Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

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NTH So signed with Great
- SEM4 Britain settling the
VII y 1Hik9ZM the Oregon bound
E@.f y NW#M airy dispute.
f(jSAHW, MzWMXM July 6-Com John D.
\AAAMMAD Sloat, L. S. n, oc-
ST B WORSE cupied Monterey:
Born April p. 1871 -Die1 Car. and oecla5to
April 2, 1877. County,
Sent. Elias Howe patented first success
full sewing machine.
Dec. 2S-Iowa admitted to he union
IS47.
Feb. ~22-2s-Battle of Buena Vista fought;
2O.G00 Mexicans defeated by 5000 Amerf-
july 24-salt Lake City founded by the
Sept. IS-City of Mexico occupied by
During the year the cylinder printing
press was invented by Richard M Hoe.
a.
Jan. 19-GoId discovered near Coloma,
Cal. by James Wilson Marshall
Feb. ZTreaty of peace between United
States and Mexico signed at Guadalupe
Hidalgo. United States paid Mexico
SIS. coo. OO0 for New Mexico and California.
Feb. 2S-EX-PreSident John Quincy Adams
died at Washington, aged 81.
March 2s-John Jacob Astor diet IN New
York, aged IS.
May z9-Wisconsin admitted to the union.
July tCorner stone OF the Washington
Nov. sixteenth presidential election;
Zachary Taylor received 1853 electoral
votes, and Lewis Cass. of Kentucky, III
electoral votes.
Britain.
March S-Department of interior created
June I5EExPresfdent James K. Polk died
at Nashville Tenn, aged 81
$50.
March 31-John Calhoun died at Washing
April 19SBuIwer-Clayton treaty for joint
of canal across Central
America signed.
June lGseventh census taken; population
| July 9-President Taylor died at Washing
ton. aged Go.
July 10-Vice President Fillmore took oath
of office as president.
Sept 9-California admitted to the union.
Sept. 2O-"Omnibus" bill passed by con-
gress.
March 3-Letter postage reduced to
cents for distances of 5000 miles and
less if prepaid: 5 cents if not, and double
rate for longer distances.
April 29-Trial of electric locomotive bu1lt
by Alfred Vail with congressional appro-
p~riation on B. & o. Ry. 1t attained a
speed of 10 miles per hour.
! Oct. S-HuGson river railroad opened from
New York to Albany
ington and contents destroyed by ire.
1852.
June 2e-Henry Clay died at Washington
aged IS.
held. Franklin Pierce received 254 cleo
toral votes, and Gen. Winfield Scott 4
electoral votes.
March 2-Oath of office as vice president
administered to William r. King by Con
sui Sharkey at Cumbre, Cuba. Allowed by
ApriI iS-Vice President William R. King
died at Cahawba, Ala, aged 81.
DEF ef te SedIGsat South RlV Of the G HEa river Rerc from
Mexico approved. Extent of purchase
45.5S5 square miles: consideration to Mex,
Chicago n New York connected by rail-
way.
March 31-First commercial and diplomatic
treaty with Japan concluded by u s.
Nav 30-Kansas-Nebraska bill passed by
congress It repealed Missouri compro'
June 5-Reciprocity treaty with Great Brit
ain signed.
between United States and Canada
1855.
Feb. 1O-Rights of citizenship to children
of citizens born in foreign countries
granted by act of congress.
arctic explorers, rescued by Lieut.. Hart
stene. U. S. N, at the island Of Disco
Jan. 24-Pro-slavery legislature in Kansa
iamation classes attempt to establish fire
state government an act of rebellion.
Nav 21-Capture and sack of Lawrence
Kan. by pro-Slavery party.
Nov. 4-Eighteenth presidential election
held. James Buchanan received ia cleo
Miliard Fillmore s.
H. Bessemer invented process of maxim
steel by passing cold air through liqui
iron. known as the "Bessemer process.
1857.
Jan. 6-Free state legislature in Kansa
dispersed by federal troops.
March 6-Dred Scott case decided agains
plaintiff by United States supreme court
July S-The cup won by the yacht "Amer
lea" in England, Aug %, 1851. presente
by the owners to the New York zach
club as an international trophy
Sept. 11-Mountain Meadow massacre pei
petrated near Cedar city, Utah. Thirt
families practically annihilated by Ind
ans and Mormons.
Sept. I5-Brigham Young, governor of Utal
declared martial law and ordered govern
ment troops not to enter Salt Lake City.
1858.
Nav 11-Minnesota admitted to the union.
Aug. Fir street deposit boxes for LEI
tiers used in Boston.
I Aug. First Atlantic cable completed.
Oct. 9-Donati's comet attained its creates
: Oct. pFirst overland mail from San Frar
, cisco reached st. Louis. Time, "a days,
hours.
Ian. New senate chamber occupied.
Jan. 15-Gold discovered on Boulder creel
Col.
Oct. 16-Government arsenal at Harper
Ferry seized by John Brown.
Oct. 1S-John Brown captured by govern
ment troops under Col r. E. Lee.
town. N Y, aged IS.
. Dec. John Brown hanged at Charleston
1850.
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