The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-28

July 31-Ex-President Johnson died near
Jonesborough, Tenn, aged CT.
Nov. 22-Vice' President Henry wilson
died at Washington, aged g.
1876.
Nav 1o-Centennial exposition opened at
Philadelphia by Pres. Grant and Don
Pedro III. of Brazil.
June 25-Gen. George A. Custer and 276
men massacred by Indians ban H nnaer ,S SI-
June 30-First railway opened in. China
from shanghadi to Mo0supg m ef tb ne
superstitions Of the natives.
Aug. wv. w. Belknap, secretary of war
A aeauttea of satpea to hs anon
Aug. 11-American yacht Madeline de.
feated the Canadian yacht Countess e of
Dufferin in race , for Americas c asc
ton. Hayes received 1856 electoral and
4,033, 1876 popular votes; Tilden 1874 cleo
toral and 42s4,265 popular votes
Nov. 23-Slavery abolished In Turkey.
1877.
Jan. 1-Queen Victoria proclaimed en-
Jan. 4-Com. Cornelius Vanderbilt died
in New York, aged So.
Jan. 17-Joint congressional committee
agreed upon plan for counting cleo
toral vote. Electoral commission ap--
pointed by this commission awarded
! disputed votes from Florida to republic
! ans Feb. 9: vote Of Louisiana to repub-
licans Feb 16; vote of Oregon to repub-
4 licans Feb. %: vote of South Carolina
to republicans Feb 81
Feb 5-Circular issued by Russia de-
claring Ottoman empire menace. to
Europe and to sentiments of humanity.
April l2-Transvaal republic annexed to
Aprif 25AFirst battle Of the Russo-Turk-
ish war fought near Batoum on the
started from Philadelphia on trip around
June 15-West India docks, London, first
Lighted by elect ads,,:, ..u,.o ,ou. d,
Pennsylvania against reduction of
wages. 1t lasted three months, spread
throughout the eastern and central
II states, and resulted disastrously for
Aug. 11-satellites of Mars discovered by
Prof. Hall of Washington,
sept g1ly, 2 afaa + Thiers first president OF
third French republic, died at St Ger
Canals of Mars discovered.
Dec. 9-Turks defeated by Russians al
battle of Plevna; $4,000 Turks surren
dered.
die died. Succeeded by his son Humbert.
Feb. Pope Pious TX. died.
Feb. 2o-Leo Kill elected pope.
Feb. 2S-Bland silver bill passed over tn,
presidents veto.
q March Treaty of peace signed between
Russia and Turkey that closed tn
Russo-Turkish war.
April 12-William Nd. Tweed died in Lud
} low street jail, New York, aged So.
April 1S-Three hundred thousand cotto,
mill operatives struck in Lancashire
England, against reduction of wages
+ Strike lasted nine months and was par
TALLY successful.
June 12-William Cullen Bryant died il
New York, aged "a.
June lS--Congress representing great Eu
ropean powers met at Berlin to settl
eastern questions growing out of Russo
tional treaty and adjourned July 49,
July 1o-l5-Yellow fever epidemic began a
New Orleans.
Sept. -Edison's announcement of hi
method of electric lighting produces
panic In London gas companies stock
Nov. 16-British began campaign agains
ameer of Afghanistan. IT was in thi
) war that Lord Roberts won renown.
+ Dec. 17-Gold down to par in New York
first tine since Ian: 49, lSs2 pou,.
Germany, aged 5S
1879.
Feb. 15.Act permitting women to prae
tice before the supreme court passed.
April Peru and Bolivia declared wa
i against Chilli.
+ May DIR. Livingstone died at Ilala, Ger
trail Africa, aged 60.
: May 5-EnglaDd and France assume cor
troll of Egyptian finances
July s-Yacht jeanette sailed from Sa
Francisco on voyage of arctic explore
: ton.
1850.
. Jan. Irish nationalists Parnell an
. Dillon arrive at New York.
May 31-League OF American Wheelme
n organized at Newport
: June Tenth census taken. Population
50.155,7S3.
+ Nov 2-Twenty-fourth presidential ele,
!. ton. Garfield received 214 electoral an
4,455, yM popular votes; Hancock 1856 ele,
toral and 4447,SSS popular votes.
d Dec. 30-The South African republic pr
claimed by Kruger Joubert and Pr,
n torius They had persistently oppose
: the English occupation of the land by IL
English from the time of it's annexatio
d 1881.
: Feb. 24-Work began on the De Lesser
4 Panama canal
f -,,,.uu.u.ux, Feb. 1927 - Englis
! defeated b y
!, tsSSsssS sas' ~ ) $SsEsSa% Beers at battle
+ GES$gs E.y5SaM Majuba hill.
4 Il SES3 March 10 = ca
#5s5E SaaA, Ms$SM9 Alexander II.
I 0eAt41sA YHHE .SSxM Russia ASSASSIN