The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-12-22

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United States
Sept ELIAS Howe patented first success
ful sewing machine.
Dec. 2S-Iowa admitted to the union.
Is47.
Feb 22-2s-Battle of Buena Vista fought:
10000 Mexicans defeated by 5000 Amerf-
cans.
July 24-salt Lake City founded by the
Mormons.
Sept. 13-City of Mexico occupied by
During the year the cylinder printing
press was invented by Richard NJ. Hoe.
Is4s.
Jan. 19-Gold discovered near Coloma,
Cal, by James Wilson Marshall.
Feb. 2-Treaty of peace between United
States and Mexico signed at Guadalupe
Hldalgo United States paid Mexico
$4,000, 600 for New Mexico and California.
Feb. 23-Ex- President John Quincy Adams
died at Washington aged 81.
May %-Wisconsin admitted to the union.
Nov. 1-Sixteenth presidential election.
Zachary Taylor received 163 electoral
votes, and Lewis Cass. of Kentucky, 121
electoral votes
Dec. l5--Postal treaty signed with Great
Britain.
Is4o.
March 3-Department of interior created
June 15-ExPresident James X Polk died
at Nashville, Tenn. aged 81.
1880
occupancy of canal across Central
America signed
June 1-Seventh census taken population
23 191, ,S76.
July 9-President Taylor died at Washing
ton, aged S.
Sept 9-California admitted to the union.
Sept 2O-"Omnibus" bill passed by con-
gress.
March 3--Letter postage reduced to 3
cents for distances of 1900 miles and
less II prepaid: cents II not and double
rate for longer distgnces.
April 29-Trial of electric locomotive built
by Alfred Vail with congressional appro-
priation on b. & o. Ry 1t attained a
speed of 10 miles per hour.
Oct. S-Hudson river railroad opened from
New York to Albany.
1852.
June 29-Henry Clay died at Washington,
aged TO-
Nov. 2-seventeenth presidential election
held. Franklin Pierce received 254 cleo
toral votes. and Gen. Winfield Scott AZ
electoral votes.
March 24-Oath of office as vice president
administered to William X. King by Con-
sui Sharkey at Cumbre. Cuba. Allowed by
special act of congress.
April 1S-Vice President William r. King
died at Cahawba, Ala. aged ST.
Dec. 30-Treaty providing for purchase
of territory south of the ella river from
Mexico approved. Extent of purchase
1855 SQUARE miles; consideration TO Mex
Chicago and New York connected by rail-
way.
March 31-First commercial and diplomatic
treaty with Japan concluded by U. S.
May 30-Kansas Nebraska bill passed by
congress. i repealed Missouri compro-
mise act of 1920
Feb 10-Rights Of citizenship to children
of citizens born in foreign countries
granted by act Of congress.
Sept. 13-Dr, Kane and his companions,
arctic explorers, rescued by Lieut.. Hart
stene,, u. S. ~, at the island Of Disco.
Greenland.
Jan. 24-Pro-slavery legislature in Kansas
recognized by President Pierce Proc
lamation classes attempt to establish free
state govefBseont an act Of rebellion.
Nov; 4-Eighteenth presidential election
held. James Buchanan received ia cleo
toral votes. John c. Fremont ia and
II. Bessemer invented process OF making
steel by passing cold air through liquid
Iron. Known as the "Bessemer process"
1857.
Jan. 6-Free state legislature in Kansas
dispersed by federal troops.
plaintiff by United States supreme court.
Sept. 11-Mountain Meadow massacre per-
petrated near Cedar city, Utah. Thirty
families practically annihilated by Indi-
ans and Mormons.
1853.
May 11-Mlnnesota admitted to the union.
Aug. 2-First street deposit boxes for let
tiers used in Boston.
Aug .5-First Atlantic cable completed.
Oct. 9-Donatf's comet attained its greatest
brilliancy.
Oct. 9-F'irst overland mail from San Fran
cisco reached st. Louis. Time, "a days, is
hours.
1859.
Jan. 4-New senate chamber occupied.
Feb. 74-Oregon admitted to the union.
Oct. 16-Governmen arsenal at Harper's
Ferry seized by John Brown.
Oct. 1S-John Brown captured by govern
ment troops under Col. r. T.. Lee
Nov. Washington Irving died al Tarry-
town, n. T., aged rs.
Dec. 2-John Brown hanged at Charleston.
w. Va
1900.
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