Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-02
The Chronolesy Of lsso.

! Tke Chronology Of 1s7o.
We present to ours readers here
with a chronology OF the most i'm
portant events Of the year just clos
ed, which we think will prove useful
for reference
Jan. I. Defeat of the Spanish troops
in Cuba, led by Pueblo, BY the
Cuban army. Severe storm
OF wind and rain through
New England and parts OF
0ew York and New Jers-
! ey.
10. Shooting Of Victor Noir in
Paris, by Prince Bonaparts.
16. Panic at st. Joseph's Chapel,
Liverpool; fifteen persons
trampled to death.
/" 18. Famous speech IN the u. s.
Congress on Retrenchment,
by MIR. Dawes OF Mass.
"23. Sinking Of the U. S. steamer
/. Oneida OF q the coast lof
| Japan, by collision with the
English steamer Bombay; loss
OF one hundred and sevesty-
six lives. lSf III E
"a. Prince Arthur Of England q
visitor in Washington.
"2s. Arrival Of the Monarch at
Portland, Me-, with the re-
mains of George Peabody.
!" 80. Death Of Leopold H., ex- Grand
Duke OF Tuscany.
Feb. 7. Death OF Gov. Wasburn of
Vermont, at Woodstock.
Outbreak In Paris prompted
by the arrest OF Rochetort.
18, 10. Severe rain storms through.
out New England.
+" %. Death Of Anson Burlingame
at st. Petersburgh.
25. Entrance of II. Il. Reyels to
the U. S. Senate.
Mar. /. Defeat Of the Paraguayan
army by the Brazillians, on
the Aquidavan River, 5. A.
Lopez, the commander Of the
former, killed.
|" 2. Preliminary Jubilee Memorial
Convention AZ Broadway Tab
crnacle, New York.
IL. The Spanish Prince. Henri dc
Bourbon, killed in duel near
Madrid, by the Duke de
Montpensier. Severe snow
storm throughout New Eng
land.
16. Death OF Ebenczer Lane, one
Of the founders OF Lane Theo-
logical Seminary, in Cincin.
natl.
eli. Breaking out ofa quarrel be-
tween Ellison and Cahoon,
cont esting the Mayorality OF
Richmond, Va.
Is. Death OF Gulian G. Verplanck
in New York.
%. Death Of Maj Gen. g. H.
Thomas in San Francisco.
| Ap. 2. Earthquake in San Francisco.
10. Arrival Of the Silesia at New
York, with tho remains OF
Anson Burlingame.
a27. Assembling Of the Pilgrim
Memorial Convention in Chi
+ cago. Fall OF the floor Of the
Richmond Court House fifty
or sixty persons killed and
wounded.
May 2. Terrific hailstorm in Phila-
delphia.
s. Taking of the French Plebis-
cite, confirming the Imperial
regime.
10. Daniel Mcfarland acquitted of
the murd der of Albert D Rich
ardson, in New York.
"l3. Collision on the Missouri Pa
cific r. r.; sixteen persons
killed outright.
II. Death of Eliakim Litteil, the
founder Of Littcll's Living
Age.
%. Departure from Boston for
San Francisco, Of the Board
Of Trade excursion party.
s24. Disastrous conflagration at St.
Roche, suburb OF Quebec !;
thousands OF families rendered
housclcss.
"27. Defeat Of the bill granting
State aid to tho Boston, Hart
ford Il Erie r. Road, IN tho
Massachusetts, Legislature.
June s. Extensive confagration in
| Constantinople.
+" 6. Death OF Nathaniel Willis, the
founder of the Boston Record
er, the Oldest religious family
newspaper IN the country.
Z. Distressing accident ON the
Rutland and Darlington r. Il.
near Summit. Vt; several per.
sons killed and wounded.
g.. Death of Charles Dickens at
Gadshill, near London.
IA. Death Of Hon. +. D.. Eliot of
! New Bedford.
" Is. Death Of Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte in Baltimore.
Is 16. Collision on the Vernon: and
Massachusetts r Road near
Athol; three persons killed
and twenty wounded.
g 10. Great confagration in Pana-
ma; twelve persons perishing
in tho flames.
20. Tcmpestuous thunder storm
| in Boston. tssa g
+" 81. Massacre Of Christians by the
natives at Tientsin, China. y
I" %. Adjournment Of tho Massa-
chussetts Legislature after a
session of one hundred aud
seventy days. Terrific explo-
sion ofdualin, or some similar
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