Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05

"a. Remarkable Historical anH NC
geological Events.
AMERICA.

AMERICA
1,,,a,v 7. the iron railroad bridge over
,,,n ohio river at Parkersburg finished.
January IA, commissioners TO San DO
;Go anDointed-HOn. benjamin +.
III Dr. Samuel +. Howe, DR. a. ID.
White and Allan Burton.
Thrr,.iIy q. Presidents correspondence
. r..o,rd 10 Alabama Claims sent to Con-
',a.S ami the High Joint Commission ap-
,oiuteG. I'd.
.;.,I government for the District OF Column
Ill passr'i. =.
-Iin,, Fortv-Second Congress reOrgan-
;,.I I,v the election Of Mr.. Speaker
W,r,.n 6. the ccssion Of Jefferson and
a,,,.EIry counties to West Virginia decided
t,v thr supreme Court to be legal.
Var.h :, seven hundred and fifty thou
.,.,I dollars lost, seven persons killed and
t,- wounded by Il hurricane at st. Louis.
du.H Ii. Charles Sumner displaced as
Chairman of the Senate committee on for
ir, relations. and Simon Cameron ap-
lapi:tcd.
March y, Governor Holden, of North
C,~Jiaa convicted upon impeachment by
rlr Legislature.
IJ,rch ~ Presidents proclamation i'll
r..ard to disturbances i'll South Carolina
Arril ), Presidents report OF the San
B,nIirro commissioners sent to Congress.
<pri 10. grand German celebration in
rn,nr nf peace between France and Ge:-
,tiiN in al the principal cities of the
MON.
lpIiI 20. adjournment of Congress.
Nav i. President issued proclamation
o., f,ag:tr,l to the Ku-KluN law.
Nav 10. meeting Of the Senate in eXecu-
.j,. session to consider the treaty OF Wash
j:l.tnn.
.Iuly II parade Of Orange lodges in New
loIll.
Mormon hioI priest. on Il charge of adul-
terry.
October +, great fires raging in WscOn-
,,n. Michigan and other Western States.
october .. great Chicago fire com
mcuc"d.
October 12 Is, Presidents proclamation
~.i~nrnding habeas corpus in South caro-
December G,Prince of Wales sickness
shfming. Burning Of Wallis Opera House
NJ .~hinnt0u. ID. {.
FOREIGN.
r,ouarv ,. Mazicrcs, Franco, srrren
I.rcd to the Germans.
JANUARY ,, Prince Amadcns took tE
oath IS King of Spain.
January ;, Prussians commenced tn
l.nIlartmeut Of the southern forts c
i',lia.
january 10 and II, Battle of lie Mans
French defeated with loss OF 10000 prison
january rs. German army capture Alel
con.
January II, conference upon the Eas
...-, question assembled ut London.
.lluilrv Is King Williams proclam'
tion as Emperor Of Germany.
.J.ultary -, The Hotel de Vile demo
sized. -,
,i,ncd hy Count Bismarck and N. julie
february Il, NJ. Thicrs elected Pres
dent Of The provisional government of II
r.pulI".
march |. I'russiau army entered Paris.
March ,, final treaty of ratification b
tNrrn the tirrmans and French.
March u. marriage of the Marquis
nrir t3 Louisa. Princess Of England.
,rril IT, artnisticr between Spain al
lie Pacific republics ofS"uth America sig
ct 1t Washington, -. {.
huriI 10, Dr. Dollinger cXconmunicat
I.y the Pope.
May -, column ot Napnle"h o''S''"N
j., th. Place Ncndomc.
w., II, the EcISal!islG enter Paris
,;l. ~ and -, destruction OF pubic n
private buildings in Paris 10y the comm
n>ts. 49,,
.Ei.nc rs. triIimphal entry of the Gem
amy into Berlin.
.luIv >, King Victnr Emmanuel arri'
I'll Rome:
august ., the centenary criebratlo:>
iLr birth Of Sir Walter Scott
E,ptrmbrr u. the Mont Gems ral"
l,;vccn France and Italy formally OPEN
4cmcmller -. bill for the emancipat
rf,Iayos passed by the Senate OF Brazil
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