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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States. (search)
ed many boats of the Confederates, and on the 27th destroyed saw-mills worth $40,000.—29. General Canby enrolled all citizens in the Department of the Gulf, and expelled the families of Confederate soldiers.—Aug. 1. Confederates defeated by General Kelly at Cumberland, Md.—2. General Banks enrolled into the service all the negroes in the Department of the Gulf between eighteen and forty years of age.—9. An ordnance-boat, laden with ammunition, was blown up at City Point, James River, killingShenandoah Valley destroyed by National troops.—18. General Lee wrote a letter to a Confederate Congressman declaring that the white people could not carry on the war, and recommending the employment of negroes as soldiers.—21. Generals Crook and Kelly seized in their beds at Cumberland, Md., and carried away prisoners by Confederate guerillas.—22. The divisions of Terry and Cox enter Wilmington, N. C., evacuated by the Confederates. —24. John Y. Beall, of Virginia, hanged as a spy at
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Croker, Richard 1843- (search)
Croker, Richard 1843- Politician; born in Black Rock, Ireland, Nov. 24, 1843; was brought to the United States when two years old; received a public school education in New York; was alderman in 1868-70 and 1883; coroner in 1873-76; fire commissioner in 1883; and city chamberlain in 1889-90. He took a prominent part in opposing the Tweed Ring, and since the death of John Kelly has been the recognized leader of Tammany Hall. For several years Mr. Croker has passed a large part of his time annually in England.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, State of (search)
William Kelly. James T. Brady. Horatio SeymourDemocrat 1862 James S. WadsworthRepublican Reuben E. FentonRepublican 1864 Horatio SeymourDemocrat. 1866John T. HoffmanDemocrat John T. HoffmanDemocrat. 1868John A. GriswoldRepublican 1870 Stewart L. WoodfordRepublican John A. DixRepublican 1872 Francis KernanDemocrat. Samuel J. TildenDemocrat 1874 John A. DixRepublican Lucius RobinsonDemocrat 1876 Edwin D. MorganRepublican Alonzo B. CornellRepublican 1879 Lucius RobinsonDemocrat. John Kelly Tam.-Dem. Harris Lewis. John W. Mears. Grover ClevelandDemocrat 1882 Charles J. FolgerRepublican Alphonso A. HopkinsProhibition Epenetus HoweGreenback. David B. HillDemocrat1884 1885 Ira DavenportRepublican H. Clay BascomProhibition 1888Warner MillerRepublican W. Martin JonesProhibition State governors-continued. Name. Party. When elected. Opponents.Party. Roswell P. FlowerDemocrat. 1891 J. Sloat FassettRepublican. John W. BruceProhibition. Daniel De LeonSocialist. Lev
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Idaho (search)
ing the enabling act......Aug. 26, 1818 First general assembly under the constitution meets at Kaskaskia......Oct. 5, 1818 Illinois admitted into the Union, approved......Dec. 3, 1818 State bank of Illinois incorporated with four branches......March 22, 1819 Legislature re-enacts the black laws respecting free negroes, mulattoes, servants, and slaves......March 30, 1819 Ferdinand Ernst, from Hanover, locates a colony of twenty-five or thirty families at Vandalia......1819 John Kelly and family the first white settlers at Springfield......1819 Seat of government removed to Vandalia......1820 State-house at Vandalia destroyed by fire......Dec. 9, 1823 General election, proposed convention to amend the constitution permitting slavery defeated by 4,972 to 6,640......August, 1824 Illinois and Michigan Canal Association incorporated......Jan. 19, 1825 Reception given General Lafayette at Kaskaskia......April 30, 1825 Congress grants 224,322 acres to the St
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
oga......July 23, 1885 David B. Hill, Democrat, elected governor......November, 1885 Commission created to report the most humane and practical method of executing the death sentence......May 13, 1886 [It consisted of Elbridge T. Gerry, Dr. Alfred P. Southwick, and Matthew Hale. Their report of Jan. 1888, recommended the use of electricity.] State board of arbitration created by law......May 18, 1886 Office of factory inspector established for the State......May 18, 1886 John Kelly, Democratic politician, dies at New York......June 1, 1886 Total cost of new capitol at Albany, $17,914,875.02 to......Sept. 30, 1887 John T. Hoffman, born 1828, dies in Germany......June 10, 1888 [Elected governor by the Democrats, 1868 and 1870.] David B. Hill re-elected governor......November, 1888 Centennial of the first inauguration of George Washington celebrated in New York......April 29–May 1, 1889 Population of the State, 5,997,853......1890 George William Cur