Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-20

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Feb sT,--Gen. Sheridan left Winchester with
1000 cavalry on his raid around Richmond.
April 3.-Richnond evacuated by the rebels.
Apnl a-Gen, Robert +: Lee surrendered the
lnhahiants. at AppomarFox Court House, Va
This virtually ended the war Of the rebellion.
April A.-President Lincoln was assassinates
by man named John Wilkes Booth, who was !
play-aetor in Washington.
April. I5.--Abrsham Lincoln died ofthe wound,
he rsceived AZ the hands OF the assassin on tn,
rrevfons night. Andrew johnson, yice-Prcsi
dent, Of Tennessee. became seventeenth Presiden
OF the lnited States in consequence OF the dealt
OF Abrahar Lincoln.
April H. --Jeferson Davis captured
April sb.--John Wilkes Booth, the assassin O
President Lincoln. was shot. Hf54
July t-Grcat fire in Portland. Ne.
july Four persons named Herold, Atzerott
aiding in the assassination Of President lincoln
were hanged in Washington.
July The national debt reached Its maxi
mum amount 9, 7ss s0.lSs. a
March s0.-Alaska purchased by the United
States from Russia; price, s7oo0,olo.
1.,ss aisf 1868
May is.-vote taken in the United States Sen
ate on the impeachment of Andrew johnson
President OF the United States. Every Senatol
was In his seat. The impeachment failed.
President Of the United States, dieo aged seven,
ty-seven- t eas fH GIat -
Y sF 1850.
The Pscihc Railroad completed. &5Eft@A
March Ulysses sydney Grant OF Illinois
was insaguraied the eighteenth President Of The
United States. 88 4
Oct, s-Franklin Pierce, Of New Hampshire
ex.Prcsident of the United siatef. died. aged
Dec M-Hdwin NJ. stanton, Secretary OF War
during the rebellion, died IN Washington.
esg H. 1870.
Ninth census OF the United states Population,
Ss,Sj5,sSS, t& & 70 81 81
1871.
The gold product OF the country amounted this
Oct e.-6,eat are in Chicago
F#g is72.E
Nov, i,-Gres, fire in Boston. SOL +
1913. fa ~
Sept. 7.--The United States received a check
nom the Government OF Crest Britain for AIS.
SS,0ol m gold, being the amount awarded by
the Mixed Congress at Geneva, Switzerland.
on account Of what are termed the Alabama
claims" setfEN
sept ~. John A. winslow, United States
Navy, Who commanded the United States man
ofwar kearrsrge when she sank the rebel sloop.
os-@m Alabama died, aged six,y.three. slt51f
lals.
March s.--Mtilard Fillmore. OF New York, ex :
President OF the United States. died, aged seven
Dec. is.-King Kalaksua, OF the Hawaiian
Islands, the hr-t monarch that ever visited tEis
country arrived In New York
July T--Andrcw johnson, OF Tennessee, ex.
President of the United States, died, aged rixiy-
seven, For the hrst time In the history Of the
nation there WAS not an ex.Presldant living.
Oct. i2.-Thrce hundred and eighty.third
anniversary OF the landing OF Christopher Colum.
bus aud his followers on san Salvador.
Nov. 4. Henry Wilson. Of Massachusetts,, Vice
President OF the United States. died in Wash
ington. .s T.
1878. '"
Our Republic commenced In fTTs. 100 years ago.
with thirteen States aud .i5,bi5 square miles OF
territory, which was occupied ny about 5000, 900
of civilized human beings. II has now popula.
aud nine Territories, which mbrace over a,O1o. GO
" square miles. IL has s. OOD miles OF railroads
more than sufficient 10 reach twice and half
around the globe. The value OF is annual agri-
cultural productions IL 81 Ou0 and its gold
mines are capable OF producing rTOOoo,G a
year. IL has over 1000 cotton factories, $40 daily
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