Fugitive slave stowaway Columbus Jones arrives in chains at Hyannis, Massachusetts

The brig Rolesonsailed from Pensacola, Florida and during the voyage stowaway fugitive slave Columbus Jones was discovered and kept in chains.  At Hyannis, the captain and first mate of the Roleson negotiated with the captain of the schooner Elizabeth B. to transport Jones to Norfolk, Virginia for a fee. When this became known locally, they were arrested for kidnapping, indicted by a grand jury in Barnstable, and tried the following November. They were acquited. (By John Osborne)
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Fugitive slave stowaway Columbus Jones returned to the South from Massachusetts

The brig Roleson sailed from Pensacola, Florida and arrrived in Hyannis, Massachusetts on May 8.  During the voyage, stowaway fugitive slave Columbus Jones had been discovered and kept in chains.  At Hyannis, the captain and first mate of the Roleson negotiated with the captain of the schooner Elizabeth B., to transport Jones to Norfolk, Virginia for a fee and hand him over the authorities there. When this became known locally, they were arrested for kidnapping, indicted by a grand jury in Barnstable, and tried the following November. They were acquited. (By John Osborne)
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Brooklyn celebrates the completion of its ambitious scheme to supply the city with running water

Five years in the planning and building, Brooklyn's ambitious scheme of reservoirs, pipes, and water mains was almost complete at this time and the city organized a civic celebration.  Less than four weeks later, the City Council officially name the system as the Nassau Waterworks of the City of Brooklyn.  (By John Osborne) 
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José Marta Mata presents his credentials in Washington as minister from the recently recognized Juarez government of Mexico

Senor José Marta Mata presented his credentials as ambassador from Mexico to President Buchanan in Washington on this date. The Buchanan Administration had recognized the Juarez Government of Mexico over General Miguel Miramón's conservative rebels three weeks before. (By John Osborne)
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King "Bomba" dies in his palace in Caserta in Italy, aged forty-nine

King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies died at his famous palace in Caserta aged forty-nine.  Known as bombardatore or "King Bomba,"  for his habit of shelling his own cities showing resistance to his rule, he had refused to join Piedmont in a war against Austria under whose protection he had ruled for nineteen years.  His son Francesco II succeeded him but ruled for only two years before the new Italy annexed his kingdom in 1861.  (By John Osborne)
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Lafayette Sabine Foster (Congressional Biographical Directory)

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"Foster, Lafayette Sabine," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000308.
FOSTER, Lafayette Sabine, a Senator from Connecticut; born in Franklin, New London County, Conn., November 22, 1806; attended the common schools; received preparatory instruction and graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1828; taught school in Providence and commenced the study of law in Norwich; took charge of an academy at Centerville, Md., and while there was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1830; returned to Norwich, Conn., and completed his law studies; admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced the practice of law; editor of the Republican, a Whig news
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William Crutchfield (Congressional Biographical Directory)

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"Crutchfield, William," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000961.
CRUTCHFIELD, William, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., November 16, 1824; attended the common schools; moved to McMinn County, Tenn., in 1840 and remained there four years; settled in Jacksonville, Ala., in 1844 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; became a permanent resident of Chattanooga in 1850; during the Civil War never enlisted but served in the Union Army as honorary captain in the Chickamauga campaign; was with General Thomas during the siege of Chattanooga, and was an assistant to General Steedman and other commanders
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Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (Congressional Biographical Directory)

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"Caswell, Lucien Bonaparte," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000245.
CASWELL, Lucien Bonaparte, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Swanton, Franklin County, Vt., November 27, 1827; moved to Wisconsin in 1837 with his parents, who settled near Lake Koshkonong, in Rock County; attended the common schools, Milton Academy, and Beloit College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Fort Atkinson, Wis.; district attorney of Jefferson County in 1855 and 1856; served on the local school board for nearly sixty-five years; organized the First National Bank of Fort Atkinson in 1863, the Northwestern Manufacturing
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Solon Borland (Congressional Biographical Directory)

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"Borland, Solon," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000642.
BORLAND, Solon, a Senator from Arkansas; born near Suffolk, Nansemond County, Va., September 21, 1808; attended preparatory schools in North Carolina; studied and afterwards practiced medicine; settled in Little Rock, Ark.; served throughout the Mexican War as a major in the Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry; was appointed and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ambrose H.
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