The Forrest City times., 1900-12-14

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 United States. Sept. Elias Howe patented first success full sewing machine. Dec. 2S-Iowa admitted to the union.
 Is47. Feb. 22-23-Battle of Buena Vista fought: 2Oo00 Mexicans defeated by 5000 Ameri- cans
 July 24-salt Lake City founded by the Mormons.
 Sept 13-City of Mexico occupied by American troops. During the year the cylinder printing press was invented by Richard NJ. Hoe.
 1S4S. Jan, 19-Gold discovered near Coloma, Cal, by James Wilson Marshall. Feb 2-Treaty of peace between United States and Mexico signed at Guadalupe Hidalgo: United States paid Mexico s15, 100000 for New Mexico and California. Feb 23-Ex-President John Quincy Adams died at Washington. aged Sl. May @-Wisconsin admitted to the union. Nov. 7-Sixteenth presidential election. Zachary Taylor received 163 electoral electoral votes. Dec. 15-Postal treaty signed with Great Britain.
 March S-Department of interior created by congress.
 June 15-ExPresident James K Polk died at Nashville. Tenn, aged 54.
 1850. April 1e-Bulwer- Clayton treaty for joint occupancy of, canal across Central America signed. June 1-Seventh census taken; population. g, ,191, ,S76.
 July s-President Taylor died at Washing ton, aged 66.
 Sept. 9-California admitted to the union. Sept 2o-"Omnibus" bill passed by con- gress.
 March 3-Letter postage reduced to 3 cents for distances of 5000 miles and less if prepaid; cents if not. and double rate for longer distances. April 29-Trial of electric locomotive built by Alfred Vail with congressional appro- priation on B. & O. Ky. It attained speed of l9 miles per hour: Oct. S-Hudson river railroad opened from New York to Albany. June 2s-Henry Clay died at Washington. aged 75
 Nov. 2-Seventeenth presidential election held. Franklin Pierce received 254 cleo toral votes. and Gen. Winfield Scott 42 electoral votes. March 2EOath of office as vice president administered to William R. King by Con sul Sharkey at Cumbre Cuba. Allowed by special act of congress. April ls-Yice President William R. King died at Cahawba, Ala, aged 67. Dec. 3o-Treaty providing for purchase of territory south of the Gila river from Mexico approved. Extent of purchase 45 .535 square niles consideration to Mex leo, Sl0, 900 900. Chicago and New York connected by rail- way.
 March Sl-First commercial and diplomatic treaty with Japan concluded by U. & May 30-Kansas- Nebraska bill passed by congress It repealed Missouri compro- mise act of 1920. Feb. 10-Rights of citizenship to children of citizens born in foreign countries granted by act of congress. Sept. 13-Dr. Kane and his companions. arctic explorers, rescued by Lieut. Hart stene. L.. S N, at the island of Disco, Greenland.
 }1sb6. Jan.> >24-Pro-slavery legislature in Kansas recognized by President Pierce. Proc lamation classes attempt to establish free Nov 4-Eighteenth presidential election held James Buchanan received l74 cleo toral votes. John c. Freemont IA and Willard Fillmore s. II. Bessemer invented process of making steel by passing cold air through liquid iron. Known as the "Bessemer process" Jan. 6-Free state legislature in Kansas dispersed by federal troops March 6-Dred Scott case decided against plaintiff by United States supreme court Sept. ll-Mountaln Meadow massacre uer- petrated near Cedar City Utah Thirty families practically annihilated by Indi- ans and Mormons.
 1858 May 1i-Mnnesota admitted to the union Aug. 2-First street deposit boxes for ist- ters used in Boston. Aug. 5-Ftrst Atlantic cable completed brilliancy. Oct. s-Ffrst overland mail from San Fran cisco reached St. Louis. Time, q days 1S hours. 9' -o
 IS59. Jan. 4-New senate chamber occupied Feb. H-Oregon admitted to the union Oct. l6-GoVernment arsenal al HarDer's Ferry seized by John Brown f Oct H-John Brown captured by govern ment troops under Col. k. T.. Lee town. N. Y, aged 76 A9'tS DSc 2-John Brown hanged at Charleston.
 1860.