Events
| Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide in Houston | Personal | |
| In Texas, a coastal steamboat bursts its boilers with heavy loss of life | Crime/Disasters | |
| Largest cotton warehouse in Houston, Texas burns to the ground | Crime/Disasters | |
| Much of downtown Houston, Texas again ravaged by fire | Crime/Disasters | |
| Steamboat from Houston suffers fatal explosion in Galveston Bay | Crime/Disasters |
