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Crime/Disasters Anton Probst, suspect in the "Deering Massacre" murders, is arrested in Philadelphia
Battles/Soldiers Apaches launch a full scale attack on settlements along the Mimbres River in southern New Mexico
Personal Archbishop John Hughes dies in New York City
Religion/Philosophy Archbishop John Hughes is buried in a ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City
Crime/Disasters Archbishop of Paris is assassinated on his way to Mass
Personal Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is born in Graz, Austria
Business/Industry Argentina signs an international agreement opening up the Parana River to outside ships
Foreign Argentine Confederation and breakaway province of Buenos Aires agree to a reunification
Foreign Argentine rebel forces oust dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas
Crime/Disasters Argument in Tennessee law school leads to a fatal shooting
Personal Aristide Briand, future wartime leader of France and Nobel Peace prize laureate is born in Nantes
Crime/Disasters Arizona Territorial delegate Sylvester Mowry fights duel with Arizona newspaperman E. E. Cross
Campaigns/Elections Arkansas Democratic Convention meets in Little Rock
Battles/Soldiers Army builds new fort in New Mexico
Battles/Soldiers - Around Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Confederate advance units skirmish with Union troops defending Harrisburg
Science/Technology - Around midnight, a total eclipse of the Moon is visible across much of the United States
Campaigns/Elections Arriving in Boston, Stephen Douglas continues his political tour
Personal Artemus Ward, Abraham Lincoln's favorite humorist, dies of tuberculosis while on tour in England
Cultural Arthur Conan Doyle is born in Edinburgh
US/the World As Chile and Peru face Spain, a large public meeting is held in New York in support of the Monroe Doctrine
Business/Industry As specie flows South, New York banks agree to work in concert to stabilize markets
Battles/Soldiers As the year closes, the armed forces of the United States reach a strength of more than 680,000 men
Religion/Philosophy Ascension Day
Religion/Philosophy Ash Wednesday
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