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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
from the British minister, Lord Sackville West, dated Beverly, Mass., Sept. 13, 1888, to Charles F. Murchison, of Pomona, Cal., a naturalized Englishman who had asked advice how to vote, published......Oct. 25, 1888 Recall of Minister Sackville suggested, and the President refuses to recognize him officially......Oct. 30, 1888 Presidential election......Nov. 6, 1888 Second session meets......Dec. 3, 1888 President's annual message presented......Dec. 3, 1888 Oyster war in Chester River, etc.......Dec. 11, 1888 Act incorporating the American Historical Association......Jan. 4, 1889 Upper Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls torn from its cables and blown into the river during a gale......Jan. 10, 1889 Substitute for the Mills tariff bill passes the Senate, Jan. 22; is debated in the House and referred to committee on ways and means......Jan. 26, 1889 John M. Clayton, Republican candidate for Congress from second district, Arkansas, assassinated at Plummersvi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maryland, (search)
....1878 State convention of tax-payers held at Baltimore to redress grievances and secure relief from taxation......Aug. 12, 1879 Celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Baltimore......Oct. 10-15, 1880 Henry Lloyd, president of the Senate, succeeds Governor McLane, who is appointed United States minister to France......March 27, 1885 Public library, established by gift of Enoch Pratt in 1882, formally opened in Baltimore......Jan. 4, 1886 Sharp contest in Chester River between the State oyster steamer McLane and a fleet of illegal dredgers; two schooners are run down and sunk and others captured......Dec. 10, 1888 State oyster steamer Helen Baughman fights with the schooner Robert McAllister, an unlicensed oyster-boat......Jan. 2, 1889 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal wrecked by flood on the Potomac, which also swept away the historic building known as John Brown's Fort......June, 1889 In 1888 Virginia leased about 3,200 acres of oyster ground on Hog
The Daily Dispatch: September 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wanted. (search)
n, and by one of those unaccountable accidents the Colonel was captured. Alexander was at this time in charge of a schooner, steering boldly up the Chesapeake. The weather came on equally and very bad; and seeing suspicious movements among some steamers, he concealed his men in the hold of the vessel, placed his brother-in-law at the helm, and he himself on deck disguised as an oysterman, he ran into Annapolis and anchored under Fort Seveni. At daylight got under way and stood over to Chester river. Here a terrific gale threw his little craft high upon Eastern Neck Island. He then, in disguise, boarded the steamer Arrow, got the papers and saw the account of the Colonel's arrest; then placed the main body of his men under the charge of Lieutenant Blackiston, with orders to him to make the best of his way to Virginia, across the Bay and through Calvert county; which Blackiston succeeded nobly in doing. Alexander then, with his brother-in-law and two men, started for Accomac, down
The Daily Dispatch: July 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ity. It was stated that it had its origin in this way: That a gentleman connected with the press was informed by a member of Congress that a Staff officer had told him that the Government authorities had a Washington paper of the 13th, which furnished the important news. It is almost needless to add that the news in the paper of the 13th, (given in another column,) contains no such intelligence. Last evening it was reported that a Yankee deserter, who yesterday came into our lines at Chester, stated that Washington was in the hands of the Confederates. If it be true that such a statement was made, it is entitled to no credit, for deserters are not usually to be relied upon. The latest news we have is from the Washington Chronicle of the 13th inst., which will be found in this morning's paper. We learn, in addition, that General Lew Wallace, who was defeated by the Confederates at Monocracy Bridge and fled from the field in confusion, has been relieved of his command and supe