The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-09
LEAptNa EYENrs oE THE WEAR.

ing in the killing of sixty-eignt of the |
United States troops.
IL. The Zulu war opened by the inva-
sion of Zulu land by the British forces
under Lord Chelmsford.
81 Massacre of fifty-one British Off
GERS and five hundred and seventy sol
diers by the Zulus at Isandula.
20. President Hayes signed the arrears
pension bill.
80. President McMahon, of France,
resigned, and NJ. Jules Grevy elected to
his place.
March /. Veto of the Chinese immi-
grafton bill by president Hayes.
4. Expiration of the XLVth congress.
IS. Opening of the extra session of the
XLVIth Congress.
April /. Wisconsin state election; Re
publican majority, 5000.
e, Rhode Island state election; Repub-
lioan majority on governor, $3.50,
Z. Michigan state election; Republi-
can majority, 5000 to 10000.
IA. Attempt upon the life of the ear
of Russia by Alexander SolOvieff.
10. $3.50, 100000 in United States four
per cent bonds offered to refund the 10
40s
90, Introduction and reference of / 1885
bills in the United States house of rep
resentatives.
80. Veto of the army bill by President
Hayes.
MAY Z. New constitution of California
adopted by nearly 10000 majority.
IL. Second veto of the army bill.
"a. Passage of the Warner silver bill
through the house.
90. Veto of the Legislative, executive
and judicial bill by president Hayes.
june /. Pfinae LOUIS Napoleon kill
ed by Zulus.
10. The French senate and chamber
of deputies vote TO return the seat of
government from Versailles to Paris.
81 The legislative appropriation bill
signed by President Hayes.
1 ~, Veto of judicial expenses bill.
July 10. Official announcement of the
return of the yellow fever to Memphis.
~. Passage of a strongly protective
tariff by the German reichstag.
August f. Kentucky state election
DIR. Luke Blackburn, Democrat, elected
governor by 1917 majority.
% Capture of CeteywayO, king of Zulu
land, by q British detachment. The Zulu
war ended.
September 9. California state election
general Republican triumph. Kalloch,
"WOrkingmen's" candidate, elected may
or of San Francisco.
8. State election in Name Davis,
Republican candidate for governor, re
ceives plurality of 21,033.
ai-ei. International walking match for
the Ashley belt, at Madison Square gar.
den, New York city, won by the En-
7 glishman, Rowell.
, 90. Attack of the White River Utes on
Major ThOrnburgh at the Milk River
canon, Ute reservation, Colorado.
, October IA. State elections in Ohio
, and Iowa, resulting in great gains fol
the Repnblicans.
%. Official announcement of the ces
satiOn of the yellow fever epidemic IL
| Memphis. st. Julien, at Oakland, Cali
, fornia, trOtted the fastest mile on record
! in 2:124.
November 9. Capture of Pisaqua b.
1 the Chilians.
f. State elections in New York, Penn
a sylyania, Massachusetts, Connecticut
/ Wisconsin, KeY Jersey, Nebraska, Kan
e sas and Minnesota; Republican victO
: ries in each.
H. The new French cable successful,
. landed at North Eastman, Massachusetts
\ 90 King Alfonso, of Spain, marrie'
o to the Archdpchess Marie Christine, q
! Austria.
r December /. Attempt to take the lif
i. of the Gar of Russia, at Moscow, b
,. exploding mine under railway traiI
90. Fall of the bridge across the Frit
of Tay; 300 lives lost. Great fire /
E Boston.
THE INDUSTRIOUS DEAD.
a January 2. Caleb Cushing, America
statesman.
h 6. Morton McMichael, journalist
o 8. Congressman Hartridge, of Georgii
e 10. Congressman Schleicher, of T'eXa
d 12. Commodore John Guest, u. 5.
# 20. John Blair Scribner, publisher
n Geo. S. Hillard, author.
81. DIR. Henry Lindermann, eX-dire
B. tor United States mint.
;, February 2. Commodore E. II. Toni
8 son, U. s. N; Richard II. Dana, ST., al
d thor.
E 10. Bishop Foley, of Chicago
}. March Z. Elihu Burritt, philolOgis
@ and philanthropist.
a 10. DIR. James DeKOven, Episcopa
: April 19. Gen. Richard Taylor, e.
a. confederate, and son of president TaylO
# 81. Gen. John A. Dix, American state
v man.
%, Bishop Ames, of the NJ. E. churc
r 81. General Alfred Sully, U. S. a.
n so. Mrs Sarah j. Hale, for so years e
[e itOr of Godey's Lady's Book.
r 10. Rear admiral 4. G. ParrOtt, L.
ID N.
Of II. Judge Asa Packer, of Pennsylv
8. mia; rear admiral s. w. Gordon, U. S.
Of "a. William Lloyd Garrison.
N June 1. Gen. James Shields, U. S. Sc
at atoT.
s. Baron Lionel de Rothschild, banke
r. 10. Com. E A. Parker, commando
8. u. s. naval academy.
le "a. Commander William c. West,
" N.
July IL. ex-governor William ALLIE
of Ohio.
August "A. Bishop odenheimer, Epi
m copal.
" q. Sir Rowland Hill, English post
d reformer.
70 81. Gen. j. B. Hood, ex-confederate.
q. September 13. Rear admiral Charl
2. Boarman, U. s. N.
If 10. Daniel Drew, stock operator.
III 80. Rev DIR. J. p. Thompson, CongI
o gatiOnal clergyman and author.
October 6. William II. Powell, arti:
d IS. Henry c. Carey, political econ
h mist.
Il II. Bishop Nottingham, Episcopal
w 80. j. r. Blackstone, actor.
or 81. Gen. Joseph Hooker, y. s. A
lr Jacob Abbott, author.
10 November 1. Zachariah Chandler,
II S. senator.
Is 6. Rear admiral VIM. Reynolds, U.
n. N.
10. Rear admiral A H. Kitty, u
ID N; Richard Schell, New York poll
a clan.
r. %. Mrs Charles Dickens
o. "a. J. T. Delane, editor London Time
Is 90. Michael Chevalier. political eco
Iv omist
, so. Gen. jefferson c. Davis, U. S. .
Il, December 8. Congressman Lay,
Il Missouri.
m 20. William Mckee, journalist, chi
n owner of the St. Louis Globe Democra
a. 26. j. X. Hacket,t recorder Of Ne
n York city since 1865.
H. 81 William Hepworth Dixon, autho
re 81. George S. Houston, U. s. senatl
a. from Alabama.
Mt THE RECORD OF DISASTER
of January IS. Explosion in Dihas Ct
liery, Wales. Sixty lives lost.
February 10. British ship Adriat
stranded near Dunkirk. FOrty-two liv
a lost.
s &c. Thirteen vessels of Choicest
e. fishing fleet lost with 143 lives.
ts ~ Boiler explosion at Stockton, Ca
h fofnia; 10 killed, 20 injured.
Ia March 2. Business part of Reno, n
I'd vada, burned; loss, 81 100000.
r. 70. Szegedin, Hungary, overf1owe'
er 900 lives lost, $4,000, 600 damage done
a 10 French floating battery Arrogan
C. foundered; AZ drowned.
"a April II Fire-damp explosion ne
Mons, Belgium; 1S7 lives lost.
49, Destructive tornado at Walterh
1y rough, North Carolina
Ie 80. Orenburg, Russia, nearly destro
ht ed by fire; $40 dwellings burned.