Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-06

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Born Jan 10. rO7.-Died follows, Il Gratz
Oct. IL. 1870 brown is. Thomas
\. Hendricks. AZ; Charles j. Jenkins, 2;
David Davis, /. Combined pc popular P1d vote
Nov. 29-Horace Greeley died at Pleasant
Vile, n. Y. aged 81. .,,,a, a,oa
Dec. Edwin Forrest. tragedian' died
It Philadelphia. aged 6S
Feb. 7-"Trade dollar" ordered and silver
demonetized by act of congress.
Feb 21-Oakes Ames, of Mass, and James
for connection with Credit Mobilier.
May l-One-cent postal cards iirst issued. !
May 7-Chief Justice Salmon L. Chase ulea
at New York, aged So
Sept 20-Panic on New York stock eX.
change; exchange closed; reopened
Sov 19-William II. Tweed convicted in
New York; sentenced to Il years In the
penitentiary.
March 3-Presldent's salary fixed at $4,000
March Sex President Millard Fillmore
died a Buffalo, N. Y. aged a.
July Oct.-Grasshoppers infest Western
and Northwestern states.
Aug. 28-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher ac-
quilted of charges preferred against MN
by Theodore Tilton by committee OF MS
oct. i5ILncoln monument at Springfield,
Nov. 19-NationaI Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union organized at Cleveland, 0.
1878.
May Whisky frauds exposed. Loss to
government in revenue stamps, Si65D. 900:
July-AleXander Graham Bell constructed
first successful telephone.
July 3l-Ex- President Johnson died near
Jonesborough, Tenn. aged 81.
Nov. 22-Vice President Henry Wilson
died at Washington, aged 63.
1876.
May 1O-Centennial exposition opened at
Philadelphia by Pres. Grant and Don
IpaIr I of Pro ri
June 25-Gen. George A. Custer and 2l6
men massacred by Indians under Sit
ting Bull near Little Big Horn river
Aug. w. w. Belknap secretary of war,
acquitted of impeachment charges.
Aug. colorado admitted to the union.
Nov. Twenty presidential cleo
ton. Hayes received 1S5 electoral and
4O33. 295 popular votes; Tilden 1S4 cleo
toral and Asa ,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 8: vote of Louisiana to repub-
licans Feb 16: vote of Oregon to repub-
licans Feb. %: vote of South Carolina
July l6-General railroad strike began in
Pennsylvania against reduction of
wages. 1t lasted three months, spread
throughout the eastern and central
states and resulted disastrously for
Aug. iiESatellltes of Mars discovered by
Prof. Hall. of Washington.
A@g. 29-Brigham Young died in Salt Lake
City, aged I6.
Feb. 2s-Bland silver bill passed over the
June 12--William Cullen Bryant died in
New York, aged 81.
July 10-15-Yellow fever epidemic began at
Dec. I70God down to par in New York.
first time since Jan 13, 1862.
1870.
Feb 15-Act permitting women to prac-
tce before the supreme court passed.
July S-Yacht Jeanette sailed from San
Francisco on voyage of arctic eNplora-
ton.
Nav 3f-Ieague of American Wheelmen
organized at Newport.
June Tenth census taken. Population,
so, 155. 1888.
ton Garfield received PA electoral and
45U. J21 popular votes Hancock 155 cleo
toral and 4,447, SSS popular votes.
1881.
June 4-secretary of State Blaine notified
American ministers at European courts
that any attempt to guarantee neutrality
of Panama canal would be considered un-
caled-for interference
July 2-President Garfield shot by Gui-
teau in Baltimore and Potomac depot
at washington.
Sept 19-President Garfield died at Ell
beron. N. j.. at 1926 p. m.
1882.
March 24-Henry w. Longfellow died at
Cambridge, Mass, aged IS.
March 25-Edmunds law excluding big
amists and polygamists from holding
office passed.
April 27-Ralph Waldo Emerson died at
Concord, Mass, aged 49,
May 13-Lieut. Lockwood and Sergt.
Brainard of Greeley expedition.
reached SO degrees % minutes seconds.
1888.
May 24-New York and Brooklyn bridge
opened.
June 14-Verdict returned of not guilty
in Star-Rou case
July 19-Strke of telegraph opera tors be-
gan at Pittsburgh, Pa, and spread
throughout the country. 1t involved
81 600 men who asked for Is per cent. in
crease of wages. Lasted 80 days and was
successful
Sept 9-Northern Pacific railroad finished.
1854.
May 6-7-Firm of Grant & Ward and
Marine bank failed in New York.
May 14-Financial crisis occurred in New
York.
Nov. 4-Twenty- fifth presidential election.
Cleveland received 219 electoral and A.
oil, OH popular votes Blaine 1S4 electoral
and 4,S4S, 1884 popular votes
1885.
Feb 21-WaShington monument dedicated.
First foundation