The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-01-10
1917.
From It's Entrance to It's
Exit.
The Old Years Record of Great
Events.
CHRONOLOGY.

CHRONOLOGY
organized a Legislature in Louisiana. 2.
The Porte refused the terms of the Interna-
tlonal Conference. >. 4. Extradition treaty
signed between the United States and Spain.
-. g. French steamer L'Amnrique went
ashore at Seabrieht, n. j.: no lives lost.
z. Duel between j. G. Bennett and f. May.
-. g. Two Governors were inadgutated in
Louisiana, and the metropolitan police were
attacked by mob st the State House. -. 9.
NJ. Grevy elected President of the French
fnent took possession of New Orleans and be-
sieged Gov. Packard in the State House. -.
10. Louisiana Republican Legislature elected
w. Z. Kellogg to the Senate. :. IL President
Borrerro, of Ecuador, overthrown. -. 16.
Gen. DiaZ overthrew Iglesias in Mexico.
Senators Blaine, Window and Ferry re-elect
ed. ...17. News of terrible famine in British
India. Arrest of the Louisiana Returning
Board ordered by the House of Representa-
tlves for contempt. ..1S. Turkish Grand
Council unanimously rejected the modified
terms of the Peace Conference. 19. A
great famine reported in Corea. Il. The
chief engineer of the Ashtabula bridge COM
mitted suicide. d. 23 a fire in the Slonehill
colliery, England, caused the death of fifteen
miners s.... "a. John R. Mcpherson elected
Senator from New. Jersey. IS. Judge
David Davis elected Senator from Illinois .
26. The Electoral al-Commission bill passed by
Congress. 80. Both houses of Congress
choose members of the Electoral Commits
sion, and the Justices OF the Supreme Court
select the fifth Judge. 81. The Electoral
Commission organized.
The electoral count COM
menced. g. Five firemen We're injured by
an explosion at a fire in New York. 5. Mid
hat Paha succeeded by Edhem Pasha as
Grand Vizier Of Turkey. The steamer George
Washington sank eff Cape Race twenty-five
lives lost. IS. A nolle proscequi was entered
in the bribery case of Secretary Belknap. :.
II. The Egyptian troops defeated by Abyssini-
ans. ..12 Thirty three illicit stills were cap
tured in Georgia, and Lieut.. Mcintyre was
killed. lib. An attempt made to assassinate
Gov. Packard. :. 16. The steamer George
Cromwell wrecked, and thirty lives lost -.
q. Postmaster Macarthur, of Chicago, dis
covered to be defaulter. Three schooners
were wrecked on Long island coast, and
eleven men drowned. .27. Gen. Diaz was
elected President of Mexico.
The result of the electoral count
announced in Congress. Gov. Hayes arrived
in Washington. ....3. President Hayes took
the oath of office, the 4th # March occurring
on Sunday. 5. Inaugural ceremonies took
place. Seven lives were lost by the burning
of q hotel at Karns City, Pa. One life and
$500 000 lost by fire at st. Louis. The Senate
met III special session :. 3. Seven lives were
lost by panic III st. Francis Xavier church,
New York -. II. Senator Cameron, of Penn
sylvania, resigned. -. 10. Disturbances take
Place in New Orleans between the Nichols
and Packard factions :. 20 J. Donald Came
ron in Pennsylvania and Stanley Matthews
in Ohio elected Senators. 81. SPECIAL COM
m; sion sent 10 Louisiana by the President.
EH-Mayor Oakley Hall disappeared from Now
York. %. John D. Lee shot at the scene of
the Mountain Meadows massacre .27. A
mill reservoir broke away at Stafford, Ct,
destroying $500,000 in property and two
lives. ...3O. Good Friday services held.
Easter service celebrated :. g. Herr
Camphausen replaced Prince Bismarck il the
German Chancellorship 9. Spotted Tail
surrendered. 10. Troops were withdrawn
from Columbia, s. c., and Chamberlain gave
up the fight for the Governorship H.
Southern Hotel, at ct: Louis, burned fifteen
lives 'st II. Tweed confessed. 10. The
Nichols party gained possession Of the Lou
isiara State Government. 20. Troops
were Withdrawn from Now Orleans. "a.
Judge Spotford elected Senator by the Louis
lana Legislature. The Gar issued q procla-
nation of war against Turkey, and Russian
troops crossed into Ronmania. .27. Russian
troops occupied Giurgevo. .2s. Twelve men
were killed at fire in Montreal, canada.
;IAY-1. Three men killed by the falling of
the New York Postoffice roof . 2. Russians
captured Dayazid. :. 8, Ten persons buried
under a landslide in Canada 1. Three
murderers executed at Abbeyvile, S. c..
6. Proclamation issued for an extra session
of Congress. Seven men killed by the
bursting of boiler on the steamship ST.
donian ....7. Eight lives were lost by the
bursting of boiler on a coaSting vessel at
the mouth of tie Mississippi. g. The most
important sewing-machine patents expired.
80. Seven men killed by q colliery explo-
sion at VAUDEVILLE. Pa. 10. Russian troops
crossed the Danube in small force at Galatz.
IL. Several persons were Killed by the
falling of the walls of the Rockford m.)
Court House.. IL. Lnseed-oil works in
Brooklyn were burned; loss, $500, 900. A
drawn battle took place near Batoum. -. II.
Gen. Grant sailed for Europe. Six persons
were killed bv 8 collision between two vessels
near New York. 10. The Russians captured
Ardahan. 81. Roumaria declared herself
independent. :. %. Seven men were killed
while launching the steamer Saratoga, at
Chester, Pa. "a. The Russians were re-
pulsed at Kars. .26. A Turkish monitor
was sunk in the Danube. %. The English
American Fisheries Commission was made
up 80. Decoration day generally observed.
Gen. Grant arrived in England.
june. Twenty lives lost and much property
destroyed by hurricane at Mount Carmel,
Ill. A train was wrecked near st. Louis, for
the purpose of plundering. killing three per-
SONS. IS. Eleven men were killed by the
falling of wall at a fire at Bridgeport, CT.
Galveston, Tex, was visited by q, 2,0O0, 900
fire 20. Contract was made for placing the
the breaking of a dam at Belvidere, n. j..
1S. A fight was reported between the troops
and the NeZ Perez Indians in Idaho. 81.
Eleven Mollie Maguires were executed in
Pennsylvania. a terrible fire destroyed
SO, GOO 600 worth OF property and thirteen
lives at st. John. PA One officer and
thirty-three soldiers were killed by Indians in
Idaho. 25. The Turks won battle in Asia
Minor. Rustchuk was bonbarded by the
Russians. . 26. The President visited Bos-
Cclla Ill &l,oTD
dent an Ii. D.. %. i steamboat boiler ex-
ploded at Silver Lake. Mass, injuring eight
cen persons.
JULY-1 Crossing of the Danube effected by
10000 Russians at Sistova. q. A Turkish
sortis from kars was repulsed. g. Wells
and Anderson, of the Louisiana Returning
Board, were indicted. The nPresby-
terisn Council commenced at Edinburgh.
4. Independence day celebrated usual.
Six persons were drowned at Woblrn, Mass.
by the upsetting of a boat. 6. A twelve
hours battle was fought at Bela the Rus
slams captured the place. "a Gen. Ord's
troops followed party of horse-thieves into
Mexico. The village of Pen saukee, Wis.
was destroyed by d tornado, killing six per-
sons Russian troops captured Tiruoya.
The Turks destroyed Cherket.l. a town on
the Beck sea coast. -. 1G. The Russian left
wing was driven out of Armenia H. Seven
workmen were sUffocated by gas in coal
Iui1-t di Oip-sfIfC u. 10 Nou I1ONdTU
fought the Nez Perces, losing thirteen men.
The steamer Eten was wrecked off the
Chiiian coast; over a hundred lives were
lost. 16. Two ST. Louis banks SUSPENDED.
The Russians captured NlkoI oils IL The
strike on the Baltimore ard Ohio railroad
took place. Russian troops under Gen.
Gourko passed the Balkans 90 4 not
took place st Baltimore on account of the
strike troops fired into the crowd, killing
eight persons .2l. The Russians were de-
feated at PIevna. The Turks lost Schipka
pass. =. %. Many lives and millions of prop
erty were lost by riot at Pittsburgh
United States troops were sent to the scene.
of disturbance at various points. Capt
Crapo finished the voyage TO England in 6
whale-boat. .25- hioters and police skir'
nnished ii Chicago - e. More fighting tool
place in Chicago. 81. The Russians vert
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