The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
ONE YEARS HISTORY.
Record of the Mast Important
Eveats OF 1857.
!! Continued from last weeks issue.
AMERICAN. POLITICS,

JAN, s-First appearance Of Henry Georges
paper The Standard, Vigorous attack On the
action of the papal authorities in regard to
Father Edward Mcu lynn because of his e,pousal
of the George land theories
JAN, ll,-Row in New Jersey legislature. Re.
publicans elected by the policc,--l,ow in Indiana
legislature, Revolvers drawn
H.-lnterstate commerce bill passed by the
United States senate.
l5-Rev, Arthur popnelly succacds Father Nc.
Glynn as pastor of ST, Stepneus church, New
York,
T.-pariSIioners of st, Stephens meet in sun.
port of Father MoGlynn,
ao.-Treaty with Hawaii ratified by United
States senate in executive session.
ai.-Case of Father Nc, ly!.n reviewed by Arch.
bishop Conigan, of New York.
Rehabilitation against C.nadas fishery uol.
icy authorized on the part Of the president by
congress
FEB !.-lnterstate commerce bill signed hy the
presdent-Bills possa.! by United states senate
appropriating S2i,O0o010 fer coast defeases.
l0-United States senate clucuytel in the Chi.
nese indemnity bill.
n,-Presdent Cleveland vetoed the dependent
pension bill.
Ex-senator Sherman gave notice of rese.na
ton as president pro tenn of the United States
senate, on the Monday following
Ex-senator Ingalls, seated as president pro tenn.
of the United States senate
st-Attempt to pass dependent pension bill
over presidents veto failed
25.-Recipro',ity extradition treaty with Russia
signed and puhiished
MARCH 2.-Congress voted for investigation of
the Pacific railroads.
4-CongreSs adjourned.
&-lnterstatc com MERGE commission RS named
23.-Croshy's high license bill passed by NV
YORK leSislature.-Carter Harrison renominutetl
for mayor of Chicago
2l- %. S, Strauss appointed United States min
lister to Turkey, vice 5. S, Cox, resigned
3l-AssiStant Secretary Of the Treasury Chal les
>. falrchild made secretary, vice Mlnaing, re-
signed.
APRIL 1e.- Governor HILL, of New York, vetoed
Crosby high license bill
MAY 9l.-Excommuuica,ion promised Father
McGlynn unless he pres Arad himself at Rome
within forty days
MAY Ex-Governor HILL, of New York, vetoed
Vedder liquor tax bill
JUNE 16.-President Cleveland regolpd order to
return battle flags to tie soutlr,. s,;.tea,
july 9-McGlyan formally excoln,naaicated
Aug. 5--Socialists exp lied from tne United
Labor (lienry George pItty il New York
T.-uhitcd Labor party Of New York state met
IN convention at Syracuse; S) expelled Socialists
from the convention and 90 nominated Henry
George for secretary Of state
SEPT. s.-New York Social. Is organized the
Progressive Labor party
DEC 5.-Fiftieth congress convened -Supreme
court OF the United States decides that {, state
has right to tax out Of existence an industry if
1t be deemed productive Of poverty, without com.
persaton.--A victory for the ProhiDtionists.
o-Presldent Cleveland's message sent to CON
gress.
DEC. 6.-L. Q. c. Lamar, secretary of the inte-
rior, was appointed justice Of the United States
supreme court.-Don II. Dickinson was madt,
postmaster genera! and W. F. Villas was made
of the interior
Blaine interviewed in reply to Clevelands
message.
S-Republican National committee appointed
next convention to be held at Chicago June 10.
DEC. 1O.--lt is believed that Bismarck fomsnted
the war scare to secure the passage of the mill
tary bill