The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-10-25
Day in History


October 1:
2016 B. C.-Eusebius places the call Of
Abraham on this day, A. M. 1921.
1870 A. D.-The modified prayer book
Games into use in all Protestant Epis-
f. copal churches in the United States.
1900 A. D.-Treaty of st. I~ldefonso. by
which Spain coded Louisiana to
France
1907 A. D.-The first steamboat, the
Clermont, invented by Fulton, sailed
from New York to Albany. 1t was
100 feet in length and made hve
miles per hour.
1888 A. D.-Inception of system OF
national banks, President jackson or
dering the public funds removed from
the Bank Of the United States and
deposited in certain selected banks
throughout the country.
lS47 A. D.--Violent tornado unroofed
a factory at Portsmouth, N. H.
1t separated into three sections, and
the largest, Weighing 10000 pounds.
was carried 900 feet before 1t was
dropped to earth.
1S49 A. D.-Hudson river railroad OPP
ened to Peekskill.
1854 A.. D.-S. s.. Yankee Blade, from
Frisco to Panama, struck a reef and
was wrecked. Out Of 500 passengers
aboard only fifteen were lost, al
though specie to the amount of $780,
900 went down.
1883 A. D.-Reduction Of letter postage,
in this country from 8 to 2 cents per,
ounce effective.
1885 A. D.-Postoffice department In
augurates system Of special delivery
of mail.
Alto, California, was opened with 473
pupils already entered.
October 9:
1S11-First newspaper issued at Buffalo,
N. Y.
lantic ocean and the English channel,
entailing great destruction of prop
erty and loss Of life. :
1S62-Battle Of Corinth, Miss. The en-
trenched federals under General
Rosecrans. 10000 strong, repulse the
terrible attack Of Generals Van Van Dorm,
Price and Lowell with $4,000 men.
Federal losses. 1856 killed, 1,S41 wound
ed, 324 missing. Confederates, 1,423
killed, $500 wounded and 2,26S mis-
sing. j,
is67-Death of Elias Howe, inventor Of
the sewing machine, aged As.
18S3-New York Herald establishes it's
own news stands for selling the pa,
per at 2 cents per copy, the News
dealers association having refused to
sell it for less than 8 cents.
iSS3-State board Of inquiry met at
Philadelphia to investigate the legal
relations of the Standard Oil com
pany to the state, it's conduct as to
the payment of taxes to the state, etc..
iSS3-Fire destroys, the exposition build
ings and exhibits at Pittsburg, worth
81, 600, 900.
lS91-At Boston a petition with over
ten miles Of signatures is prepared
for nraSentatiOn TO the ensuing great
temperance convention, in avo Of.
outlawing the liquor traffic and opium
trade.
l294-Little Rock, Ark, visited by a
tornado; four killed, many injured
n property worth $1,000,00 de-,
stroyed.
1S9S-President Mckinley presents Ad-
miral George Dewey with a sword of,
honor at the capitol, Washington.
1894 brother of Dom Paul Kruger.
passing through chicago on bis way 2
from Nebraska to the Transvaal en-,
deavored to raise a regiment there.
October 4:
1226-Francis Of Assist, founder of the.
order Of Franciscans or a friars,
died.
! disqualification Of the first edition Of
the whole bible in the English Ian
guage, being the translation of Niles
C~overdale.
1609-Hendrick Hudson, having ex-'
plored the river to where it divided
itself in several branches, returned to,
it's mouth on this day, put to sea with
all sails set, to report his valuable
discovery.
17Q4LAlexander selkirk, a Scottish
mariner, put ashore on the desert ISL
n of Juan Fernandez, by order of
his captain with whom he had had a,
quarrel. He was marooned there for
/ three years, living on fish, fruits and
| goats.
1777-Battle of Germantown, in which
the Americans We're defeated with a
loss Of 200 killed, 600 wounded and 400
taken. The British loss was 600 in
killed and wounded.
lS13xGeneral Harrison attacked by the
Indians at Chatham. They were re-
J pulsed and pursued some miles and
a great quantity Of arms and ammu-
-nition wns captured.
ft1si5rA British force under Lieutenant
Colonel LetEhbridge embarks in TWEEN
ty-five boats and two Eunboats to
capture Qgdensburg; they were
driven back BY Genera Brown with
out effecting a landing.
/ 1S53-The Great Republic, a mammoth
clipper Of 1000 tons burden, and the
largest merchant vessel in the world,
was launched at East Boston. Mass
1861-Aeronaut La Montaine, in the SER
vices Of the union army, makes an
ascension, passes over confederate
lines and descends into Maryland.
l896-The Niagara tunnel was begun at
1O:42 when the first sod was lifted by
G, 3. Gaskill, president of the
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