The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-18

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I7os-The Colonial Assembly Of North
Carolina repealed acts Of intoler-
H72-The first vessel left Quebec for
the West Indies.
i77S-British force arrived off the ISL
and of Tybee to begin their attack
on Savannah.
l7S3-Washington, in the city Of An
napolis, resigned his commission in
the army
I7ss-Bank OF the United States be-
gan to discount.
lS00-Attempt made to assassinate Ma
poleon Bonaparte.
tS11-Funeral in Richmond, Va, of the
scores who perished in the burn
ing Of the Richmond theater.
iS14-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.
l832-Gov. Hayne Of South Carolina is
sued 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.
iS35-A treaty was made with the
Cherokees in Georgia, by which
they agreed to remove west of the
Mississippi.
iS9S-Execution of rebels in Montreal.
1S3s-Penny postage adopted in Eng
land.
1S41-Gas first used for illuminating
purposes in Toronto.
1847-First telegraph lines reached st.
Louis.
1S51-Louis Kossuth, the noted Hunga-
rian patriot. spoke before the Uni
ted States Congress at Washing
ton.
iS60-Louisiana adopted an ordinance
Of secession. United States rev.
enue cutter William Allen surren-
dered to the South Carolina au-
thorities.
tS62-The Federals, under Gen. Sher-
man, were repulsed at Chickasaw
Bayou. Miss.
i864--Gen. Hardee destroyed his iron
clads and navy yards and escaped
from Savannah with $4,000 troops
5-Celebration of the SOOth anniver-
sary of the foundation of West
minister Abbey.
1S67-F'irst meeting of the Ontario
Legislature.
1SeS-Lord Lisgar appointed Governor
General of Canada.
1S70AState Of Georgia leased the
Western and Atlantic Railroad to
a company for twenty years at a
rental at $4,000 month.
lS71-Edward Blake formed a Liberal
ministry in Canada.
1872-The Hon. Amos de Comos be-
came premier OF British Columbia.
X. ,Barnum's Museum, New York
City, destroyed by fire.
1S74-King Kalakaua Of Hawaii arriv-
ed in New York.
1875 Earthquake felt in Richmond.
Va.
1S76-Nearly hundred lives lost in
train wreck at Ashtabula, Ohio.
1sS3-The cantalever railroad bridge
across The Niagara River was
opened.
1890--Henry B. Brown of Michigan
commissioned an associate justice
Of the United States Supreme
Court. Capt. Wallace and several
soldiers killed in a fight with Sioux
Indians In South Dakota.
1ss1-Fight at Ratenal Springs, Texas.
between United States troops and
Mexican revolutionists :. {. Business
suspended in London because of
dense fog.
189s--New buildings of McGill Univer-
sity opened by Lord Mimic.
1sOS-Nearly. 600 lives lost in the Iro-
quois theater fire in Chicago
1904--Market price of cotton declined
to 8h cents.
ts05-Herbert H. d. Pierce appointed
first United States minister to Nor
way.
isoS-William /. Buchanan sent to
Venezuela as American commis-
sioner, to investigate conditions. :.
President Roosevelt invited Can
ada and Mexico to participate in
the movement for the conservation
Of resources.