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11th. Costa Rica declares war against Nicaragua.
15th. The steam ferry boat New Jersey, while running from Phila- delphia to Camden, takes fire, is burned, and many lives are lost.
16th. The Empress Eugenie gives birth to a son.
17th. Mr. Buchanan surrenders the English embassy to Mr. Dallas ,
18th. The Cunard steamer Cur- lew is wrecked near the Bermudas.
20th. Col. Schlessinger, with a party of Gen. Walker's men, is at- tacked at Santa Rosa by Gen. Mora, with 500 Costa Ricans, and entirely defeated.
21st. Governor Barstow resigns the office of Governor of Wisconsin, which he claims.
25. The , Court of Appeals of New York, decides the Search aud Seizure clause of the New York Li- quor Law to be unconstitutional.
31st. The propeller Arctic ar- rives at New York, after an unsuc- cessful search for the Pacific.
APRIL.
Ist. The cars now run upon the Cambridge Horse Railroad.
2d. The news of the signing of the Treaty of Peace reaches the al- lied armies in the Crimea.
2d. The Court House in Boston is considerably injured by fire. The library and papers are uninjured.
4th. Hon. Geo. M. Dallas, Min- ister from the United States to Eng- land, delivers his credentials to the Queen.
6th. Gov. Clark, of New York, pardons Dr. Graham, who was sen- tenced to 7 years' imprisonment for killing Col. Loring.
7th. The steamship Adriatic, the largest steamer afloat, is launched at New York. She was modelled by George Steers, Esq.
7th. The Costa Ricans take pos- session of Rivas with 2000 men. On the 11th, Walker, with 600 men, at- tacks them, and after a contest of 17 hours, they leave the city.
12th. Gerrish Market and two adjoining buildings are destroyed by fire. The adjacent buildings ave
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scorched. The steam fire engine works efficiently for 12 hours.
13th. A violent tornado visits Phil- adelphia, and unroofs many houses.
14th. Gov. Wells, of Maine, re- moves Woodbury Davis from the office of Justice of the Supreme Ju- dicial Court of Maine.
15th. An affray occurred at Pan- ama between the American transit passengers and the natives, in which the former had thirty killed and forty wounded.
18th. Toronto, C. W. In Parli- ament, the permanent seat of Gov- ernment is fixed at Quebec.
19th. Sheriff Jones arrests S. N Wood, in Lawrence, Kansas, but is prevented from carrying him away. He returns, April 20, with assistants to make arrests, but effects noth- ing. On the 23d, returns with the U. S. troops and makes arrests. 24th, while sitting in a tent is shot at aud wounded, which act is pub- liely condemned by the Free State men and a reward of $500 is offered for the apprehension of the offender. 25th, Col. Sumner arrives at Law- renee with his whole command.
23d. Mr. Buchanan, late minis- ter to England, arrives in New York in the Arago.
23d. Grand naval review takes place at Spithead, in presence of the Queen, foreign ministers, and members of Parliament. The fleet was led by Vice Admiral Sir George Seymour, in the Royal George.
29th. Proclamation of peace is made at London with the mediæval ceremonies.
30th. The boiler of the ferry boat New Jersey is raised, and found to be unfit for service.
MAY.
Ist. A fire in the station house of the Harlem and New Haven Railroad, in New York city, de- stroyed property to the amount of nearly $100,000.
5th. A convention of delegates from the principal Typographical Unions in the United States meet in Philadelphia, Pa.
6th. An accident on the Panama Railroad occurs, by which 43 per- sons are killed, and 60 wounded.
8th. P. T. Herbert, member of Congress from Cal., kills Thomas Keating, a waiter at Willard's Ho- tel, at Washington.
9th. There is much excitement in Detroit, because of the arrest of persons under the "liquor law."
10th. Gov. Robinson, while leav-
ing Kansas, is detained at Lexing- ton, on the ground that he was fleeing the territory to avoid arrest o 1 an indictment for treason.
14th. In San Francisco a man named Casey, shoots James King editor of the Bulletin. Casey is ar- rested and carried to jail. On the 18th, the Vigilance Committee go to the jail, demand Casey and Cora, the murderer of Richardson, carry them to the committee rooms, where they are tried and sentenced to be hung on the day of the fune- ral of Mr. King.
14th. Padre Vigil at Washington presents his credentials, and is rec- ognized by the President.
15th. The St. Louis City Hospital was destroyed by fire. Several of the inmates were burned to death. and others severely injured.
21st. Mr. Fillmore, in Paris, France, accepts the nomination of the American Party for President.
21st. The Emigrant Aid Society's Hotel at Lawrence, and the Herald of Freedom Printing Office are de- stroyed, and houses are sacked and plundered by Sheriff Jones and his posse. Two of the pro-slavery men are killed accidentally.
22d. Chas. Sumner, Senator from Massachusetts, while seated at his desk in the Senate Chamber, en- gaged in writing, after the adjourn- ment of the Senate, is assaulted and beaten to the floor by Preston S. Brooks, who is accompanied by L. M. Keitt, both members of the House, from South Carolina.
29th. Senator Wilson, in a man- ly, sensible letter, declines to fight a duel with Mr. Brooks.
30th. There is a storm of snow on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road.
JUNE.
2d. The House Committees at Washington report in favor of the expulsion of Mr. Brooks. There being at first fewer than the requis- ite number of votes, the House re- fuses to expel Mr. Brooks, upon which he defends his conduct and resigns his seat.
2d. The Democratic National Convention assembles at Cincin- nati, Ohio, and June 6th, on the 17th ballot, nominated James Bu- chauan, of Pa., as President, and John C. Breckenridge, of Ky., Vice President.
5th. The Postinaster General in- structs the Postmaster of New York, whenever a letter is deposited un-
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paid to send a circular to the per- son addressed, informing him of the fact, and that it will be forwarded on the receipt of the amount due for postage, in postage stamps.
5th. Gov. Johnson, of California, declares the city of San Francisco to be in a state of insurrection, and calls upon all persons subject to military duty, to hold themselves in readiness for orders from the commander-in-chief.
6th. Osauatomie, in Kansas is sacked .- Destructive floods occur in France, especially in the neighbor- hood of Lyons. In some places whole villages are swept away, and many lives lost. The railway station at Tours was ten feet under water.
14th. Mr. Marcy, Secretary of State, formally notifies the Danish minister that the United States will not make forcible resistance to the collection of the Sound dues for a year from this day.
16th. The Grand Trunk Railway is opened to Guelph, 87 miles from Toronto.
17th. The National Republican Convention meets at Philadelphia, and on the first ballot John Charles Fremont of California is nominated for President, and William L. Day- ton, of New Jersey, is nominated for Vice President.
19th. The new steam frigate Col- crado is launched at Norfolk, Va.
22d. Millard Fillmore arrives at New York in the steamer Atlantic.
24th. A destructive fire occurs in Portland, Me.
25th. Senator Wilson presents in the Senate, the memorial of the New England Emigrant Aid Society, asking compensation for their prop- erty destroyed in Lawrence.
27th. A company of emigrants from Worcester, Mass., for Kansas, are stopped on the Missouri River, and disarmed. A company from Chicago had been previously so treated, and other emigrants are subsequently detained and dis- armed.
JULY.
1st. There is a heavy gale on the coast of Labrador, and 29 vessels out of a fleet of 30 are driven ashore and lost.
2d. A destructive fire occurs at St. Louis, Missouri. Six steamboats are destroyed.
31. The House pass a bill for the admission of Kansas, with the To- peka Constitution, into the Union as a State.
4th. Both branches of the Kin- sas Free State Legislature meer at Topeka, but are dispersed by Coi. Sumner with the United States troops.
4th. The steamer Menemore San- ford, on her passage from Boston to Bangor, runs upon the rocks off Thacher's Island. Cape Ann.
4th. The difficulties between Spain and Mexico are peacefully arranged.
8th. Preston S. Brooks is sen- tenced to pay a fine of $300 for his assault upon Senator Sumner.
12th. Mr. Oliver presents and reads the minority report of the Kansas Investigating Committee.
12th. The Submarine Telegraph cable is laid across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Cape Redcore, Newfound- land, and Ashby Bay, Cape Breton, a distance of 85 miles, and messages are freely transmitted.
16th. A collision takes place on the North Pennsylvania road. One train is from Philadelphia with a large party of Sunday School chil- dren on board; 40 persons are kill- ed, and many more are injured.
17th. The steamer Northern In- diana is burned on Lake Erie. Ma- ny passengers are lost.
17th. At Salonica, Turkey, while a fire is raging, a terrific explosion of guupowder occurs, killing and wounding 700 persons. Among the wounded are the Russian, Dutch, and Sardinian Consuls.
21st. Mr. Burlingame, in reply to a note from Mr. Brooks, states that any difference between them can be settled on the 26th of July, at the Clifton House, Niagara Falls. Mr. Brooks declines the meeting.
27th. The steamer John Jay takes fire on Lake George, and is consumed. Several lives are lost.
28th. Preston S. Brooks and Lawrence M. Keith are re-elected members of Congress from South Carolina.
29th. Jefferson Block, in North street, Boston, is destroyed by fire. Eighty families are burned out, and nine lives lost.
AUGUST.
Ist. The House of Representa- tive:, by 110 yeas and 92 nays, de- cide that Mr. Whitfield is not enti- tled to a aeat as delegate fron Kan- Sas; and also reject Mr. Reeder by 89 yeas to 113 nays.
6th. There have been upwards of 80 cases of yellow fever at quar-
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antine in New York, since June 11.
10th. Last Island, a summer re- sort in the Gulf of Mexico, is de- stroyed during a terrific storm which raged three days. The island is en- tirely submerged, and every house on the island gives way. 173 per- sons are known to have perished. The effects of the storm are felt greatly at New Orleans.
12th. The Free State men in Kansas capture the town of Frank- lin, after a contest of a few hours.
12th. Mr. David S. Hoyt, a na- tive of Deerfield, Mass., is brutally murdered in Kansas.
18th. The first session of the 34th Congress terminates by ad- journment. The army bill fails of its passage. The President calls an extra session to meet on the 21st August.
16th. F. McMullen, of Virginia, and A. P Granger, of New York, both members of Congress, had an altercation in an omnibus in Wash- ington, D. C., and McMullen strikes Granger.
21st. The laying of the subma- rine telegraphic cable to Nantucket is successfully completed.
21st. The old Charter Oak, at Hartford, Conn., fell early this morning with a tremendous crash. Crowds of citizens are visiting the ruins, each one bearing away a por- tion of the venerable tree. A dirge was played at ncon over the fallen tree, and the bells of the city tolled at sundown.
25th. The first anniversary of the opening of the Tufts College in Somerville, was celebrated in that town, with appropriate exercises.
27th. The New Industrial School for Girls at Lancaster is opened.
23th. The National Kansas Com- mittee meet at Albany, N. Y., and appoint a committee to request the President to prevent the civil war now pending over Kansas.
28th. Advices from California state that Brace and Hetherington, two murderers, were tried and exe- cuted on 29th inst., by the Vigi- lance Committee. Several thousand troops were under arms in the vicin- ity of the gallows.
30th. The extra session of Con- gress, called bv the President, to meet on the 21st, adjourn to-day. the House having agreed to the Senate amendment, striking out the Kansas proviso in the army b'll, by 101 yeas to 97 nays.
SEPTEMBER.
2d. Telegraphic advices from Kansas announce that Gov. Shan- non has declared Kansas to be in a state of insurrection and called upon law-abiding citizens for assist- ance.
6th. Late intelligence from Kan- sas states that Free State settlers are driven from their claims by the in- vaders, and that all the Free State men have been driven from Leav- enworth at the point of the bayonet.
6+h. Hon. Nathaniel P. Banks, Jr., Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives at Washington, arrived at his residence in Waltham. Pass- ing through Worcester and West Newton he was welcomed by the citizens of those places, and he re- ceived a cordial reception from his neighbors at home.
Sth. The President announces his intention to obtain order and quiet in the Territory, and a re- quision for a militia force is made upon the governors of Kentucky and Illinois.
9th. The late election in Maine results in the election of Hamblin the Republican candidate for gov- ernor. by over twenty thousand majority.
· 12th. IIon. Anson Burlingame, M. C., is made the subject of a pub- lic reception at the Tremont Tem- ple, Boston.
17th. The bronze statue of Ben- jamin Franklin is inaugurated with much eclat, in Boston.
17th. A Whig National Conven- tion meet in Baltimore. The nom- ination of Millard Fillmore for the P'residency is endorsed. The con- vention comprise delegates from twer.ty-six States.
20th. Gov. Geary, the new gov- ernor of Kansas, in his inaugural address promises to do justice to all, without regard to party considera- tions
24th. A distressing occurrence happened on Lake Michigan, - the burning of the steamboat Niagara. There were about 160 passengers on board, of whom 50 or 60 are lost.
27th. Three Frenchman are ar- rested in New York, being guilty of swindling the Northern Railway of France to the amount of nearly three millions of francs.
29th. Advices from Kansas state that 3000 invaders from Missouri made an attack upon Lawrence on the 19th inst., and were dispersed by Gov. Geary.
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30th. An important arrest of seventy-eight gamblers was made in Boston last evening.
OCTOBER.
2d. President Pierce visits his house in Concord, N. II., and meets with a reception highly satisfactory.
3d. Mr. Wise makes a successful ascension from Newburyport in his balloon "Yonng America ; " but landing on an island in the harbor his balloon escapes from him, lace- rating his hands badly. It is after- wards picked up at sea by a fishing schooner 35 miles northeast of Cape Cod.
5th. Four riots occur in Balti- more, caused by a rumor that the democrats had imported some New York roughs to do the fighting at the polls next Wednesday. Fire arms are freely used, though but one man is killed. Two political headquarters are mobbed.
7th. The Fourth annual fair of the U. S. Agricultural Society opens successfully at Philadelphia and continues one week.
9th. Geo. Peabody, Esq., the eminent London banker, atter an absence of more than twenty years, visits his native town of Dauvers and is cordially welcomed by a pub- lic reception.
9th. The President returns to Washington in the steamer Wa- bash.
10th. Gov. Geary officially pro- claims peace in Kansas Territory.
The British Government transmits to some gallant officers in the American merchant service, four gold medals and a telescope, in appreciation of the valuable aid which they have extended to the crews of disabled British vessels.
13th. The State election in Pennsylvania takes place. Victory is claimed and congratulated upon by both parties, but the election finally results by a small majority in favor of the democrats. This State has been the battle ground of the present presidential campaign, wherein much effort and money have been expended.
21st. A grand Horse Show opens under favorable auspices on the ground of the U. S. Agricultural Society, Boston.
23.1. Intelligence from Nicara. gua indicates that a severe battle has bren fought there, in which Gen. Walker was victorious.
NOVEMBER.
3d. Hon. Charles Sumner re- ceives a public reception in Boston, on his return home.
4th. The 18th Presidential elec- tion takes place to-day. The result is 19 States with 174 electoral votes go for Buchanan and Breckenridge; 11 States with 114 electoral votes go for Fremont and Dayton ; and 1 State (Maryland), with 8 electoral votes goes for Fillmore and Donald- son. The popular vote is as fol- lows :- Buchanan, 1,850,960 ; Fre- mont, 1,334,553; Fillmore, 885,960. Henry J. Gardner is again re- elected Governor of Massachusetts.
7th. Maj. Ben. Perley Poore and his wheelbarrow of apples from Newbury arrive in Boston, creating much merriment. He is escorted from Charlestown by a procession of his friends, headed by a detach- ment of militia under Capt. Snow, and is greeted on all sides by the most hearty applause.
10th. A disastrous fire in War- ren st., New York, involves a loss of over $500.000, mostly insured.
-. Lady Byron evinces her. sympathy with the Free State peo- ple of Kansas by forwarding acheck for £65 to be applied to their relief.
-. The publication of the Kansas Ilerald of Freedom is re- sumed after a suspension of six months, its office having been mob- bed, and its press thrown into the river by the border ruffians.
-. The new steam frigate Mer- rimac on her trial trip to England meets with flattering commenda- tion from the English people.
17th. Intelligence from Nicara- gua states that affairs in that coun- try are quiet. Gen. Walker waiting for recruits.
20th. Thanksgiving day is very generally observed in the South and West, also in Kansas.
20th. Mrs. Susan Haskell, a lady of 60 years, is burned to death by her clothes catching fire from a lamp at No. 2 Canton st. ct.,Bostou.
23. A large party of recruits for Gen. Walker's army in Nicaragua, leave New York by the steamship Texas.
24th. A banquet in honor of the re-election of Hon. Anson Burlin- game to the U. S. House of Repre- sentatives is held at Faneuil Hall.
26th. Accounts from Kansas state that the great land sale passed off in a peaceful, but spirited mau-
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ner. The Lecompton trials have been suspended by Gov. Geary.
DECEMBER.
1st. The second session of the 34th Congress convenes. The first de- bate is upon the admission of Mr. Whitfield as delegate from Kansas. After a long discussion, the House refuse to admit, 94 to 104
1st. The new missionary brig Morning Star. sails from Boston on her first cruise, destined for the Sandwich Islands.
3d. The electoral college of Mas- sachusetts meet at the State House and cast the unanimous electoral vote of the State for Fremont and Dayton. Charles W. Bryant, of Roxbury, is appointed messenger to convey a sealed copy to Washing- ton.
5th. The jury, in the case of Baker, on trial for the murder of William Poole, in New York, being unable to agree upon a verdict, are discharged. They stand 6 to 6.
8th. Municipal elections occur in six of the cities of Massachusetts. Alexander H. Rice is re-elected mayor of Boston.
. Considerable excitement exists in various parts of the South concerning rumored insurrections of the slaves. A number of sup- posed ring-leaders are seized and executed.
13th. The news from Nicaragua is important. General Walker is
reported to have gained decisive victories both by land and sea over the Costa Ricans.
15th. A terrific gale passes over a part of New York State. One of the towers at Lundy's Lane, is blown over, and great fears were entertained for the safety of the Suspension Bridge.
15th. Mr. Galen C. Walker. Dep- uty Warden of the State Prison at Charlestown, is brutally murdered by James Magee, one of the cou- viets under his charge.
8th. Another report from Nica- ragua states that General Walker was experiencing reverses of fortune and that his men were suffering from want and disease.
18th. Congress votes to confer medals upon Dr. Kane and his par- ty of Arctic explorers
221. A bill explanatory of the resolution making General Scott Lieut. General by brevet, so as to give him the same rate of pay that was allowed to Gen. Washington, is passed by Congress
-. Major Buford, the famous Icader of the Southern army of in- vasion in Kansas is reported to have declared that he lost upwards of $10,000 by the enterprise.
29th. Another shocking murder is committed at the State Prison. Solon HI. Tenney, the Warden, is stabbed by a convict by the name of Charles L. Cater, and almost in- stantly expires.
ABBREVIATIONS.
Merr. Corp., Merrimac Corporation ; Merr., Merrimac street ; Mass., Massachusetts Corporation ; Corp., Corporation ; S. L., Swamp Locks; C. R., Counting Room; L. M. S., or Lowell M. S., Lowell Machine Shop; Merr. P. W., Merrimac Print Works ; F. Sq., Franklin square ; h. house ; b. boards ; c. cor- ner; opp. opposite ; ft. foot; fr. from; n. near; r. rear ; st. street ; pl. place ; ct. court ; sq. square ; l. lane ; (B.) Boston ; (Cal.) California.
After the name of the street, the word street is omitted ; the name of a Corporation occurring immediately after the name of a person, signifies the place of business of that person.
STREETS, COURTS AND PLACES.
Abbott, from 290 Central to Lawrence Adams, from Salem, Adams Block, to Fletcher Adams place, from Lowell, near Lowell place Adams square, from Middlesex, near Walker Alder, from East Merrimac, nearly opposite Nesmith Ames, from 266 Central to Lawrence Amory, from Canal street, by the Boott canal, to Kirk Andover, from Concord river, south bridge, to Tewksbury line Anne, from Merrimac, at the St. Anne Church, to French Appleton, from Gorham, St. Peter's Church, to Thorndike Arch, from Howard to Middlesex, near Northern depot Ash, from East Merrimac to Chestnut Auburn, from 150 Gorham to 45 Chapel Austin, from 351 Merrimac to Ford Ayer's New City, south-western part of the city Baldwin's court, from 21 Fayette Bartlett, from High street square to Alder Bay State avenue, from 187 Central
Beacon, from l'awtucket to Bowers
Beacon, from Clark, near the N. Grammar School to Fletcher
Beacon, from Mt. Vernon to Tenth, Centralville
Belvidere, east of Concord river
Bennett, from Mt. Vernon to Beacon, Centralville
Bleachery, from Moore, northerly, to the Lowell Bleachery Boott, from Gardner to the Canal
Bowditch, from Jackson to Middlesex
Bow, from Coburn, Centralville
Bowers, from Fletcher, opp. Whiting, and crossing School Bradley, from Bridge, near the Bridge, Centralville
Branch, from Middlesex, crossing School to Middlesex Brewery court, from Thorndike, near the depot
Bridge, fr. Merrimac over Central bridge, through Centralville Broadway, from Fletcher to Pawtucket
Brown, from East Merrimac, opposite Howe Brown's court, from River, Centralville Butterfield, from 137 Fletcher to School Cabot, from northwest corner of the Lawrence Corp. to Lowell Cady, from 252 Central (Chapel Hill) to Lawrence Cambridge, from Hale, near Chelmsford
Canada, from Tanners to Quebec, Ayer's New City Canal, from Merrimac, near the canal, to Amory Carlton, from 278 Middlesex to East Pine Carney, from Pawtucket Carpet lane, from Gardner
Carter, from Gorham, south of Hale's Mills, to Bleachery
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Cedar, from Keene, near Gorham, to Central
Central, from Merrimac to Gorham, at Davis's corner Centralville, north of Merrimac river Centre, from 227 Central to Chapel
Chapel, opens on Union, and runs southerly to Central Chapel Hill, from Wamesit Falls, westwardly to Chapel Charles, from Lawrence to Gorham Chelmsford, from Thorndike, n. Middlesex, to Chelmsford line
Chestnut, from Nesmith, westerly to Fayette
Church, from Central, at Washington House, to Belvidere City avenue, from 9 Middle
City Hall avenue, from Merrimac, near City Hall, to 77 Middle Clark, from Common, near Salem, to Fletcher
Clay, from Andover, east of High, to Oak Coburn, from River to Old Road, Centralville Colburn, from 237 Merrimac, to Merrimac yard
Commercial square, on Central, opposite Market Common, from Clark to Cross, east side North Common
Common avenue, from Lowell to Cross Concord, from Merrimac to Massachusetts Mills
Congress, from Thorndike to Gorham
Cottage, from 237 Central to Cliapel
Court avenue, from Chapel to Linden Crosby, from 344 Central, opposite Cedar, to Whipple's Mills Crosby's court, opens 230 Central
Cross, opens on Suffolk, and runs westerly to 215 School
Cross lane, from 150 Lowell to Adams
Cumiskey's alley, from 103 Lowell
Cushing, from Willic, south of Rock, easterly to Fletcher Dane, from 96 Salem to Fletcher
Davidson, from East Merrimac to Howe
Davidson's lane, north side of Davidson street
Davis, from 25 Summer to Appleton
Davis court, from 9 Davis Dearborn's court, from Andover, west of Water
Decatur, from Merrimac to Salem Dodge, from Race to Suffolk Dummer, from west of Worthen, southerly to Mechanic
Dutton, from Merrimac Corp., crossing Merrimac street at the depot, to Willie
Dutton square, on Dutton street, at Swamp Locks [Belvidere East Merrimac, from Merrimac, at Concord river, through East Pine, from Carlton to Nichols Edgerly's court, from 28 Charles, east of Lenton Eighth, from Bridge, Centralville
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