The Washington bee., 1888-10-06

oNihS3 ~SSNAOyN NNs bO Aflhh0 was
declared in rebellion, and troops
were sent there; but no further
trouble occurred.
1858. The government of India,
which bad hitherto been held by
the East India Company, was
transferred to the Crown. which
has since then governed India as
a province of the British Empire.
1870. The final defeat of the
French army in the Franco-Prus-
sian war took place at Sedan.
War had been declared on July
10, and single month of fighting
left France at the mercy of Germa-
ny, and brought the reign of Nap
oleon III to an end. On Septem
Der 2, be surrendered to the King
of Prussia, and his army capltu-
| lated.
1880. A novel experiment with
powerful electric lights took place
at Nantasket Beach, near Boston.
Three towers, one hundred feet
high and five hundred feet apart,
arranged in triangle, were prOvld-
ed each with circle oftwelve elec-
trio lights of $500 candle-power.
! thus concentrating light of90,00
! candle-power on a limited space.
The purpose was to discover the
efficacy of this method of lighting
cities. The light given was about
equal to that of the full moon, and
the experiment proved Of no decis-
i've value.
1881. A singular duel took place
at Steinmuhle. A young lady law
yer's clerk name Francis Waldeck
| fought so.called "American" du-
ell with Baron Won R, in which
the contestants drew lots as to
which should shoot himself. Wal
deck drew the fatel blank. He
twice asked a respite from his an
tagonist, who on the second Occa-
sion brutally replied, "Coward and
rascal, am waiting to attend your
funeral,' The young man thereup
on killed himself with a pistolshot
1888. The "Black Flag" Chi
nese guerilas of Tonquin, were de-
feated by the French.
1884. During the proceeding
night serious outbreak took
place at Snake Hollow mines,
Hoe King Valley, Ohio. The guards
were attaked by body of strik
ers and one shot dead. The strik-
ers we're finally driven off, more
than one thousand shots being ex-
changed.
1886. The Severn tunnel was
completed and opened for traffic
1t had been thirteen years in build
ing, in consequence OF dlffiults
from springs.
SEPTEMBER 2.
1866. The great fire of London,
one of the most noted confagra-
tions in history, broke out, and
| ragged with fury for seveaal days
! being famed by violent wind.
Nearly the whole city was distroy-
ed, thirteen thousand two hundred
houses being burned and four hun
dred streets laid waste. Two hun
dred thousand people were left
homeless. London had been for
months disolated by the plague,
and the distress was extreme. Yet
the city was much improved in re-
building, particularly by The use
of brick and stone in place of tim
Der as building materials.
1892. The terrible "September
masSacres" of the french revolution
took place on the End and 3rd, the
prisons of Paris being emptied of
their captives, who were slaughted
by the mob as they left the prison
doors. There were in all 1885. pris-
Oners maSsacred, among them the
celebrated Princess de Lamballe.
1901. The French army evacu-
ated Egypt, Napoleon's campaign
in the East having proved d Sc
rious failure.
1907. The bombardment of Co.
penhagen by the English army be
gan. Its university buildings and
numerous other editices were de-
sroyed.
1864. The city of Atlanta was oc-
cupled by General Sherman. From
this city began his famous ''march
to the sea-"
1884. The Electrical Exhibition
opened in Philadelphia, with a
highly interesting and varied dis
play of electrical apparatus.
1885. The Chinese coal-miners
were driven out of Rock Springs,
Wyoming Territory, by mob of
white miners, fifty houses being
burned and fifty Cinnamon killed.
Five hundred Cinnamon were dis
possessed. Another attack on
Chlnamen took place on the 18th