The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-01-26

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8. The President orders Mrs. Surratt's |
remains to be delivered to her friends.
9. Hon. Murray Mcconnell Ex-State |
Senator, murdered in Jacksonville. Ill
The Constitutional amendment admitting |
every adult male to the rightl of suffrage |
passed the Senate by 40 to 16 votes
Espartero declines seat in the Spanish !
Cortes, although elected-The King of
Greece and his new Cabinet agree to the
resolutions of the French Conference.
10. The electoral votes for President
and Vice President counted-Grant and
Colfax declared elected.
IL. The Spanish Cortes opened with
great ceremony-Dr Mudd,s pardon
signed by the President-Acciden on
the Louisville and Cincinnati Railrond
one man killed-The steamer Mettie
Stevens burned on Lake Caddo; 63 lives
lost
u. Major General Barns, of the United
Statas Army, died-Governor Brown
low rendered to the Legislature his resig-
nation.
13. Fund Pacha, Turkish Minister of
Foreign Affairs, died-The steamer
Hermann wrecked at Yokohama; 270 lives
lost.
Is. John Wilkes Booths remains deliv-
cred to his friends.
16. The British Parliament opened by
royal speech read by the Lord Chancellor.
Is. The Paris Conference meet and re-
ceiyed a satisfactory reply from the Greek
Government
D The President vetoes the copper
tariff bill-Baron Lionel de Rothchilds
elected member for the City of London
The Turkish ports thrown open again to
Greek shipping.
%. Congress passed the Copper Tariff
Bill over the Presidents veto.
24. Hostilities between Persia and Tur-
key suspended
25. General Grant declared himself "as
not being a representative of any political
party-John Bright advocates ocean
penny postage.
81 Tropolong, President of the French
Senate, died, aged62 years,
MARCH.
l, Lamartine, the French poet and his
torian, died, aged 7S-Mr Gladstone, in
the English House of Commons introduc-
ed bill for the disestablishment OF the
Irish Episcopal Church
8. The King of Prussia opened the
German Parliament-General Sherman
presented with 800 OO0-The President
pardons Spangler and Arnold-Andrew
Johnson's farewell private reception at
Hanover protests againts the confscation
of his property by the Prussian Govern
ment
4. President johnson publishes his ad-
dress to the people of the United States
General Grant inaugurated as Presi-
dent of the United States-The Forty
first Congress meets-James G. Blaine
elected Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives-The Democratic members of
both Houses of the Indiana Legislature
resigned their seats.
s. Mr. Rollins resigns the Commission
ership of Internal Revenue-The Gov
ernor of Indiana orders special election for
the vacated seats in the Legislature
Grant nominates his Cabinet and the Sen
ate confirms them-Sherman appointed
General of the Army and Sheridan Lieu
tenant General-Eight fires in Chicago
four fremen lost their lives.
6. Jas Grant acquitted of the murder of
Rives Pollard, at Richmond, Virginia--
Fire at Detroit loss $40, 7O,0Oo-Adolpe
Vmtry appointed President of the French
Senate.
7. Large fire in Akron, Ohio; loss $780,
9. a. 7. Stewart resigns the Secretary
ship of the Treasury General John c.
ington, Kentucky, after eight years alb
sence.
10. E. B. Washburne resignedthe State
Seeretaryship-The Adsms Cotton Mills
at Patterson, New Jersey, burnt Loss,
| $3.50, 60,000-BoutWelli is appointed Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and Hamilton Fish,
| Secretary of fState-Andy johnson pan
quoted at Baltimore-The Pennsylvania
Senate ratifes the Fifteenth Amendment
by vote of Is to 15-Both Houses OF
the Main Legislature ratify the Fifteenth
| Amendment-TheE English Government
reduce the army estimate 81 100000, as
| compared with last year-Great fire IN
New York. Loss 100000,
u. General Rawins sworn in as Secre-
tary of War
Is. Henry Ward Beecher's mother died,
aged S0-Hon James Guthrie ex-Sen-
ator from Kentucky, died
"A Oxford University beats Chambridge
in the annual contest-Freedom Of
speech throughout Germany secured by
special legislation
Is. Delaware rejects the amendment tc
| the stitution-Georgia refuses to
adopt the Fifteenth Amendment-Lord
| Grey and Lord earns, IN the British House
of Peers, condemned the policy of releas-
ing Fenian prisoners-Five convicts
murdered the guard at Sing Sing Prison
! New York
%, Diplomatic relations resumed be.
tween Turkey and Greeee-GoVernol
Baker, of Indiana, issues his proclamation
for special session of the Legislature
i %. Serious accident on the Toledo anC
Warsaw Railway.
"a. The Bill for the disestabhshment o
the Irish Church passed the British Houst
of Commons by 368 to $50 votes.
%. Edward Bates, e1-Attorney Genera
died aged rs.
26. Secretary Fish declines to receiv,
the Minister from the Cuban rebel Gov
ernment
e7. Jas Harper, of Harper Brothers
died aged 7S.
29. Six steamers burnt at st. Louis
Loss, $500. 0.000-SO.o0o volunteers re
viewed at Dover, England
80 Accident on the Toledo and Wabasl
Railroad,
81, The Turkish ambassador presente'
his credentials to the King of Greece
Fire at Rodney. Miss Loss. 100000
April