The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-10

the Spanish Cortes; report of Louis
lana Commission received by President
Hayes. 20. Forty thousand Russians
under General Melikoff attack Muhktar
Pasha near Kars; after two days fight
ing the Turks are driven into Kars. 80.
E. II. Waldron takes possession of La
fayette, Muncie and Bloomington Rail-
road, for failure to pay interest on first
mortgage bonds; unveiling the statue of
Bismarck at Kissingen.
May l. Sale of Lexington and St.
Louis Railroad to Joseph Seligman, of
New York, Trustee for bondholders for
$3.50, 900, subject to first mortgage bonds
of 50 0,U00. 2. Porfrio Diaz declared
President of Mexico. 5. Presidents's
proclamation calling extra session of
Congress October Is. 6. Crazy Horse
band of Indians, numbering go, sur
render at Red Cloud Agency: Inaugu-
ration of Porfrio Diaz at Mexico. 7.
Commissioner of Patents declines to ex-
tend the patents on sewing-machine
companies; Governor Robinson, of
New York, vetoes bill passed by Legis-
lature, allowing women to hold office in
School Boards. 10. President Hayes
formally opened the permanent Exhibi-
ton at Philadelphia; earthquake
waves at Port Point, San Francisco
harbor. II. Russians attack rear guard
of Turks at Batoum, and retire with
loss; sinking of Turkish ironclad near
Ibrail, three hundred men go down.
13. English Parliament rejects Glad
stones anti-Turkish resolutions by vote
of 354 to 223; General Porfirio Diaz
recognized by German Empire as Con-
stitutional President of Mexico. IA.
Poisoning of sixty miners at Streator,
Illinois; Governor Emery, of Utah,
asks for additional United States troops,
anticipating Mormon uprising. 15.
French Chamber of Deputies repeal the
Press law of 1875; statue of Fitz
Greene Halleck, poet, unveiled in Cen
trail Park, New York, by President
Hayes; riot at Tipperary, Ireland. 16.
Dissolution of the French Cabinet and
resignation of the Ministry. II. Gen
eral Grant, wife and son sail for Europe
from Philadelphia. Is. Unsuccessful
attack on outworks of Kars by Russians;
capture of Ardahan by Russians; pro-
roguing of French Chambers and Presi-
dent Mcmahon announces new Cabinet.
90. Architect Gay held for manslaughter
on account of Rockford, Illinois, calam-
ity. "a. Reception of $50 pilgrims at
Rome by Pope Plus the Ninth. 26. Rus
slams blow up Turkish monitor On the
Danube. %. Capitulation of Ell Passo
to partisans of Lerdo de Tejada under
Colonel P. q. Machoro. 80. Governor
Cullom vetoes bill making silver coin
legal tender in Illinois.
June /. President Hayes writes to
General Sherman in reference to Mexi-
can border troubles. 2. General Grant
banqueted at Apsley House by Duke of
Wellington. 8. Celebration of the fif
tieth anniversary of Plus TX. 6. Ar
rival of Gar at Ploejisti, Russian Head
quarters; new Greek Ministry an
nounced. ". Conference of Gar and
Prince Charlesof Roumania at Ploejesti.
9. Recognition of Diaz as Constitutional
President of Mexico by Germany. 10.
Turks gain victory at Abayli. II. The
Montenegrins hold Duga Pass against
the Turks, after a fight of four days.
IL. Grand reception at New York Man.
haitian Club to Tilden and Hendricks.
1S. Minnesota by a popular vote declined
to scale her railroad debt. IA. Arrival
Of Brazilian Emperor in London; San
dusky Railroad taken possession of by
the United States Marshall celebra-
ton of one hundredth anniversary of the
stars and stripes as Nationa! emblem, at
Boston and New York; International
Postal Treaty goes into effect with Cuba:
Indian outbreak in Oregon-women and
children slaughtered. 16. James Rus
sell Lowell accepts Spanish Mission;
Gambetta denounces MacMahon's policy
in French Assembly; Hilton and Selig-
man imbroglio; Acapulco surrenders to
Diaz after ten days bomhardment. Is.
Boston celebrates 103d anniversary of
battle of Bunker Hill. 10. First National
Bank of Missouri at st. Louis closed
its doors; protest of French Chamber of
Deputies to MacMahon's Cabinet. 2l.
Murder of Indians by male residents
on Salmon River. %. Dissolution of
French Assembly decreed. President
Hayes issues circular to officeholders not
to mix in election matters; Iowa Repub-
lican Convention at Des Moines refuses
to indorse Hayes's Southern policy. %.
Russians crossed the Danube at Ibrail
and Galatz; dissolution of the French
Assembly by 159 to 1SO. "a. Russians
capture Matchin. 25. Russians cross
Danube at Hirsova; Lieutenant Due
basof successfully attacks Turkish iron
clads on Danube. 26. Volcanic erup-
tions of Ecuador, South America; Re
union of Army of Potomac at Provi-
dence, Rhode Island. 81. Bombard-
ment of Widdin, Nikopolis, Sistova, and
Rustchuk. %. Unveiling of monu-
ment in honor of the defenders of Fort
Moultrie, at Charleston, South Carolina.
80. President Hayes visits Rhode Island.
80. Battle of Sistova.
July l.. Russians occupy Tirnova,
ancient Capital of Bulgaria; Colonel
Whipple surprises Looking Glass and
his band of Indians, near Clear Creek,
Idaho. 8. Arrest of S. II. Burchard,
Louisiana Senator, for embezzlement; !;
Assembly of Pan Presbyterian Council
in Edinburgh. 4. Countess Lambertini
commences suit in Civil Tribunal at
Rome, against Cardinal Antonelli's es-
tate. 5. Arrest of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board for alleged altering re-
cords. 9. Louisville Saengerfest. 10.
Joseph's band of Indians massacre thirty
Cinnamon on Clearwater River. IL.
Meeting of the Georgia Constitutional
Convention. IL. General o. o. How
ard engages Indians at Cottonwood, near
Clearwater, lost II men, "a wounded,
and Indians routed; Several Orange.
men killed at Montreal, Canada; re-
pulse of the Russians at Rustchuk. 19
Suspension of Butchers and Drover's
Bank, St. Louis; Russians force the
Manksoi, Pass, south Of Helena; grand
banquet at FIankfort-on-the-Main. 15
Bank of st. Louis suspends; fall Of
-Nikopolis; Kanaro occupied by Rus,
slams. l6. Strike of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad fremen and brakemen OF
freight trains at Baltimore against a re,
duction of wages; General Gourko en-
cages Turks at Mayli; close of Bremen
Savings Bank at St. Louis; Russians de.
feated at Feoditch. II. General Gourkc
approached Rasanlitch by forced
march. 18. Governor Matthews, oi
West Virginia, calls on the National
Government for aid against the strikers
strikers stop trains at Martinsburg