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

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Born Jan. ~ 1 o7=nied se11awss n Grafz
Oct E,iNs brown. Is; Thomas
A Hendricks a. Charles J. Jenkins. 2
David Davis. !. Combined popular vote
OF Creely and Brown was 2.sSf.eA
Nov 2a-Horaee Greeley died at Pleasant
ville N Y. aged ei a.,
Dee l2-Edwin Forrest trasedian, ulfd
at Philadelphia, aged eS.
Is75.
Feb. 7-'"rrade dollar ordered and silver
demonetized BY act Of congfess.
brooks of N Y. censnfed by congress
for connection with Credit Mohilier.
May I-one-cent postal cards llrst issued
May 7-Chlef Justice Salmon + 1hase ulea
al New York. aged 6b,
Sept 20-Panlc on New York stock eN.
change: exchange closed; reopened
SOW ie-wnllam II. Tweed convicted In
New York sentenced TO Il years In the
penitentary.
March s-presdents salary fixed at $50, 600.
March SEX President Millard Fillmore
died at Buffalo, n. Y, aged "A.
July -Oct.-Grasshoppers infest western
ard Northwestern states.
Aug. aSIRev Henry Ward Beteher ac-
quilted OF charges preferred against him
by Theodore Tiiton by committees OF MS
church.
Oct. ib-Lineoln monument at Springfield
Ill dedicated
Nov. iS-Natlonal womnn's Christian Tenn
perance union organized at Cleveland, ..
1879.
May whisky frauds exposed. Loss to
government In revenue stamps 81 ,buopoo
July-AleNander Graham Bell constructed
first successful telephone
July 31-Ex- President Johnson died near
Jonesborough. Tenn. aged 61.
Nov 22--Vice President Henry Wilson
died at Washington. aged g.
1879.
NAV fO-CentennIal exposition opened at
Philadelphia by Pres. Grant and Don
Pedro H. OF Brazil.
June 25--Gen. George A. Custer and go
men massacred by Indians under Sit
Aug. Wv. w. Beiknap. secretary of war.
acquitted of impeachment charges.
Aug. colorado admitted TO the union,
Nov 7-Twenty-third presidential elec-
tion. Hayes received 1s5 electoral and
4.O33 295 popular votes Tilden lA cleo
toral and 4,2si.265 popular votes.
1877.
| Jan. 17-Joint congressional committee
agreed upon n plan for counting cleo
| toral vote Electoral commission ap-
pointed by this commission awarded
disputed votes from Florida TO republic
ans Feb. o. vote of Louisiana to repub-
icans Feb. 16; vote of oregon 10 repub-
leans Feb. q: vote Of South Carolina
to republicans Feb. a..
July l6-General railroad strike began IN
! Pennsylvania against reduction OF
wages II lasted three months, spread
throughout the eastern and central
states, and resulted disastrously for
Aug. ii-sateiiites of Mars discovered by
Prof Hall. of Washington.
Aug. 29-Brigham Young died In Salt Lake
city' aged 70 1878.
Feb. 2s-Bland silver bill passed over the
presidents veto.
June i2--william Cullen Bryant died in
July IO-i5-Yellow fever epidemic began at
New Orleans.
Dec. 17-Gold down TO par In New York,
first time since Jan 13, 1867.
1870.
Jan 1-specie payment resumed by the
government
Feb. I5--Act permitting women to prac-
tlce before the supreme court passed.
July S-Yacht Jeanette sailed from San
Francisco or voyage of arctic explora-
tion.
Nav g-Ieague of American wheemen
June Tenth census taken. Population,
50.1557S3.
Nov. 2--Twenty-fourth presidential elec-.
tion. Garfield received 214 electoral and
4.s5C, ,J2l popular votes: Hancock ib5 cleo
toral and 5447,sS 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-
called-for interference.
July 2-President Garfield shot by Gui-
teau IN baltimore and Potomac depot
at Washington.
Sept 1s-President Garfield died at El-
beron. ~ j., at 1875 .. m.
1882.
March 24--IIenry w. Jongfellow died at
Cambridge. Mass. aged 75
March 25-Edmunds law excluding big
amists and polygamists from holding
office passed.
April H-Ralph Waldo Emerson died at
Concord, Mass, aged 10.
May I3-Lieut. Lockwood and Sergt
Brainard Of Greeley expedition
reached SO degrees p minutes seconds.
1883.
May 24--New York and Brooklyn bridge
opened
June 14-vcrdict returned OF not guilty
in Star Route case.
July I9-Strike of telegraph operators be-
gan at Pittsburgh, Pa, and spread
throughout the country. IT involved
G7,000 men who asked for Is per cent. in
crease Of wages. Lasted 30 days and was
successful
Sept. g-Northern Pacific railroad finished.
1854.
May 6-7-Firm of Grant & Ward and
Marine bank failed IN New York.
May l4-Financial crisis occurred In New
York.
Nov. 4--Twenty fifth presidential election.
Cleveland received 219 electoral and g.
81 Ol7 popular votes. Blaine 164 electoral
and 4,s48,5A popular votes.
1855.
FEB. zi-Washingion monument dedicated.
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