The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-05-29
April" "0ster. .Monat."

The naule or tnlH mOutn lS ruppOreu to uaNt been derived from AperiO I0pe, from the fact that at this season of the year the earth begins tO open for the production of vegetables. Some writers, however attribute its derivation to AphrOdiie, the Greek appelaton of Venus. We Stegan writes that the Saxons 'callcd April by the name of oster-Monat; some thinko Of god desse called Goster, whereof see no greaie req son, for if 1t tooke appellation of such god desse Ga supposed causer of the easterly winds), 1t seemeth to have bin somewhat by some mis written, and should rightly Dc 0sier, and not | GoSfer. The winds indeed by ancient Observa- tions, were found in this moneth most commonly | to blow from the East, and East in the Teuton | icke is USf: and OSt-end. which rightly in Eng ! fish Is EdSteRd, hath that name for the eastern [ situation thereof; as to the ships, it appeareth. which through the narrow seas do come from the | west So az our name of the feast of Eisfer may ! be as much as to say the feast of OsteT, being | yet at this present in Saxon called 0sterR. which | commeth of 0Ster-A -Aondi, their and our old name of ApriLn In the days of Pagan Rome. several festivals occurred. in this month Al the festival of Venus, which took place the first. beauteoas females crowned with garlands danced and sang beside her altars, ana sweet-scented flowers and green myrtle were offered to the goddess. Sacrifices were also offered on the same day Co Fortuna Ui- rilis; and on the sixth, the Fortuna priHiQsHiiEs. On the eighth were the games for the victory oi Cesar.The Cerealia. in honor of Ceres, were held on the ninth. The Megalesian games, which were instituted in remembrance of bringing the statute of Cybele from Pessinuntium to Rome began on the twelfth and lasted six days. Sac rffiees were made to Jupiter the Conquercr, and to Liberty, on the thirteenth. The FOrdcalia occurred on the fifteenth; they were institu- ted by Numa, in period of scarcity. and dur ing their celebration COW with calf was Of- fered to the earth. The Palilia were celebrated by the country people the nineteenth, iu honor Of the goddess of Pales. whom they con sidered as the tutelary goddess of themselves and of their focks. During the festival called Parilia, in memory of the founding of Rome, whicO took place on the twenty-irst, no sacrih- ces were made which required the shedding of blood. The second Agonalia, took place on the twenty-second. The first Vinalia, conseeraled to Jupiter, for the purpose of obtaining favor able vintage. was on the twenty-third. The Ru- bigalia, a festival instituted by Numa, In the eleventh year of his reign. occurring on the twenty-hfth. It was devoted tO the rural god Rubgus, in order 10 obtain his aid in prevent ing the grain from being mildewed Ovid says the entrails of dog and sheep were sacrificed 70 him; Columeiia sfiirms the sacrifice t0 have been newly filtered puppy. The Latin people held great festival on Mons Sacer, On the twen- ty-fourth. The Floraia, licentious festival, be- gan ou the twenty-eighth. and continued for tweBty-six days. On the thirteenth, the first Laurentaiia, in honor of Jupiter, was celebrated on the banks of the Tiber, outside of Rome. That many iilustaious persons have died, and
 
 month, may be ascertsined al once by giane, at the following table:
 April 1, lsl0. Napoleon I. married Maril Louisa, Archduchess of Austria, on which oeca sion some waggish Prussian called him "tua pois son d AuriI, !" or an April fooln
 April 2, 1891. Lord Nelson obtained a vic tory at Copenhagen where eighteen vessels c the line were either captured or destroyed.
 April 3, l7s3. Washington Irving was bor at New York.
 Acvl 17-a Oliva- f. .olI.,,;,b 5;.1. bo ,vs born in Ireland. November 2s TIPS.
 April $, lsll Robert Raikes. of Gloucester England, died at the age of 76. He was the orig inator of Sunday schools.
 April 6, l34s. Laura de Moves, the sweet heart of Petrarch, died.
 April ', 1907. Lalande, the Astronomer, die at Paris, aged 70.
 April s, I34I. John, King of France. eaptiy of Edward. the Black Prince, died at the Sayo palace, In the Strand, London
 April 9, l4s3 Lord Bacon died aged 66.
 April 10. l736. Died at Vienna. aged : Prince Eugene, celebrated commander of Il allied armies, in conjunction with the Duke Marlborough.
 April II, l7l3. The celebrated peace Utrecht was concluded, and with 1t conclude the twelve years war for the succession to | throne of Spain.
 April IF. s5. Seneca, the philosopher, 6 n tive of Corduba, in Spain, died at Rome, az s years.
 April IS, I5I7. Cairo taken by the Suit Selim who thus became sole master of Egypt April IA, 1885. Thomas Otway the drama poet died at a public hoase in London of wal by swallowing bread too eagerly which he h received in charity.
 April IS, l764. Madame de Pompadour ID tress of Louis XVI died at Paris.
 April 16, l7s6. The battle of Culloden V fought in Scotland, ending with the cOmpl' destruction of the ambitious hopes of Prir Charles Edward, of the royal family of the s arts.
 April IT, I790. Benjamin Franklin died Philadelphs, aged S4.
 April ls 1889. The infamous George Lc Jefreys. Chancellor of England, died in Tower, London.
 aprii is lTT5. The American ReToIuG commenced at Lexington.
 April 20. 1853. Oliver Cromwell dissOlS the Ramp Parliament
 April q, T53, B. c. Romulus commenced foundation of Rome.
 April 22, 1909. King Henry VII of Engla died at Richmond.
 April g. lslG. Shakespeare died on the ar versary of his birthday, aged 52.
 April 24. l73l. Daniel Deyoe, author of R inson Crusoe died at London.
 April 25 1899. Oliver Cromwell was bOrI Huntington, England.
 April 2G I52L. Ferdinand Magellan, Pol guese navigator was killed at the Isle of Mat
 April 27 lTe5. Prince Leopold of Bru wick, was drowned by the waters of Franki upon the Oder in endeayoring to succor the habitants Of s village which was overfiowed
 April 2s 1T3s Shakspeare's tragedy of . ius Caesar was performed at the Drury l. Theatre, for the purpose of raising funds to el n monument t0 his memory in Westmineter