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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hunter, David 1802-1886 (search)
Hunter, David 1802-1886 Military officer; born in Washington, D. C., July 21, 1802; graduated at West Point in 1822; was appointed colonel of the 6th Cavalry in May, 1861; and commanded the main column of the Union troops, as brigadiergeneral, in the battle of Bull Run, where he was severely wounded. In August he was made major-general of volunteers; served under Fremont in Missouri; and superseded him in November. In the spring of 1862 he was in command of the Department of the South. He commanded the Department of West Virginia in the summer of 1864, where he was active for a while. For his various services he was brevetted major-general in 1865. He was retired in 1866, and died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 2, 1886. In the spring of 1862 General Hunter was in command of the Department of the South. He declared martial law in his department. Giving a free interpretation to his instructions from the War Department, he took measures for organizing regiments of negro troops;
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), International order of the King's daughters and Sons, (search)
King's daughters and Sons, A religious order consisting of small circles of men, women, and children. It is non-sectarian, and its members may be found in nearly all churches and in nearly every country. It was established in New York City in 1886 by a circle of ten women. Its aim is to help the needy and suffering, to consider the poor, and to engage in all good works. The members wear a small silver badge in the shape of a cross, bearing the letters I. H. N. on one side, and the date 18e side, and the date 1886 on the other. In 1900 it was estimated that the society numbered more than 500,000 members. It ranks among the strongest and most useful societies in the world. The headquarters are at 156 Fifth Avenue, New York. In 1900 the officers were: President, Mrs. F. Bottome; vicepresident, Miss Kate Bond; general secretary, Mrs. Mary L. Dickinson; treasurer, Mrs. J. C. Davis; recording secretary, Mrs. Robert Sturgis; and corresponding secretary, Mrs. Isabella Charles Davis.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Inundations. (search)
Ohio, and Kentucky were visited by a disastrous flood, which was most severe at Cincinnati, lasting several days. 1884, February. The Ohio River overflowed its banks, causing the loss of fifteen lives and rendering 5,000 people homeless. 1886, Jan. 5. Pennsylvania, New York, and several of the New England States were visited by floods, and great damage was done to property. 1886, Aug. 20. A storm in Texas was followed by a flood, which was particularly disastrous in Galvesto1886, Aug. 20. A storm in Texas was followed by a flood, which was particularly disastrous in Galveston, where twenty-eight lives were lost and property damaged to the extent of more than $5,000,000. 1889, May 31. The rising of the Conemaugh River, in Pennsylvania, under incessant rain, caused the breaking of the dam about 18 miles above Johnstown. The great mass of water rushed down to the city in seven minutes, and at the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, near the city, it became dammed up, greatly increasing the loss of life and collecting a large mass of debris, which afterwards took fire
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Iron, Martin 1832- (search)
Iron, Martin 1832- Labor leader; born in Scotland, Oct. 7, 1832; emigrated to the United States in 1846; and later settled in Lexington, Mo.; joined the Knights of Labor and organized and led the famous Missouri Pacific Railroad strike of 1886. He died in Bunceville, Tex., Nov. 17, 1900.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jackson, Howell Edmunds 1832-1895 (search)
Jackson, Howell Edmunds 1832-1895 Jurist; born in Paris, Tenn., April 8, 1832; graduated at the West Tennessee College in 1848; admitted to the bar in 1856; elected United States Senator from Tennessee in 1881, but resigned in 1886, when he was appointed United States district judge by President Cleveland; appointed justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1893. He died in West Meade, Tenn., Aug. 8, 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), James, Edmund Janes 1855- (search)
s. In 1878-79 he was principal of the High School at Evanston, Ill.; in 1879-82 principal of the Model High School at Normal, Ill.; and in 1883-95 Professor of Public Finance and Administration in the Wharton School of Finance and Economy of the University of Pennsylvania. He was also Professor of Political and Social Science in the University of Pennsylvania in 1884-95, and editor of Political Economy and Public Economy and public law series, published by the University of Pennsylvania, in 1886-95. He became president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 1889, and from 1890 to 1895 edited its Annals. In the latter year he was made associate editor. In 1895 he was chosen Professor of Public Administration and director of the Extension Division in the University of Chicago. In 1891-95 he was president of the American Society for the Extension of University Teaching. He is the author of Our legal-tender decisions; The education of business men; The relation o
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple 1856- (search)
Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple 1856- Educator; born in St. Clair, Mich., Sept. 2, 1856; graduated at the University of Michigan in 1878; and was admitted to the bar of that State. Later he taught German, Latin, and Greek at Mount Morris (Ill.) College. In 1886-89 he was Professor of Political Science and English Literature at Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.; in 1889-91 was Professor of Political Economy and Social Science in the Indiana University; and in 1891 became Professor of Political Science in Cornell University. He is the author of Henry C. Carey als Nationalokonom; Road legislation for the American State, and contributions on monopolies, political methods, etc., to reviews, magazines, and encyclopedias in the United States, Germany, and England.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jouett, James Edward 1828- (search)
ipman in 1841; fought in the war with Mexico, and graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1847. He went with the expedition to Paraguay and served in the Berriby war. Later he was promoted passed midshipman and in 1855 became master and lieutenant. In 1861 he destroyed the Confederate war vessel Royal Yacht, in Galveston Harbor, while in command of the frigate Santee. For this exploit he was given command of the Montgomery. On July 16, 1862, he was promoted to lieutenant-commander. In 1864 when the entrance to Mobile Bay was forced he took a conspicuous part. In 1866 he was promoted commander; in 1874, captain; in 1883, commodore; in 1886, rear-admiral; and in 1890 was retired. He had charge of the operations on the Isthmus of Panama in 1885 and succeeded in obtaining a free transit across the isthmus and in restoring peace between the rebels and the government of Colombia, for which he was thanked by the President of that country. Congress voted him full pay for life.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Keane, John Joseph 1839- (search)
Keane, John Joseph 1839- Clergyman; born in Ballyshannon, Ireland, Sept. 12, 1839; came to the United States in 1846; was educated in St. Charles's College and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore; ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in 1866, and assigned to St. Patrick's Church, Washington. He remained there till Aug. 25, 1878, when he was consecrated Bishop of Richmond, Va. He became rector of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., in 1886, and held that post till 1897, when he resigned at the Pope's request and went to Rome. He was an associate editor of the revised edition of Johnson's universal Cyclopaedia in 1892-95. In 1897, having received from Rome a leave of absence for two years, he returned to the United States, and in September, 1900, was appointed Archbishop of Dubuque, to succeed the late Archbishop John Hennessy.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Keeler, James Edward 1857- (search)
Keeler, James Edward 1857- Astronomer; born in La Salle, Ill., Sept. 10, 1857; graduated at Johns Hopkins University in 1881; and in the same year accompanied Professor Langley on the Mount Whitney expedition for the study of solar physics. He then went abroad and studied for two years with Quincke, in Heidelberg, and with Von Helmholz, in Berlin. He was appointed assistant astronomer of the Lick Observatory in 1886, and when the observatory was transferred to the State (June, 1888), he was made full astronomer. He was director of the Allegheny Observatory in 1889-98, and on June 1, 1898, was made director of the Lick Observatory. Professor Keeler was a member of many American and foreign scientific societies, among them the Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain, and in 1898 was awarded the Rumford medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He wrote extensively for The Astrophysical journal and other technical periodicals. He died on Mount Hamilton, Cal., Aug.
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