The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-10

143o-Treaty OF Arras concluded betweel
the King of France and the Duke o
Burgundy.
15S9-Henry ". defeated the Lacquer
at Argues.
16O9-Hudson, the explorer, reached tn,
present site of the city Of Albany.
1856 Sort Cssimir, the Swedish settle
ment on the Delaware, surrendered
to the Dutch forces under Gov. Stuy
vesant.
1e75-Duchesneau appointed Intendani
of New France.
1692-Two men and seven women ex.
ecuted at Salem for witchcraft
1705-Jacques Francois de Brouillon,
governor Of Acadia, died at sea.
1759-The French surrendered Quebec
to the English.
1772-First ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Poland.
1776-British made an unsuccessful at
tack on the Americans on Harlem
Heights
1777-American force under Gen.
Wayne defeated by the British under
Gen. Grey. Washington and his
army crossed the Schuylkill, deter
mined to give battle to Gen. Howe's
troops.
17S8-Ths Oneida Indians coded all their
lands to the State Of New York
100 daoIa rapuhlic The
President issued proclamation Or
dering all persons to submit to the
excise law.
1SOO-The Concordat between Bona
parte and the Pope ratified.
1S04-The rice crop of South Carolina
completely destroyed by a great hur-
ricane. Mr. Dearborn, son of the
Secretary of War, left for Algiers
with presents for the ruler of that
country.
1S14-The British ship Forth destroyed
the American brig Regent. United
States troops defeated the English in
battle at Fort Bowyer.
1822-Moses Rogers, captain Of the first
steam vessel to cross the Atlantic,
died at Cheraw, S. G. Born in New
London, Conn, in 1870.
1S29-Slavery abolished in Mexico.
1S33-The boundary line between New
York and New Jersey settled.
defeated the Me1icans
at battle of Monterey.
1S62-United States troops defeated the
Indians at battle of Wood Lake.
1868 President Lincoln suspended the
habeas corpus act.
1S64-John c. Fremont withdrew as
candidate for President of the United
States. The Federal forces were
victorious in the battle at Opequan,
va....A Mcclellan meeting In the
Lindell hotel. st. Louis, broken up by
a party of Union soldiers.
IS6S-Outbreak of the Spanish revolu'
ton. Lieut.. Beecher and DR..
Moore killed In battle with Indians
near the Republican river.
body was removed to its
final resting place at Springfield, Ill. |
.SS1-Body of President Garfield lay in
state in the capitol at Washington.
SS2-Arabi Pasha, the leader of the |
military insurrection In Egypt, sur
rendered after his defeat at Tel-el- |
Kebir.
Ss4-A party of several hundred Cana
dian boatmen left Quebec to take part
in the Nile expedition for the relief
of Gen. Gordon Earthquake shocks
were felt in Michigan, Ohio and In
diana.
centenary of the constitution
of the United States was celebrated
in Philadelphia.
Earl of Aberdeen assumed
Office as governor general Of Canada
men accused Of burglary
lynched at Versailles. Ind.
sos Statue of Samuel de Champlain
unveiled at Quebec by Lord Aberdeen.
destruction caused by
heavy rains in Texas.
9O1-The Duke and Duchess of Corn
wall and York welcomed in Montreal.
The funeral of President McKin-
ley was held at Canton, Ohio.
Henriette, Queen of the Bel
gians, died, aged &c years. a.,
IO6-Fatal race riots in Atlanta, Ga. -. '
Rock Island train plunged into the |
Cimarron river in Oklahoma and |
number of lives were lost -. Secre- {
tary of War Taft and Acting Sec {
rotary of State Bacon left Washing t
ton for Cuba.
on Japanese battle
ship killed thIrty-four officers and
men, The new treaty between
France and Canada was signed at u
Paris.
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