The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-20

| 1850,
Feb. 13-Oregon admitted into the Union.
! Oct. n.-John Browns raid at Harpcrs Ferry.
Nov. s.-Washington Irving died.
Eighth census Of the United States; population
Japanese Embassy visited the United States.
in the United States, from foreign countries, s.
July jsiy.1PaSco Of Wales visited the United
States. = j Gsa@ - $ss@ -
| Jan. 2A.-Kansas admitted into the Union.
March Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, was
insugursted sixteenth President Of the United
A APriiii H. INTERCHANGEABLE ' Sixth Regimen,
April so!-Harper's Ferry burned. The war OF
July siDFirst regular Battle Of the rebellion at
0J Jai Hui George B. Mcclellan commenced
TO organize and discipline the Grand Army Of the
Potomac.
| 1862. Ns 49,
At the commencement of the present year the
total gold and silver coinage OF the United States
amounted to $3.50. 1s3, 5a6.
Jan l7-John Tyler ex- President of the United
States, died, aged seventy-two
| Feb. 6.-Surrender Of Fort Henry, Tenn.
Feb 16.-Fort Donelson, Tenn, surrendered.
| April 2.-Battle of Shiloh.
! June 6.-Memphis surrendered.
June A.-Commencement Of tho seven days
battles around Richmond.
July The Union Pacific Railroad bill signed
| by President Lincoln.
May 3-Battle Of Charlottesville.
May 27.-Assault ON Port Hudson:
June q John Morgan starts on his raid through
Ohio.
July 4.-Vicksburg surrendered.
July 13.-New York riots commenced:
Aug. 23.-The massacre at the city Of Lawrence,
Kansas.
Sept fatalities of South Mountain, Mo.
Sept. 15.-Harper's Ferry, with 1900 men, sur
| rendered To the rebels.
sspt SBattls of Of
Sept. 22.-President Lincoln issued his Emanci-
patton Proclamation.
Oct. A.-Battle above the clouds, on Lookout
Nov: Gen. George B. McClcn n removed
Dec 13-Battle Of Fredericksburg, Va.
Dec. 27-Martin Van Buren,, ex-President of the
United States, died, aged eighty.
Dec. a.-West Virginia made a State.
1854.
March 10. The disastrous Red River expedi-
ton started, under Gen. Banks.
AAp s1 Bas a aS Ss W TSae;;
May 9.--Battle of Spottsylvania.
June 3.-Battle of Cold Harbor.
June 17:-Gommenccment Of the attack on Pc
June I9.-Thc rebel man Of war Alabama, COM
| manded by Raphael Semmes, which was built in
England and manned mostly by Englishmen, was
man -of-war Kcarsarge, under command OF Capt.
Aug. The forts in Mobile Bay attacked by
| the fleet under Admiral Farragut.
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oct. 1s-Rogcr Brooke fancy, Of Maryland,
Oct is.-Battie Of Cedar Creek, IN the shenan.
doah Valley, which Gen. Sheridan changed from
defeat to victory by his famous ride from Win
Nov. i6-Gen. sherman's army commenced its
:" march to the sea" through Georgia.
Dec. 15.-Battle Of Nashville.
| 1865.
Feb. 27.-Gen. Sheridan left Winchester with
April 2.-Richmond evacuated by the rebels.
| April 9.-Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the
rebel army in the private dwelling Of one Of the
inhabitants at Appomattox Court House, Va.
This virtually ended the war of the rebellion.
April 14.-Presidsnt Lincoln was assassinated
| by man named John Wilkes Booth, who was q
play-ac in Washington.
April l5.-Abraham Lincoln died ofthe wounds
he I. ceived at the hands of the assassin on the
previous night. Andrew johnson, Vice-Prcsi
| dent, Of Tennessee became seventeenth President
of the United States in consequence Of the death
April l7-Jetferson Davis captured.
April 26-John Wilkes Booth, the assassin Of
| President Lincoln, was shot.
| July 4.-0rcht Ire TOEIlAuus NC.
July -Four persons named Herold, Atzerott
| Payne and Mrs. Surratt, who were charged with
| aiding in the assassination Of President Lincoln
were hanged in Washington.
July 1.-The national debt reached it's maxi
mum amount-s2, 77a s'o.i7a.
March 3O.-Alaska purchased by the United
States from Russia; price, 100000.
May 16.-Vote taken in the United States Sen
ate on the impeachment of Andrew johnson
President Of the United States. Every Senator
was in his seat. The Impeachment failed.
| June l.-Jamcs Buchanan. of Pennsylvania, OK
President OF the United States, died aged seven
| ty-seven.
The Pacific Railroad completed.
March 4.-Ulysses Sydney Grant, of Illinois
was inaugurated the eighteenth President OF the
Oct. s.-Franklin Pierce, Of Nav Hampshire
ex-President of the United statee, died, aged
Dec. M-Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of Wal
during the rebellion dis sso IN Washington.
Ninth census o: the United States. Population
The geld product of the country amounted this
Oct. 9-G.eat fire in Chicago.
| 1872
Nov. 1.-Great fire in Boston.
| 1873.
Sept THE United States received a check
| from the Government of Great Britain for sis,
| $500 III gold, being the amount awarded by
the Mixed Congress at Geneva, Switzerland,
| on account of what are termed the =" Alabams
| claims
Sept 80 John A. Winslow United States
Navy. who commanded the United States man
| of-war kearsarge when she sank the rebel sloop
| of-war Alabama, died, aged sixty-three.
1874.
March S.-Millard Fillmore, of New York, ex
President of the United States, died, aged seven
| tyfOur.
| Dec. liking Kalakaua, of the Hawaiian
| 1875.
| July U.-Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, ex
| President of the United States, died, aged sixty
seven. For the first time in the history of the
nation there was not an ex- President living.
Oct. 1a.-Three hundred and eighty third
anniversary Of the landing of Christopher Colum
bus and his followers on San Salvador.
Nov. a.-Hcnry Wilson, of Massachusetts,, Vice
President of the United States, died in Wash
| ington.
Our Republic commenced in 1176, 100 years ago
| with thirteen States and el5,615 square miles o
| territory, which was occupied by about 3,OOO, 0O
| of civilized human beings. 1t has now a popula
and nine Territories, which embrace over }, 900 OO
of square miles, 1t has it, 600 miles of railroads
more than sufficient to reach twice and hal
around the globe. The value of its annual agri
cultural oductions is s., GOO, and it's gOlt
mines are capable of producing 100000 .
year. 1t has 900 cotton factories $50 daily
newspapers, 4,3OO wecklies and 625 monthly pub
| locations.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
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distinguished as the dirtiest man in Mon
tana, has fallen heir to $50, O0O.-Sar