Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-01-11

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Carolina repealed acts of intoler-
ance.
1772-The first vessel left Quebec for
the West Indies.
177S-British fierce arrived off the ISL
and of Tybee to begin their attack
on Savannah.
17S3-Washington. in the city Of An
napolis, resigned his commission in
the army.
17Ss-Bank of the United States be-
gan to discount
1S00-Attempt made to assassinate Ma
poleon Bonaparte.
1811-Funeral in Richmond Va, of the
scores who persisted in the burn
ing of the Richmond theater.
1S14-The British made an attack upon
the position held by Gen. Jackson
for the defense of New Orleans,
and retired after contest of about
seven hours. -. Treaty of Client
terminated the war of 1912, be-
tween Great Britain and the Uni
ted States.
1S32-Gov. Hayne of South Carolina is
sued a proclamation in answer to
that of the President of the United
States. John G. Calhoun resign
ed the vice presidency of the Uni
ted States.
1S35-A treaty was made with the
Cherokees in Georgia, by which
they agreed to remove west of the
Mississippi.
1S3S-Execution of rebels in Montreal
1S3s-Penny postage adopted in Eng
land.
1S41-Gas first used for Illuminating
purposes in Toronto.
1S47-First telegraph lines reached ST.
Louis.
1S51-Louis Kossuth, the noted Hunga-
rian patriot, spoke before the Uni
ted States Congress at Washing
ton.
1S60-Louisiana adopted an ordinance
of secession. United States rev.
enue cutter William Allen surren-
dered to the South Carolina au-
thorities.
1S62-The Federals, under Gen. Sher-
man, were repulsed at Chickasaw
Bayou, Miss.
1864-Gen- Hardee destroyed his iron
clads and navy yards and escaped
from Savannah with $4,000 troops.
1S65--Celebration of the S00th anniver-
sary of the foundation of West
minister Abbey.
1S67-First meeting of the Ontario
Legislature.
1SsS-Lord Lisgar appointed Governor
General of Canada.
187O-State of Georgia leased the
Western and Atlantic Railroad to
a company for twenty years at a
rental at $4,000 a month.
1S71-Edward Blake formed a Liberia,
ministry in Canada.
1S72-The Hon. Amos de Comos be-
came premier of British Columbia.
49,. .Barnum's Museum, New York
City, destroyed by fire.
1S74-Kfng Kalakaua of Hawaii arriv-
ed in New York.
1S75-Earthquake felt in Richmond,
Va.
1S76-Nearly a hundred lives lost in a
train wreck at Ashtabula, Ohio
iSS3-The cantalever railroad bridge
across the Niagara River was
opened.
1890-Henry B. Brown of Michigan
commissioned an associate justice
of the United States SUP RENE
Court ;. Capt. Wallace and several
soldiers killed in a fight with Sioux
Indians in South Dakota
1S91-Fight at Ratenal Springs, Texas,
between United States troops and
Mexican revolutionists, :. Business
suspended in London because Of
dense fog.
1S9S-New buildings of McGill Univer-
sity opened by Lord Mimic.
1903-Nearly 600 lives lost in the Iro-
quois theater fire in Chicago.
1sO4-Market price of cotton declined
to So cents.
1sO5-Herbert H. D. Pierce appointed
first United States minister to Nor
! way.
190S-William /. Buchanan sent to
Venezuela as American commits
sioner, TO investigate conditions. . !.
President Roosevelt invited Can
ada and Mexico to participate in
the movement for the conservation