New Orleans daily crescent., 1856-03-17
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH Ii, 1856
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DthGT HutteT pertinent HleTeiO; pTeV1Teu eJHB5Hy
for the readers of the Double Sheet Crescent.
The backbone Of the sturdy month has been broken
by the combined exertons Of fifteen resolute days
which, impatient Of present good hurried on to pros
pecye pleasure. Nor do we blame them for whipping
the winged steed and endeayoring to make Phdebus
quicken his gait. A more unwelcome portion Of the
road is not to be found anywhere within its twelve
great stages, its two and fifty places Of change, or
the three hundred and sixty-fye level plains over
which it gdes. All the gods conspred to render the
journey rough one: Aquarius used that watering
pot with determination it should never be needed
again; Father Holus shew his shaggy brow and end
less ur1at all the fountains and the property ypeople
oftle skies let the backcuytain fall and were too
wind itHp when the caboy's bell tinked in
the East. # "4.
Sunshine is streaming in through every crevice and
the rehearsal of the week commences. I.i-@ =
Monday, March I7-St Patrick, st. Joseph of
Arimathaa and st. Gertrude who fourished in 626,
the guardians Of the present day The shamrock,
Dedicated to StPatrick, and the sweet violet sacred
to St.Gertrude, are the floral offerings r@5st
st. Patrick; who is almost as generally known in
this country as in Ireland is the more special saint of
It is known as St. Patricks day,
and; such observed wherever Irishnlen emigrate
somewhat with religious ceremonies and votive offer
ngs; generally with observances Of more misceIla-
and less theological character St. Patrick was
born at the endof the fourth century, in klpatric-
nominally, a very anti-nilesinn county At 1G lie
was carried off into slavery and conpeled|to keep
cattle among the bogs of his g dear native land.'
Escaping, he Travelled into Gaul and Italy, and re-
ceived his apostolic mission in the latter country,
from Pope Celestine, who died in 1872. His chief
exploit freeing Ireland from frogs and serpents
which some have very inhurnanly attributed to the
nature Of the climate. Is
In February, 1888, letters patent incorporated the
Knights of the ilustrous order Of St. Patrick
The shamrock is the trefo "s
Saint Alexander aud Cyril ofJerusalem, fourished
during the century following, A. D: 251. - rp.
Tuesday, 1Inrch 1s.-The Great Leopard Bane
-doronicun purdatonites, is the floral emblem. ..
St. Edward, a British King. whose honors are com
memorated to-day, was stabbed in the back by the
Thugs who lived in 979, while hishorse was drink
ing at Corfe Castle, in the Island Of Purbeek. He
spurred his horse into deep narsl but instead of
being drowned, thesprt was translated to glory and
the,body discovered Dy pillar Of lightmore noble
but less comfortable than common deaths, The fact
is now notable from the effect thas had upon modern
customs After that, the general dstrlst caused by
the crime was great that one Wonld drink with
another without security that he was safe while the
.bowLwas at his lip. Hence the drinking Of heaths,
springing out Of the expression then preyalent''I
pledge you your health" when aboutto drink
Sin Robert Walpoe, Earl Of Oxford, died in l745,
aged Il. -.
W "Wednesday; March st JOSEPH; tie spouse
Of the yigin Mary; A. D, l and St. AIemund, sl9,
are the protectors of the 10th. ~
rpT u.
is the floral emblem, sacred to St Joseph. -.-
In 720 B. G.. the first eclipse Of the moon on re.
cord occurred In 1855 England began her system
of naval impressment In l7l9 surprising meteor
was seen in England, Scotland and Ireland. One les-
crber says twas large the moon and had little
motion at first presently it assumed the shape of
meteor with stream Of light, emitting a splendor
by which fine print could be read. Its duration was
about thirty seconds. It's greatest height was calcu
lated to have been fyone statute miles. It descend
ed gradually and broke into the sea, near the coast
of Brittany ,-
Thursday, March 2G-St. Cuthbert and St.
Wulhan are the saints. The dogs violet is dedicated
TO the latter. .@ --
In l727, Sir Isaac Newton, author of the Prncipia
discoverer Of gravtaton, anda profoundly great man,
died. Frederick, prince of Wales and father Of
George III, died in l751, aged Al.
William Murray, Earl of Mansfield, died in 1898.
having been born the I'd of March, 1905. For the
last thirty years of his life he presided as lord chief
justice of the court of the kings bench He altered
the whole system Of the common law by grating the
civil law upon it. As an elegant and varied scholar
Of great natural and cultivated ability, he shone
among the very foremost and none of that galaxy
of great men that arose in the reign Of Queen Anne
a1Iot}1 LJn F,;o 10
In 1911, Napoleon, king of Rome, was born. His
mother was the Empress Maria Louisa. His unhappy
life and early DEATH for " the sword wears out the
sheath" are familiar to ALL His portrait, as the Duke
de Rechstadt, adorns great many print windows.
even now.7
On this day tile sun enters the constellation dries,
or the Ram, which is the first zodacal sign: and this
is the first day of Spring! We were led into an error
by an old authority and made the "new-come of the
year commence on the 9th whereas ourprase should
have been reserved for the goth. ,.s.
The SUM- on this day. passes the ina giraryne in the
heavens called the equator. This the beginning
of their sacred year to the Israelites their civil year
commencing in September.
Friday, March 21.-St Benedict, 543 st.
Se1apon and other lesser lights.
The dubious fumetory dedicated to st. Bennet is
the flower.
st. Bennet, or Benedict, as he is more generally
KNOWN was the founder Of the order OF Benedictines,
and the Ronish books are full of chronicles concern
ing him. He was born in Umbria, in 4S0, and
sent to Sehoo! at Rome. He founded twelve monas-
teres and died in 549, aged G5.
In l556, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop Of Canter-
bury, was burnt for heresy at Oxford England.
Saturday, HIarcla 22,--St. Basil, st. Paul and
St. Catharne Of Sweden, are the saints, and pile
wort dedicated to the last named, is the flower.
The plague broke out in Iondonin 1865, and ragged
with such violence that grass grew in the most public
thoroughtnres During its prevalence the deaths
so numerous that the dead could not he buried and
were thrown into the river or burned. Robbery pre-
vailed and drunkenness in the midst Of all. Trade
was ended; the shops closed the Royal Exchange
deserted, and for period life seemed about to ex-
pire.
In 1857, John Baptist LUlli, very celebrated
Florentne nnuseian--for some time page to madame
Montpcnsier, and superintendent of music to Louis
NIY-died.
Sunday, March a3--st. AIphons,1s of Lima
st. Victoria and others are the saints of the day.
The peerless datodil, dedicated to st. Aphonsus, is
| the plant. ..=v
In 1901, Paul, Emperor Of all the Russias, was
strangled at st. Petersburg.
In 1877 at daylight, naval battery of three thirty
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