New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-31
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1856.
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Concerning that sohieh has traasped in the acorlds
history on corresponding daysi,i past gears, 'tth
ether n'atlez pe1tias thersto prepayed ezpTessiy
Like soldier flushed with the pride Of early sue
ess, and conscious Of strength sufficient to bear him
trough all obstacles, into tile very heart Of the enc
nys territory, spring marches against summer and
pushes its cleaning cohorts to the charge Each day
chronicles some further achievement; and We who in
his great ArTnageddon travel constantly with the
yetor, rejoicing in his successes and hnrraing over
he defeat. Of time, our joint enemy may learn q
esson from the commentaries Of those who have pre-
;eded Us, fought and won many a skrmsh Of weeks.
months and years, but found Waterloo in the uncon-
1uerable reserve ofa century.
Monday, rEarcs, 81 st. Benjamin. d primitive /
Deacon, and ST. Guy, who fourished about 1O4s, are
the tutelars of the day.
In1s14th soyeregns who formed the holy alliance,
entered Paris at the head of the Russian troops Bus
sia is receiving her reward from France now; and /
there are fears in England lest the punishment may
notend with the least Of the foes but extend across
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% In 1850 John G. Calhoun died at Washington.
Tuesday, April 1--ssst Melito, Al l75. Saints /
Hugh and Gilbert. 5a5{g$ =5si
The annual mercury dedicated to st. Hugh, is the
floral emblem. g NJ ssSz2'
The first day Of April, by mmemorial usage and ali
Observance to which the memory Of man runneth not
contrary has been hallowed as sacred to a. greater
part Of the human race to All Fools.
The Latin name of the month, from which oIlr no
menclature takes its paternity, is from
toopen The saxons called it Oster or Easter nnoaath
from the feast that occurred init to the honor of Eas
tire, or Foster. It sometimes represented with Us
girl clothed in green, with garland Of myrtle OF
hawthorn buds; holding in one hand primoses and
volets and in the other the zodiacal Taurus
the bull into which constellation the sun enters dur
ing the month. The Romans c0nsecrated the first of
this month to Venus, the Paphian Queen; the god
dess Of beauty, the mother Of love, the queen Of
laughter the mistress Of the graces and the Roman
widows and virgins assembled in the temple Of
Fortune, and disclosing their personal deformties
prayed the goddess 70 conceal them from their ls-
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The costume is common to all countries The Hin
docs make use of it in their Hull festival and Tereen
an old Swedish traveller, was even sent on an pril-
FOOLS voyage BY royalty, in order to add zest the
joke. He carried the joke SO far that he never came
back III F& s n /.
r In 1910, Napoleon married Maria Lonisa, Arch.
duchess Of Austria and the waggsh Parisians called
him t,n5poisson d'Ayril analogous to our April
fool. On the occasion the Emperor had a medal
struck with Love bearing thunderbot for its device
in commemoration of the event. 8 .s Il
I "Wednesday, April 2.-St Francis of Paula
ST. Theodosia Constantine II, Of Scotland and many
more are the catalogued Saints of the day.
The white violet, dedicated to st. Francis is the
emblem. u m \ .y E5 $5 hi IA $5 5Ft
In 1901, Lord Nelson achieved his great victory at
Copenhagen, when eighteen sail Of the line were
either captured or destroy ed. i sS sas IN
Thomas Jefferson was born Apt 4 743, and James
Monroe, in I759. 4 y s8s s ,E
Thursday April 2 sA gasse, Chipnia and Irene,
sisters and their companions. AZ ID. 304 St. Richard
and others have their anniversaries this day. Nl&4I
The Evergreen Alkanet, dedicated to st. Agasse, is
the flower. 80 sIa E s@E.F;1atF
St. Richard de Wiche, is among the patrons of the
day, was born at Wiche, near Worcester; studied at
Oxford Paris and Boogne; became Chancellor to the
diocese of Canterbury land against the desire
of Henry III, was consecrated Bishop of Chichester.
The king seized all his temporalities, but he got them
back by repevin pleading his own cause against the
kings deputies, before Innocent ~ at Rome He
1858, Boniface " made him Saint because Bishop
Porur said that he restored the dead to life gave
sight to the blind and worked other miracles, which
led the old chronicler to add such wonders have
never been performed in our day, and hence late
Popes could not make Saints" IA. ~ bj. .7s!.
Friday, APRIL 4-St. Isidore, Bishop of Seville,
A. D. G36, and ST. Plato, an Abbot are the Saints.
The red crown imperial is the flower, dedicated to
St. Isidore. <. -. ua.N ~
L In l774 Oliver. Goldsmith, "poor Goldy," the
possessor of great genius and plum colored coat of
much learning and an old fiddle, died leaving, how
ever behind him name that will be remembered when
many prouder ones have persisted, and an affection
ate regard that no time can destroy. J-f -u .
In 1902, Lloyd, Lord Kenyon Lord Chief Justice OF
England, died, aged 60. .-..,N.-l
In 1872 the House Of Representatives passed the
Embargo Bill, which caused the late war with
England. 5m ., ...-e 47zy.'= L. ==..l
In ls4l William Henry Harrison, President of the
United States, died. G0nfra. a.
Saturday, April 5-St. Vincent Ferrer, ST.
Gerald, st. Tigemach and St. Becan, have their com
memoration to-day. -~ u4 U& yta
The yellow crown imperial, dedicated to st. Vincent
Ferrer is the botanical emblem. ".-f
In 1906 John Stow, the antiquary, died, at the age
of eighty. He was a tailor, but stitched himself 8
very prominent place in the great blanket of black
letter writer's. . .u..l. u @.
In 1911, Robert Raikes, of Gloucester, died, age6
76. He was the father and founder of Sunday
Schools, and spent his life in acts of kindness anG
compassion promoting education as source of hap
piness to mankind and bestowng all of his excrtions
to help the poor. ..o w .5r. C.
| The Yamassee Indians, concerning whom Simm;
has written very pleasant story plotted the destruc
ton of all the white settlers from Cape Fear to Flor
da. A general rising was to be made on the 18th o.
April, l7l5 but the plot fortunately came to light
and the Yamassees were expelled from the province
Sunday, April 6.-St. Sixtus I, 100 Persian
martyrs, St. William and st. CELSIUS, are the saints o
the day. E@' -
The starch hyacinth, dedicated to ST. sixtus is the
plant. Wa
In l34s Laura de Moves, mnlortalised by the vers'
of Petrarch died. She returned his love with indif
ference, but, at Vancuse, when he had nothing to d.
but remember her charms and imagine her perfection
he sat and sang to the world of her, and through hi
verse; the world will ever recoect her. Unfortunate
y for romance, Petrarch survived his dulcinea the
usual mourning period ofsiN and thirty years. Fran
els l, who compared court without ladies to sprn
without flowers, had her grave opened and threw tn
verses of her lover upon her remains. IT,
In 1903 the celebrated Hyde Park duel was fought
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