The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-17
Aistorifal.
From the N. 7. Express.
HISTORIC MEMORABILIA.

The first compendium of historic memo.
rabilia was published in Eurone an
abrldgment of the works of Denis Petap.
usually styled Petayius by the learned, on.
titled " De Doetrina Tempornm." printed
in Paris, 1857, 2 vols, folio. Ii met will
40 favorable a reception that the author
published an abridgment, under the title of
'"Raiionarum Icmporum, in two volumes
duodecimo.
archbishop Usher published in London,
during the same year, the Sacred Chronol
ogy, or Annals Of the Old and New Testa.
ments, Part /, and in 1864 the second n,rt
appeared. The many corrections made by
these works Of the publications Of former
chrouoiogists gave then s,amp Of no.
knowledged authenticity. De Freenoy.
John Baptist L'Advocate. Blair. STOW
Tanner aud Anderson all contributed N tba
same field of literature.
The Berlin Royal Society was founded
by Frederick l., King Of Prussia, 1900. A
literary society was incorporated with it
in lT4I.
The Academy Of Bologna, for phvsies
and mathematics, was founded in ie6e =
The University Of the Sorboune. for divip.
ity, namelafter its founder, dated from
1851, OF st Luke, for painting, 1909, Of
Verona, for music, 1913, and OF sciences
al ST Petersburg, by Peter l., 1924.
The yaHlted roof ofthe Pantheon, Rome.
fell in Nov. 8, 1866. 0pea House. at
Rome, rsof fell in Jan. 18th, 1902. The
theatre at Saragossa, Spain, with 400 per.
sons, destroyed by fire, Dec, I77s The
floor at the cathedral at Bourbon. le Bains
was precipi,ated into the vaults beneath
| and GU0 lives lost.
Marriages Of the British ROYAL family
were restrained by act Of Parliament. I772.
Ale and ale houses were known in En-.
gland in 72S.
The city Of Alexandria, Egypt. has an
eventful history. 1t is said 10 have been
built by Alexander in Il days and was Al
miles outside its walls in 332, B. c.: il was
taken by Caesar, A, b. c.; BY 0ctayius
Caesar, 80. b. c.; by Dioelelian, 296 by
the Persians, Clio; by the Saracens. 630.
Since by Napoleon and the Turks, and
lastly by Lesseps' Canal.
Paper currency established in North
| America May 10, 1876.
The first auctioneer in England was Eli.
sha Tale, who so disposed Of the goods he
brought from the East Indies.
| Ioricelli. florentine, invented baron.
| etcrs in 1913.
The Saxon title Thane was equivalent 10
the old English Baron. which title was first
| given in lSSs to Richard II.
The kingdom of Bavaria was founded as
a Dukedom in llS0 became an electorate
1858; surrendered to the lmperialists Nov.
l0i 1904 merged into the German Con.
| federation 1867.
Prussian Blue invented in Berlin. 1904.
The Disseniers in England took the name
OF MethodiSts from Methodius, a celebrated
Greek prelate, who introduced Christian.
" INTO Bohemia IN $50.
book Of voyages touching the discoy.
cry OF America, by X. H., 1852, is in the
London Museum.
. Medoe ap Owen Guynette, Prince of
| North Wales, made voyage 10 North
America in ll70,
John Cabot and his son, Venetians, dis.
covered New toandland June oath, 1897.
The most remarkable battle the Germans
ever fought was at Argentaria, in Alsace,
against the Romans under Gatian, when
the former were defeated with the loss Of
$4,000 men out Of 10000.
Bread IS said TO have been first made of
yeast by the English, about the year 1850.
The hrst book Is supposed to have been
written abont Jobs time, l50 years before
! the time OF Abraham.