Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1907 — THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

1290—Jews expelled from England. 100O —Columbus arrived a prisoner at Cadiz, Spain. 1589—Paris attacked by Henyy IV. 1605—The Gunpowder plot discovered. 1674—New York city evacuated by the 1681—Algiers bombarded by the French. 1685—La Salle and his followers left the Lavaca river on the Gulf coast in search of the Mississippi. 1687-—Gov. Andros of New York arrived at Hartford and demanded the surrender of Connecticut’s liberal charter. —Landing of William 111. at Torbay. V 1701 —City of Philadelphia chartered by William Penn. 1715—Treaty signed by which the Low Countries were ceded to Emperor Charles VI. 1736 —Earthquake destroyed Lima and - the port of Calleo. 1755—Nearly 60,000 persons perished in earthquake at Lisbon. 1765 —Stamp act came into force.... Governors of all the Colonies except Rhode Island took oath to execute the Stamp act. —r—--1772 —First town meeting held in Boston. 1775 —St. John, N. 8., captured by American force under Gen. Montgomery. .1775 —Washington defeated by Gen. Howe at battle of White Plains, N. Y.

1783 —Washington issued his farewell address to the army. 1785—Last session of the old Continental Congress opened in New York. 1789 — Lettres de Cachet abolished by the French National assembly. 1790 — Gen. St. Clair routed by the Indians on the Wabash river. 1803 —-Frigate Philadelphia ran on a reef and officers and crew made prisoners by the Moors' 1806 —Revolutionary outbreak in San Domingo.

1810—France removed its restrictions against American trade. 1814—American force started on expedition to take Montreal. 1825 —First boat reached New York City from Buffalo by way of the Erie canal.... Opening of the Elbe canal celebrated at Albany. 1841—'Sir Alexander Burnes and twentythree others Cabul. 1844—The Royal Exchange, London, opened by Queen Victoria. 1852 —Franklin Pierce elected President -—“-of the United States, 1854 — Russians attacked .the British at Inkerman. 1855 — Dr. Livingstone discovered the great cataract, which he named Victoria Falls. 1861— Gen. George B. MeGlellan appointed commander-in-chief of the United • States army, 1862 — Gen. Grant began his advance on Vicksburg. 1861 —Nevada admitted to the Union as the thirty-sixth State. 1867 —John Morrissey, pugilist, elected , to Congress from New York. 1873—Second trial of “Boss” Tweed began in New York. 1875 — Richard P. Bland of Missouri in-. troduced free silver bill in the House. 1876- —Many thousands of people killed by a cyclone in Bengal. 1880 — United States and China concluded an emigration treaty. 1881 — Denver became the permanent cap ital of Colorado. \ 1885 —Canadian Pacific railway opened between Montreal and Winnipeg. 1889—North and South Dakota admitted to the Union. 1892 — Monument to the Chicago anarchists who were executed for the Haymarket outrage dedicated in Waldheim cemetery, Chicago. 1893 Bill repealing the Sherman silver purchasing act passed by Congress and signed by President Cleveland.