New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-25

l85j-The town of Kars, after a siege of seven
months surrendered to the Russians. The same day
occurred revolution in Monteyideo it lasted four
days, and resulted in the killing Of 100 people and
the wounding of many more. The same day, the
French Admiral Bruat died whilst on his way TO take
command Of the feet in the Black Sea.
1S54-Death of John Gibson Loekhart, the Scottish
author, and bographer of Walter Scott.
IS52-The order of Capuchin monks was sup
pressed in the Canton of Tcino Switzerland and all
under Go years of age expelled.
185I-Battle Of Ceralyo, in Mexico, in which Car.
yajal routed Jaregui.
l84O-A negro woman in Virginia gave birth to a
mOnstrosty consisting Of a child with two heads,
four arms and two its but united at the umbili.
Gus, and below thdt properly formed like a single
child. It did not live Another and well-formed
| child was born with the monster, and lived
l837-St. Charles, Canada, was taken from the
Canadians by the British troops, after an action in
which 200 of the Canadians were killed and 800
wounded
1S33-Death of Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Field
Marshal and Privy Counsellor of the Emperor of
Austria. He was the richest man in the Empire He
had the largest. flock of sheep in Europe, and from
his princpality yet comes the dainty Tokay wine.
I8lG-The new theater in Philadelphia lighted
at night by gas the first use of gas in theater in
this country.
l795-Kiug Stanisaus Poniatowski, of Poland,
was deposed by the Empress Catherine of Russia
l792-Batte of Liege, in which the French under
Dumorer defeated the Austriaus under Starry.
l7S9-A paper Of this date, published in Jamaica,
stated that within the last four weeks $500 negroes
had been imported into the island from Africa.
1765-Death of the English poet, Richard Glover
l7S3-Eyacuation of New York by the British
Gen. Washington and Gov. Clinton making a public
entry.
l78O-Death of Naphtalt Daggett, fifth President
of Yale College
l769-Mercury passed over the suns disc being
visible to the naked eye at London, from u NJ. to
I2P.M.
17G0-Tripoli was much damaged by an earth
quake the same which ruined Babec.
l759-Battle Of Chncaura, East Indies in which
the British defeated the Dutch.
l758-Exactly one hundred years ago to-day, the
British and provincial troops under Forbes 5000 in
number, occupied Fort DuQuesne which the French
had deserted in consequence Of the British approach
and the Indians deserving them. The fort was snbse-
quently renamed Pitt, in compliment to the famous
statesman William Pitt, and after that became Pitts
bargh.
l748-Death of Isaac Watts the celebrated dissent
ing divine and writer Of hymns
IG5l-Death of Henry Ireton, the English Republi-
can General and son-in.law of Cromwell. He fell at
the siege OF Limerick, and was buried with great
pomp at Westminster Abbey but at the Restoration
his body was exhumed and exposed on Tyburn glib.
bet with those OF Cromwell and Bradshaw
lG26-Death Of Edward Aleyn, a famous actor in
e 1Tdf inf n,lu ~
l56O-Death of Andrew Dorm, the Genoese admi.
rail- celebrated for having achieved the liberty of his
country and afterwards refused to accept its SOW
ereiguty.
l547-Henry II. Of France forbade printers and
publishers from printing anything relating to the
Holy Scriptures.
l542-Battle of Solway Moss in which the Eng
gIish defeated superior force of Scots,
lI65-Death OF Pope Lucius H. He had to fly
from Rome twice during popular tumults aud es-
tabishcd, with the sanction of the Emperor Fred
ericz, laws for the punishment of heleties in which
laws the Iuquisition had its foundation.
l65 B.=Cs-Beguni ng of an eight days feast of the
dedication Of the Temple, after its publication and
repair by Judas Macabaeus it having been prohned
three years before by order Of Antiuchus Epphales
D s.-
A CLEAR CAsE,-The New York correspondent
OF the Charleston Courier IS responsible for the fol
towing
A good story is current concerning the Rev. George
Ripley who Is one OF the editorial staff OF the Tribune.
1t seems that Judge Clark had given public uteHnCe
to the opnion-which by The way, is shared by nota
few ptheTs-that the editors Of the Tribune were
garded by him no better than unaties OF course
1t went to the ears OF the paper. short time alter
wards, Mr. Ripley was summoned 10 act as a Juror.
Now, any who has tried it, knows that 1t is not
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