Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-14

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| Born Jan 10. r07-Died sotlows. "a Grafs
Oct. is 1870 brown IA. Thomas
! A. Hendricks. AZ; Charles ]. Jenkins, q
Daytd Rsyis GomSineS e5s g9PS5s,ar vote
Nov. 29.Horace Greeley died at Pleasant
vile, N. Y, aged 81. ,
Dec. l2-Edwin Forrest, tragedian, uieo
at Philadelphia. aged g.
1873.
Feb. 7-"Trade dollar" ordered and silver
demenetized by act Of d, congress %as srd lanes
Brooks. OF N V, censured by congress
for connection with Credit Mobilier.
| May 1-One-cent postal cards first issued.
| May 7-Chief Justice Salmon p. Chase died
at New York aged s5. VT ,.
change; exchange closed; reopened
nov. sp'i 'iis~wnllam II. Tweed convicted in
| New York: sentenced to IL years In the
penitentiary.
March 3-President's salary flxed at $4,000
| March Sex President Millard Fillmore
died at Buffalo, N. Y, aged "a.
July y-Oct.-Grasshoppers infest Western
and Northwestern states.
| Aug. 2S-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher ac-
quilted OF charges preferred against MIN
by Theodore Tilton by a committee of his
Oct. i5-Lincoln monument at Springfield.
| ILL.,. dedicated.
Nov. l9-National woman's Christian Tenn
perance union organized at Cleveland, ..
| 1875.
May 1-Whisky frauds exposed. Loss to
government In revenue Stamnps stan M.eyoVoCi
! first successful telephone.
July 3i-Ex-Presldent johnson died near
-Jonesborough, Tenn. aged 81.
| Nov. 22-Vice President Henry Wilson
died at Washington. aged 63.
1870.
May 10-Centennial exposition opened at
Philadelphia by Pres. Grant and Don
June 25-Gen. George A. Custer and 27s
men massacred by Indians under Sit
ting Bull near Little Big Horn river,
Aug. Nv. w. Belknap. secretary of war.
acquitted of impeachment charges.
Nov. 7--Twenty-thlrd presidential elec;;
ton. Hayes received 1S5 electoral and
| i.O53. .295 popular votes: .Tilden lsi cleo
toral and i,2Si265 popular votes.
1877.
Jan. 17-Joint congressional committee
agreed upon a plan for counting cleo
toral vote. Electoral commission, ap.
pointed by this commission awarded
| disputed votes from Florida to republic
ans Feb 3: vote OF Louisiana to repub-
licans Feb l6; vote of oregon TO repub-
! licans Feb. .: vote of South Carolina
to republicans Feb. 2.
| July l6-General railroad strike began in
Pennsylvania against reduction OF
throughout the eastern and central
states, and resulted disastrously for
Aug. ii-Satellltes OF Mars discovered by
| Prof Hall. Of Washington.
Aug, 29-Brigham Young died in Salt Lake
CITY, aged '6' 1928
Feb 2s-Blnnd silver bill passed over the
presidents veto.
June l2-William Cullen Bryant died in
/ New York. aged 81.
! July lO-l5-Yellow fever epidemic began at
New Orleans
] oil 70 in
first time since Jan. l3, 1867.
1870.
Jan. 1-Specie payment resumed by the
! government.
Feb. 15-Act permitting women to prac-
tice before the supreme court passed.
! July S-Yacht Jeanette sailed from San
Francisco on voyage of arctic explora-
ton.
/ May Sl-I.eague of American Wheelmen
! organized at Newport.
] June Tenth census taken. Population,
Nov. aSETwenty-fourth presidential cleo
tion. Garfield received 21i electoral and
4,45C,i2l popular votes; Hancock l55 cleo
toral and All, SSS popular votes.
1881.
June 24-Secretary of State Blaine notified
American ministers at European courts
| that any attempt TO guarantee neutrality
of Panama canal would be considered un-
July president Garfield shot by Gui-
teau in Baltimore and Potomac depot
! at washington.
Sept 1s-president Garfield died at Ell
beron. n. j., at 10:35 p. m.
1852.
March 24-Henry w. Longfeliow died at
Maaah SahoFiege asd aGsd la% Excluding big
amists and polygamists from holding
April 27-Ralph Waldo Emerson died at
Concord. Mass. aged 49,,
May l3-Lieut. Lockwood and Sergt.
Brainard: of Greeley expedition
May 24.New York and Brooklyn bridge
opened.
June li-verdict returned of not guilty
July 19-strike of telegraph operators be-
gan at Pittsburgh, Pa, and spread
$1,000 men who asked for Is per cent. in
crease of wages Lasted 80 days and was
successful.
Sept. 9-Northern Pacific railroad finished.
1854.
May 6-7-Firm of Grant & Ward and
Marine bank failed in New York.
May 1-F'inancial crisis occurred in New
Nov 4-Twenty-hfth presidential election.
Cleveland received 2l9 electoral and L.,
! 9l1, OH popular voteS Blaine 1S4 electoral
and ASS, S3i popular votes.
1855.
Feb. 21-Washington monument dedicated
First foundation
wa July 4, 1S4s.
W3}Yp ssSSS ISSs&34Ef Feb. 2S-Contract la
U&Ys N&ssV5H Dor law passed.
| E@le< W# March 3-President
EHf< ~ Arthur approved
MAiL -ias, L..SXH act appropriating
| ECN |ST ~ wv 81. 900 for new
Hls; E%SWX ships for u. s.
EANh y-A NJ navy. This was
WS3Asl 70 Fr..lNkns nss$43 the beginning OF
kSf2ylo u H shssxH6f4 the present navy.
MA 'NhAs IN, VHM Sept. First cleo
HWghsrS SSHeA. .sisskX8 trio railway line in
fZNINDn S$Asss zS&XM America from Bal
ENWNIU5'N wSSlN4E%M timore to Hamp-
WNHDNNVG>$N w den. Md. distance
!. ,I = = ..,-S$ 2 miles. opened.
eHn - eNAhT Oct. 29-Gen. George
Rorp Apru s7 ,ssa -pisa b. Mcclellan died
july ", 1885. at orange, M D.,
aged 50.
Nov. 25-Vice-P President Thomas A. Hem
dricks died at Indianapolis, Ind, aged GO.