The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-01-09
THE YEARS MISCELLANY.
Record of Notable Events ut Home
and Abroad.

and Abroad.
FEBRUARY
5. Prof. Loisette, teacher of mental culture.
died in San Francisco.
Lady Francesca Wilde, mother of Oscar
Wilde, died in London.
u. Isaac Murphy, celebrated negro Jockey.
died at Lexington. Ky.
MARCH.
1. Riotous demonstrations in Spain against
the United States.
Il. John s. Hoey, famous shot, died at Long
Branch.
%. George Richmond. portrait artist, died.
II. William G. Judge. president Of the Theo-
sophical Society Of America, died in New
York.
%. Jennie R. Ki,nball. manager of the Kim.
ball Opera Co., died at St. Paul.
APRIL
l. The Chinese Anglo-German loan Of Gig, 100
zoo closed in London.
10. Count Won Katie MORALLY wounded BARON
Won Schroeder in a pistol duel in Berlin.
"a. 5 leaders of the national reform committee.
including the American, John Hays Ham
mond, sentenced to death for high treason
at Pretoria.
l. The shah Of Persia assassinated.
4. Kate Stokes Stetson, widow of John Stet-
SON, the theatrical manager, died in Bos-
0. i. K. Hahn. general manager of the Man
haitian Elevated railway, killed at Clifton.
n. Y.
%. Death sentence upon the Transvaal reform
leaders
81. Angelina, daughter of Chief Seattle of
Washington and q heroine of the plains.
died in Seattle.
z. Sylvester Fl. Roper, inventor of a steam
bicycle, died while riding his first machine
at Cambridge, Mass.
4. Austin Corbin, the railway magnate, killed
in a runaway at Newport, R. l.. /; aged 70.
5. Frank Mayo, the actor, died On board a
train in Nebraska; aged 81.
10. Tsou-Hsi, mother of the emperor of China,
died.
~. 6Oth anniversary of the accession OF Queen
Victoria observed in England.
q. sir Augustus Harris. theatrical manager,
died at Folkestone, England.
2S. Mrs. Mary Alice Almont Livingston Flem-
ing acquitted of the charge of numbering
her mother in New York city.
"a. LorilIard Kip, well known society club and
sporting man. died in New York city.
70. John W. Kelly, actor and song writer, died
in New York city.
JULY.
I. Daniel DE Foe, d lineal descendant OF the
great author, died in San Francisco.
4. DIR. George Rimunell. famous sporting man,
AHoAH - 6WihHe Fflces died III st.
Louis: aged "a.
British stormed and captured Motoppo
Hills. the Matahele stronghold.
Jameson, the Transvaal raider, and his
officers foundg guilty.
AUGUST.
Il. George Cromwell, an old railway engineer
on the coast, died in San Francisco.
ID. DR. Nallsef. arctic explorer. reached Var
doe. IN island off Norway.
Yacht Isolde run down by the Meteor i'm "a
race at Sonthsea: Baron Won Redwitz, own
er of the Isolde. killed.
Harry Hill. once a noted sporting charac-
ter lii New York city, died at Corona, h. Y.
SEPTEMBER.
l6. Is killed in 8 fight between the Young
Turkey party md softas at Galata.
Il. CaIllas Bey, who married the widow of P.
Il. Barnum, died suddenly III CONSTANT J
nople.
"a. Bessie Bellwood. q noted music hall singer |
Of London, died in that city. !
OCTOBER. 4.
II. Jane Dugan, aged l05. died in Philadelphia.
10. The army correspondents memorial dedi- |
Gated at Gapland, lid.
Il. DIR. Henry 5. Tanner, once noted as a go \
day faster, burned to death at Akron, O. !
The U. S. cruiser Raleigh captured the fill
clustering steamer Dauntlcss and her tend
er, the r. L. Mallery, on the Florida coast
.. Money 100 Per cent on call on Wall street.
.. Frank P. Arbuckle, d prominent mine own
er and politician of Colorado, found dead
under suspicious circumstances in New
York city.
DECEMBER
Q. Date reported for the death of Moceo, tins