Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-13
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or: Gnated in London, where, in
ETA, the citizens were ordered to
shane lamps before their doors In
1853, Paris was illuminated by large
vases placed at the corners OF the
streets and kept G1ed with pitch.
The use Of 1cosl-gas for light was
first practically applied by a Scotch
man, Mr'Murdoch, who lig.lted his
house and ofices in Rearuth. Corn
wall. with gas in 1892. "The Gas
+. light. and Coke Company" after
much struggling for its chsrter,
commenced business in London in
1873. Napoleon thought the idea
a.sgreat folly" and Walter Scott
= predicted that London would be in
flames from one end to the other If
It should be put into practice. In
this country, the Baltimore Gas
). Company, in 1916, attempted the
> manufacture of gas from tar, but it
WIS not successful till 1921. Bos-
ton followed in 1922, both the Bos-
ton and Baltimore companies being
still in existence. New York, be-
ginning in 1898, was not successful
in introducing it till 1877, but since
that time lighting by gas has won
its way even into the far distant
lanes of SOUTH. America, Asia, Aus
tralia, and Tasmania. esq
The building of Westminster
Abbey, England, began in 1870, BY
Henry Ill, the fine church erected
by Edward, the Confessor, of which
some fragments still remain, having
been partially destroyed BY fire.
Henry H., enclosed the body OF the
Coafessor-a Roman saint-in q
chapel, with new and splendid
shrine. This chapel was made the
burial place of English kings till
the time of Henry VII, who erected
one for himself and successors. But
his son, Henry VIII, was buried at
Windsor. Edward W., Mary and
-"
III Elizabeth were buried at Westmin-
ster. Oliver Cromwell was also
buried in the Royal Abbey; but it is
- supposed his body, during the shor'
: ,Protectorate Of his son, was private
lyexhumed BY his friends, and after
ward buried in field near Nasebv
50 that Charles II. did not wreak hi
vengeance on the remains Of thu
mighty Oliver. William ILL.,, ane
his queen, Mary, Queen Anne, ant
George n. were the last Of tn
English menarchs that were inter
% red in Westminster Abbey.
When frat invented, clock wa
called q nocturnal dial, to distin
Ruish it from the sun-dial. The in
- vention is ascribed to Boethiuf
about the year $40. A watch di
fers from clock in this. that it ha
vibrating wheel instead OF v
brating pendulum. By sufficient
- increasing the number OF wheels
is possible that q time piece migf
be made to 60 for many centurie
-r7 ,--Giovacchimo Rossini, the con
i' poser, died on the 14th Of Noven
Der, 1868, at his villa at Passy, age
76. He was born in 1892, and WI
., the author Of "Tancredi," I'll b
-'ol bierre di Sivigila," "Othello,' Il
Gazza Ladra," ''Mose in Egitto
r "La Donna del 'Lago," '"Semir
mids, /" "Guillaume Tell" ETC., Ell
The. most. important composite
Of the last forty-6ye years OF his i
was the s'Stabet Mater"
-Izaak Walton was celebrat
English writer. He was born
Stafford, in 1888; In early life
was q hosier OF linen draper
London. he was o great lover
fishing. His principal work Y
entitled "1he Complete Angler,
COMMEMORATIVE Mans Creation
This book was received with grt
favor. His other literary prod,
tons consist principally of biog
phies.
+ id Edinburgh wasbuilt by the A
elo-Saxons, about the year $50. !
city of Dublin is much older, 10
is upon record that the walls W
built about the year 1913. 81
30 MI Ssundsy-scools were first
tablshed in England in 1784-th
founder Mr.. Robert Raikes, Y
u.s. born IN 1853. s-ra -