Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-27

oct. II. iso s-~--- ~, Thomas
Hendricks. q; Charles. J. Jenkins, 3
David Davis, 4 comblned RopHsar so's
OF osesly ana s nrssIey died az Pleasant
vile, N. r.. aged 81. .u.s,.r A,.s
Dec i2-Edwin Forrest, q tragedian' oieo
at Philadelphia. aged 9.
feT8.
r.h dollar ordered and silver
asmonettxse by act OF congress,
Fsb' gJ-Oakes Ames, OF Mass, and James
brooks, OF N. r. censured by eohbresa
for connection with Credit Moninsr,
NAY 7-chisf Justice salmon ?. Chase dec
at New York, agede
Sept. @-Panic on New York stock sx,
change exchange closed reopeheo
Ssvp s~vruam II. Tweed convicted in
New York: sentenced TO Il years In ths
pe~nitentiary.
March 3-President's salary fixed at $4,000
March -Ex-President Willard Fillmore
died at Buffalo, N. r. aged
July Oct.-Grasshoppers infest western
n Northwestern states
quilted Of charges preferred against him
BY Theodore Tilton BY q committed OF ms
Oct. IS-Lincoln at Springfield.
Nov. iS"Nationai woman's Christian Tenn
perance union organised at Cleveland, o.
1875.
May l-Whisky frauds exposed. Loss to
government IN venue stamps, MsS9v
frst successful telephone.
July T-Ex-President johnson died near
Jonesborough, Tenn, aged 81.
Nov. z2-Vice President Henry Wilson
died at Washington. aged 6.
1870.
May 1o-Centenniai exposition opened at
Philadelphia by Pres. Grant n Don
Pedro III. of Brazil.
June &-Gen. George A. Custer n 2e
ting Bull near Little Big Horn river.
Aug. Nv. w. Belknap, secretary Of war,
acquitted Of impeachment charges.
Aug. 1-Colorado admitted to the union.
Nov. 7-Twenty-third presidential cleo.
ton. Hayes received 1S5 electoral n
A,083, Z5 popular votes; Tilden 1S4 cleo
toral and 4.2s4,265 popular votes
1877.
Jan. 17-Joint congressional committee
agreed upon a plan for counting cleo
toral vote. Electoral commission APP
pointed By this commission awarded 5
disputed votes from Florida to republic
ans Feb. 3: vote OF Louisiana TO repub-
icans Feb. Is; vote of Oregon to repub-
hcans Feb. %: vote Of South Carolina
to republicans Feb. q.
July 1e-General railroad strike began in
Pennsylvania against reduction of
wages. 1t lasted three months, spread
throughout the eastern and central
states. and resulted disastrously for
Aug. ii-sateIites of Mars discovered by
Prof. Hall. of Washington.
Aug. @-Brigham u died In Salt lake
Feb. 2s-Biand silver bill passed over the
I presidents veto.
June I-willam Cullen Bryant died in
July io-l5-Yellow fever epidemic began at
New Orleans.
Dec. i7~Goid down to par in New York,
first time since Jan. Is. 1867.
1879.
Jan. i-specIe payment resumed by the
Feb. i5-Act permitting women to prac-
tico before the supreme court passed.
July s-Yacht Jeanette sailed from San
Francisco on voyag of arctic explora-
ton.
May a-League Of American wheelmen
organized at Newport.
June Tenth census taken. Population.
Nov. &Twenty-fourth presidential cleo
tion. Garfield received 2I4 electoral and
l.l5t, g1 popular votes; Hancock i5 eiec-
toral and L.A7,SB popular votes.
1851.
June 2t-secretary Of state Blaine notified
American ministers at European oourts
that any attempt 10 guaranteed neutrality
OF Penama canal would be considered I'M
ealled-for Interference.
July 2-President GARFIELD shot by Gull
teaq In Baltimore and Potomac depot
Sept. ls-President GARFIELD died at En-
boron, ~. j., at 1875 p. m.
1889.
March 2t-Henry W. Longfellow died at
Cambridge. Mass, aged IS.
2-Edmunds law excluding big
amlsts and ~polygamists from holding
April N-Ralph Waldo Emerson died al
Concord, Mass, aged 70.
Nay 1S-Lieut. Lockwood mi sergt.
Brainard, OF Greeley expedition
reached 50 degrees 3 minutes s seconds.
1853.
Hay A-New York and Brooklyn bridge
opened.
-g q l-ysrdiet returned Of not guilty
July l9-Strike of telegraph operators be-
gan at Pittsburgh. Pa, and spread /
throughout the country. II involved
$500 men who asked for is per cent. in
crease OF wages. Lasted 30 days and was
successful.
ept. GNorthern Pacific railroad finished.
1854.
fay 6-7-FiFm Of Grant & Ward and
Marine bank failed in New York.
lf-Financial crisis occurred In New
York.
low. t~-Twenty-nfth presidential election.
Cleveland received 2l9 electoral and A.
sil,Vl. popular votes; Blaine 1S4 electoral
n 4,SR,1l popular votes.
1855.
A-Washington monument dedicated. ]
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