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Crime/Disasters In Philadelphia, the New American Theater, destroyed by fire just three months before, re-opens.
Personal Sir Frederick Bruce, British ambassador in Washington, dies suddenly in Boston, Massachusetts.
Religion/Philosophy In London, a Conference of the Anglican Bishops, including from the United States, opens at Lambeth Palace.
Education/Culture In Canada, the boat clubs of Ottawa hold a large regatta on the Ottawa River.
Crime/Disasters A massive hailstorm shatters glass windows throughout the city of Philadelphia.
Business/Industry On Long Island, the Queens Agricultural Society successfully completes its twenty-fifth annual exhibition.
Campaigns/Elections During a dispute between state and local authorities, federal troops keep the peace in Nashville city elections.
Crime/Disasters In Newark, New Jersey, a large boiler explosion kills two brewery workers.
Business/Industry - The Indiana State Fair is in session at Terra Haute, Indiana.
Battles/Soldiers The Union League of New York City hosts a massive reception for General Philip Sheridan.
Crime/Disasters - A Gulf of Mexico hurricane causes heavy damage along the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.
Crime/Disasters - A powerful hurricane strikes the coast of Louisiana.
Battles/Soldiers At Bombay, the first British troops leave India for Africa to carry out the invasion of Abyssinia.
Campaigns/Elections Future U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes wins his first term as governor of Ohio.
Campaigns/Elections In Iowa elections, Republican Samuel Merrill is elected the state's seventh governor
Crime/Disasters Royal Navy ship commanded by Queen Victoria's second son survives a typhoon in the Indian Ocean.
Lawmaking/Litigating The cornerstone of the new City Hall is laid in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lawmaking/Litigating In Kansas, negotiations at Medicine Lodge River result in two peace treaties Plains tribes.
Campaigns/Elections Baltimore holds the first elections under the new Maryland constitution
Education/Culture Edward Payson Weston sets out to walk from Portland, Maine to Chicago in thirty days.
Lawmaking/Litigating At Medicine Lodge River in Kansas, a third peace treaty is signed, this with the Cheyenne and Arapaho.
Crime/Disasters - A late season hurricane smashes islands in the Lesser Antilles and then kills hundreds in Puerto Rico.
Crime/Disasters - The San Narcisco hurricane continues its destructive path from Puerto Rico to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.
Crime/Disasters A powerful hurricane devastates the island of Puerto Rico, killing hundreds.
Crime/Disasters U.S. Revenue officers clash with smugglers in the waters of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Personal John A. Andrew, War Governor of Massachusetts, dies suddenly at his home in Boston, aged forty-nine.
Education/Culture Along the Monongahela River, large crowds turn out to watch a five-mile sculling race for $2000.
Education/Culture In Lafayette, Indiana, a wood-sawing contest between baseball teams raises money for charity
Education/Culture In London, Charles Dickens' literary friends hold a massive farewell banquet before his visit to America.
Education/Culture In France, the Paris Industrial Exhibition closes after seven months of unprecedented display.