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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Black Friday, (search)
Black Friday, The designation of Friday, Sept. 24. 1869. Jay Gould and James Fisk, Jr., had attempted to gain control of the gold market of the country by purchasing the entire stock of $15,000,000 then held by the banks of New York City. The value of gold had been going up for several days, and the speculators attempted to raise it from 144 to 200. By Friday the whole metropolis was in a state of tumult, and gold had risen to 162 1/2. The wildest excitement prevailed, and it seemed as metropolis was in a state of tumult, and gold had risen to 162 1/2. The wildest excitement prevailed, and it seemed as if hundreds of strong business houses would be forced to suspend. In the midst of this panic Secretary Boutwell, well, of the United States Treasury, placed $4,000.000 in gold on the New York market, and as soon as the fact was known the speculative price of gold fell and the excitement abated. It was said that this speculation yielded Gould and Fisk a profit of $11,000.000.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
urder of Gen. W. S. Ketchum, U. S. A., at Washington, June 28, 1871; acquitted......Dec. 4, 1871–Jan. 24, 1872 George C. Barnard (judge of Supreme Court, New York) impeached, May 13, for corruption, and deposed......Aug. 18, 1872 Captain Jack and three other Modoc Indians tried, July 3, for the massacre of Gen. E. R. S. Canby, U. S. A., and Rev. Dr. Thomas (commissioner), April 11; convicted and hanged at Fort Klamath, Or.......Oct. 3, 1873 Edward S. Stokes, for the murder of James Fisk, Jr., in New York, Jan. 6. 1872; first jury disagree, June 19, 1872; second trial (guilty and sentenced to be hanged Feb. 28, 1873, Dec. 18, 1872–Jan. 6, 1873; third trial (guilty of manslaughter in third degree; sentence, four years in prison at Sing Sing)......Oct. 13-29, 1873 W. M. Tweed, for frauds upon the city and county of New York; sentenced to twelve years imprisonment......Nov. 19, 1873 A. Oakey Hall, ex-mayor of New York, for complicity with the Tweed ring frauds; jury disag
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
etary Fish......Nov. 25, 1871 Second session convenes......Dec. 4, 1871 Fish-Catacazy correspondence published......Dec. 6, 1871 Attorney-Gen. A. T. Akerman resigns his office......Dec. 13, 1871 Tweed committed to the Tombs, but released on writ of habeas corpus......Dec. 16, 1871 President's message, with report of civil service reform commission......Dec. 19, 1871 Brigham Young arrested in Salt Lake City as implicated in murder of Richard Yates......Jan. 2, 1872 Col. James Fisk, Jr., shot in the Grand Central Hotel, New York, by Edward S. Stokes, Jan. 6, dies......Jan. 8, 1872 Congress accepts from Rhode Island a statue of Roger Williams......Jan. 11, 1872 Senator Sumner's speech on civil rights......Jan. 15, 1872 Liberal Republican movement begins with a convention held at Jefferson City, Mo.......Jan. 24, 1872 Martin J. Spalding, Roman Catholic archbishop of Baltimore and primate of the Church in America, born 1810, dies......Feb. 7, 1872 Labor R
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Montana, (search)
Gore leaves St. Louis with forty men, explores the headwaters of Powder River, and builds a fort on Tongue River, 8 miles from its junction with the Yellowstone......1855 John Silverthorn trades tobacco, etc., with Benetsee for gold-dust......1858 Stern-wheel steamboat the Chippewa reaches Fort Brule, 12 miles below Fort Benton......July 17, 1859 Chippewa reaches Fort Benton, the first steamboat to arrive there, but is followed the same day by the Key West......July 2, 1860 Capt. James Fisk's first expedition, consisting of 100 men and thirty women and children from Minnesota, arrives at Gold Creek, Deer Lodge county......Sept. 26, 1862 Discovery of gold in the Alder Gulch near present site of Virginia City, Madison county, by a party of prospectors consisting of William Fairweather and others......May 22, 1863 Twenty-four outlaws, including the sheriff and two deputies, hanged by a vigilance committee, and eight banished. At their trial and by confession it was f
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Vermont, (search)
98 Stephen Royce1854William W. Stickney1900 United States Senators. NameNo. of Congress.Term. Stephen R. Bradley2d to 4th1791 to 1795 Moses Robinson2d to 4th1791 to 1796 Isaac Tichenor4th to 5th1796 to 1797 Elijah Paine4th to 7th1795 to 1801 Nathaniel Chipman5th to 8th1797 to 1803 Stephen R. Bradley7th to 13th1801 to 1813 Israel Smith8th to 10th1803 to 1807 Jonathan Robinson10th to 14th1807 to 1815 Dudley Chace13th to 15th1813 to 1817 Isaac Tichenor14th to 17th1815 to 1821 James Fisk15th1817 to 1818 William A. Palmer15th to 19th1818 to 1825 Horatio Seymour17th to 23d1821 to 1833 United States Senators— continued. Name.No. of Congress.Term. Dudley Chace19th to 22d1825 to 1831 Samuel Prentiss22d to 27th1831 to 1842 Benjamin Swift23d to 26th1833 to 1839 Samuel S. Phelps26th to 32d1839 to 1851 Samuel C. Crafts27th1842 to 1843 William Upham28th to 33d1843 to 1853 Samuel S. Phelps33d1853 to 1854 Solomon Foot32d to 39th1851 to 1866 Lawrence Brainerd33d1854