” 15—Attorney General Williams resigned and Judge Edwards Pierrepont was appointed his successor.
” 17—John C. Breckenridge, formerly Vice President of the United States, and a general in the Confederate army during the Civil War, died, aged 54.
” 18—A fearful earthquake in New Granada, South America. The city of Cucuta was completely destroyed; between two and three thousand lives were lost and more than $8,000,000 of property destroyed.
” 20—Celebration of the Mecklenburg, N. C., Declaration of Independence, with great enthusiasm.
” 30—The Steamer Vicksburg, on a voyage from Canada to England, was wrecked in a field of ice. 80 lives were lost.
June 17—Centennial anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill was celebrated with great eclat. Its most interesting feature was the fraternal spirit manifested by the North and South toward each other. Several Southern States were represented by bodies of soldiers.
” 30—Business failures since Jan. 1, of this year reported at 3,377, with liabilities amounting in all to $74,940,869.
July 8—Gen. Frank P. Blair, Jun., died in St. Louis, aged 54.
” 18—Lady Franklin, widow of Sir John Franklin, the unfortunate Arctic Explorer, died in England, aged 70.
Great loss of life and property has been caused in France by floods. In two cities alone the damage is estimated at $20,000,000, and in the south of France at $75,000,000. Other parts of Europe have suffered heavily from the same cause.