Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-11-19
A CHATTER OF FIRST THINGS.

The first Italian opera ever performed
in England, was presented January 9Th,
l647, under the auspices Of Catharine oi
DrsganEs, Queen Of Charles II.
The creed, the Lords prayer and the
commandments, were first translated into
the Saxon language BY Alfred, 10 76l--
the first translation Of any portion Of the
Bible into English.
Inverted commas were first used BY Mon.
sieur Giilemons, French printer. and
were intended to supersede the use of Nal
10 letters. and French printers now call
them by that name.
The first Arab newspaper ever published
IL the Tmkish empire and ont Of Constan.
tinop'e has been commenced at Beyrout.
The first book published on the subject
Of geneslogy was Kelton's Chroncyle,
printed in lj47, with gcnealogy Of Ed
ward VI. ..
The first newspaper in India was estab.
lished in 1880 by Mr.. kicky; It reflected
the morals of the society for whose smuse-
ment it was intended, being full Of infa-
nous scandal and coarse personalities.
The earliest celebration of marriages, in
churches, was ordained by Pope Innocent,
A. D., 1893. .s
The first mission Of Protastants was tha,
of the Huguencts to Rio Janeiro in 1856,
and was broken up in 1853. The enter
prise was concerted by john: Calvin, and
Gaspard de Collingi, the noble leader of
the Huguenots and the most distinguished
victim Of the st. bartholomew massacre.
Paper money was first made by Massa-
chuseus in 1890; by Connecticut, 1909;
Pennsy Isapia, 1923; Maryland l740; !;
Rhode Island, l744-and in 1859 almost
every province issued paper currency. 1t
was frs: issued by Congress in lTI5.
The earliest magazine issued in Ameri-
ca, was entitled The General Magazine
aud Monthly Chronicle FOR the British
Plantations in America" twas published
in Philadelphia, by Benjamin Franklin
The frs, number appeared in January,
lT4l. 4 few successive numbers Of the
work are owned by the Philsdel phia Libra.
ry Company.
1t was in the first week of November.
l492, that Europeans first noted the In
dian custom of tobacco smoking. The
two sailors sent By Columbus TO explore
Cuba returned to the hips of their great
commander; and told this among other
things new aud strange. They found the
natives carried with them lighted fire.
brand, ami putfui smoke from their mouths
and noses: in.s their European notions led
them to conclude was some mode Of per-
fuming themselves.
The frs, mention Of the kings poet. un
der the appeliation ot laureate. was John
Kay, VIII" was Appointed poet laureate to
Edward Nv. l. is extraordinary that he
should have left NJ pieces of poetry to
prove his pretentions in some degree to
this Office, with which he is said to have
been invested by the King. at his return
from Italy. The only composition he has
left to pos,erity is n prose English transla
ton of Latin history of the siege of
Rhodes.
The first muster ever held in Massachu.
sets was in the year 1922. The Naragan-
se,t tribe threatened to make war upon the
eolonists, and as Plymouth was lily pre-
pared for the attack. Captain Standish had
four hu!warks of "jetties made outside
Of the temporary paiings of the town. He
divided his force into four companies, and
ordered general training, when the n.en
and officers were taught their places, in
case of attack.
Ia the narrative Of the second voyage Of
Columbus in li94, we are Informed by
Roman Pane, the iriar who accompanied
him. that tobacco was reduced 10 powder,
which 1.-The natives take through a cane
half cuhit long, one end Of this they
place ia the nose. and the other upon the
powder, and SO draw it up. which purges
them very much This is the earlies.
notice Of snuff taking: and its effects upon
The Indians in both instances seem 10 have
been more violent and peculiar than upon
Europeans since.