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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Coleman, William T. 1824-1893 (search)
rse of a few months this committee executed four notorious characters, and either drove out of California or terrified into concealment large numbers of others. In 1856 public indignation was again aroused by the murder of a well-known editor, James King. The Vigilance Committee again became active, and Mr. Coleman became chairman of the executive committee. In this capacity he presided at the trials and had charge of the execution of four murderers, including Casey, the murderer of King. Focealment large numbers of others. In 1856 public indignation was again aroused by the murder of a well-known editor, James King. The Vigilance Committee again became active, and Mr. Coleman became chairman of the executive committee. In this capacity he presided at the trials and had charge of the execution of four murderers, including Casey, the murderer of King. For many years this organization was the dominating power in municipal politics. He died in San Francisco, Cal., Nov., 22, 1893.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colonial commissions. (search)
, the commissioners were haughty and overbearing, and a bitter mutual dislike finally made their correspondence mere bickerings. The commissioners proceeded to settle the boundary between Plymouth and Rhode Island. More difficult was the settlement of the boundary between Rhode Island and Connecticut, because of opposing claims to jurisdiction over the Pequod country. The commissioners finally directed that the region in dispute should constitute a separate district, under the title of the King's province. Neither party was satisfied, and the boundary dispute continued fifty years longer. The commissioners now proposed to sit as a court to hear complaints against Massachusetts, of which there were thirty. The general court, by public proclamation, forbade such a proceeding, and the commissioners went to New Hampshire and Maine, when they decided in favor of claims of the heirs of Mason and Gorges. In the latter province they organized a new government; and on their return to B
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colonial settlements. (search)
and St. Augustine). Virginia was first settled by the English temporarily (see Raleigh, Sir Walter). The first permanent settlement was made by them in 1607, under the auspices of London merchants, who that year sent five ships, with a colony, to settle on Roanoke Island. Storms drove them into the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, when they ascended the Powhatan River 50 miles, landed, and built a hamlet, which they called Jamestown. The stream they named James River—both in compliment to their King. After various vicissitudes, the settlement flourished, and, in 1619, the first representative Assembly in Virginia was held at Jamestown. Then were laid the foundations of the State of Virginia (q. v.). Manhattan Island (now the borough of Manhattan, city of New York) was discovered by Henry Hudson in 1609, while employed by the Dutch East India Company. Dutch traders were soon afterwards seated there and on the site of Albany, 150 miles up the Hudson River. The government of Holland gra
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
Anthony Burns, fugitive-slave case, Boston......May 27-31, 1854 Dr. Stephen T. Beale, ether case......1855 United States v. Henry Hertz et al., for hiring and retaining persons to go out of the United States to enlist in the British foreign legion for the Crimea: tried in the district court of the United States for eastern district of Pennsylvania......1855 Slave case in Cincinnati, O. (see Harper's magazine, vol. XII., p. 691)......April, 1856 James P. Casey, for shooting James King, of William, editor of the San Francisco Bulletin, and Charles Cora, murderer of United States Marshal Richardson; tried and hanged by the vigilance committee in San Francisco......May 20, 1856 Dred Scott case (q. v.)......1856 R. J. M. Ward ( the most extraordinary murderer named in the calendar of crime ), Cleveland, O.......1857 Emma A. Cunningham, for the murder of Dr. Burdell, in New York City, Jan. 30, 1856; acquitted......May, 1857 Daniel E. Sickles, for killing Philip B
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), California (search)
ed......1852 California Academy of Sciences founded at San Francisco......1853 State lunatic asylum established at Stockton......1853 Filibusters under Colonel Walker sail from San Francisco for Lower California......Oct. 17, 1853 United States branch mint opened at San Francisco......April, 1854 Panama Railroad opened, facilitating immigration to California......Jan. 23, 1855 Law excluding from the courts negro and Indian evidence amended by adding Chinese......1855 James King, of William, editor of the San Francisco Evening bulletin, a champion of reform, is shot in the street by James Casey, editor of the Sunday times, a noted politician, May 14, 1856; dies May 20. The vigilance committee is revived May 15, and some 8,000 members are enrolled. Casey is taken from jail, May 18; tried and hanged with another man named Cora, convicted of murder......May 22, 1856 Discovery of gold mines on the Frazer River......May 1, 1858 First overland mail west leaves S
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Georgia, (search)
nd and court dress made, worn by Queen Caroline at levee on King's birthday......April 2, 1735 Augusta laid out and garrint of colony......1754 Silver seal made for colony under King's direction......June 21, 1754 Capt. John Reynolds, of tGovernor Ellis......Nov. 2, 1760 George III. proclaimed King with civil and military pomp; the only event of the kind evd agent for Georgia in Great Britain......April 11, 1768 King rejects, as irregular and disrespectful, a petition of the 1773 Creeks and Cherokees convene at Augusta and cede to King over 2,100,000 acres in Georgia, to liquidate indebtedness others appropriate to colonial use 500 lbs. of powder from King's magazine......May 11, 1775 Lyman Hall, delegate from p Governor Wright having issued orders for celebration of King's birthday, Liberty people spike the cannon on the bay, dis75 First liberty-pole in Georgia erected at Savannah, on King's birthday......June 5, 1775 Claim of George Galphin, a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Iowa, (search)
mouth of the Illinois to the falls of St. Anthony, leaving Fort Crevecoeur, Ill......Feb. 28, 1680 Wife of Peosta, a Fox warrior, discovers lead in Iowa, on the west bank of the Mississippi......1780 At a council at Prairie du Chien, Julien Dubuque, a French-Canadian trader, obtains from Indians permission to work lead-mines at the place now bearing his name and a grant of 140,000 acres of land......1788 Land grant to Julien Dubuque by Indians is confirmed by Baron Carondelet, and a King's title issued......1796 Lands on both sides of the Mississippi, including a large part of Iowa, ceded to United States by Sac and Fox Indians, by treaty at St. Louis......Nov. 3, 1804 Territory of Louisiana, including Iowa, framed by law of......March 3, 1805 Iowa included in Territory of Missouri, erected by act......June 4, 1812 Fort Madison, built in 1808, on the site selected by Lieutenant Pike in 1805, is abandoned by the garrison and burned to prevent its falling into the h
Rev. James K. Ewer , Company 3, Third Mass. Cav., Roster of the Third Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment in the war for the Union, Company C. (search)
el Kelly, Roxbury, 18, s; lithographer. Aug. 22, 1862. Disch. May 20, 1865. Peter Kelly, Roxbury, 38, m; stone mason. Dec. 24, 1863. M. O. Sept 28, 1865. Patrick Kenney, Roxbury, 25, m; groom. Dec. 31, 1863. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. James Killeen, Roxbury, 25, s; metal worker. Aug. 22. 1862. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. James F. Killion, Roxbury, 19, s; teamster. March 22, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. Moses Kimball, Lynn, 23,; mariner. Feb. 13, 1864. M. O. Sept. 28, 1865. James King, Roxbury, 44, m; laborer. Aug. 22, 1862. Disch. disa. Jan. 18, 1864. Daniel T. Leary, New Bedford, 19, s; laborer. Aug. 22, 1862. Disch. disa. Jan. 18, 1864. Dennis Lowney, New Bedford, 40, m; laborer. Aug. 22, 1862. Disch. disa. Jan. 18, 1864. Henry B. Lovering, Lynn, 23, s; shoemaker. Feb. 15, 1864. Wounded Sept. 19, 1864. Disch. disa. June 10, 1865. Asa R. Luce, Tisbury, 29, m; farmer. Aug. 27, 1862. Disch. Aug. 17, 1865. Lewis P. Luce, New Bedford, 21, s; farm
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: (search)
T. Pyatt, William Crawford, William Evans and G. L. Washington. Captain Stuart's company: Killed, 2—Corp. M. West and Vaughan. Wounded, 9—Sergt. W. S. Vincent, Lewis Groff, William Coleman, F. T. Lowe, Richard Lawless, Corp. S. Montgomery, James King, Lieut. F. M. Sanger and J. M. Clem; total, 11. Captain Corcoran's company: Wounded, 4—Captain Corcoran, Lieutenant Donaho, Corporal Kirby and Private McCarty. McIntosh's regiment. Captain Gibson's company: Wounded, 2—S. J. Dibley and H. Barnhart. Captain Parker's company: Killed, 2—John B. Ford and J. L. Sweeden. Wounded, 6—P. O. Breedlove, W. L. Debeny, M. E. Cleveland, Thomas Falls, L. R. Hill and C. W. Wood; total, 8. Captain King's company: Killed, 6—H. C. Harden, Perry King, Wm. Barker, J. W. Howell, T. J. Kelly and John Hitcher, Jr. Wounded, 16—Capt. J. M. King, John Lemoyne, W. J. Dorris, B. F. Mayberry, J. Harbinger, G. W. Amfrey, Garrett Ford, W. J. Dailey, S. C. Hicks, H. M. Hicks, A. Ashley, Rober
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Terry's Brigade, formerly John M. Jones's. (search)
nd, Henry Sullivan, Bryan Thomas, William Thomas. Co. B. Corporal Jas. L. Veach, Private Hardy R. Bizzell, David D. Collins, M. C. M. Martin, Private Daniel W. Millican, Henry B. Pool, Geo. C. Poplin, Wm. R. Sprinkle. Co. C. Private Hayward Butler, William Glepen, Murdock D. Murchinser, Jos. A. Pope, Private Wm. H. H. Pope, Robt. M. Ratchford, Benjamin Sutton, Lewis Sutton. Co. D. 2d Sergeant Nathan J. King, 5th Sergeant Francis A. Clifton, Private James King, Wm. McCuller, Bermudas McSune, Private Lewis McLemey, Edward G. Ramsour, Wm. D. Stephens, Ephraim Shipp, John A. Weeks. Co. E. Private Jas. F. Gay, Henry C. Hinton, Private Alexander McIntire. Co. F. 3d Sergeant Alfred M. Hitreck, 4th Corporal Daniel Shook, Private Jas. A. Faucett, David Hoffman, Burrell Hoffman, Marcus Hunsucker, Private John C. Hetrick, David Hollar, Lawson Lazel, Franklin Shook, Devault Sigman, Alfred Sitzer. Co
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