Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-08
sasuinstfon Of Edwin Booth on the stage OF


after q protracted debate, having previously
gone through the House.
26. s. d. Richards, the author Of nine muir
ders, executed at Minden, Neb. Immense rains
and disastrous floods in Texas. The Stevens
murder trial ended at Chicago, after eighteen
days, with verdict of fourteen years impris-
onment for the accused
81. Navigation on the great Northern lakes
opened.
2s. Intelligence of destructive earthquakes
In Persia.
80. President Hayes vetoes the Army Appro-
priation bill.
SO. Great fire at orenburg, Russia
MAY.
/. Intelligence that the King of the Zulush has
sued for peace
q ,. B. Weber, Chicago merchant, MUIR
dered by Mrs Robert. A family of six per-
sons drowned near Houston. Texas
3. I. l.. freeman, a Second Advent fanatic
murders his child at Pocasset, Mass.
8. Dynamite explosion at Stratford, Canada,
kills several people and destroys $500, 900 worth
of property. Congress passes the Arny bill
with the vetoed section relating to the use of
troops at elections materially modified
6-7 A convention of Southern planters at
Vioksburg, Miss, to take steps to check the
immigration Of colored people.
8. The Ameer of Afghanistan makes over
lures to the British for peace. The American
horse Parole wins fourth great race at Ches-
ter, England.
10. Destructive frs In St Louis and Chi
cago
IL President Hayes q second time vetoes the
bill forbidding the use Of troops at the polls
II. Disastrous fires at Orenburg, Russia,
and PoOnah, India. Destructive floods in Hun
gary. Three children burned to death at Tor
onto. Canada.
49, An international congress meets at Paris
to devise plans for an interoceanic canal across
the Isthmus of Darien
10. Three persons drowned In New York har-
Dor by the capsizing of yacht
49, News of the conclusion Of peace between
India and Afghanistan.
20. The United States Senate passes the Leg
islative Appropriation bill, with the Demo
cratic political amendments.
q. Meeting of the Iowa Democratic Con
vention. Hermann Peer makes his great lear
from Niagara suspension bridge. fishing
schooner and crew of twelve persons lost of
Gloucester, Mass.
o. Disastrous fire at Clinton, Iowa
o. The National House of Representatives
"a. Six persons drowned in Calcasien river
La, by the capsizing Of small steamer.
g. An International Congress- at Paris, de-
cides upon plan for a ship canal across tn,
Isthmus of Darien, and adjourns. Burning O.
the Washington House, Hagerstown, Md Thu
President vetoes the Legislative Appropriation
bill
80. Treaty OF peace ratified between Indis
and Afghanistan.
81. Terribly destructive tornado in Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska; many people killed ant
much property destroyed.
JUNE:
2. Resignation of United States Circuit Judg
Dillon, to take effect Sept 1.
3. Secretary Of War McCrary nominated t,
succeed Judge Dillon. Meeting of the Obi
Democratic and Greenback Conventions at Co
lumbus. The formation Of company to con
struct the Darien canal begun st Paris by NJ
de Lesseps.
5. Six men killed by the falling of a partially
burned building at Cincinnati, Ohio Fou
men killed by boiler explosion at Freedom
Pa
g. Riot between negroes at Mcintosh, Ga.
about dozen killed.
10. Meeting of the Minnesota Greenback Stat
Convention.
II. Disastrous con1lagration at Point Breeze
near Philadelphia. Meeting Of thA9owa Re
publican Convention.
II. News Of the outbreak of revolution i
Mexico, and Of 3 successful revolution ia Par
aguay.
10. Nine emigrants drowned by flood q
Buffalo gap, Dakota.
10. International boat race in England w0l
by Hanlan, Of Canada.
Is. Destructive earthquake at Aci, Italy
q. E. P. Weston, of New York, won tn
Ashley long distance championship belt in LoE
don.
%. Mine explosion in Eastern Pennsylvania
five men killed.
25 Funeral car thrown from the Lake Shor
track near Buffalo, n. y; eleven persons in
jured, two fatally.
26. The Khedive of Egypt abdcates in favo
of his son TeWtik.
~. Engineer and three others killed by boile
explosion in Phiiadelphis. -Four persons kille
| at Nebraska City, Neb., by explosion on boar
a Government steamboat
20. The Havana steamship City of New Yor
collided with and sunk the iron bark Helen; fiV
lives lost
JULY.
l. Extra session of Congress adjourned
8. Terrible cyclone in Minnesota, Wisconsi
and Iowa: twenty persons killed and niue
| property destroyed.
4. Lord Chelmsford defeated the Zulus i
| South Africa. Seven excursionists drowned b
| overturntng OF a steamer on Lake QuinsigG
mond near Worcester, Mass.
s. Explosion OF five tons of giant powder .
the Bodie Cali mine: eleven persons killed
is. Quarantine established at nearly a
| SSuSAICIu CI6l0S dH0lIlSt M6uDUlS. WO6I6 u
| yellow fever broke out
IL. Eight people drowned by capsizing of
| yacht off Point aux Trimbles, Canada
81. Gen. Miles has fight with the Sioux !
| Montana
26. Five workmen killed by railroad acc
| dent to construction train at WGukegan, lii.
q. Great inundation in the oil regions
Western Pennsylvania; over $500, 600 worth {
| property destroyed.
81 Destructive cnnfia Oro&ion of uonnilto,
Ont. three lives and 81 ,OO0, 900 worth of prof.
erty destroyed.
AUGUST.
| 8. Fourteen persons killed by explosion
| powder magazine at Duralgo, Spain.
f. Terrific storm extending over large are
OF England; immense damage inflicted to IL
| crops.
g. The steamship Louis David wrecked O
| Ushant, France, and twenty-seve lives lost
g. One thousand houses burned at Serajey
the capital Of Bosnia.
ID Count Andrassy retired from the Austria
| Ministry, and Count Taafe succeeded him. Trt
| $780,
Is. Fight between sections of the Ship Lsbo
ers' Union, at Quebec, Canada; si1 men kille'
| Is. Storm of wind and rain throughout ii
Eastern seaboard; much damage to shippir
| and crops.
%. Isaac s. KalIoch, candidate of the Sa
Francisco workingmen for Mayor, shot in IL
street by Charles De Young, editor Of Ii
| Chronicle; great excitement in that city.
| 90 Castle Thunder, the Richmond (Va.) mil
tary prison, burned
80. Statue to Gen. Custer unveiled at We
Point
| SEPTEMBER.
g. BY the eapsizing of a saiI-boat near Sacl
ett's Harbor, N. Y, seven persons wei
| drowned.
| o. Mai. Cavagnari, English Resident at Ca
bul, Afghanistan, with his escort-seventy- mir
men in all-massacred by Afghan troops.
Z Fire at Quincy, ILL.,: loss, 100000. On
man and two children killed by the falling of
building at Cheyenne, Wyoming Ter.
10. Seven soldiers massacred by Cheyenn
| Indians in Southern New Mexico
10. State Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
at Delavan, Wis, burned down; loss, $250, 0O(