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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 6 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir 4 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
erals-inchief of the army of the United States on the retired list with rank and full pay (Gen. U. S. Grant so appointed by President Arthur), approved......March 3, 1885 Act approved appropriating $1,895,000 for four new vessels for United States navy; two cruisers and two gunboats......March 3, 1885 Forty-eighth Congress adjourns......March 3, 1885 Special session of Senate, Vice-President presiding......March 4, 1885 Cleveland inaugurated President; oath administered by Chief-Justice Waite......March 4, 1885 twenty-fifth administration—Democratic, March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889. Grover Cleveland, New York, President. Thomas A. Hendricks, Indiana, Vice-President. Proclamation of President warning persons against attempting to settle on Oklahoma lands......March 13, 1885 United States government determines to guarantee free and uninterrupted transit across the isthmus of Panama, now threatened by insurgents......April 2, 1885 Special session of Senate adj
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Louisiana, (search)
ng it for 4-per-cent. bonds payable in fifty years......1880 University for the higher education of colored boys opens......1880 Death of Governor Wiltz, Lieutenant-Governor McEnery succeeds......Oct. 17, 1881 Suit begun against Louisiana by New York and New Hampshire on coupons on Louisiana State bonds transferred to these States by the holders thereof......1881 Two hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the mouths of the Mississippi by La Salle......April 10, 1882 Chief-Justice Waite renders his decision in the New York and New Hampshire suits against Louisiana, that one State cannot create a controversy with another State within the meaning of that term as used in the judicial clauses of the Constitution, by assuming the prosecution of debts owing by other States to its citizens ......March 5, 1883 Levee convention held at Baton Rouge, recommending placing the entire convict force at work on the levees......June 19, 1883 World's industrial and cotton centen
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Dorn, Earl (search)
to embark for the North on the Star of the West, under convoy of the gunboat Mohawk. These vessels did not make their appearance, and Sibley embarked on two lighters for Tampico, Mexico. Lack of coal and provisions compelled him to turn back. Four vessels, with 1,500 Texans under Van Dorn, came into the bay, and captured Sibley and his whole command. At about the same time a party of volunteers from Galveston captured the Star of the West (April 17), with all her stores. On the 23d Colonel Waite and all his officers, on duty at San Antonio, were made prisoners; so also were seven companies under Colonel Reese, who were making their way towards the coast. These were all the National troops remaining in Texas, which Twiggs had surrendered. They were kept prisoners awhile, and, after being compelled to give their parole not to bear arms against the Confederates, embarked for New York. Promoted major-general, Van Dorn took command of the trans-Mississippi district in January, 186