Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 8, Number 22, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 January 1877 — Page 1

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the World's His tory l"o i* the 35

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A\yay on the •$lkeir.

^•Uoiiar'^Chroiiologica1

ami Serological ItecQIMIN fo«' tJ«" Year. A

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A Local Chronological History f™pared from Newspaper Fil»H.-6iv«fl-a Cose Rflif ^fa'l *he Lead-

tfa Evtiits.

Our Bushs'8, Fire, Manufacturing, Building and Miscellan--|^n6ous Doings of the

Year.

Showing tliat, Though General Business Has Been About tho Same as in 1875,

Our Manufacturing Interest Have

lmpr*vfld.

A. Hodge B'odgc of Facts

Gall»er*l Everywhere.

The GAZETTE presents its readers in this iuJ with oviow ot the past year, which is tolerablv exhaustic, is full of interest, and will lv a document worth pKStirvin^* A summary of the leading events in world's history, and in our own total affairs i* presented, also a necrologJcal table for the yur.

A review

Haute and a lar^e mass of states ical in formation rtla^g to all branches of trade lias boe.. collected wtih infinite trouble an 1 will well repay perusal. It will appear in summary of events foi the year that Te re 11 mtc his started othe up grade out of the "slough of despond" into wh ch all was" thrown by the panict For years business has been good, and gives indua-

healthful

in all branches.

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Balat v311 the Business

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over the preface Red the open book.

LOCAL N .CROLOGICAL.

JANUARY.

I. (Saturday) Everybodv having a •ood time an.l making new resolutions The fir^ fiend visited Phil. Wyatt's meat

At church or drinking soda wa

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Banquet of the Knights Templar ,t Dowlin^ Hall. Davy Crockett at the anoaiia 1 Opera House. 8. Josephus Colielt appointed receiver ofthe Cincinnati railroad. 10. Charles Harrington captured.

Jatnes Bel died l. Arrival of the orphan children from Viiicen.ies. Mrs. Oates at the Opera House. c. J. Brackebush agitates the question of cheap gas. f?e,^o

nugi 16.

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cle Club are interfered with by red pep-

^15. Kant the "novelty press" swindler caught Mont Ro«e Church dedicated.

Field day in the criminal court. A p.'inv bk* the name of Smith

runs away tr im his wife. 19. Burton G. IIanna, Eli Jones and Hudson, have a legal fight. Hun

R. N. ter—Smith nuptials

niiiii uupimis. 3 uittuu jui

iTri ve)lif'k speaks for the rag bnby at the icpurt wise.. 21 An attempt to kill Dr. Orr at Psfxfb*. "The Smith, Howe, Earle, Journal. T. T. imbrog'io begins. ^4 -Judge Carlton opens (lie course of Jectyres at tnc Baptist chur :h with a lecture on Hooks and Reading." 26. Lee Bros, store broken into, i). The Sjnith-FIowe row red hot. rsM&v fi.'i FEBRUARY. pr. Reaii interviewed on the newspaper quarrel.

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pitcbcs into the 'rtewS|iipcr

ruw. Count Minkowsky arrested, ^IMMfeetifSg 61 the Horticultural societV. 4*. A passenger train on the Logansport rciyJ 'cd irto. 4. The newspaper war at an end. All unhappy except theGAZKT'TII 7 Anna Stewart, the spook''medium caught again. Rabbi Brown speaks at the Congregational church. The letter missive of PL mouitf church read at the Congregational church. 8. Rabbi Brown, ra ses a row about a lost valise. W. Thompson, lectures on Chauccr at the Baptist church. Dr. Pence, defends Anna Stewart. 9. The Clark—Guun murder case on tr

OI 10. Centenary festival, at Centenary Church. 12. Mr. Tcitz, tcacher in the Third

Ward shccol house arraigned for neglect in the case of small pox. 14. St. Valentines day. Dr. Munhall. speaks.. r-5. Meeting ot '.he city council to con sider the small pox question. Belligerent Brown

Ci?ll

at the Gazette oflicc.

16. Miunnerchortnasquerai e. 20. Paul Dresser gets into difficulty. Chauncey Young caught. Mrs. Jane Leveques house burned. 21. Prof. Burt lectures Ori Spencer and the Elizebethan age. 24. The W. and E. cfftial propert SOIJ. 25 Sale of the canal contiiued.. 26. The Express enunciates its doctrine of carrying on war on the cash basis by impressing supplies. 28. Will Cooke 'ly re urns from Texas. Minnie Crawtord suicides. 29. Knights of Pythias ball. j-Fire at

He Terre Ifajtf h-««.•. •V, C,

MARCH,^f f''/•'

1 Louis Hossler ,a arrested 'for the shepting of I'rank. Lee.,' ^rii.cetoh 4eo pie after,to organize a body to rt puir tin tlffmar^r of th* recent mor«».^ 2 lujmas /aj.k.-on the arrest o' Jake Hause.r.an for hj'bBeiy. lauscinius aCCJiri:Jial.? Dr ^luniiHtl arri^s jn| tow». i(6 ti EV'-ii'm illc nn {cvjiujittM-'eiuia rtyival. N P. Hunter buys the Eagli r!'^drtig VVh^ker 3

out Elegant entertain rrent at Christian church sporting afl'rav at Middlebury Geo. Watts and Kreeman Reeves killed 4. Review of the orphan asytum in the GAZKTTK, Rev. E. Howe makes a report to the Congregational church ol his part in the Beecher advisory council 6 Professor Scoveil 1. ctures at tlir first Baptist church on Sir Francis B.icon. 7 The suit of the State of Indiana vs Vandalia railway company comes to an end Col. R. W" Thompson interviewed on the subject GAZKTTE emissary visit.the settle of the Middlebury tragedy.

A new ordinance for ihe government of hack driver? pass the council. 8 Terrible accident on Pan-Handle: narrow escape of Morris' Mossier.

Sullivan county counte*feiters captured at the depot. edication of hall of Iv ofP at Greencastle 10. Exercises of Junior class at High school.

Rev. Black dedicates Chtistian Chapel. Preaches an excellent sermon on SJIOmoti's temple, lie secures voluntary hscriptions of $1085.0010 pay fbr the church impro\eme its.

Rev. Wells preaches 1 he first of a j-eries of sermons at the First Presbyterian church. 13 To 11 Jackson, sho jts himself in th

Gazette cflice. "Minnie," a waif was found on a south end door step. In.ie pendents cho«e txecutive committee Ju 'ge Long, 'ec'.ui es 011 Isaac Walton. 14 W Wiley, completes the school work to be forw.inled to the Centennial.

oT ih^ business of. Terre Joiin Fietcherof Cli lton dies. William Ross, ot'Otter Creek com nits suicid 1} ijll.*'* Bi 1 :k, pre.icites at til: iris tain church. Scott, was called du to be a candidate for Congress. 17 St. Patrick's iv celebrate in stvle. Address of T. A. Foley. 18 Death of Kmil dossier. A depu^ auen 01 business U.

Marshal captures an outlaw, name unknown. 20 Fire at 3 A. M. at Charleston,

tions of a genrral n^-osoer- forgerj. no. Davis arraigned for pass make the new year an unusuall.y p-osper- «, J^ ous one. The business done has been 'n^c\TtC J:,, 2

Atr st of Charles Reynolds for

Wm. Sellers gains his case against Ken'uck\ Ku Kiux. T. C. Buntin readssection from Francis Vigo's will to county mmis^ioners. 23 ap year ball given by T. H. Macnne chorat Turner hall.

Rev. E. F, Howe lectures on Italy. 26 Exercises at lli^h School. 2^ Claudius Peterson dies at station

6 icred

concert at Asbury Rev.

F. Howe lectures o:i Romanism. :8. Win. Lindsey cuts Patrick ilaroax. Collision between two andalia trains. Robert Robertson hurt. Terrible storm. 2y Geo. E. Farrington declines to run for county clerk. Fou and Hunter sell leir St. Louis stables and conae to Terre aute.

APRIL.

1 John P. Baird, adjudged insane, and sent to asylum at Indianapolis, llarry ihnson, Paris m.irJer, sentenced to be hanged 011 23d June following Judge Maxwelle sustains demurrer to the evidence in the case of Cronin vs. Cincinnati railway, and Judge Carleton gives notice that nothing further will be done bv plaintiff Primary meeting of Democracy. 1 he magnificent juUelrv store ofO. lYask entered and $1,200 in goods taken. Attempted burglary ot the houses of Rev. Howe, Mrs. Gorden and Mr. Murray. 3 Grand Jury impanneled. The^qfiar

John Calhoua appears in, the jtette burglary: ttores of H.JH. Phelonj

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co«rt with a-casc of small-pox,

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and Mrs. Bor-son entered. Benjamin Crammer, the Greencastle thief captured and brought to this city. 4 Meeting of council. Dr„J. S Richardson delivers lecture on Joseph Addition. 6. Distressing accident to Mr, Jacob Irvin, at Gilman's stave iactpry two broken arms. S Saunders and John Kirk, the 1 otorious counterfeiters, caught jiere and bound over. Kerr & McGrimes, burglars. Dr Munhall deliver.an interesting lecture at the opening, ol the AVoorns in this citv. 7. Price of gas reduced from $3 50 per. 1,000 feet, to $3 00. Mr BurbanK gives an interesting reading in the Normal building. Grand masquerade at City Hall Monthly meeting of the Terre Haute Horticultural society at t':e residence of Captain Potter. 8 County convention of l)emocrac at court house and nomination of candidates. Lockport tannery burned. Loss $8.oocf insured $3,000. 10 Death of fylr. Joseph Yates, of paralysis, ar 12.30 o'clock p. m. 13 Fire at the h'use of Mr. Manchester in south end narrow escape f''om a general conflagration of adjoining house Marriage of Mr Orville Fox and

Miss Lyda Mayers. 15 Republican ward meeting, liomina!on of councilmex. 16 Attempted suicide o» Tom G.'ace. 18. -Mrs. Huinaston's bakery burned. 19. Marriage of Mr. Henry Byers Miss Muttie Sellings,.formerly of Effingham. j, -y. I 3™ Capt Bogardu.. shiots a ma', hf

VV S O llair buys the mainouth livery stable 21. L. A. Burnett elected school trus iec. .Lou Hay is called to run for councilman. 22. One Coins, runs off leaving ftl'SHensinger in the lurch for board. ,25. I he GAZKTTE comes out in new dress. 26. The GAZ.ETTE appeared in new dress and larger size, the pries staying at the old figure. 'Ihe Ou«l Fellows le brate. Str^uc Hyde nuptials. 27. John llu arresttd. 28. Col Dowling issues a pronuncikmento to the voters ot the 4th vVard.

MAY.

2 SmAll-pox.aliiio»t disappeared. Vigo '\uiity Sunday School convention in session. City election. Last meeting the old council. 4 Pigeon hooting match* 5 A floater found in "the Wabash Setfii-monthly exercises at the Hig! School 7 Kev. E F. 116 .ve resigns his pa* oial\ Relics (bund at For^ Harrison Pro ioiltion tti-n'i: reduce city salaries 9 Harry iscoverni to be ai

Century." 10 The new city counci' meets. Mossler's opening. 11 Game of draughts between Terr* Haute an.i Marshall. Marshall 5 lerie Haute 3. Pigeon match. 12 Ira I). Sankey in own. 13 Edmunds a«d

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30. Decoraiion day

card each

other. 15 The teachers meet in nthh session. (6 Death ofTacob II. Hager. S01. of Theod ire Dofle drowned. iS Democratic Congressional conven tion, Col W. E- McLean nominated. 19' Republican county convention Full ticket nominated. The city council cuts salaries $3,000. 23 Rose MHchel at the Opera House. Septer Patrick, takes charge of the Siaion House. 24 Henry Sachs drowns himself. A color trouble at the Normal School. 25 The Sarliel guards presented with a new banner. Shooting match. 27 Some bad little boys steal meat from S Humaston. 2S. PV-nir at the Tivr li, 2g». ^ohn Grienson Suecides.

jiUNE, '7"*"" t,

Dolle tried foi the murder of Hag"•art. P. goes for the saloon. 3 Douie Dimple atiempts sicide. 4 A row at the Eel river excursion. 6 Meeting of the stockholders of the E. T. 11. & C. 7. Death of Jo eph Weidel. 8 Richard F. llebb run over by the cars and killed. 9„ Twenty-six. vagrants arraigned be fore the Mayor.

I3 Council meeting. The cow ordinance fails to pass. 15 Celebration in the Catholic Church, of corpus Christi day.

Everybody talking about the Cincinnati Convention. 16. Reduction of salaries of the city -chool teachers. 20 I. N. Pierce engages in the raising ofradisi.es. Samuel Archer dies. 21 Republican Congressional conven^ tion nominat Hunter. 22 Commencement exerci-es at St. Marys. Prof. BuUen ofthe Normal resigns. 23 11

any Johnson executed at Paris,

llli .ui. Graduating exercises at the tligh School. 24 Rev E Howe preaches his farewell sermon. 25. A row over gaining possession ot the fair ground. 27 Graduation exercises at the Normal. A train thrown from the track on the & S W. 2S. Ergine House No. 1. was struck bv 1 ghtning. 29 Everybody talking about Tilden and Hendricks.

JULY

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••-.« 1EURE HAUTE, IKD:..-THURSDAY, JANt ARY 4, 1877. Whole No. 474

-Raridon atteropto France dies.

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to Jo'-n Mayortqessuddenly. David Roe injured in a ra.ljjpad ac i'dent, dies. 3 11 Clubs of the au-tks prganized in thee«ening. 13 Judge Long mcovers a bone ol'the Mastocjon Ohioticu|| and calls the scientists together. jj, 14 Bob Flinn seesjj meteor as big as a streetcar. & 15 Jo'in II. O'Boxes' lesidcnce burglarized. Bill Stumi^icipturcd. ,Tilden and Hendricks ratifieijflioii meeting addressed by Wm. Mau. The I-gs begin ostiuggle. 17 Boy by the ninle of Huster run over and killed by tb^ cars on first street. Patton Bros, meat shop robbed. iS Tilden escort organized. the East end. £. •19 OP Davis noimnated for congress by the I-G's at Dowliwhall. nsidei--able slooping over, jtj|c least said a4»out .vhich the better 20 A young lady killed at the Fanners burg reunion. Albert Cummings drowned in the Wab tgh.

The Bull PerfSih trouble. Col. Thompson dedtCates ihe Wigwam. 3 Meeting of the horticultural society. A gang ot negro thieves captured. Fossit Hunters go on ah expedition to Eel r-fver Politics getting hot. 4 I'enry Osterlo^run over by a locomotive and killed. SLasar addresses he Republicaus in tie Wigwam in ilernan.

The rag baby it is nominate a county ticket. a Jasper Packarcf 'wigwam, 9 he banner ^till howling over Krone 10 R. S. RojWrtwn,' wigwam The fat mail kills a tnan. near Stanton. Fire at Briggs grocery. 11 The 1 G- swelling up preparatory to'"business" 12 Alphorf QwrWn. i^irtnted to p'ay llamltt by Ham,'^SpJlnterfr" Sutton aftd he plague of Haiwe^ begins. I tqrch

:ight.

14. Fire, ban#* Abbott, Third and Pai-Ji/

Higganbothanv Wigwam. 17.

Geo.

1 Meeting of the wet nurses of the rag rabv, at the court house. 2 Dedication of St. Anns. The body of W Jackson, found in the water at the "ravel pit' 4 The Centennial Fourth, celebrated in days by the GAZETTE. Judge T,-and stvle. Wm. Greeson, fireman on Carlton, court house square. UieE T-H & killed in an accident 'The

near Atherton. 5 Sobering up. 0 ^uu.iu.ig up gains on the celebration ofthe Frnir h. Isaac Williams dies 7 Installation of officers in A O W W No 1 a Address ofthe MCA read the chur.-hes. Levi Marshall, colored, drowns himself in Honey Creek. James "J

W. Shearer killed on the E.

C. Pwrdue and Babcock exchange the complements ofthe season at Ihe Terre Haute lloue. 18. Jolir T. Cam bell, I. G. yipped his yawp. 19 J. C. Reed retires from the St \cnes and Montrose missions. Democratic torch light raHy Voorhees speaks. 2t Hunter howls, at the Wigwam. 32 Plenty of political meeting*. 24 Appotutmenis of city school teachers made public. Blue Jeans Williams peaks from the bafcony of *.ie Terre Haute House. 2^ Ben Harrison speaks from the balconv ofthe I'erre Haute House. 26 Ed Vandever catches a Newman incendiary. 28 Vigo county Teachers Institute in session O Morton, Wigwam. Teach •rs institute still in session. Wendling, Democracv, Court House square 29 Fire, B. Win Turner, Prarieton, !ig, mowing machine. Congressman Springer. jo ''Bloody shirt" Kilpatrick wigwam, ji A new Ffe.»t house decided ?n by he Council. Booth, wigwam.

SEPTEMBER I

1 Last day of the Gounty Teachers Institute.. Cookerly ra ses a poll in the Third Ward. 2 Thomas llutton^runs away from his. wife an(* fanailv. The Rankin, Fi«k, Kelp iev qujstion of veracitv. J.imes ok., •s'avvarded. the Pet house contract. TibJen and Hendricks, at Clinton. Repubriican Townshio Convention. 3 Lewis Cavana, talis from the National House, and is.killed. 5 Grand republican, dj.nonst-ati(*i, Ben Harrison speaki Republican know ..nothingorganization scovered. 6 I3uciland arrives. 7 Rianaway. nJ twovoungbelles \«ning Opi tiing ol tlu 1 fw ftasc b«lil ark 8 Funeral of Captain II uglass. Political ward rallies by the dozeru 9, LiuraReam writes up Terr&IIau'e yrv politics. McDonald and Shields peak. 13 More Politics. Hon Bay less W -lanna, and the s.w_et Singer ot'Is.ael at Dowlings Hall. Acres of peo^e Patric han married. He is censured by .ecouniil. 15 Parade of A O W\ Speeches and ball. Tlw council build a tramp dor« nitury. Pulitzer at Dowljuogs Hall. 16 Gran*) rally of the 1 G's. Carj speaks. 19 County fair bio wain. 20. Wright and Waiter speak in the Court House Square. 21 E Frank Howe and Flrank Clarke ch-»p logic-in theGAZETTE. 22 Billy Clarke in town. The Campaign Mail started some time prior to this. The first evidence of its existence discovered at this date. W bmalley, Republican, Dowling Hall. 23 "P" 011 deck about finances. The Mail, Exp.ess, Howe, Smitn and Filbeck imbroglio. Peace restored after several

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Kcllcy is awawiled the city coal contract. 1

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vention ,lft 23 Frank WaltoriVcnppled by being.run over. 24 Ilanchett irk th^^ong Strike at live Opera House. 26 James llamilt(M| discovered to be a deadb at Jfflb 27 Gustavc Kron^ slea'.s $10 of the Banner ofiice and the^hat is passed around •or the telie of that ^palladium." Hayes escort get. a banner 28 Base ball, Indif^apohs vs Sycamore, 15 tO.O. -...y-vj., .... i' -i AU^B»T,..

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15. John Dollarhide provel himselfa )rnte. 16.

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25 Banner loses $10 more and howls. 26 Pr.f, Martins the checker champion arrives in town and is welcomed by the GAZETTE. 7 Hunters store robbed. More politics. 28 Water mains extended on'" south Sixth. ,s .._ 29 Lots of politics,

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30 Filbeck and Smith war ends, both

JS The I G's peter into a debating society. 31 Halloween. •.

NOVEMBER.

1 A $o,ooo libel suit brought against the wicked mail by a woman whom it had reat-ty wronged. 2 The Home Circle club organized. Horticultural society meets. 3 "P" pitches into politics. 4 Giis Amborre shoots himself, accidentally. 6 Thomas O'Neil, a deserter from the regular army captured by Vandevei. George Rhodes dropad«ad at thje wood market.. i.., 17 Lelewer opens a fur store in Teire Haute. Semi-monthly composition day at the high school. 23 Festival 01 the Ladies Aid Society at 1 owling's Hall. 26 St Clair house entered by burglars. John Coavin goet gunning tor his mates.

DECEMBRH.

4 A ppearnnce of S Anderson a6 Rip Van

Winkle

•5 Deadi of-Col. ThoroasDowling 7 Deatn of homas F" Q'Boyle. 8 Burning of t^e old hominy mill on Water street.1 Lo#s $3^o« 10. Dtathof Harry Bnscom,foreman ol the Express press room 12 Second appearatic»of Earle as Hamlet. 18 Scully begins his long walk, at the St. Clair.

granted a divor^^On^'is^^'.^ :i A meteor of unptecedenteu brilliancv antf a-ur iversal ol'jj et of wonder is seen in the eastern horizon. 33 Ma«s meeting of the Democracy, at the Court House lo»«nsider the presi dential.complication and-to appoint delc^ate^to tie state convention. 25. Numerous balls aid«ocial events in theewening. irg Suicide of George Kramer.

R0RE16N NEUROLOGICAL. JANUART. 21. Ex- Governor Colin II Clifford of Massachusetts, dieci. at New Bedford, agoct 67. 4^ Sir Anthony Rothschilds died in England, aged 66.

Benjamin Do*wn"mg, oldest odd fel low in the world, died- in New York, agpdioi. tj. Commodore Stephen Decatur died in Boston had served 45 years in »l»e navy. io.. General Gordon.Granger, U. S. A dk-d in Santa. Ee„ aged 50 years. 15. Mrs, ex.-Pie&ideut Johnson died near Greenville,. Tennessee. Commodore John Pojje,, U. S. N., died in Dor thester. Massachusetts. 22. FrancW "Thomas, minister to Peru, killed by a locomotive in Fraakville Maryland. 27. Frederick. Lemaitt e, French, actor, died in Paris. 25. Fractiis- Leak. Hungarian, statesman and twitor, died at Pesth.

FEBRUARY.

Mrsv Peter Cart*right. widow of the celehrated pioneer preachet, died at Pleasant fls-ins, Illinois. Rean Admiral Silas H. Stringham, S. ft..- died in Brooklyn. 10. The Hon.

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i__ r« XT V_-i. si les rettrhtg fofrifpair*. Grand Dein- New York. ocratic railv. Bftvard et al 2S. Gliomas Dodworth, muskian and

i'he l*iTiocrats hoid a jollification .vears. Owen 5fiirlt,ve, comedian, died meeting. 18 Buck land goes home. 19 Extra Billy Smith brings two mammoth beeves to town. 20 The Republicans contest some elections in tht» county: Stahi's stoie entered. The Republicans mourn at the wigwam. 2.| 11 O Wagner, leader of the Union band skips out, 26 Harle Horci i» hurt by a powder explosion 27 A Burnett's residence and the St. Clair house entered. A quail trapping imbroglio.

Johnson found

dead mbifi yard at Anna'polii^Md. 17. Horace Bushnell, D«. D., died at Hart fordy Conn. 2^. Ffer»e M. Irving, nepuew of Washington trvmg, dieJ in Neva York city. 2& Garret E. Barry, aommodore im t'ie United States navy, died in New York,, aged 81 vears.

MAKCIFC.

»•«. William Robinsoiv.journalist, died al Maiden, Mass. it Gen. J. D. Webster died at Chicago 14. Robert \4illmai, bishop of Caictittovnephew ofDean Millman.died atLondon. 16 Prosper M_ Wetmore, politician ind merchant, died at Great Neck Long Island. 26, Ex-Gov. James Smith, of Rhode Island, died at Providence.

APRIL. W alpole, M. P., die^J in

2 Frederick London 4 Richard Stockton died in Princeton, N.J. 5. Bishop John Johns, Protestant Episcopal, died at Alexandria, Va., aged So years 7. Maximilian Tarnoczy, cardinal arch' buho died at Salibnrg. Ch*rles S. Oiden, ex-Governor of New Jer»ey died at Princeton. 10. A, T. Stewart, merchant and capitalist, died at New Voik, aged 73 years. 16. Hon. Trusten Polk, ex-governor and ex-senator, died at St Lou.s, Mo., aged 65 vearS17. Orestes A. Browlison,distinguished Catholic scholar and author, died at Detroit, Mich. 22. Princess Isabella, of Portugal, died at Lisbon^ged 75 years,

irney Williams, actor, died in

OCTOBKR. I composer, died in Morrisania^

2 Everybody talking abcut the Dem- aged 86 years. «... ocratic r.'ifly. 29 Thomas Bird, Scotch poet, oied in 4 Waldron. the Baltimore thief skips Scotland out. Frank Walker, shot accidentally and killed by David Ohanslagrr6 Wofcott deserts and the I-G's. ho vl. 7 Grirtd RepuHifcin dea.onstnition. Bob Itv^ersoll speaks. Charley Bass dies at the station house. 5 Botts Rudenburg killed. 10 Election day. 11 The rag baby buried. '1 he Crunrbs of Comfort set sail. 13. 14 Democrats all ju tilating.

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30. Jam?s L. Grahim. American eon* sul in ltafv. died in Flora?*e, MAY. 7. WilScvm B. Sprague. D. Tfs&jrteri divine, died at us hi g, Loiijp Island. agmt'Si years. 10. Wilifcwn W. Hidl^ of tf -IF® Journai of t-enlth. d5td in New YOF1 \Villianv Varlev, ('-R*aldyf the blacksirMtV died at New York, a-^id 41 years. 19. MibS Jli^ia Matnews, actress and!' prima donna, died in St. Lou»^a»jjed 33

in Boston, Maset 2i. I lenrv King'sley, brother »t Canon Kingsl Iied in-Loodtm. 27. FiTncts I'aliicky, Auslrinn'Mstorian died at Pcsth, aged 7S years^,

JUNK.

S. George Sand^Mme. Dtidvent,"""author, died in Pari.*,, aga 1 71 yeart- Rev. Edward Field, LordiBishop of Newfioundtond, died at Hamilton, Bermuda, «^ed 75 years. 20, John Nealj antha»r and magazine writer, died at Portland Maine. 2s. Bert Napier-,-English ship*build* err, died in London.

JUL.TT.

16. Bllen T. Caperton, United States Senator from West Virginia, diei.suddenly in Washington. tS. John Fr der ck Lewis, K. A.rpain'er^died in Tondon. t9, ^Iich el C. Kerr, rpenker of

the

house ot representatives*, died at JSockbrklge Springs, Va. 21. Jo-h ia A. Harris, author and journalist', died a- Cleveland,' O.

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23. I Ion. Joseph Uhderwood, ex-sena-tor from Kentucky died- a Bo\»iing Gretn. 25. Mrs, Pauline Dttm» woman1"* rights leader, died at Providence R. I. n-i

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41, General J^ff.TftornpwnV^f the'iSn^ federate armv,died in S». Joseph.. Mt. 12 Hon. Henry. A\ e'x-go 'eraor of Virginia, died iat Richmond,' Vui. William Tenbrink, Mesican veteran, died at New Orleans, alSfdt*66Atnr» How. jphn Purdue ex congrcewMn,.died at i&yetti^.lnd. 14, Robert BirnwJlR died irrSt. James, parish, La »8., Bishop E3/n«md Storer Jiuses, Methodist church, died af Pfcw Yurfii 27- Braxton Br sg^i general of t£e u«n-ferieRate-ariny, 1 in G»W»:*t»n,' T«*as iged ftrve«rs: ll'i»R,. C. Thotnj»*on, rf.Otfiv died in "Splt'dftl ^, 30 Joseph Wtwren, prfMdent Xew Y^rk associated press, dted'in B(flWo. Girorge Alfred L:»vrence^HngJish uu^bor

OCTOBKK.

S Baron Lisgp,r Jbhn ex-governor general of Gin ad a, disd in London.

JO. John Fitc-*.Cleveland, New. York Tribune, died ir* New York. 14, Captain Jjfcnes Howard'boa&Bttild- -•-, drowned at Jtffersonville. Charles Hlran, millionaire, oF Detroi', dted in biat city. Ftenk Daf^ett, piaminent lurnalist, diedhin St. Paul.' Mini*. 19. Hon. Fnant-itk- P: Blair, journalist and. polikiciuii, died at Silver Sprtups, Md.

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5. Major (fiencral Gilo*.

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at Bloomingpom, 111. 6. Cardinal,Glacomo. Antonolli died at Rome. 8. Duchas« of /testa*, earqueeo of Sp in, dieifat Madrid 11. Tandhirini, tenon singar and1 actor, died at Niae. 13 W iiliam Constable M^swelK Baron Herrier,.#*' Scotlaadi died it Ediahurgh. i5,.J.i:in S. Williams,, steainship owner, died at New York, aged 6i years. James D1. Grace, actor, died, iu Providence, Khods IslRnd. 21 T&e Duke of Saidoaba. Portuguese minister to Kng4und).diodat London. 22 General 5ir John Bell K. C. B., eied iai London* 27 Mrs. Rose Hardiefc aged 95 years, tW Host white woman born in Kentucky, died it Louisville. ..

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5 The actvm the. Booklyn theater G. W R. Baylev, engineer of Eads jettk-s, died at New Orleans. at James-W. Nyc,ex-«enator of Nevadju,. died at White Planas, Weschestevk Hew York.

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PRMBTEEAT EVRNTA «T 1876, JAJTVARW. 2. Half millioa. dollar defalcation! of C. R. Reck .vith.confidential ma. age»B. T. Babbitt, Aiew Yook oap man, discovered. 3. hxCo'eiicr Carpenter, Iowa, accepts Set end Coiatprollership of UnitStftes Treasury. 6: Bronze statue of Henry Q&rtan, or.Uor. tnveil.-d irv front of old Parliament House Dublin. 6 Wood* election riots at Ottowa, Outario. 10 Inauguration of R. B, Hayes Governor of Ohio. 1a John Lee Carroll, inaugurated Governor of Maryland. to Failure of Tredegar Iron Wo'ks, at Richmond. Virginia. Five hundied operativt'S discharged. 17. Defeat of

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Apaches, near

Santa Fe. by United States troops. Tweniv-three Indians killed. .8.

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Lamar chosen United

States Senator from Mississippi and J. H. lieck from Kentucky. Ex- Treasurer Lappin, of Kansas, ar. estftl for embezzlement Inauguration of Governor Hartraritt, ol Pennsylvania. 19. Kirs wood elected United States Senator in Iowa. 21. House repeals Geghan Law. Prize fi^hton Long Island, J. Hoganand Paisev Haley. 22 Public cremation of corpse of Chevalier Rossi at Milan. Lynching of Ed.

Williams for murder of Mrs. Alceling at Barboursville. West Virginia. 24. Discovery of frauds of J£. D. Winslow, Boston, preacher. 25. Death of English race horss^

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