New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-30
Anniversary Events Dec. 90.


1850 Ship Siaforashire, from Liverpool for Bos-
2en, struck ID 4 rock and sank, drowning IN. Same
JAY deafb Of John Avery Parker distinguished
merchant and millionaire, 1T New Bedford, Mass.
4 party Of Canadian Ioyalists attacked the
AfasFican steamer Caroline, ii Niagara river, they
believing tile steamer DO in the service Of the Gas
nsdisera yolationists Out OF A Americans on board
sa o their ge for Tie Canadians, after firing into
e party, toNed the steamer out la the stream set
her tire, and sent her blazing over Niagara Falls
Tires years afterwards tho imprudent Dragging of
man HaHlad Mcleod, shat he had headed Che party
sbd destroyed the Caroline, led to bis arrest and
telsi Ia New York He boldly acknowledged the act,
ana dared and delied the United States Government
% undertake 70 punish hira and The United States
Government, finding mat the British Government was
81 eIse0d back assuming The responsibility Of oil
10 asd done Immediately dismissed him, fearing that
bill arther detention might rupture the peace SO hap.
ply snbsisting between the Two great nations
faa6Up 70 this date, the plaguein Constantinople,
hlah began lhe preceding summer, had carried Off
1Oga00pecpIe.
3sss@Death Of VIM sotheby, On English poet, and
surees 81 translator Of Homer and Virgil.
1873 Buffalo, New York, then village Of 100
houses burnt BIZ the British in retaliation for the
Bafning 81 Fort George BY the Americans.
1880 Death If Themes Dinsdale, an eminent Eng
sh physIcan who once had the honor TO be sent for
h Hhe Empress gatherineof Russia to inoculate her
aaa her son. ior security against smallpox.
DEATH oe Leopold Maximilian, Eiector Of
DasaTia The aquabble about his succession led to a
Neg between Germany aud Prussia.
1Tss Death. at Romet Of James Francis Edward,
Ana PFetander son Of James II Of England.
1896 Death Of Samuel Morland, once great
aFofita With King Charles and inventor Of an arth.
mesirat machine for all which he died in tie great.
cyl poverty
1864 Death Of Robert Boyle, a celebrated philos.
opher and chemist, who made many important dis.
ceF6rles. He was the seventh son and fourteenth
chila oE Richard, Earl Of Cork.
Settle Prince Of Orange received the sacra-
ment II order to aIiay the suspicion that he wished
t. change the liturgy Of the English Church.
is6i The Earl Of Argyle was impFisonedin Edin.
auFgl eastle sof treason.
IB65At the door Of the Parliament House, in
hondosls acrazy Quaker wounded number Of per
seas, pretending he had been inspired Of heaven to
say iin hehonae.
A6AA Death Of Jean Baptiste Van Helmont, a
celebrated physician and philosopher of Brussels,
who was once dried before the Iuquisiton for effect
ms cnsea believed 70 be beyond the reach of nature
1903 Death 81 Roger Ascham, tutor to Queen
Elizabeth end aftaERard her Latin secretary
l5S6-l gnatina Loyola,a Spanish monk, and Eve Of
big fellows founded the Society of the Jesuita and
entered int aa agreement to undertake the CONVEX
aiaa oi anneiieYers and pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
34A, B.c According TO the marble IL the table
Of Petayius the winter solstice on this day, The
ssTne table places the era AZ Homer 81 years later
% about ahe year a07, Rs