The Forrest City times., 1900-12-14

at Plymouth. N. H., aged 60
 June l9-Federal cruiser Kearsarge cap tured confederate cruiser Alabama off Cherbourg, France. July 16-Gold reached the maximum, 2S5 per cent.
 Sept 2-Atlanta captured by Gen. Sher- man.
 Oct. 3l-Nevada admitted to the union by proclamation of president. Nov. S-Twentieth presidential election. Lincoln and Johnson carried 22 states; Mo- Clellan and Pendleton, 3; Il not voting. Nov. 1+-Shermans march to the sea be- Dec. 21-Savannah captured by Gen. Sher- man.
 Feb. lS-Gen. Lee placed in command of all confederate forces. March S-Confederate debt disowned by act of congress. March 1S-Confederate congress adjourned sine die.
 April 9-Lee surrendered to Grant at Ap- pomattox. April 14-President Lincoln shot by J. Wilkes Booth in Ford's theater. Wash April l5-President Lincoln died at 7:3O a. m. Vice President Johnson took oath of office as president same day. April 15-Military Order of the Loyal Le- zion formed.
 April 26-J. Wilkes Booth shot in barn near Bowling Green, Va. May 10-Jefferson Davis captured by mem bers of Fourth Michigan cavalry at Huntsville, Ga. May l3-Last battle of the war fought. Federals defeated by confederates near Palo Pinto. Tex The total number of enlistments in the federal service were 2.S59, l32; total number of engagements fought between the two armies 2261: in the federal army the total loss by death was Z!9 735 the confederate government existed 4 years month and IA days. May 22-Southern ports opened by proc lamation of president. May 22-23-Grand review of federal armies at Washington. Dec. I-Habeas corpus restored in north ern states by proclama ton. Dec. 1S-Thirteenth amendment to constf- tuition declared adopted by the several states.
 April 6-First post of grand army organ ized at Springfield. III. April 9-Civn rights bill passed over the May 29-Gen. Winfield Scott died at West Point, aged 80. July 24-Tennessee readmitted to the union
 1867. Feb. 9-Nebraska admitted to the union. March 2-Military reconstruction act passed over presidents veto. May 13-Jefferson Davis admitted to bail June 20-U. $. acquired Alaska from Rus ssllaa sla ooo Consideration S20O.OOO Extent 5US90 square miles. Feb. 24-House of representatives voted to impeach President Johnson. May 5-Grand army instituted Decoration day, designating May 90. May 26-President Johnson acquitted of im- peachment charges. June FIX President James Buchanan died at Wheatland Pa. June 2-Arkansas readmitted to the union June 25-North and South Carolina. Ala bama, Florida and Louisiana readmitted to the union. July Fourteenth amendment to consti- tuition declared adopted. Nov. 3-Twenty-first presidential election rnf aIa T 9 oT- 0Il popular votes, and Horatio Seymour So electoral and 2,709.6l3 popular votes Dec, 2S15;A;mneisty I; ;a;nSi proclamation granting in confederate rebellion issued
 1869.
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 July 1-soldlers' national monument at Getty sburg dedicated. Sept 24-"Black Friday" Continuation of financial panic in New York Gold quoted at 162k Oct. President Franklin Pierce died at Concord, N H.. aged G. Nov. 24-American Woman's Suffrage as- sociation formed at Cleveland, O. Dec. 1o-Wyoming gave women the right 10 vote and hold office. Dec 24-Edwin NJ. Stanton died at Wash ington aged 65 Jan. 26-Virginia readmitted to the uniop Feb. 9-Congress authorized the establish ment Of the weather bureau Feb. 2s-MississippI readmitted to the union.
 March so-Texas readmitted to the union after existence of 37 years. dissolved ''' March S0-Fifteenth amendment to con- stituton declared adopted. June-Ninth census taken. Population, July l5-Georgia readmitted to the union. July A-Ftrst through car from the Pa eine reached New York