Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04

1657-Attempted assassination of Crom-
we'll
l'&1-A royal DEGREES was published lix-
ing the boundary line between Rhode
Island and Connecticut
1I33-The Rhode Island assembly sup
pressed private lotteries.
1IS1-Americans surprised and captured
the British garrison at Georgetown,
1lS2-De Grasso with the French fleet
attacked the British under Hood, but
was defeated with great loss.
17sS--George Handley became Governor
of Georgia.
lso4-Jean Jacques Dessalnes proclaim
ed himself Emperor of Hayti.
1SO4-Memorial presented to Congress
urging that the importation of slaves
i'll the Louisiana territory be prohib-
tied. Congress extended the Gus
toms over the new Louisiana terri
tory by making Natchez port Of
entry.
1Sl2--Gideon Granger of Connecticut be-
+. came post master general of the Unit
ed States.
1S14-Henry Clay resigned as speaker OF
the House of Representatives.
1S29-City Council of New York took
action to abolish lotteries.
1S30-The Provincial Parliament of low
= er Canada opened at Quebec. -. Gen.
Simon Bolivar, who liberated large
part OF South America from Span
ish rule. resigned all his military
and political offices.
1S33-Lord Exmouth, who with small
British squadron reduced Algiers and
liberated 5000 Christian slaves. died
Born April 10, 1757.. Nearly 400
lives lost in the sinking of the Ham
burgAmerican steamship "Cimbria.'
1S34-Several cities in South America al
most destroyed by earthquake.
1S41-Earthquak shock felt in New
York City and vicinity.
1S54-William Walker, the noted filibus-
ter, proclaimed the Independence of
Sonora, including Lower California.
1S55-S. NJ Booth convicted in Milwau-
kee and sentenced to imprisonment
for attempting to rescue fugitive
slave. Chapel and west wing of
Rutledge College $. c., destroyed by
fire.
1S56-The President sent a message to
Congress concerning the difficulties in
Kansas.
1S61-The Confederates seized the Unit
ed States arsenal at Augusta, Ca.
New York police seized 300 guns
about to shipped to a firm in Macon,
Ga. The Georgia representatives
withdrew from Congress. -. Louis
lana passed an ordinance of seces-
sion
1S64-Henry NJ. Allen elected Confeder-
ate Governor of Louisiana.
1S72-The first liberal Republican mass
meeting was held at Jefferson City,
No.
1S74-Morrison r. Waite of Ohio nomi-
mated for chief justice of United
States Supreme Court.
1S75-The East River. New York, span.
ned by an ice bridge.
1976-Famous bank robbery occurred at
northampton, MASS.
1SS2-Charles Guiteau sentenced to death
for the murder of President Garfield.
1SS4-The Hon. John Jones Ross be-
came premier of Quebec.
1SSG-Fall of the Salisbury ministry in
England
Republican tariff bill passed by
the United States Senate.
1S92-Score of lives LOST in burning Of
surgical institute il indianapolis.
1S95-Steamer Chicora foundered on
Lake Michigan and all on board were
lost The Texas cotton palace at
Waco burned.
1S96-France announced the annexation
of Madagascar.
19O4-Aalesund, fishing town of Nor
way, totally destroyed by fire.
19O5-The Conservative party won in the
Ontario elections.
I9OS-Sabine Lake canal in Texas OPEN
to traffic The Pennsylvania Su-
preme Court declared the 2-cent rail-
road fare law unconstitutional. -.
Morris X Jesup of New York left
100000 TO She American Museum
of Natural History. Andrew Car
negie conditionally pledged 100000
to Berea College. Kentucky The
claim of the French government
agains 1.-THE Panama Canal Company
and Columbia was compromised by
the payment Of 81 100000.