_March_ 8.--U.S. Land Office opened in Salt Lake City. _March_ 15. A company was partially organized for building a railroad between Ogden and Salt Lake City. _May_ 9. The last rail was laid connecting the U. P. and C. P. railroads, thus completing the first railroad across the continent. _May_ 17. The first ground was broken for the Utah Central Railroad. _June_ 25. The first company of Latter-day Saint emigrants reached Ogden, per U. P. R. R. _December_ 24. In the evening street lamps were first used in Salt Lake City. 1870.--_January_ 10. The last rail of the Utah Central Railroad was laid. _January_ 13. General mass meeting of the ladies of Salt Lake City, to protest against the passage of the Cullom bill. _February_ 12. "An act conferring the elective franchise upon women," became a law of Utah Territory. _April_ 27, An abandoned child was left at the door of Mrs. The first circumstance of the kind known in Salt Lake City. _August_ 12. A discussion commenced, in Salt Lake City, between Professor O. Pratt and Dr. J. P. Newman, chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Question, "Does the Bible sanction polygamy?" _September_ 15. Gov. J. W. Shafer issued a proclamation, forbidding the assembly of the militia of Utah Territory for any purpose except by his orders. 1871.--_May_ 1. Ground was first broken for the Utah Southern Railroad. _June_ 30. Acting-Governor of Utah, George A. Black, issued a proclamation forbidding any of the militia of the Territory to assemble for the purpose of celebrating the ninety-fifth anniversary of American Independence. _October_ 10. President B. Young was arrested by U.S. Marshal on an indictment founded on a charge of "lascivious cohabitation." 1872.--_June_ 1. The first number of the "Woman's Exponent was issued in Salt Lake City. _September_ 3 Ground was dedicated and broken for the Salt Lake City water works. _October_ 14. President G. A. Smith and others left Salt Lake City on their Palestine tour. 1873.--_February_ 24. President Smith and party arrived in Jerusalem. _June_ 18. President Smith arrived in Salt Lake City. LATTER-DAY SAINTS' EMIGRATION. The publications of the church show that, commencing with the year 1840 and ending with the year 1883, there have been emigrated from the European countries to the United States, by the church emigration agencies, 78,219 souls, who have crossed the sea in 243 sail vessels and steamships. These have come in companies of varied numbers, from a dozen or two at a time to as many as eight hundred or more, which latter number has embarked several times on double decked ships. We regret our inability to give a tabulated statement of the number of persons from each country of their nativity. The greater proportions have been from Great Britain and Scandinavia, while Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Finland, East India, South Africa and other countries have contributed to make up the number.