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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing)

f of Mexico; over 2,000 lives lost......Oct. 2, 1893 United States Senator Edward D. White appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States......Feb. 19, 1894 Newton C. Blanchard, member of Congress, appointed Senator by Governor Foster to fill the unexpired term of White......March 7, 1894 Ex-Gov. J. Madison Wells dies at Lecompte, La......Feb. 28, 1899 Five Italians lynched at Tallulah, La., for murder of Dr. J. F. Hodge......July 20, 1899 Constitutional amendment authorizing $75,000 annually for Confederate pensions adopted......November, 1900 Constitutional amendment enabling New Orleans to issue bonds for water, sewerage, and drainage adopted......November, 1900 St. Charles College at Grand Coteau destroyed by fire......Feb. 17, 1900 Conflict between police and negroes in New Orleans; fourteen persons killed, thirty seriously injured......July, 1900 The leasing of convicts to private contractors stopped......March 3, 1901 Maine

ed seventy-five years......Feb. 20, 1893 Destructive cyclone along the Gulf of Mexico; over 2,000 lives lost......Oct. 2, 1893 United States Senator Edward D. White appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States......Feb. 19, 1894 Newton C. Blanchard, member of Congress, appointed Senator by Governor Foster to fill the unexpired term of White......March 7, 1894 Ex-Gov. J. Madison Wells dies at Lecompte, La......Feb. 28, 1899 Five Italians lynched at Tallulah, La., for murder of Dr. J. F. Hodge......July 20, 1899 Constitutional amendment authorizing $75,000 annually for Confederate pensions adopted......November, 1900 Constitutional amendment enabling New Orleans to issue bonds for water, sewerage, and drainage adopted......November, 1900 St. Charles College at Grand Coteau destroyed by fire......Feb. 17, 1900 Conflict between police and negroes in New Orleans; fourteen persons killed, thirty seriously injured......July, 1900 The le

Louisiana, The central gulf State of the United States, has for its southern boundary the Gulf of Mexico, and south of 31° N. it extends from the Sabine River on the west to the Pearl River on the east, about 250 miles. North of lat. 31° N. its eastern boundary is the Mississippi River, which separates it from Mississippi, and the Sabine River and Texas form its western boundary. That portion of the State lying east of the Mississippi River is bounded on the north by the State of MississippiSabine River and Texas form its western boundary. That portion of the State lying east of the Mississippi River is bounded on the north by the State of Mississippi, and that west of the Mississippi River by Arkansas. Lat. 28° 56' to 33° N., and long. 89° to 94° W. Area, 45,420 square miles, in ninety-nine parishes. Population, 1890, 1,118,587; 1900, 1,381,625. Capital, Baton Rouge. It differs from the other States in that its jurisprudence is based on the Roman or civil law instead of the common law of England, and the counties are called parishes. Robert Cavalier de la Salle descends the Mississippi to its mouth, names the country Louisiana, and <

nd takes possession in the name of the King of France......April 9, 1682 Pierre Le Moyne d'ibervi D'Iberville, having settled Biloxi, sails for France, leaving his lieutenant, Sauvolle de la Villannor-general of Louisiana, dies on his way from France, and Bienville continues in command......1707 ept. 14, 1712 Lamothe Cadillac arrives from France as governor, and appoints Bienville lieutenanty Bienville......1724 Bienville recalled to France; Perier becomes commander-general......Aug. 9,.1727 Arrival of a cargo of girls sent from France by the company, each provided with a small cassetting fire to the fort......Nov. 24, 1758 France cedes Louisiana to Spain, and to England all eed by Aubrey that all captains of vessels from France or Santo Domingo report to Ulloa on arrival win claims freedom of commerce with the ports of France and America, and demands the expulsion of Ulloo takes possession of Louisiana in the name of France......Nov. 30, 1803 Gen. James Wilkinson enc[8 more...]

Kerlerec, succeeds Vaudreuil, who was appointed governor of Canada......Feb. 9, 1754 First arrival of Acadians at New Orleans; they are sent to Attakapas and Opelousas......1756 M. Dubreuil erects a sugar-mill in New Orleans (cane-growing having been started by the Jesuits in 1751)......1758 Garrison of Fort Du Quesne fle Orleans to Admiral Farragut......April 25, 1862 Capture of forts Jackson and Philip by the Federals......April 28, 1862 Confederate capital transferred to Opelousas......April, 1862 Maj.-Gen. Benjamin F. Butler takes possession of New Orleans......May 1, 1862 Baton Rouge occupied by Federals......May 27, 1862 WilliaSouthern States......June 25, 1868 Fourteenth Amendment adopted by the legislature......July, 1868 Numerous political and color riots occur in New Orleans, Opelousas, and other portions of the State during the year ......1868 Passage of social equality bill, giving all persons, without regard to color or previous condition

edition against Cuba, leaves New Orleans......Aug. 3, 1851 Riot because of Cuban expedition in New Orleans; office of Spanish paper La Patria destroyed......Aug. 21, 1851 Convention to revise constitution meets at Baton Rouge......July 5, 1852 University of Louisiana chartered......1853 Commercial convention of Southern and Southwestern States meets at New Orleans......Jan. 8, 1855 William Walker, with his expedition, leaves New Orleans, ostensibly for Mobile, but really for Nicaragua, eluding the United States authorities......Nov. 11, 1857 Walker surrenders to Com. Hiram Paulding; indignation meetings at New Orleans, Mobile, and other Southern cities......Dec. 8, 1857 Political disturbance in New Orleans; 500 men as a vigilance committee seize the court-house and State arsenal; Knownothing party occupy Lafayette Square......June 4-5, 1858 Legislature in extra session provides for a State convention and votes $500,000 to organize military companies; Wirt Adams

Louisiana, The central gulf State of the United States, has for its southern boundary the Gulf of Mexico, and south of 31° N. it extends from the Sabine River on the west to the Pearl River on the east, about 250 miles. North of lat. 31° N. its eastern boundary is the Mississippi River, which separates it from Mississippi, and the Sabine River and Texas form its western boundary. That portion of the State lying east of the Mississippi River is bounded on the north by the State of Mississippi892 Donaldson Caffrey appointed by Governor Foster United States Senator to fill unexpired term......Dec. 31, 1892 Gen. P. G. T. Beaurgeard dies at New Orleans, aged seventy-five years......Feb. 20, 1893 Destructive cyclone along the Gulf of Mexico; over 2,000 lives lost......Oct. 2, 1893 United States Senator Edward D. White appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States......Feb. 19, 1894 Newton C. Blanchard, member of Congress, appointed Senator by Gover