་་ by means of fictitious and fraudulent "supplemental " returns from unpeopled districts in the north part of the state. March 8, Barstow's counsel - M. H. Carpenter, Harlow S. Orton and Jonathan E. Arnold-withdrew from the case. The supreme court found Barstow to be a usurper, counted in upon frauduleet returns from Spring Creek, Gilbert's Mills and other places. March 21, Barstow abandoned the office, and Lieut. Gov. McArthur assumed the executive chair for four days. Was succeeded by Bashford. September 24, steamer Niagara burned off Port Washington; John B. Macy, pioneer member of congress, one of the lost. 1857. April 15, first railway reached Mississippi river, at Prairie du Chien. 1859. November 1, excursion train celebrating opening of what is now C. & N. W. R. R., between Fond du Lac and Chicago, wrecked at Johnson's Creek, Jefferson county. Fourteen killed, seven wounded. 1860. September 8, steamer Lady Elgin, with 600 excursionists, sunk in collision off Racine; 225, mostly from Third ward of Milwaukee, drowned. 1861. April 10, report received that Beauregard had bombarded Fort Sumter. April 15, Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteer troops issued. April 16, Gov. Randall issued call for the one regiment required of Wisconsin. April 23, Light Guard and Union Rifles of Milwaukee, go into camp as part of First Regiment, ready for orders. May 17, First Regiment mustered into the United States service. June 7. First Regiment received marching orders. June 9, First Regiment departed for Harrisburg, Pa. June 24, Bank riot at Milwaukee. Mitchell's bank attacked; inmates, including Mr. Mitchell, escaped, but building damaged. Militia called out. July 2, George C. Drake, Co. A, 1st Inf., first Wisconsin soldier killed in the rebellion, at skirmish of Falling Waters, Va. 1862. April 10, Gov. L. P. Harvey started south to note the wants of Wisconsin soldiers. April 19, Gov. Harvey accidentally drowned in the Tennessee river. April, about 700 Confederate prisoners received at Camp Randall, Madison. May, call for 75,000 troops by the President. July, call for 300,000 troops by the President. August, Secretary Stanton issued the stay-at-home order to prevent those liable to draft from going to foreign countries. November 10, draft made to fill the Wisconsin quota of troops. 1863. August 5, Democratic state convention at Madison adopt the "Ryan Address." September 17, War Democrats " held mass convention at Janesville, to protest against the "Ryan Address." October 17, call issued by Lincoln for 300,000 volunteers. November, draft made to complete the Wisconsin quota. 1864. February 1, Lincoln called for 300,000 troops. March, Lincoln called for 200,000 troops. Soldiers "veteranize" by re-enlistment from old organizations. July 4, Lincoln called for 500,000 troops. November, draft made to fill the Wisconsin quota. 1865. June 6, first volunteer organization mustered out of U. S. service. June 28, cyclone at Viroqua, Vernon county; seventeen persons killed, 150 wounded and many buildings demolished. 1866. May 28, Fourth Regiment of cavalry mustered out after service of five years and one day, longest term on record of a volunteer organization. James R. Doolittle requested by the Wisconsin Legislature to resign from the United States senateMedical properties of Waukesha spring water discovered by Richard Dunbar. April 8, Sea Bird burned on Lake Michigan; all lost but two. 1868. 1871. October 8. Great fires in Door, Oconto, Shawano, Outagamie, Brown and Manitowoc counties. One thousand persons perished and three thousand were beggared. 1873. September 14, steamer Ironsides wrecked between Milwaukee and Grand Haven; twenty-eight people lost. July 4, hurricane on Green Lake, Green Lake county. Eleven persons drowned. 1874. Potter railroad law enacted. April 29, Alex. Mitchell and Albert Keep issued procla mations directed to the governor defying the Potter law and announcing that they should operate their railroads without regard for its provisions. May, Gov. Taylor issued a proclamation demanding obedience to the Potter law. 1875. April 28, Oshkosh burned. First cotton cloth made in Wisconsin, at Janesville. 1876. January. Supreme court rejected the application of Miss Lavinia Goodell, for admission to the bar of Wisconsin. 1877. Legislature enacted law giving women the right to practice law. Cyclone at Pensaukee, Oconto county. 1878. Tramp war. June, Mineral Point cyclone; from eleven to sixteen persons killed. 1880. October 19. Death of Chief Justice E. G. Ryan. 1881. February 24, death of Matt H. Carpenter. Strike of all the cigar-makers of Milwaukee. September, "Saw-dust war" at Eau Claire: striking men threatened to destroy mills. Militia called out. September, Milwaukee Industrial Exposition opened. 1883. January 10, Newhall House, Milwaukee, burned; between seventy and eighty persons perished. March 25, death of Timothy O. Howe. November 8, south wing of the capitol extension, during process of erection, fell, killing seven workmen. Cyclone at Racine; thirteen persons killed 1884. December 1, Science Hall of the State University-burned. 1886. 1887. May 1, workmen in Milwaukee struck to enforce the adoption of the eight-hour day. May 3-5, strikers became riotous at Bay View and Milwaukee, and. refusing to obey the proclamation of the authorities, were fired upon by the militia; seven killed and several wounded. October, "limited express" on C., M. & St. P. R. R. wrecked and burned at East Rio; from eleven to fifteen persons burned or killed. Culmination of the Gogebic iron stocks craze. 1888. Collapse of the Gogebic iron stocks. 1890. Eleventh U. S. census shows a population of State 1,686,880. TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURES. FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. FIRST SESSION, 1836. Convened at Belmont, Iowa county, Oct. 25, and adjourned Dec. 9, 1836. COUNCIL. - Edward McSherry. President - Henry S. Baird, of Brown. Secretary Brown - Henry S. Baird. John P. Arndt. Milwaukee-Alanson Sweet, Gilbert Knapp. Des Moines-Jeremiah Smith, Jr., Joseph B. Teas, Arthur B. Ingraham. REPRESENTATIVES. Chief Clerk-Warren Lewis. Speaker-Peter Hill Engle, of Dubuque. Arms- - Jesse M. Harrison. Sergeant-at Sergeant-at Des Moines -- Isaac Leffler, Thomas Blair, John Box, George W. Teas, David R. Chance, Warren L. Jenkins, Eli Reynolds. Crawford-James H. Lockwood, James B. Dallam. Milwaukee-William B. Sheldon, Madison W. Cornwall, Charles Durkee. Iowa-William Boyles, George F. Smith, Daniel M. Parkison, Thomas McKnight, Thomas Shanley, James P. Cox. Dubuque - Loring Wheeler, Hardin Nowlin, Hosea T. Camp, Peter Hill Engle, Patrick Quigley. Brown - Ebenezer Childs, Albert G. Ellis, Alexander J. Irwin.t SECOND SESSION, 1837-1838. Convened at Burlington, Des Moines County, Nov. 6, 1837, and adjourned Jan. 20, 1838. President Brown COUNCIL. —Arthur B. Ingraham, of Des Moines. Secretary-George Beatty. Sergeant-at- John P. Arndt, Joseph Dickinson. Iowa-Ebenezer Brigham, John H. Terry, James R. Vineyard. Milwaukee- Alanson Sweet, Gilbert Knapp. Dubuque - John Foley, Thomas McKnight, Thomas McCraney. Des Moines - Jeremiah Smith, Jr., Joseph B. Teas, Arthur B. Ingraham. Crawford [Had no member of the Council.] REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker - Isaac Leffler, of Des Moines. Chief Clerk - John Catlin. Sergeant-at-Arms William Morgan. Brown - Ebenezer Childs, George McWilliams, Charles C. Sholes. Iowa - William Boyles, Thomas McKnight, Thomas Shanley, James P. Cox, George F. Smith, Daniel M. Parkison. Crawford-Ira B. Brunson.§ Jean Brunet.I Des Moines Isaac Leffler, Thomas Blair, John Box, George W. Teas, David R. Chance, Warren L. Jenkins, John Reynolds. Thomas P. Burnett claimed a seat, but was rejected by a vote of the Council, as the appointment of members belonged exclusively to the Executive of the Territory. Seat successfully contested by George McWilliams. In place of Henry S. Baird, resigued. Mr. Dickinson's seat was contested and vacated; replaced by Alexander J. Irwin. In place of James B. Dallam. In place of James H. Lockwood. |