The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-12-22

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MWWM ceived 2Ss electoral
MXHAM and 1851, 90 popu-
NNNh6579nM lar votes. Remain
90. nosEEI votes divided as
OF. u. iU Brown. Is: Thomas
A. Hendricks, q: Charles ]. enktn ::
p ae.. Ray sna I brown SSm sss s.s ga : \ vote
Vile. N. z. aged a.
Dec. I2SEdwin Forrest. q tragedian. Giso
at Philadelphia. aged q.
Feb. 7-"Trade dollar" ordered and silver
demonetized by act of congress-
Feb. zIOakes Ames. Of Mass. n James
Tor ao Connection with Credit MoS.I.r.
May IOne-cent postal cards frst issued.
Nay 7-Chief Justice Salmon p. Chase died
Sept. sc-Panic on New York stock ex-
change; exchange closed; reopsned
10y LYMAN q; Ty ,e :, s sssy. Is TN II
penitentiary.
1874.
March IPresident,s salary ixed at $1,000
March S-Ex-President Willard Fillmore
JS ave- CT sSnasS Oh er: mi fnSest wester.
and Northwestern states.
Aug. 1-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher &C
quilted Of charges preferred against hin
by Theodore Tilton by a committee Oh ms
OCT; 1-Lancoln monument at Springfield.
Nov. lSNNational woman's Christian Tenn
perance union organized at Cleveland, o.
1879.
May l-Whisky q exposed. Loss 70
government IN revenue stamps. sa,e0v,toc;
July 31-Ex-President johnson died near
Jsnesborough, Tenn. aged 81.
Nov. az-yice President Henry Wilson
died at Warrington. aged g.
1915.
May. 1o-centennial exposition opened 1t
Pedro II. of Brasil.
June Seen. George A. Custer and Ns
men massacred by Indians under Sit
Aug. Nv. W. Belknap. secretary Of war.
acquitted Of impeachment charges.
Nov. ETwenty-third presidential cleo.
ton. Hayes received LBS electoral n
l,0S3.2 o6 popular votes: Tilden 184 cleo
toral and 4.2S4.26 popular votes.
1877.
Jan. I7-Joint congressional COMMITTEES
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. 8: vote Of Louisiana to repub-
llCdhB cCbs AOs volS "a SLSeoA
Hcans Feb. q: vote Of South Carolina
to republicans Feb. a.
July 1SGeneral railroad strike began In
Pennsylyania against reduction OF
throughout the eastern and central
states. and resulted disastrously for
the men.
Prof. Hall. of Washington.
Aug. 9-Brigham Young died in Salt Lake
CITY. aged 76
Feb. cs-Bland silver bill passed over the
June 12-william Cullen Bryant died In
New York. aged "a.
July 1O-15-Yellow fever epidemic began at
Dec. 17LGold down to par In New York,
first time since Jan. Is. 1867
1870.
Jan. 1-Specie payment esumed by the
government.
Fec fiee , before t Hesm SUPREME " court passed % : psa'
July Yacht Jeanette sailed from San
Francisco on voyage of arctic explore-
ton.
May 31-League Of American Wheelmen
organized at Newport.
5o.i55..Ss.
ton. Garfield received PA electoral and
l,45U, yg1 popular votes; Hancock 15 cleo
toral and 4.A7.S Ss popular votes.
1881.
June 2tsecretary of State Blaine notified
American ministers at European courts
that any attempt to guarantee neutrality
of Panama canal would be considered UNI
called-for interference.
teau in Baltimore and Potomac depot
Sept. 1s~President Garfield died At y.
boron. N. J.. at 10:35 p. m.
1882.
2EHenry W. Lonsfellow died st
Cambridge. Mass. aged Is.
March 25rEdmunds law excluding big
amists and polygamists from holding
office passed
Concord. Mass. aged 70.
May 1s-Lieut. Lockwood and Serst.
Brainard. Of Greeley expedition.
reached 50 degrees q minutes 8 seconds.
1883.
June HEverdict returned of not guilty
in Star-Route case.
July 1s-Strike of telegraph operators be:
gan at Pittsburgh, Pa, and spread
throughout the country. 1t involved
$1,000 men who asked for Is per cent in
crease Of wages. Lasted 30 days and was
Sept. s-Northern Pacific railroad finished.
1854.
May 6-7-Firm CT Grant & Ward and
Marine bank failed in New York.
May I4-Financial crisis occurred in New
York
Nov. 4Twenty-hfth presidential election.
Cleveland received 2l9 electoral and A.
81, OF popular votes; Blaine ia electoral
and ass, "a popular votes.
1SSS
Feb. z-washington monument dedicated.
First foundation
stone was laid
July i. 1875.