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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 7 7 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 1 1 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garfield, James Abram 1831-1881 (search)
areer as a statesman was marvellous. He grasped every topic in debate with a master's hand. In 1880 he was elected to the United States Senate, and in the same year was elected President of the United States, and entered upon his duties on March 4, 1881. After an administration of four months, he was shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a disappointed office-seeker, in Washington, July 2, 1881, and lingered until James Abram Garfield at 16. Sept. 19 following, when he died at Elberon, on the sea-shore, in New Jersey. His death was sincerely mourned in all parts of the civilized world. See Blaine, James Gillespie. Inaugural address On March 4, 1881, President Garfield delivered the following inaugural address, in which he eloquently considered the condition of the country at the turning of a century of its constitutional existence: Fellow-Citizens,—We stand to-day upon an eminence which overlooks 100 years of national life—a century crowded with perils, but crowned with th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Melville, George Wallace 1841- (search)
Melville, George Wallace 1841- Naval engineer; born in New York, Jan. 10, 1841; was educated in the public schools and at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute; entered the U. S. N. as third assistant engineer on July 29, 1861; was promoted second assistant engineer, Dec. 18, 1862; first assistant engineer, Jan. 30, 1865; passed assistant engineer, Feb. 24, 1874; and chief engineer, March 4, 1881. On Jan. 16, 1888, Captain Melville was appointed chief of the bureau of steam engineering in the navy, with the relative rank of commodore, a post he has since retained. On the abolition of the grade of commodore by the Navy Personnel act in 1899 he was given the rank of rear-admiral during his occupancy of the office of chief engineer. In 1879 he joined the Jeannette polar expedition under the command of Lieut. George W. De Long, and sailed from San Francisco July 8. The vessel was crushed by the ice and sunk June 12, 1881. Melville and De Long succeeded in reaching land 150 miles apar
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
881 Electoral votes counted in Congress......Feb. 9, 1881 President Hayes calls the Senate in extra session for March 4, 1881......Feb. 28, 1881 President vetoes the funding act of 1881 ......March 3, 1881 Forty-sixth Congress adjourns......March 3, 1881 Special session of Senate convenes, Chester A. Arthur presiding......March 4, 1881 James A. Garfield inaugurated President......March 4, 1881 twenty-fourth administration—Republican, March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885. JamMarch 4, 1881 twenty-fourth administration—Republican, March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885. James A. Garfield, Ohio, President. Chester A. Arthur, New York, Vice-President. Postmaster-General James presents to President the protest of himself, Vice-President Arthur, and United States Senators Conkling and Platt, of New York, against thMarch 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885. James A. Garfield, Ohio, President. Chester A. Arthur, New York, Vice-President. Postmaster-General James presents to President the protest of himself, Vice-President Arthur, and United States Senators Conkling and Platt, of New York, against the removal of General Merritt from the collectorship at New York, and appointment of Mr. Robertson, without consulting said Senators......March 28, 1881 Investigation of alleged star-route frauds leads to resignation of second assistant Postmaster