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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Inflation legislation. (search)
yet taken. In addition to this the States having less than their quota of bank circulation have the option of $25,000,000 more to be taken from those States having more than their proportion. When this is all taken up, or when specie payments are fully restored, or are in rapid process of restoration, will be the time to consider the question of more currency. An act fixing the issue of United States notes at $383,000,000, the amount then outstanding, was approved June 20, 1874. Between 1868 and 1874 the amount of fractional notes had also been increased from $25,000,000 to $46,000,000. In January, 1875, the resumption act was passed, and under its provisions the retirement of United States notes was again begun. The redemption of the fractional currency with silver was also begun, and went on so rapidly that by the end of 1877 only $16,000,000 of it remained. Congress passed an act, May 31, 1878, forbidding the further retirement of United States notes under the resumption a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Inness, George 1825-1894 (search)
Inness, George 1825-1894 Artist; born in Newburg, N. Y., May 1, 1825; removed to New York in 1845; studied art; and was chosen a member of the National Academy in 1868. He was one of the greatest landscape-painters America has produced. His pictures include American sunset; Delaware water-gap; View near Medfield, Mass.; An old roadway, long Island; and Under the Green Wood. He died in Scotland Aug. 3, 1894.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Iowa (search)
government they framed so wisely and so well, the people of Iowa are ready to pledge every fighting-man in the State and every dollar of her money and credit. That pledge was redeemed by sending over 75,000 men to the front. The present constitution of Iowa was framed by a convention at Iowa City early in 1857, and was ratified Aug. 3. The clause confining the privilege of the elective franchise to white citizens was stricken out by act of the legislature, and was ratified by the people in 1868. In 1900 Iowa ranked as the first corn-producing State in the country, with an output of 305.859,948 bushels, valued at $82,582,186; the first in hay; and the second in oats. The equalized valuation of all taxable property was $539,673,691; and the total bonded debt was $10,937. During the past five years the bank deposits have more than doubled; nearly 1,500 miles of railroad are under construction, which will make the entire mileage about 5,000. The population in 1890 was 1,911,8
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jenckes, Thomas Allen 1818-1875 (search)
Jenckes, Thomas Allen 1818-1875 Legislator; born in Cumberland, R. I., Nov. 2, 1818; graduated at Brown University in 1838; admitted to the bar in 1840; served in Congress in 1862-71. He was the author of the United States bankruptcy law, which was passed in 1867; and was also one of the earliest and most prominent advocates of civil service reform. His bill in advocacy of the same was passed in 1868. He died in Cumberland, R. I., Nov. 4, 1875.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jenkins, Charles Jones 1805-1883 (search)
Jenkins, Charles Jones 1805-1883 Jurist; born in Beaufort district, S. C., Jan. 6, 1805; settled in Jefferson county, Ga., in 1816; graduated at Union College in 1824; held a seat in the Georgia legislature in 1836-50. He was a Union delegate to the Georgia convention in 1850, and as chairman of that body drafted the resolutions known as The platform of 1850, in which it was resolved that the State of Georgia, even to the disruption of every tie which binds her to the Union, resist any act of Congress abolishing slavery. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia in 1859-65, and governor in 1865-68. Mr. Jenkins received two votes for President of the United States in the electoral college of 1872. He died in Summerville, Ga., June 13, 1883.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jenney, William Le Baron 1832- (search)
Jenney, William Le Baron 1832- Architect; born in Fairhaven, Mass., Sept. 25, 1832; was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; graduated at the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Metiers, Paris, in 1856. He also studied art and architecture in Paris studios in 1858-59. On his return he was commissioned a captain in the United States army; was assigned to engineer duty; and served on the staff of Gen. U. S. Grant from the battle of Cairo to Corinth, and then on that of Gen. W. T. Sherman until 1866, receiving the brevet of major in 1864; he settled in Chicago as an architect in 1868; was landscape engineer for the West Chicago parks in 1870-71; invented the skeleton construction (now generally used in tall buildings) in 1883; and was the architect for the Union League Club and the Siegel & Cooper Building, in New York City; The Fair, and the Horticultural Building at the World's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago, and other notable structures.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson, Andrew 1808- (search)
tates, on the 21st day of February, in the year of our Lord 1868, at Washington, in the District of erward, on the 13th day of January, in the year of our Lord 1868, having duly considered the evidenct on the said 21st day of February, in the year of our Lord 1868, at Washington, in the District of tates, on the 21st day of February, in the year of our Lord 1868, at Washington, in the District of ffice, on the 21st day of February, in the year of our Lord 1868, and on divers other days and timesin said year, before the 2d day of March, A. D. 1868, at Washington, in the District of Columbia, diffice, on the 21st day of February, in the year of our Lord 1868, at Washington, in the District offfice, on the 21st day of February, in the year of our Lord 1868, at Washington, in the District of States, on the 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord 1868, at Washington, in the District of that, on the 21st day of February, in the year 1868, or at any other time, at the city of Washingto[2 more...]
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson, Reverdy 1796-1876 (search)
ter serving two terms in his State Senate, he was United States Senator from 1845 to 1849, when he became United States Attorney-General under President Taylor. Mr. Johnson was a delegate to the Peace Convention; United States Senator from 1863 to 1868; and minister to Great Britain in 1868-69, negotiating a treaty for the settlement of the Alabama claims (q. v.) Reverdy Johnson. question, which was rejected by the United States Senate. He was recalled by Richard Mentor Johnson. President Attorney-General under President Taylor. Mr. Johnson was a delegate to the Peace Convention; United States Senator from 1863 to 1868; and minister to Great Britain in 1868-69, negotiating a treaty for the settlement of the Alabama claims (q. v.) Reverdy Johnson. question, which was rejected by the United States Senate. He was recalled by Richard Mentor Johnson. President Grant in 1869; supported Horace Greeley in the Presidential campaign of 1872. He died in Annapolis, Md., Feb. 10, 1876.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson, Richard W. 1827-1897 (search)
Military officer; born in Livingston county, Ky., Feb. 7, 1827; graduated at West Point in 1849. He was a captain of cavalry in the Civil War until August, 1861, when he was made lieutenant-colonel of a Kentucky cavalry regiment. In October he was commissioned a brigadier-general of volunteers, and served under Buell. In the summer of 1862 he commanded a division of the Army of the Tennessee, and afterwards had the same command in the Army of the Cumberland. In the battles at Stone River and near Chickamauga, and in the Atlanta campaign, he was a most useful officer. He was severely wounded at New Hope Church, and commanded a division of cavalry in the battle of Nashville, in December, 1864. He was brevetted major-general, U. S. V. and U. S. A., for gallant services during the war; was retired in 1867; and was Professor of Military Science in the Missouri State University in 1868-69, and in the University of Minnesota in 1869-71. He died in St. Paul, Minn., April 21, 1897.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson, Rossiter 1840- (search)
Johnson, Rossiter 1840- Author and editor; born in Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1840; graduated at the University of Rochester in 1863. In 1864-68 he was an associate editor of the Rochester Democrat; in 1869-72 was editor of the Concord (N. H.) Statesman; and in 1873-77 was an associate editor of the American Cyclopaedia. In 1879-80 he assisted Sydney Howard Gay in preparing the last two volumes of the Bryant and Gay History of the United States. Since 1883 he has been the sole editor of Appleton's annual Cyclopaedia. He edited The authorized history of the world's Columbian Exposition (4 vols., 1898) ; and The world's Great books (1898-1901). He is also an associate editor of the Standard dictionary. His original books are A history of the War between the United States and Great Britain, 1812-15; A history of the French War, ending in the conquest of Canada; A history of the War of secession (1888; enlarged and illustrated, under the title Camp-fire and battle-field, 1894); T
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