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1871. January 3 .- Baron Albrecht Jochmus, of Vienna, Lieutenant Field Marshal of Austrian Army, visited Salt Lake City.
February 3 .- Nominations of Geo. L. Woods, of Oregon, for Gov- ernor of Utah, and Geo. A. Black, for Secretary, confirmed by the Senate. Feburary 12 .- First smelting works erected in Ophir City.
February 18 .- Pony Express started between Salt Lake and Little Cot- tonwood mining camp.
February 19 .- Gov. Woods arrived in Salt Lake City.
March .- Fire Company organized in Salt Lake City.
March 18 .- Commercial Street opened.
March 20 .- G. R. Maxwell's memorial presented to Congress, praying for seat as a contestant against W. H. Hooper.
March 31 .- Emma Mine sold for $1, 500,000.
April 4 .- Governor Saunders, of Nebraska, visited Salt Lake City.
April 8 .- Numerous grasshoppers appear in the northern part of Cache County.
April 15 .- First number Salt Lake Daily Tribune issued.
April 19 .- Ralph Waldo Emerson, the eminent litterateur, visited Salt Lake City.
April 24 .- Hon. Peter Maughan, founder of Cache Valley, died.
May 1 .- Ground broken for the Utah Southern Railroad.
May 1 .- Delegation from "Americus" Club, N. Y., on the road to San Francisco, arrived in Salt Lake City.
May 3 .- Major Powell and party arrived in Salt Lake City.
June II .- The first camp-meeting ever held in Utah, took place in Salt Lake City, under the auspices of the Methodists.
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June 25 .- A dinner was given in Salt Lake to Senators Wm. M. Stewart and Jas. W. Nye, of Nevada, by citizens of Nevada in Salt Lake City at that time.
June 30 .- Geo. A. Black, Acting-Governor of Utah, issues a proclama- tion against any persons attempting to participate in "any military drill, muster or parade at any place," under D. H. Wells, until it shall be- otherwise ordered.
July 10 .- Hon. S. S. Cox visits Salt Lake City.
July 20 .- Pioneer Mill, Ophir mining district-the first stamp mill erected in Utah-commenced running, Walker Brothers proprietors.
August 11 .- Prof. J. D. Runkle, president of the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, is in Salt Lake, and concludes extensive explorations in Utah and Colorado.
August 23 .- Utah and Northern Railroad Company organized.
August 26 .- Ground broken on the line of the Utah and Northern Rail- road.
September 1 .- Deseret National Bank commenced business in Salt Lake City.
September 24 .- Corner stone of the New Catholic Church was laid, ceremonies being conducted by Rev. Patrick Walsh.
October 2 .- President Brigham Young, and others arrested on indict- ments charging them with lascivious cohabitation with their polygamous wives.
October 7 .- Geo. Q. Cannon and Henry W. Lawrence were arrested on the same charge as above.
October 10 .- O. P. Morton, United States Senator from Indiana, arrived in Salt Lake with party, Grace Greenwood being a member.
October 12 .- A terrific wind storm visited Salt Lake and vicinity.
October 28 .- Daniel H. Wells, Mayor of Salt Lake City, Hosea Stout and W. H. Kimball, arrested, charged with murder on the testimony of the outlaw, Bill Hickman.
October 30 .- Mayor Wells is required to give $50,000 bail for his appearance on a charge of murder.
November 9 .- Site of St. George Temple dedicated.
November 19 .- Corner stone of the Methodist Episcopal Church laid, Rev. G. M. Pierce officiating.
November 27 .- Summit County Railroad Company organized.
December 30 .- First run of iron was made from the Salt Lake Iron Works, Salt Lake City.
According to census returns Utah stands third on the list as a wool-pro- ducing region in 1870.
During this year a type foundry started in connection with the Deseret News office.
The first Utah edition-2,500 copies-of the Book of Mormon was printed.
The grasshopper plague again appeared during the summer and did great damage to crops.
1872. January 31 .- Concurrent resolution passed the Legislative Assembly for the election of delegates to a Convention to adopt a State Con- stitution.
Salt Lake City Street Railroad Company organized.
February 6 .- The Japanese embassy, conducted by Hon. Chas. E. DeLong, visits Salt Lake.
February 19 .- Constitutional Convention met in the City Hall, Salt Lake City.
March 2 .- The Constitutional Convention adopt a Constitution and a 4
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memorial to Congress, asking for the admission of Utah into the Union as a State.
March 18 .- Vote taken on adopting the Constitution, and sending the memorial for statehood to Congress : "For the Constitution," 25,324 : "Against the Constitution," 368. Frank Fuller elected Representative in Congress in the event of admission.
April 6 .- W. H. Hooper and Thomas Fitch elected United States Sen- ators from the proposed State of Deseret, should it be admitted into the Union.
April 15 .- Engelbrecht decision rendered by the Supreme Court of the United States, overturning the judicial proceedings in Utah for a year and a half, and declaring null indictments against over 120 persons.
May 2 .- Constitution of the "State of Deseret" presented to both branches of Congress without favorable action.
May 20 .- Ground broken for the American Fork (narrow-guage) rail- road.
May 25 .- Salt Lake City Gas Works Company organized.
June 1 .- Woman's Exponent commenced publication.
June 20 .- Street cars began running in Salt Lake City.
June 22 .- General Morrow enters into a treaty with Ute Indians at Springville, Utah County.
June .- First passenger coach runs over the Utah and Northern narrow- guage railroad.
June .- General Jas. A. Garfield visits Salt Lake City.
August 3 .- Lieut. Wheeler and party start for southern Utah on a scientific exploring expedition.
August 24 .- General Geo. B. McClellan visits Salt Lake.
August 30 .- Two houses of ill-fame were abated in Salt Lake City, the furniture and other effects being demolished.
September 2 .- First shipment of pipes for Salt Lake City Gas Works received.
September 3 .- Ground broken for the Salt Lake City waterworks up City Creek.
September 10 .- Bingham Canyon and Camp Floyd Railroad Company organized.
October 14 .- Wasatch and Jordan Valley Railroad Company organized.
October .- Geo. A. Smith, Feramorz Little, Eliza R. Snow Smith, Thos. W. Jennings and others left Salt Lake City for Palestine. On the 20th of March of the following year the party held solemn services on the Mount of Olives.
November 26 .- Germania Smelting and Refining Works, first of the kind in Utah, commenced operations.
American Fork railroad completed to Deer Creek. This road was used for pleasure parties for a period and the track subsequently taken up.
December 26 .- A snowslide in Alta, Little Cottonwood, resulted in the loss of several lives.
A dead-lock existed in the United States Courts for a period in 1872 owing to a lack of means with which to defray current expenses.
Territorial reports show valuation of taxable property in Utah in 1872 at $17,590,560. Exports of ore and bullion for the twelve months, ending May Ist, $2,947,891: of wool, tallow, hides, pelts, peaches and salt, $127,- 000.
1873. January 31 .- Utah and Northern Railroad completed to Logan.
May 3 .- Wasatch and Jordan Valley Railroad completed to Granite, mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon.
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May 14 .- First car load of coal shipped from Coalville over the Sum- mit County Railroad.
May 23 .- Jas. G. Blaine and party visit Salt Lake City.
June 9 .- Branch of Utah and Northern Railroad to Corinne completed.
June 18 .- Geo. A. Smith and party return from their trip to Palestine. June 30 .- Salt Lake City Gas Works manufacture gas.
July 5 .- Zion's Savings' Bank organized.
July 7 .- Salt Lake City first lighted by gas.
July 30 .-- Severe shock of earthquake felt at Beaver.
September 28 .- Wasatch and Jordan Valley. Railroad makes its ter- minus at Fairfield Flat, in Little Cottonwood.
October 1 .- Zion's Savings' Bank commenced business, $6,000 depos- ited first day.
October 24 .- Clift House burned. Loss $70,000.
November 21 .- Utah Southern Railroad makes its terminus at Provo. Bingham Canyon and Camp Floyd Railroad completed to Bingham.
December .- Utah Posten, Danish, the first paper in Utah published in a foreign tongue, commences to issue.
1874. April 20 .- A party of representative men from Australia vis- ited Salt Lake City on a tour of inspection.
May 2 .- Fairview Coal Mining and Coke Company incorporated.
May 14 .- St. Mark's Cathedral in Salt Lake City consecrated.
May 24 .- Mons. Henri Rochefort, the celebrated Communist leader, who had then but recently escaped from imprisonment in the French penal set- tlement, New Caledonia, arrived in Salt Lake City.
May 30 .- Hurricane resulting in much damage visited Ogden.
June 11 .- A party of soldiers from Camp Douglas, under command of Major Gordon, break into the jail at Salt Lake City and rescue their com- rade, Thomas Hackett, who had been confined there for assault on ex- Judge S. P. McCurdy, of Utah.
June 13 .- Salt Lake and Coalville Railroad incorporated.
June 18 .- Cadet Willard Young, a Utah cadet at West Point Military Academy, graduated.
June 23 .- Poland's anti-polygamy bill was passed by the United States Senate.
July 4 .- General Phil. Sheridan and party arrived in Salt Lake City.
July 24 :- The anniversary of the entrance of the Pioneers was cele- brated by a grand juvenile jubilee in the Large Tabernacle. Four thou- sand singers participated.
August 2 .- Edward L. Sloan, one of the founders of the Salt Lake Her- ald, died at his residence, Salt Lake City.
August 13 .- The Rocky Mountain Conference of the Methodist Epis- copal Church was held in Salt Lake City.
September 11 .- The United States Marshal seized the County Clerk's office, Tooele County, upon an order issued by Chief Justice McKean.
October 4 .- Jay Gould, accompanied by a distinguished party of wealthy railroad gentlemen, arrived in Salt Lake City.
October 11 .- The Presbyterian Church was dedicated at Salt Lake City.
October 26 .- Geo. Reynolds indicted by the grand jury for polygamy.
December 4 .-- William Hepworth Dixon visited Salt Lake City.
December 28 .- S. B. Axtell was appointed Governor of Utah.
1875. January 10 .- The Utah Western Railroad (now the Utah and Nevada) was opened for traffic to Black Rock.
January 12-Terrible snowslide, resulting in the loss of many lives and much property, occurred in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
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January 22 .- Indians were first married according to the ordinances of the Mormon Church.
February 16 .- Utah Southern Railroad completed to York.
March 11 .- President Brigham Young was sentenced to imprisonment in the Penitentiary, by Judge Mckean, for contempt of court. After being incarcerated for twenty-four hours he was released.
March 18 .- Jas. B. Mckean, Chief Justice of Utah, superceded by David P. Lowe.
March 29 .- The entire tribe of Shebit Indians, numbering 147, was baptised into the Mormon faith at St. George.
March 31 .- The trial of Geo. Reynolds, for polygamy, began in the Third District Court, at Salt Lake City. The day succeeding, April I, a verdict of guilty was returned; on the 10th day of April he was sentenced to one year's imprisonment and a $300 fine ; on the 19th day of the same month, the decision of the lower court was reversed on the ground that the grand jury which returned the indictment against Reynolds was illegally impannelled.
June 16 .- James K. Kelly, United States Senator from Oregon, arrived in Salt Lake City.
June 20 .- The Supreme Court reverses the decision of the lower court in the Reynolds polygamy case and orders indictment quashed.
July 3 .- George W. Emery, of Tennessee, previously appointed Gov- 1 ernor of Utah, in place of S. B. Axtell, arrived in Salt Lake City.
July 10 .- Martin Harris, one of the three witnesses to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, died at Clarkston, Cache County, Utah. He was 92 years old.
August 5 .- Jos. A. Young, eldest son of President B. Young, died at Manti, Sanpete County.
September 1 .- George A. Smith, first counselor to President B. Young, died in Salt Lake City.
October 3 .- U. S. Grant, President of the United States, visited Salt Lake City.
October 29 .- President Young was arrested by United States Marshal Maxwell, upon an order issued by Judge Boreman, charging President Young with contempt of court.
October 30 .- President B. Young deeds the Brigham Young Academy property at Provo to the Academy trustees.
October 30 .- Geo. Reynolds was again indicted on a charge of polyg- amy.
October 31 .- Baron Rothschild and party arrived in Salt Lake City.
November 16 .- The First National Bank building of Salt Lake City was destroyed by fire: loss, about $200,000.
November 18 .- J. Alex. White, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah, reverses decision of the lower court and discharges President B. Young from the custody of the United States Marshal.
December 14 .-- A bill was presented to the House of Representatives to enable the people of Utah to form a State Government, and for the admis- sion of Utah into the Union.
December 21 .- After being again tried and convicted for polygamy, Geo. Reynolds was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and to pay a fine of $500.
December 25 .- Fatal snow slide in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
1876. February 18 .- The Legislative Assembly of Utah, noted for having served out the full period without compensation because the means appropriated by Congress to be used for the remuneration of legislators
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had been misappropriated and devoted to the payment of expenses incurred by the United States Courts, concludes its session.
March 15. - Fatal snow slide at Ophir.
April 5 .- Forty, tons of powder in magazines on Arsenal Hill, north of Salt Lake City, exploded, resulting in the loss of four lives and great des- truction of property. Shock felt for miles.
April 13 .- Gilmore, the celebrated leader, gave a concert in the large Tabernacle at Salt Lake City.
April 22 .- Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, and party arrived in Salt Lake City.
July 13 .- The case of Geo. Reynolds, convicted and sentenced to the Penitentiary under the anti-polygamy law, was argued before the Supreme Court of the Territory on appeal and the decision and proceedings of the District Court were confirmed.
September 20 .- John D. Lee convicted of murder in the first degree for connection with the Mountain Meadow massacre.
October 10 .- Judge Boreman sentenced John D. Lee to be shot on Friday, January 26, 1877.
October .- At the general Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held in Salt Lake City, John W. Young, son of Presi- dent Brigham Young, was sustained as first Counselor to the President, in the place made vacant by the death of Geo. A. Smith.
1877. January 1 .- The lower part of Temple at St. George was dedicated. A full organization of the Stakes of Zion throughout the world, was commenced. In April following the St. George Temple was fully ded- icated.
March 23 .- John D. Lee executed at Mountain Meadows.
April 25. - The site for the Manti Temple was dedicated.
May 18 .- Site of the Logan Temple was dedicated.
May 31 .- Jerome B. Stillson, correspondent of the New York Herald, alleged that an attempt on his life had been made. The affair was investi- gated unsatisfactorily to Stillson.
July 31 .- First cremation in Salt Lake took place, Dr. Chas. F. Wins- low, who made provision for this disposition of his body in his will.
August 29 .- President Brigham Young died at his residence in Salt Lake City.
September 2 .- Funeral of President Young took place from the large Tabernacle. A tremendous crowd attended.
September 17 .- Corner stones Logan Temple laid.
1878. January 20 .- A marvelous cure reported by Llewellyn Harris, a Mormon missionary in a village of the Zuni Indians, New Mexico. About 400 of these Indians, suffering with small-pox, are said to have been healed by his administration.
June 24 .- Eleven persons drowned in Funck's Lake, a small pond in which they were boat riding, six miles south of Manti, Sanpete County.
July 11 .- John Whitmer, one of the witnesses to the Book of Mormon, died at Far West, Missouri.
August 1 .- A fire broke out in Alta, Little Cottonwood, and resulted in the destruction of the whole camp, with the exception of a few cabins. Loss $100,000.
September 24 .-- Senator John J. Patterson, of South Carolina, and party visited Salt Lake City.
October 8 .- Trial of Sylvanus Collett for the murder of the Aiken party commenced at Provo. Verdict of not guilty returned.
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October 18 .- A destructive fire at the Ontario Mine, Park City, causes a loss of $100,000, and great consequential damages.
October 25 .- John Miles was arrested for polygamy, Caroline Owen being the principal witness, and claiming to be his first wife.
November 16 .- A woman's mass meeting was held in the Salt Lake Theatre, numerously attended and addressed by prominent ladies in the Mormon faith. Resolutions were adopted with unanimity in which the Mormon women claimed ability and the right to represent themselves.
November 28 .- Orson Hyde, one of the Twelve Apostles, died at his home in Spring City, Sanpete County. The funeral took place December Ist.
1879. January 5 .- Ex-Judge James B. McKean died at Salt Lake City.
January 6 .- The Supreme Court of the United States, at Washington, unanimously confirmed the constitutionalty of the anti-polygamy law of 1862, and also confirmed the sentence of the lower courts upon George Reynolds.
January 17 .- Trial of R. T. Burton for murder of one Mrs. Bowman in 1862, during what is known as the Morrisite war, and while Burton was Sheriff. On March 8th a verdict of "not guilty" was rendered.
April 7 .- Elder Moses Thatcher was ordained to be one of the Twelve Apostles.
April 14 .- The corner stones of the Manti Temple were laid.
April 24 .- First Utah wheat shipped by ocean to Liverpool froni San Francisco, in the sailing vessel Ivy, by S. W. Sears.
April 29 .- Trial of John Miles for polygamy began in the Third District Court, Judge Emerson presiding.
April 30 .- Emma Smith, wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith, died at Nauvoo, Illinois.
May 3 .- Daniel H. Wells was sentenced by Judge Emerson to two days' imprisonment in the Territorial Penitentiary for alleged contempt of court, in refusing to answer certain questions.
May 6 .- John Miles convicted on indictment for polygamy.
May 6 .- General Wells was released from prison, and there was a grand demonstration in his honor.
May 6 .- Trial of H. C. Shurtliff began in Third District Court for rob- bery of Wells, Fargo & Co's express, and resulted in a disagreement of the jury.
June 14 .- George Reynolds was sentenced by the Third District Court of Utah, and on the 16th he left Salt Lake City for Lincoln, Nebraska, to be confined in the State Penitentiary there.
June 14 .- Suit commenced in the Third District Court by some of Presi- dent B. Young's heirs against the executors of the estate and others. This was the beginning of a series of litigations ensuing from this cause.
July 2 .- John A. Hunter, of Missouri, was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah. He arrived in Salt Lake City August 4th.
July 12 .- George Q. Cannon, Brigham Young and Albert Carrington were arrested for contempt on an order issued by Judge Boreman.
July 17 .- George Reynolds was returned to Utah to be confined in the Territorial Penitentiary.
July 21 .- Joseph Standing was shot and killed by a mob near Varnell's Station, Whitefield County, Georgia, where he labored as a Mormon mis- sionary.
July 30 .- Order issued by Judge Boreman committing Geo. Q. Can- non, B. Young and A. Carrington, to the Penitentiary for contempt.
August 5 .-- The Trustee-in-Trust of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter-day Saints institutes suit against the heirs, executors, and receivers of the estate of Brigham Young, deceased.
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August 9 .- Wm. M. Evarts, Secretary of State, issued his noted letter of instructions to diplomatic officers of the United States in various countries concerning the Mormon emigration.
August 28 .- Order of Judge Boreman, committing Geo. Q. Cannon, B. Young and A. Carrington to the Penitentiary for alledged contempt is reversed by the Supreme Court of the Territory and set aside. The parties released.
September 6 .- Six men suffocated in the Lavinia mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood, three while endeavoring to save the other three.
September 29 .- Major Chas. H. Hempstead died in Salt Lake City.
September .- The first number of the Logan Leader was published this month.
October 4 .- The first number of the Contributor was issued in Salt Lake City.
December 4 .- William Clayton, Territorial Auditor of Public Accounts, died in Salt Lake City.
1880. February 9 .- Trial of parties charged with the murder of Dr. Robinson in 1862 called, and on motion of Prosecuting Attorney indictments dismissed, notwithstanding objection of defendants who demanded a trial.
February 28 .- Eli H. Murray, eleventh Governor of Utah, arrived in Salt Lake City.
March 4. - Salt Lake Weekly Herald issued.
April 4 .- Public meetings were held for the first time in the Salt Lake Assembly Hall.
April 5 .- Salt Lake City decides to build the Salt Lake and Jordan Canal.
May 3 .- Corner stone of St. Paul's Chapel laid by Masonic fraternity. June 23 .- The Utah Southern Railroad completed to Frisco.
July 20 .- According to the census returns Utah had a population of 143,- 690, showing an increase of 56,904 since 1870.
September 6 .- R. B. Hayes, President of the United States, and party arrived in Salt Lake City.
September 12 .- Electric light exhibition in Salt Lake City.
October .- At the general Conference, commencing on the 6th, the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was reor- ganized with John Taylor as President, and Geo. Q. Cannon and Jos. F. Smith as Counselors. The vancancies thus occurring in the quorum of the Twelve Apostles were partly filled by the calling of Francis M. Lyman and John Henry Smith to the Apostleship. They were ordained Apostles Octo- ber 27th.
October 23 .- The First number of the Bear Lake Democrat was issued in Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho.
November 2. - A general election for Delegate to Congress was held in Utah. George Q. Cannon got 18,568 votes and Allan G. Campbell, the Lib- eral candidate, 1, 357.
This year the Utah Eastern railroad was built from Coalville to Park City.
1881. January 8 .- Governor Eli H. Murray issued the certificate, of election as delegate to Congress to Allan G. Campbell. Geo. Q. Cannon, his opponent, had 17,211 majority of the votes cast.
January 12 .- Between this date and the 17th inst. not less than fifteen lives were lost through avalanches in Little Cottonwood and American Fork canyons; $60,000 worth of property was also destroyed.
January 20 .- Geo. Reynolds released from the Penitentiary, his term of imprisonment having expired.
February 4 .- Z. C. M. I. building at Ogden dedicated.
May 13 .- Father Gavazzi lectures in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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May 25 .- The Old Mill, or Locust Farm, purchased by Salt Lake City for a public park. It contains 110 acres.
June .- Three railroads, namely: the Utah Central, Utah Southern and the Utah Southern Extension, were consolidated in one corporation under by the name of the Utah Central Railway.
July 16 .- Joseph Young, Sr., brother of the late President Young and first President of all the Seventies, died in Salt Lake City.
July 18 .- Two children while playing were struck by lightning and killed at Payson.
July 27 .- Senator Sherman, General Harrison, Judge Strong and A. Bierstadt, the landscape painter, visit Salt Lake City and are serenaded.
August 4 .- Corner stone of the Walker Opera House laid. This build- ing was started as "The Academy of Music" under the auspices of the Mckenzie Reform Club. It subsequently fell into the hands of the Walker Brothers, hence its present name.
August 28 .- Five children burned to a crisp at Stockton, Utah ; ages ranged from two months to thirteen years.
September 28 .- Hon. John M. Bernhisel died in Salt Lake City.
October 3 .- Apostle Orson Pratt died at his residence, Salt Lake City.
October 14 .- Bishop E. D. Woolley died at his home, Salt Lake City. October 24 .- Geo. D. Watt died at Kaysville, Davis County.
1882. January 8 .- The Salt Lake Assembly Hall was dedicated.
February 16 .- The Edmunds bill was passed by the United States Senate. As soon as this became known in Utah, three petitions asking Con- gress to send a deputation to investigate the affairs in the Territory before undertaking any hostile legislation against the people, were prepared and received about 75,000 signatures.
February 22 .- A family of seven, named Teckett, was killed by an ava- lanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
April 10 .- Constitutional Convention assembles in Salt Lake City and begins the consideration of a constitution to be adopted in the event of Utah's admission as a State.
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