The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-29
The Chronology of 1871.
JANUARY.


anniversary.
TO- The great coal mine strikes in
Pennsylvania, began in Schuylkill re-
gion.
Il. Congress appoints the San Domin-
60 Commissioners.
IA. Steamboat MeGill exploded her
boilers on the Mississippi River, causing
the death Of IS persons.
II. Sailing of the Tennessee from New
York with the U. S. Commissioners to
San Domingo.
%. The severest snow-stOrm in New
York which has occurred for many years,
and great damage.
90. The United States Senate votes, 90
to %, to repeal the income tax.
%, Explosion and burning Of gus works
in Brooklyn.
Is. Steamboat W. Il. Arthur explodes
boilers on the Mississippi, and 81 lives
were lost.
80. British Columbia joins the Confed-
Grafton of Canada.
FEBRUARY.
=. The Test.O Oath bill became law in
the South.
3. Newfoundland votes not to Join the
Confederation of Canada.
l-3. Georgia Senators admitted to
Congress and every State now represent
ed.
.. The New Hamburg accident occurs
and % lives are lost by it.
10, New York and Boston sends provis-
ions to feed Paris, valued at 100000
10, New York Druggist License bill
becomes law.
10. Dominion Parliament begins at OF
town.
II. Terrific hurricane in Arkansas and
Missouri.
81. The Brooklyn side OF the great
bridge caisson finished
%. Washington's birthday honored ev-
erywhere.
'r23. The English Joint High Commits
sion arrive Mt New York.
q. First session Of the Joint High |
Commission.
MARCH.
2. British High Commissioners visit
the U. S. Senate.
4. The Forty-frst Congress expires
and the Forty-second is formed.
G. The New United States loan put in
to market,
10. Senator Sumner ruled ont of the
Committee on Foreign Relations by the
Senate.
10. A hot term. Earliest date of dis
appearance Of ice from the New England
rivers.
ii. Election in New Hampshire, and
Democrats win.
10. Soldiers 500 pounty bill passed in
Senate.
10. Navigation opened on all the rivers
in the country.
II. Terrible massacres by Indians in
Arizon.
81. Gov. Holden, Of North Carolina, de-
posed by impeachment.
% Great peace celebration in San
Francisco.
q, Executive proclamation against the
Ku.Klux.
%. Peru for several weeks has great
foods, causing loss Of 81, 0OO,0O0. y
90. One hundred and twenty buildings
burned at 1ruckee.
30. Anniversary celebration Of the Fiji
centh Amendment by the United States
.olored people.
81. British Columbia is voted into the
Dominion.
APRIL. /
5. Civil war prevails in the Argentine
Republic.
I. In Albany n fire destroyed forty
buildings, $500, 900 worth Of property,
nd threw three hundrel men out OF EN-.
dcyment.
TO- Peace celebration md monster Ger
nan procession in New York.
II. Indian and MexiCNn border warfare ,
Il Texas.
u. Cespedcs protests against Spanish
ruclty in Cuba.
II. Minery Arbitration Conference
leets at Mauch Chunk.
10. Anniversary Of Bunker Hill cele-
rated.
"a. The legal-touder decision is made I
v the United Stasas Supreme Court.
20. The Bonnet Carrie crevasse is l., 200 s
ret in width, and al, the country toNew
orleans under water. =
20. The Pennsylvania Central leases
he New Jersey railways
2s. The court sustaIus the suit OF the
English stockholders against Erie.
%. Massacre of eighty-five Indians IL q
.rizona by the settlers.
MAY.
Commissioners appointed by the
to arrange for theonntennial at l
1916.
I, The work Of the Joint High Com s
nisaion is announced concluded, and
Treaty signed.
s. Battle between Indians and United {
;tatos troops at Laramie.
o. Miners riot ut HYDE Park, PA.
10. Tho Alabama Treaty sent to the
J. s. Senate. I
1G. The Senate arrests the Tribune cor.
who refuse to divulge the I
lume of the treaty seller.
II. Another riot ut Scranton mines.
90 The coal strike of five and half
months ended, and work is resumed.
JOSS by the strike, s1S,0OO,0O0. 1
90. Excursion OF New York and Penn
ylyania editors. :. G
%. Ten thousand acrsS wood land
,urned in three counties Of New York. 8
Loss $4,000. '
q. The coal mine horror at PittstOn,
Pa twenty men are slfiocated to '
leath.
80. Decoration Day OF the graves Of
oldiers Of the Union. t
JUNE.
4. The U. s. army reduced to- peace
oOtinp OF Sc, 2si men. 1