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

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SFb roR3E cupied Monterey
Born April 81 t79l-Dled Cal, and declared
April g 1879 country annexed to
United States.
Sept. ELIAS Howe patented first success
tul sewing machine.
Dec. 2S-lowa admitted to the union.
1917.
Feb. 22-23-Battle of Buena Vista fought;
10000 Mexicans defeated by 5000 Ameri-
cans.
July 2i-salt Lake City founded by the
MormonS.
Sept i3-City of Mexico occupied by
American troops.
During the year the cylinder printing
press was invented by Richard NJ. Hoe.
1S4S.
Jan. 19-Gold discovered near Coloma,
Cal, by James Wilson Marshall
Feb. 2-Treaty of peace between United
States and Mexico signed at Guadalupe
Hidalgo United States paid Mexico
$4,000, 900 for New Mexico and California.
Feb. 23-Ex President John Quincy Adams
died at Washington, aged 81.
May z9-Wisconsin admitted to the union.
Nov, sixteenth presidential election
Zachary Taylor received l63 electoral
votes, and Lewis Cass. of Kentucky, III
Dec. 15-Postal treaty signed with Great
Britain.
June 15-ExPresident James X. Polk died
at Nashville, Tenn, aged 81.
1850
April 19-Bulwer- Clayton treaty for joint
occupancy of canal across Central
America signed.
June l-Seventh census taken; population,
%. 191. $40
July 9-President Taylor died at Washing
ton, aged &c.
Sept. 9--California admitted to the union
Sept. 20-"Omnibus' bill passed by con-
gress.
1851.
March 3-Letter postage reduced to 3
cents for distances of 5000 miles and
less If prepaid cents if not, and double
rate for longer distances.
April 29-Trlal of electric locomotive built
by Alfred Vail with congressional appro-
priation on B. & o. Ry. 1t attained
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 IS.
Nov 2-seventeenth presidential election
held. Franklin Pierce received 25i cleo
toral votes, and Gen. Winfield Scott AZ
electoral votes.
March 2i-Oath of office as vice president
administered to William r. King by Con-
sui Sharkey at Cumbre, Cuba. Allowed by
April 1S-Vice President william r. King
died at Cahawba, Ala, aged g.
Dec SO.Treaty providing for purchase
Mexico approved. Extent of purchase
45,5S5 square miles; consideration to Mex
leo, 10000, 600
Chicago and New York connected by rail-
way.
1854.
March 31-Flrst commercial and diplomatic
treaty with Japan concluded by u. s.
May 30-Kansas Nebraska bill passed by
congress. It repealed Missouri compro-
mise act of 1920
Feb. 10-Rights of citizenship to children
granted by act of congress.
Sept. lS-Dr. Kane and his companions.
arctic explorers, rescued by Lieut. Hart
stene, L. S. N, a the island of Disco,
Greenland.
1866.
Jan. 2EPro-slavery legislature in Kansas
recognized by President Pierce. Proc
lamation classes attempt to establish free
state government an act of rebellion.
Nov; 4-Eighteenth presidential election
toral votes. John c. Fremont ia and
Milard Fillmore s.
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
March t.ored Scott case decided against
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.
1858.
May 11-Minnesota admitted to the union.
Aug First street deposit boxes for let
ters used in Boston.
Aug. First Atlantic cable completed.
Oct. 9-Donatis comet attained its greatest
brilliancy.
Oct. 9-First overland mail from San Fran
cisco reached st. Louis. Time, "a days, is
hours. % 40
1859.
Jan. 4-New senate chamber occupied.
Feb. 14-Oregon admitted to the union
Oct. l6-Government arsenal at Harner,s
Ferry seized by John Brown.
oct. S-John Brown captured by govern
ment troops under Col. r. E. Lee.
Nov. 2S-Washington Irving died ar Tarry
town, n. Y, aged 76.
Dec. 2-John Brown hanged at Charleston.
w. Va. S''o''
1850.
May 18-Abraham Lincoln nominated for