Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-09

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1857-Attempted assassination of Crom-
well.
l13T-A royal DEGREES was published iix-
ing the boundary line between Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
i7SS-The Rhode Island assembly sup
pressed private lotteries.
1Is1-Americans surprised. aud captured
the British garrison at Georgetown,
17S2-De Grasso with the French fleet
attacked the British under Hood, out
was defeated with great loss.
1888 George Handley became Governor
of Georgia.
1SO4-Jean Jacques DesSalines proclaim
ed himself Emperor of Hayti.
1SO4-Memorial presented to Congress
urging that the importation of slaves
in the Louisiana territory be prohib-
tied. Congress extended the Gus
toms over the new Louisiana terri
tory by making Natchez port Of
entry
1S12-Gideon Granger of Connecticut be-
came postmaster general of the Unit
ed States.
lS14-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 a 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 1900 Christian slaves, died.
Born April 10, 1857. Nearly 400
lives lost in the sinking of the Ham
burg-American steamship "Cimbrs."
1S34-Seyeral cities in South America al
most destroyed by earthquake.
1S41-Earthquake shock felt in New
York City and vicinity.
1064-William Walker, the noted filibus-
ter, proclaimed the independence Of
Sonora, including Lower California.
1866. NJ. Booth convicted in Milwar.
kee and sentenced to imprisonme vt
for attempting to rescue a fugitive
slave. Chapel and west wing OF
Rutledge College, s. c., destroyed by
fire.
1S56-The President sent a message to
Congress concerning the difficulties ia
Kansas.
1S61-The Confederates seized the Unit
ed States arsenal at Augusta, Ga. -.
New York police seized 800 guns
about to shipped to firm in Macon,
Ca. The Georgia representatives
withdrew from Congress. Louis
lana passed an ordinance of seces-
sion.
1S64-Henry NJ. Allen elected Confeder>
ate Governor of Louisiana.
1872-The first liberal Republican mass
meeting was held at Jefferson City,
Mo-
1s74-Morrison r. Waite of Ohio norni-
mated for chief justice of United
States Supreme Court.
1S75-The East River. New York, SPAN
ned by an Ice bridge.
1s76-Famous bank robbery occurred at
Northampton, Mass.
ISS2-Charles Guteau sentenced TO death
for the murder of President Garfield.
1SS4--The Hon. John Jones Ross be-
came premier Of Quebec.
1ss6-Fal of the Salisbury ministry in
England.
1889 Republican tariff bill passed By
the United States Senate
1S92-Score of lives lost in burning Of
surgical institute in indianapolis.
1S93-Steamer Chicora foundered ON
lake Michigan and all on board were
lost . The Texas cotton palace at
Waco burned.
1So6-France announced the annexation
of Madagascar.
1904-Aalesund a fishing town of Nor
way, totally destroyed by-fire.
19O5-The Conservative party won in the
Ontario elections.
1OO8-Sabine Lake canal in Texas OPEN
to traffic. -. The Pennsylvania SUI
preme Court declared the 2-cent rail-
road fare law unconstitutional.
Morris X. Jesup of New York left
100000 TO the American Museum
of Natural History -. Andrew Car
negie conditonally pledged 100000
to Berea College. Kentucky. The
claim OF the French government
asains 1.-THE Panama Canal Company
snd Columbia was compromised by
the payment of 81 ,G00,000