The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-12
1877.
Prom Irs Entrance to Its Exit.
The Old Years Record Of Great Events
CHRONOLOGY.

Il
! tional Conference. A. EXtraditiOn treaty
signed between the United States and SPAN.
G French steamer LAmeriQuc went
ashore at Scabright, n j.; no lives lost. -.
7. Duel between j. G. Bennett and f. May.
....S. Two Governors were inaugurated in
| Louisiana, and the Metropolitan police were
attacked by mob at the State House 3.
| NJ. Grevy elected President of the French
Chamber Of Deputies The Nichols Gov
| eminent took possession OF New Orleans ana
bcsieged Gov. Packard in the State House
10 Louisiana Republican Legislature
elected W p. Kellogg To the Senate. H.
President RorrcrO OF Ecuador, overthrown
10 Gen. Diaz overthrow IglcsiaS IN
| Mexico. Senators Blaine, Window, and Fer
nv reelected n. News of Il terrible fam.
| inc in British India Arrest of the lOulsl-
ana Returning Board ordered by the House
! Of Representatives Tor contempt. rs Turk
! ish Grand Council unanimously rejected the
modified terms of the Peace Conference 49,.
| 10. a great famine reported in CoreG. ..2l
The chief engineer of the Ashtabula bridge
committed suicide. =. %. A fire in the Stone
hill colliery, England, caused the death of
fifteen miners. "a. John Il. Mcpherson
elected Senator from New jersey ... p.
Judge David Davis elected Senator from
| Illinois 20. The Electoral Commission
| Dill passed Dk tOlIItSS = U. DOtll HOUSES
of Congress choose members of the Elcctor-
al Commission, and the Justices Of the SUI
preme Court select the fifth Judge =. 81.
The Electoral Commission organized.
FEBRUARY. The electoral count commenced
| 3. Five firemen were injured by an eX
plosion at IA fire in New York 8. Midhat
Pasha succeeded by Edhem Pasha as Grand
Vizer of Turkey. The steamer George Wash
ington sank off Cape Race; twenty five lives
lost. s.. A nolle prosequl was entered in
the bribery case Of Secretary Belknap. Ill
The Egyptian troops defeated by AbysSin-I
ians. .12 Thirtylhrce Illicit stills were
captured in Georgia, and Lieut.. Mcintyre
was killed >. 10. An attempt made to as
sasinate Gov. Packard ...16. The steamer
George Cromwell wrecked, and thirty lives
lost . pa Postmaster Macarthur, of Chica.
90 discovered TO be- defauter Three
schooners were wrecked on Long Island
coast, and eleven men drowned . . ~. Gen.
Diaz was elected President of Mexico.
MARCH, The result of the electoral count
announced in Congress. Gov Hayes ar
rived in Washington. :. 3. President Hayes
took the oath of office, the 4th of March oc-
curing on Sunday. 5. Inaugural cere-
monies took place. Seven lives were lost by
the burning of hotel at Harms City, Pa.
One life and 100000 lost by fire at St Louis.
The Senate met in special session. g. Sew
en- lives were lost by a panic in st, Francis
Navier church, New York. >. .12 Senator
Cameron, of Pennsylvania resigned. 10.
Disturbances take place in New Orleans be-
tween the Nichols and Packard factions
....20. J. Donald Cameron in Pennsylvania
and Stanley Matthews in Ohio elected Sena-
tors. 81 Special commission sent to Lou
isiana by the President. Ex-Mayor Oakley
Hall disappeared from New York. .23.
John ID. Lee shot at the scene of the Noun
tain Meadows massacre. .2T. A mill reser
yoir broke away at Stafford, CT, DESTROYING
SoUuoUU IN property ana TWO 1iN eS. 30.
| Good Friday services held.
| ArRIL-1. Easter services celebrated. =. 6.
Herr Camphausen replaced Prince Bismarck
in the German Chancellorship. 80 Spotted
Tail surrendered. 10. Troops were with
drawn from Columbia, 5. C., and Chamber
lain gave up the fight for the GOvernorship
&C.. IL Southern Hotel at St. Louis, burned !;
fifteen lives lost. II. Tweed confessed. :.
10. The Nicholas party gained possession of
the Louisiana State Government. 20.
Troops were withdrawn from New Orleans
-. pa. Judge Spotiord elected Senator by
the Louisiana Legislature The Gar issued
proclamation of war against Turkey, and
| Russian troops crossed into ROumanla.
81. Russian troops occupied Giurgevo.
%. Twelve men were killed at fire in Mon.
treal, Canada.
MAY-1-Three men killed by the falling of
! the New York Postofiice roof E. .. Russians
captured Bayazid 3. Ten persons buried
under landslide in Canada A. Three
murdercrs executed at Abbeyvllle S. c..
9. Proclamation issued for an extra session
of Congress. Seven men killed by the burst.
-. L.; ,l,a ct. ubi Ia S;lnn;an
7. Eight lives were lost by the bursting OF u
boiler on coasting vessel at the mouth of
the Mississippi. IS. The most important
scwingmachine patents expired o. Seven
men killed by a collicry explosion at Wade
vile, Pa. 10. Russian troops crossed the
Danube in small force nj Galatz II. Sew
cral persons were killed by the falling of the
walls of the Rockford 0ll) Court House.
IL. Linsecd-ol works in Brooklyn were
burned loss 100000. A drawn battle took
place near Batoum. =. II Gen. Grant sailed
for Europe. Six persons were killed by a
collision between two vessels near New y ork
go. 49, The Russians captured Abraham E.
2l. Roumania declared herself independent
% Seven men were killed while launching
the steamer Saratoga, at Chester Pa. "a
The Russians were repulsed at Kars. PC.
4 Turkish monitor was sunk in the Danube
20 The English American Fisheries
Commission was made up. 80. Decora-
ton day generally observed Gen. Grant
arrived in England.
JuNE-4 Twenty lives lost and much proper
" destroyed by a hurricane at Mount Carmel,
III. 4 train was wrecked near st. Louis,
for the purpose Of plundering, killing three
persons ....S. Eleven men were killed by
the falling of u wall at "A fire at Bridgeport,
Ct Galveston, Texas, was visited by 81,
100000 fire. q. Contract was made for
placing the 4pcr-ccnt loan. 10 Six lives
| were lost by the breaking Of dam at Belvi-
dcre. y. lis. \ fight was reported be
tween the troops and the Ncz Perez Indians
in Idaho 81. ~. Eleven Molhe Maguircs
were executed in Pennsylvania A terrible
fire destroyed $i2000,0OO worth of property
and thirteen lives NJ St John, y. Il. %.
One officer and thirtythrcc soldiers were
! killed 10y Indians in Idaho 80. -. The Turks
| won battle in Asia Minor Rustchuk was
| bombarlcl by the Russians p. Harvard
! College made the President AN IL. d. .2S