The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-03

26. Great FIRE at Oil City, Pa; loss,
81 100000.
20. Death of Lieut.. General Scott
at West Point.
1. Gold, 1404.
2. Battle of Limestone Ridge, be-
tween Fenians and Canadians; the
latter defeated.
8. Fenians retreat from Canada.
10. Anton Probst, the Deering
murderer, hung at Philadelphia,
IA. Rousseau assaults Grinnell.
IS. Battle of Olmutz, defeat of
the Austrians, and the end of one of
the greatest of modern battles. s,
16. Col. Seaton, of the National
Mtelligencer, died at Washington,
aged 81. Bill continuing the Freed
mems Bureau two years vetoed by the
President, but passed over his veto.
The resignation Of Attorney General
Speed, and appointment of Henry
Stanbury. s-t'3 g
Is. Gre at Union speech of Governor
Morton at Lawrenceburg, Ind.
81 The Senate admits Tennessee.
o. Armistice between Austria and
Prussia 49, ~ e3
~ 49, House concurred in Senate bill
admitting Tennessee. Great riot at
Hyde Park London 1ff
"a The President approves the adj
mission of TENNESSEE. fi4T e45t
%. Grant and Farragut's names sent
to Congress for confirmation as Gen
eral and Admiral, and Major General
Sherman as Lieutenant General
= rs. Preliminaries of peace agreed
on between Prussia and Austria.
ri q. lBombatdment of Wurzburg,
and repulse of Prussians. Great bat
tie between Austrians and Prussians,
the latter victorious. Battle of Gus
tozzi between Italians and Austrians,
the former defeated. aE
%. French evacuate Montery and
Saltillo. u2 l a. l fot
3 daar t JULY. daao -
l. Gold 1921. Great fire in East
Boston; loss, 100000. sili
. 4. Portland, Me-, destroyed by fire;
loss, $3,000,00O Odd Fellows Hall,
New Orleans, burned; loss, 100000.
Rogers Machine Works, at Utica. N.
Y. burned. z Fire in New York City;
loss, $125, 600. Fire In Nevada. City;
loss, $4,000. y Fire in Lawrence
burg, Ind; loss, 1926, 600. ~ 5li 4a'
IL. Senator Lane commits suicide.
r., Tacony Print Works, near Phil
adelphia, burned; loss, $500,000., ~
20. Great battle between Austrian
and Italian iron-clads; the latter de
feated, Af - iuhd 200 si
25. A. W. Randall, confirmed Post
master. r. i"'- '7'@ ia7ffi T'ip
%. The Atlantic cable a success.
80. Great riotin New Orleans.
s4sas AUGUST. a az.
ola Gold H.. Eth a..,1mite., va,,
2; Recei.ss of internal revenue,
z,203,l4 9a5 hae Di r0.t. "a .aa
g g. Steamer General Lytle blown up
on the Ohio River. aasa azs ~, "a
TO- Fight at Salevois, Gambia, be-
tween the Christians and Turks.
IA. Prussia refuses to admit Napo- ]
leon to extend the frontier of France
to the Rhine. eE az kww 4eI
Is Meeting of the Philadelphia
Bread and Butter Convention. 4qgI
16. The French Government re-
tracts the demand to be allowed to
extend its province to the Rhine.
Thirty persons poisoned at Clifton,
Ohio, by eating damaged cheese.
20. President johnson issues his
peace proclamation declaring the in
surrection at an end. Ell
%. Dean Richmond dies.
SEPTEMBER. EH
, |, Gold 1472; 800 bonds in Lon
2. The Great Eastern RECEIVERS, in
mid ocean che lost cable of 1865.
Battle of Curuza, Paraguay.
B. Meeting of Southern Loyalists'
at Philadelphia, Pa.
1. Great street railroad excitement
in Cincinnati Splendid Union victory
in Vermont. johnson reaches Cleve-
land in his swinging round the circle
6. President johnson lays the cor
ner stone of the Douglas monument
at Chicago, and Gen. Dix delivers the
address.
g. The old cable landed at Hearts
Content. Battle between Christians
and Turks in Gambia. III
g 10. Great Union victory in Maine.
IL. New Jersey adopts the Consti-
tutlonal Amendment on reconstruc-
ton.
~ Explosion of s. & G. Rhodes
saw mill at Albany; IL lives lost. dgc 4
IA. Failing of bridge at Johns
town, Pa, killing and wounding a
large number who had assembled to
see the President. -4 i
II. Soldiers Bread and Butter
Convention at Cleveland; MY Poll |
cy I Endorsed Port au Prince de- |
stroyed by an explosion. In
20. Frankfort incorporated with
Prussia. p
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