr. ppeared in New forte, hagan ■ rlgoroaa cninpaijtn on the land for the i pie theory and defended Father MoGlynn. 15. Vn-w -,■ Mr(,v„n depowd from St. Ktophons Eoniin Catholif! cbiirch, in New York, and Röt. Artlmr üonnolly instaUed in hi. pU FKBHI"ARV. 1, Nina Van Zon. n married Anarchist Auguit Ppies. of Chicago, by proxy, Augiut'e brotberaec ing Cor him. 9l Bunday law enforced in New nrif3n 7. Failiirf of Deonison Pnprr compauf at Mechanics' Fnlls. N. V. I.iahilitics, 94SO,O0Dt n. Western National bank, of New ïork, tnakpa ez-Secretarj Uanning lts president, MAK'H. 12. Bchooner yachta Ooronet and Pnimtless hefran race KRM the Atlantic-, fintshinc mi tu 2; th, the Coronel winner.- Lord & Tolk, Wilinfni ton, Pel., fa for $70,000. lt. Paitara of Bmith BrotheiV New York Xorocco oompaay, for $875,000 S!. railure f Edmtuaton-Wacldell eompany, I!r'ol;lvr], for 9&00,O0O. APRIL 6. BUtueof n. Altx-rt Syilm-y Jotmston dedicated nt .- Orieana. 10. Suniiay laws enlorced in íVnshington, D. O. 18. Columbio ooilege, New York, 100 yearsold. Appropriaie celebratton was made of the event. 11. ïhp. boJies of President Ijncoln and vite were removed trom secret grave lo the monument vault at SprinKfleld, [lis. 20. John C'. Oalhotin's monument unreil.-d r. Charleston, 8 C. MAT. I. New York city authorities enforceu the Sunday liquor laws. 1. Auction sale of the Frenen ctowd JeuvK 18. Treosure ninounting to .$23O,u.nXi im:oteredmim Ensl [ndia.i paiace. 21. Fnther McGlynn fonnally excomnmnicated by orders trom Boma. JTSE. II. Nathan iïatl tatnu unveiled at Hartford, Conn. 14. Wheat panio in Cliieago. 18. Chai"ges of Leresy sustained against lVofesor Smythe, of Audorer. Tue oliier professor were acquitted. 19. VeteraDs of Robert E. I,ee camp of Virginia, Tisiting Urnud Army men at B.ton, left fo home. JVLY. 5. Failure of Knbbard & Talmer, bankers, Hartford, Conn., for $600,000. 25. American lishing scliooner Anule W, Hodgson seized by Canadians off Shelburne, and the Arffon&ut, seixed oflSourl's. AcorsT. 9. S. Ive resigns the presidency of tbe Cincinnati, Hamilton and Daytonrailroad. 11. Heury ij. Ives & Co. assigned; liabilities, $i5,oon,ouo. 23. Canudian Realen seized by United States authoritif-s i the N'orth Pacific. SEPTEMBER. 0. Internitiimnl Medical cnnaress met at Washington, D. AmtTi jan schooner seiwd fishins outsidethe thr-.' tnilo slinre limit hy-Cnnadian authoriües. 17. Celebratioa of eentennlal of adoption of United StaL-smustitmion i-l„sed at riiiladelphia. 13. Steamstiip Alesia reached New York from Italy with cholera on board. 27. The Grand Arrn.y of Urn Republic helrl Hl grand enoarapmenl nt St. Imis, elosinon tho SOth.- The BnrKeM i'cnterloar(l yarhi Valunter defc-atort ttw Scotch outter Thistle, hotyUng tha Americu's cupt OTTOBKR. 3. Bepinuing of International Military eucampment in Chicago, llls. 6. Westera Inion Ti'legrnph companr succeeded in bnyiog p tha BalUmon an. Ohio, greatly (o Bobert líarrt'tfs lisynst. 18. ÜnvaUing of scatue to Qen. Keade ai Fnlrrnüunt park, Pbiiadelpiiia. n. Uncoln itotue unrellod la Chicago. 2. l,ii f Erloson itstua unveUed ia Boston. NOVmBBB, in. Dreckenridg statae nmreOed b) toaisTille, Ky. 17. Besinninf: of oonffrcnro betwvea ISritish and American flsh oomrauwfon. LJtUéor nothing accomplislieil. DECXMUBB1. Unreillngof Qarfleld statne in Cincinoatl, O. 7. Evangélica! Allianee conference in Washington, I). ( !. 13. Failure of De Castro 4 Co., of New York, commissiiiM merenants; ?r.V.(XiO a-ssigned. i'i. DUterencas tritfa Courtiandt fírimoraa to So ciaüsin induce Aüdrew Camegto to resJgn lrom tlif Ntneteenth ( vuiury club, New York. is. Kilrain and Sutith flgat 106 roundg to a draw in France for Richard K. Fox's diamond belt and the cuampionship of the WorbL PERSONAL DATES. iir.it IVoplo of the World aml %Vliat Thiy Dld in 188T. JAXIART. , Kocninrv of the Iuterior llamar married Mn William 8. Holt. 13. Freedom of the city of London presented to Henry M. Stnnley. ÍTBBCABY. . Stanley stnrtoJ for Zanzíbar. 10. Adelina Patti frightened by a San Francisco crank, wbo triad tu kill ber with a dynamita bomb. 14. Daniel Slannlnj:, secretary of the United States trensuri.-, resigned bccauee of failinj{ bealtb. MARCB. S. Kinff Hurnbcrt of Italy conf erred koightbood on Qeorgc JI. lllmon, of Chicago. APRIL. 18. Attompted assassination of ez-Marshal Bzaine, of Franee, at MaUrid, típain. 21. Edward I'. Bincliam appoíntd chlef justice of the District of Columbía, vioO Canter, doceasck MAT. 6. Qupon Kapiolanf of flawaii received at th White House, Washington, with royal honor. 7. James (;. niaine sailed forKurope. JULY. Si. BaroD de Seüiiere, who had escaped from a French lunatic asjlum, arrived In Xew York. APOUST. 2S. Thp duke of Marlborough and Rer. Jopnpb Parker, nf Jnlon, arrired in Xew York. SEPTEMBER. 30. Presidfnt nnd Mrs. Cleveland left Washington on their memorable western and southern tour. Thoy returued Oct. 22. OCTOEEB. 12. Kbnrr riirrrtt retired from the prsidency of tbc Baltitnore and Oliio Railrond n'inpeny. 2ö. Jy Gould sailod forEuropc. nmm 8. Iïfiv. Charles A. Berry, of WolTorbampton, England, callud to the pastorate of l'Iyniouti church. II. Dr. McCosh announced his Imperdln? rpI(? nation fls president of Frincetou university. DECEXBEB. 0. Secretarj' Lamar made justice of the sti preme court,"Don M. Dickinsou postmaster kjoeral anj W. F. Vilas secretary of tha iuttrior. 20. Her. Charles A. Berry declined ttie pastad te of Flymouiii churcb.