Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-14
March

e61 RobERT TIH der OF eiectoral
Born Jan, ~ Io.-Disd follows: B. Grats
A. HendrIcks. q: charles 5H"9. i: 3:
81 Of Greedy and Brown was as: 2 ss =; g..,.-
Vile. n. Y. aged 81
Dec. iAEdwin Forrest. a tragedian. died
at Philadelphia 1873 o.
Feb. 7-''Trade dollar ordered and silver
Fee * ass q %s and
Brooks. of N. z. censured by congress
isa G1sd1s
May Echief Justice salmon p Chase died
sept ss NsS Fs1s a ss New e York stock
change; exchange closed; reopened
1oV. is@william H Tweed convicted in
New York: sentenced to II years In the
penitentiary. 1924
March s-Ex-President Willard Fillmore
ulyaoo ct 1nah infest Western
and Northwestern states.
Quilted of charges preferred against him
By Theodore Triton by a committee OF his
Oct: 15-Lincoln monument at Springfield.
ILL.,, dedicated.
perance union organized at Cleveland. O.
1875.
May 1-Whisky frauds exposed. Loss to
Jagi ovean@nsd en- Graham Ben Constructed
first successful telephone.
July 31I,Ex-President johnson died near
Nov. 22-Yice President Henry Wilson
died at Westminster: aged g.
May 1o-Centenniai exposition opened at
Philadelphia by Pres. Grant and Don
Pedro II: of Brazil. o..
ting Bull near Little Big Horn river.
Aug. w. W. Belknap, secretary of war.
acquitted of impeachment charges.
AoS. E WentSoth ar presiae,. tial cleo:
ton. Hayes received 1S5 electoral and
tSss ana So21aI Depuar d Votes sA
1877.
Jan. 17-Joint congressional committee
agreed upon s plan for G0nnsing eieo
pointed by this commission awarded
disputed votes from Florida to republic
lcans Feb q: vote of South Carolina
July 16-General railroad strike began in
Psnnsylvania asa ahs REDUCTION nre Of
throughout the eastern and central
states. and resulted dtsastrously for
Aug. i1-Satellites of Mars discovered by
Prof: Hall. of Washington.
Aug. 2sNBrigham Young died In Salt Lake
City. aged 76
Feb 2s-Bland silver bill passed over the
June i&William Cullen Bryant died in
July io-1sNYeilow fever epidemic began at
Dec ESGoid down to par in New York.
first time since Jan. Is. 1862.
1879.
Ian. Specie payment resumed by the
Feb. I5MAct permitting women to prac-
July S-Yacht Jeanette sailed from San
Francisco on voyage Of arctic explora-
ton.
May 31-League of American Wheelmen
organized at Newport;
June Tenth census taken. Population,
Nov. sTwenty-fourth presidential cleo:
ton. Garfield received "a electoral and
torsI ' and Sp2 2.asa. SIS popular votes. 49, ~
June n4secretary of State Blaine notified
American ministers at European courts
that any attempt to guarantee neutrality
July PRESIDENT GARFIELD shot by Gut.
sept ss n9Prssiden. Garfield died at Ell
6eron' N j. at ,e;ss p I"
March 24.Henry w. Lonsfeilow died At
Cambrides Mass; eyed e, n,..
amists. and polygamists from holding
Aprii a7NRainh Waldo Emerson died at
May 13Lieut. Lockwood and Sergt-
Brainard. Of Greeley expedition
reached s. degrees q minutes seconds.
1883.
May Anew York and Brooklyn bridge
opened.
June 14verdict returned Of not guilty
in Star-Route case.
July 19-Strike of telegraph operators be-
gan at Pittsburgh. Pa. and spread
throughout the country. It involved
g. coo men who asked for Is per cent in
crease of wages. Lasted 30 days and was
successful.
Sept 1Northern Pacific railroad finished.
1884.
Nav 6-7-Firm of Grant & Ward and
Marine bank failed in New York.
May 14HFinancia1 crisis occurred In New
York.
Nov. +Twenty-ffth presidential election
Cleveland received N9 electoral and A.
Gil OF popular votes; Blaine 184 electoral
and 4.84S 1894 popular votes.
Feb. N-Washington monument dedicated
First foundation
q q laid