Richardson, William

A., of Ma achusetts, born in 1821, was Secretary of the U. S, Treasury in Grant’s Cabinet from 1873 to 1874. He was a Justice of the U. 8. Court of Claims from 1874 to 1885, when he became Chief Justice. Died 1896. ‘Richmond, Dean (1804-1866), gained an enviable reputation for his upright dealings in busine . He was a leader of the Democrat party in New York. He secured the consolidation of the New York Central Railroad. Richmond, Ky. Here, August 29-30, 1862, 16,000 Federals under Mason and Cruft were utterly routed by about an equal number of Conlederates, led by Kirby Smith. August 29 a smart skirmish occurred, in which Mason had a slight advantage. The next day he encountered Smith's entire force and was wholly defeated, Craft and hi in self escaping by flight. The Union lo was very heavy.