New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-24
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CONCERNING that ,ohichhas traaspjTed in The acoTds
history on corresponding days in past years, t,ith
Other, matter pertinent thereto, prepared expressly
for the readers Of the Double Sheet Crescent.
Like bright fire which, when lit for the first pc
Rod, burns slowly with much cracking and discom-
fort; then blazes up in great pyrotechnical glory ;
then emits heat and warmth and comfort from its
glowing bosom; the year increases towards its peri
helium and period Of perfection. Now the whole
mandatory Of nature has drawn forth its most cum
ming medcaments Its most potent juices and alenl-
bics is doing gigantic carpentry upon the oak; is
painting more softly than Coreggo upon the green
sward and tinting the heavens like Titan or Paul
Farnese. We are standing weeks remove from
our last halt older by many days; better or worse
wiser as stupid as then.
| Monday, March 24.-St. Irenseus, of Sirmium,
A.. D., 3O4 st. Simon, an infant martyr, and St.
William, of Norwich. The ehrysoplenun oppositifo-
u or golden sacrifrage, dedicated to st. Irenaeus
is the plant "5 t.5Ag' @aSF&s
In 1880, the first bombs ever used were thrown
upon the town of Wachtendonck, in Guelderland
The invention is commonly attributed to Galen. Bsh
op of Munster. In 1925, Daniel Whitby, learned
commentator on the New Testament, died. He was
born at Rushden in Northamptonshire, in 1888, and
was eminent for ability and honesty
Tuesday, March 25.--The Annunciation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. st. Cammin, Abbot, A. D.
653 The marigold, calendula offcinalis dedicated
to the event. 3a @z@7 s'F
The Roman Catholic festival of the Annuncation
is commonly called Lady Day in England which is
an abridgement of the old phrase "Our Lady's Day
This is gaudy day in the Romisl Church, and Hail
Mary! resounds in all the masses. The ceremonies
that attend it are numerous and highly impressive.
In England, the day is more Immediately remenl-
bered as the first quarterday in the year. ~. .9%%
In 1858, parochial charity schools were established
for the education of the children of poor persons in
London and its vicinity. III
In 1909, Anna Seward, the friend of DR.. Darwin
and authoress of life of him. died in the, Bishops
palace, at Litchfield. She was poetess of some
ease and ability. 'F -.TY '
In ls46, General Taylor having reached Point Isa-
bel, harbor on the Texas coast nearest the mouth
of the Rio Grande, proceeded with portion Of his
stores to apositon opposite Matamoras, where he en-
trenched himself and constructed a fort which he
called Fort Brown, after its intended commander
Wednesday, March 26.-St. Ludger, Bishop O
Munster, 500; St. Brauo, Bishop of Saragossa 646
The luid henbane-h hyoscyamus scopoliu-is the
plant dedicated to the latter saint
now New York provoked by the cunning and thrift
of their Connecticut neighbors, determined to exter
inmate thenl-or at least, far destroy their inu
ence with the Indians that they could not enjoy SO
great a monopoly as before in the trade of petry
Irving describes them assembling, at this time, full Of
ire patriotism beer and ayaricousness, determined tc
root out their opponents. The celebrated leader was
: prevented from marching, or riding, by the ten
: breeches he wore, and the whole motley army, afte
II initiating the English King, who, - NJ 5't5
y n.i - with twice three thousand men,
.a Marched down again -
returned to their good vrows, their beer, pipes an
. tobacco.
< < In 1929, the waters of the Bay of Fundy whc
Il rise to an enormous height at every full tide,
L. nearly one hundred feet and overflowed the Who'll
adjacent country, destroying considerable amount
property
: Thursday, Marcel, 27.-St. John of Egypt,
i hermit 394, and St. Rupert, or Rober, Bishop 0
Sazbourg are the Saints, and the sweescented jon
. quill, dedicated to the former, is the flower.
st. John was wonderful saint, and every way til
equal of those Ea stern anchortes sung by Southe
y He walled himself up at the top of rock where
remained from the fortieth to the nnetieth year
j, his age, and, says Butler' drew the admiration
the whole world on him by the lustre of his miracle
: and the fame of his predictions" 49,"
n In 1901, the peace Of Amiens between France an
England, was signed in France-Which ranks as higE
: ly among treaties as FontenOy and Waterloo dc
among battles. By it the peace of Europe was ten
porary re-established and the nations so long waste
with war had space to recruit.
? Friday, March 2s-Tlree martyrs Priscus
4 Machus and Alexander, 2GO; st. Sixt1s, Sd and 81
Gontran, king and confessor The doronicum plan
= iagineum, dedicated to Priscus, is the flower
Z Iii 1880, on this day, gunpowder was first used i
Z Europe by the Venetians against the Genoese. Th
Germans give the discovery to Berhold Schwartz, bu
ID Roger Bacon, who died in 1918, certainly knew
nt concerning it.
In 1854, there a famous guerilla fight anon
= some of the mountain Businesses of Spain nwhcl
a celebrated matador, named Juan, who had bee
searched for by the alguazils everywhere was take
captive, condemned and executed. His band was III
like that of Robin Hoed and Little John, of Sherwoo
Forest in that it added murder to robbery and intin
idated the peasantry rather than aided them. Jua
s had been spy in the Carst service before establish
:. ing his own wild monarchy.
In 1901 Sir Ralph Abercrombe died in Egypt. Fl
received his death wound the 2lst during his men
Y orable victory over the French, at Alexandria.
ii In 1902 Pallas, new planet, was discovered by D
is Olbas, of Bremen, in Germany.
at Saturday, March a9-Sts. Jonas and Eustachiu
st. Gundeus and St. Mark, are the days patrons.-
sr The Oxslip, dedicated to st. Eustachus; and I'll
> funetely to st. Jonas, are put down in the Flor
U Directory.
h In 1915, Raymond Lue, the most celebrated chen
istand alchemist of his period, stoned to deaf
by the natives Of Mauritania, whittier he had gone
mission at the age of eighty He had his attentic
directed to chemistry by the power of love- The o.
chronicle says: " A lady, very handsome, with who
n a, he was in love, refused to marry him. One da
L. when he renewed his solicitations she Showed HI
N bosom inf1amed with a cancer. L,lee departed, +
B. solved to conquer both the cancer and the lady, I
5 had the good fortune to and marry her. Aft
A. her death he attached himself to the church.
S oS In l46l, the conflict of the York and Lancast
ny, factions decided by battle York. 1t
nd menced in snow-storm, was contested until the
all ternoon and ended in favor of York. Thirty-eig
thousand men were left dead. on the field of whc
It'll twenty-eight were Iancastrians.
Sunday, March 3O.-St John Climachus, S
st., Zozimus, st. Regulus Rough Caramena, dedicat
: to the former, and the lesser daffod dedicated to
- zozimus, are the plants of the day.
ew st. John Climachus was cayerned rs hermit il