New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-26
Anniversary Eventa-July &c.

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Anniversary Eventa--July 26.
ls56-The boiler Of the steamboat Empire State
exploded on the passage from Fall River to New
York, killing and wounding several passengers.
1s56-The Pope declared the laws which had been
enacted In Piedmont to the detriment Of religion and
the power and liberty Of the church, to be void and
Of no effect Also, that the recent laws in Spain
corning the Church property to be null and void.
lS52-The Irshmen in New York made an unsuc- !
cessful attempt to rescue Thomas Kane. in the GUS
tody of the United States Marshal, and claimed by
the British Government, under the treaty, IS fugi
tive from justice.
ls4s-After several days Of hard fighting, the
Pied montese under Charles Albert, were totally de-
eated by the Ausrans under Radetsky and retreated
to Milan.
1s4s-Francis R. Skunk, Governor Of Pennsylvania,
died, aged 60.
1ss0-Charles x, of France, issued three ordinances
dissolving the newly elected chamber of deputies,
suppressing the liberty Of the press and altering the
law Of election. This gave rise to the revolution
which terminated in his disbursement, and the eeva-
ton Of Louis Philippe.
1sl4-The Americans under General Ripley and
the British barracks there.
1sl2-Battle of Kobrine; the saxons under Cen
era Klingel defeated by the Russians, and himself,
together with 10 officers 2500 men, ETC., captured
Russian loss 1000.
lsO6-British frigate Greyhound and sloop Harrier
captured off Macassar by the Dutch frgate Paas So
gu ns and two large East Indamen, laden with Spices
1s03-British ship Thunderer Captain Bedford,
captured the French privateer Venus, Of Bordeaux,
pierced for twenty-eight guns, but mounting only
| sixteen.
1s02-An iron railway from Wandsworth to Croy.
don, in England, was opened to the public for the
| conveyance of goods.
l793-Stanislaus Clermont Tonnere, French no.
bleman massacred ct Paris for his opposition to the
Jacobin Club.
17se-Lafayette added to his cockade the white of
the Royal arms declaring at the same time that the
tricolor should 60 round the world.
l7ss-New York adopted the Constitution Of the
United States, recommending amendments
17ss-The printing office Of Thomas Greenleaf, in
N ew York, was much damaged and his types taken
away by mob. When the two great political par
ties we're forming, subsequent to the organization of
the Government, that which opposed the Admins
traton attacked the measures Of Washington with q
great degree of virulence in Greenleaf's paper. He
was opposed to the Federal Constitution.
1775-Congress first established post-ofice; the
route extended from Falmouth, New England, to
Sa yannah Georgia, and Franklin was appointed post
master. N
1775-Maryland Convention met at Annapolis, and
resolved to support the measures Of Congress- They
also ordered 1885, $3.50 in bills Of credit to be struck,
and that forty companies of minute men should be
raised
1859 iconderoga abandoned by the French and
occupied by the British under General amherst.
l75s-Louisbourge, which had been restored to the
French by treaty. was again taken by the British
der Admiral Boscawen and Lieutenant General Am.
herst and its Notifications have since been demol
ished
16s7-A party of French built fort Niagara.
l6s0-John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester, died a
dissoute English nobleman Of the reign Of Charles II
and the favorite companion of the King. He was a
poet, and one of the greatest wits of the day.
1659-The island of Montreal invaded by 1900 In
dams, who burned all the plantations, and made q
terrible massacre of men, women and children, upon
whom they committed every barbarity. lis ouvri
rent lie sein des femmes enceintes" says Charleyox
"pour en- arracher lie fruit gu elles portoent, lis
mirent des enfans tout yivants Ia broche, ct CON
traguirsnt les meres de les tourner pour les fare
f0Lr." Iney hhHeu AVVV duo tooh @oJ WIN Wcic u
forwards burnt.
I592-A rmand Gonrault de Biron, Marechal Of
France, killed. From the humble rank of page he
rose through all the gradations of the army to the
highest dignity under the Sovereign. He distin
guished himself in the service, and was killed by
cannon ball at the siege Of Epernai.
1916 Emperor Charles v and Pope Paul III
secretly leagued against the Professionals.
l471-Paul II tPeter Bardo), Pope of Rome, died
He was Venetian noble, and on coming to the
throne grati6ed the Cardinals with the purple habit
the red silk cap and the mitre, which had hitherto
been worn only by the Sovereign Pontif.
l470-Post- office first established in Paris.
l469-Battle Of Banbury, in which the Royalist
under Pembroke were defeated by the YORKSHIRE
rebels. Pembroke was taken and put to death, ant
Earl Rivers beheaded.
!, l346-The English under Edward HI, captured
the opulent city of Caen, in France and pilaged thu
! country around.
4O-Petronius, in his. account of Trimalchio, ha
preserved Roman newspaper (dinrna acta) for TIL
day. " On the 26th July 80 boys and 40 girls wer
born at Trimalchios estate at Cuma. At the sam
time slave was put to death for utterng disrespect
full words of his master. The same day fire brok
out in Pompeys gardens, which began in the night
in the stewards apartments
46 B.C.-Julus Cesar, arrived at Rome from Utica
, celebrated the fourfold triumph in quadriga c
white horses, for the victories over the Gauls, owe
Ptolemy in Egypt, over PHARMACIES in Pontus, an
over Juba in Africa; entertained the people wit
naumachian and pentachlic or circensian game
during forty days; rewarded and Toasted them q
$4,000 tables; was declared Consul the fourth tint
and Dictator for ten years and to place him on tn
summit of human glory, his statue was erected in th
capitol opposite to that of Jupiter, with the globe
his feet. He commenced in this year his reformato
of the calendar called from the long INTERPOLATION
the year Of confusion.
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