The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . Population 1880,3,512; 1890, 3,831; 1900, 4,260. OLNEY, Jesse, an American educator;in Union, Connecticnt, Oct. 12, to 1831 he was principal of the HartfordGrammar School. While holding that positionhe published his Geography and Atlas (1828),which was used throughout the United States asa text-book. Later, he published a History of theUnited States, a Common-School Arithmetic, andother text-books. He was a member of the Con-necticut legislature, and was active in the estab-lishment of the public
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . Population 1880,3,512; 1890, 3,831; 1900, 4,260. OLNEY, Jesse, an American educator;in Union, Connecticnt, Oct. 12, to 1831 he was principal of the HartfordGrammar School. While holding that positionhe published his Geography and Atlas (1828),which was used throughout the United States asa text-book. Later, he published a History of theUnited States, a Common-School Arithmetic, andother text-books. He was a member of the Con-necticut legislature, and was active in the estab-lishment of the public school system. He diedin Stratford, Connecticut, July 31, 1872. OLNEY, Richard, an American statesman;born in Oxford, Massachusetts, Sept. 15, was graduated from Brown University in1856, and spent the nextthree years at the Har-vard Law School. Hewas admitted to the barof Massachusetts and be-gan the practice of hisprofession in Boston. Hewas successful as a law-yer, and took high rankin his state. Beyondholding a seat in theMassachusetts legislaturein 1874, he took no part. RICHARD OLNEY. in politics. Heparty once as wastheii chosen by the Democratic candidate for attorney-general of Massachusetts,but was defeated in the election. He was madea member of Clevelands second Cabinet, holdingthe portfolio of Attorney-General. Upon thedeath of Secretary of State Gresham, Olney wasappointed to the vacancy, June 10, 1895. OLSHAUSEN, Justus, a German Orientalist;born in Hohenfelde, Holstein, May 9, 1800. In1823-52 he was professor of Hebrew at Kiel; in1853-58 at Konigsberg; and a member of theMinistry of Instruction of Prussia in 1858-74. Hepublished a number of works on Oriental subjects,on Hebrew language and archaeology. Amongsuch works is his Hebrew Lehrbuch (1861). Hedied in Berlin, Dec. 28, 1882. OLYMPIA, a city and the capital of the stateof Washington, and of Thurston County, on apeninsula at the southern extremity of PugetSound, 100 miles N. of Portland, Oregon, on the
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