Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-12-13

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BORN oea p r. 1870 f RIo%n 1s + Th Gnaez
A. Hendricks, 42; Charles, J. Jenkins, ?;
David Davis. l. Combined 3 pop pa vote
Nov. 29-Horace Greeley died at Pleasant
Dec Hiile i2 n Ass Forrest gl tragedian died
at Philadelphia, aged IS.
1878.
Feb. 7-''Trade dollar ordered and silver
demonetized by act of congress
Feb. 27-Oakes Ames, of Mass, and James
Brooks. of n u c @9it Id by congress
May 7-Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died
Sept. 2o-Panic on New York stock ex--
change; exchange closed; reopened
Nov! iswwiIiam H. Tweed convicted in
New York; sentenced to Il years in the
penitentiary.
March Presidents salary 1E fixed at ats SO 600
-Grasshoppers Infest Western
and Northwestern states.
Quilted of charges preferred against him
by Theodore Triton by committee of his
oct. l5-Lfncoln monument at Springfield,
Ill, dedica ted. o,--,-., ~.
perance union organized at Cleveland, Q.
1878.
May WHISKY frauds exposed. Loss to
government in revenue stamps, 81, $50 COO;
July-Alexander Graham Bell constructed
first successful telephone.
July 31-Ex-P President johnson died near
Jonesborough, Tenn, aged 81.
Nov. 22-Vice President Henry Wilson
died at Washington. aged g.
1876.
May 10-Centennial exposition opened at
Philadelphia by Pres. Grant and Don
Pedro II. of Brazil. o-o
men nassacred by Indians under Sit
ting Bull near Little Big Horn river,
Aug. w. w. Belknap. secretary of war,
acquitted Of impeachimTo e charges arg n,on
Nov Twenty third presidential cleo
ton. Hayes received 1856 electoral and
4O33 295 popular votes: Tilden 1874 cleo
toraI and 1881, 265 popular votes.
1877.
Jan. 17-Joint congressional committee
agreed upon a plan for counting cleo
toral vote. Electoral commission APP
pointed by this commission awarded
disputed votes from Florida to republic
ans Feb. 9: vote of louisiana to repub-
! Hcans Feb. 16; vote of Oregon to repub-
licans Feb. %: vote of South Carolina
| to republicans Feb. q.
July 16-Genera1 railroad strike began in
PennsylvTa!nia aga ai REDUCTION +hs OF
throughout the eastern and central
states, and resulted disastfously for
Aug. iIMsatelIites of Mars discovered by
Prof. Hall, Of Washington.
| Aug. 29-Brighan Young died in Salt Lake
o''S' aSso 10 1878.
Feb. 2S-BIand silver bill passed over the
June 12~William Cullen Bryant died in
| New York, aged 81 ,.o -
Dec. I7-Goid down to par in New York,
first time since Jan. Ii, 1867
1870.
Jan Specie payment resumed by the
Feb. 15-Act permitting women to prac-
| July S-Yacht Jeanette sailed from San
| Francisco on voyage of arctic explora-
ton
May 31-League of American Wheelnen
organized at Newport.
June Tenth census taken. Population,
so 155, 7SS;
ton. Garfield received PA electoral and
4, 1921 popular votes; Hancock 155 cleo
toral and 4'447' SSS 5 popular votes
June 2-Secretary of State Blaine notified
American ministers at European courts
of Panama canal would be considered IN
ca1led-for interfeTence
teau in Baltimore and Potomac depot
at Washington.
Sept 19-President Garfield died at Ell
boron, N. J., at 1875 p m.
1882.
March 24-Henry w. Longfellow died at
Mach 29mOE 2GEdm Mna Paw Excluding big
amists and polygamists from holding
April 27RRaiph Waldo Emerson died at
Concord. Mass, aged 49,.
/ May 13-L1eut. LOCKWOOD ana SerSC.
! Brainard of Greeley expedition
reached 50 degrees % minutes s seconds.
1883.
May 24-New York and Brooklyn bridge
opened.
! june 1Everdict 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
| 81 600 men who asked for Is per cent. in
| crease of wages. Lasted 80 days and was
successful.
| Sept. @Northern Pacific railroad finished
1884
/ May 6-7-Ffrn of Grant & Ward and
Marine bank failed in New York.
/ May 14-F'inancial crisis occurred in New
+ York
| Nov. 4Twenty-fifth presidential election
Cleveland received 219 electoral and A.
| 81, oil popular votes; Blaine 1S4 electoral
and ass, 334 popular votes.
Feb 2-Washington monument dedicated.