Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-13
Compiled for the Evening Capitel.)
ANNIVERSARY EVENTS.
News, ,-old News, Shakespeare.
By ALBERT r. soUynwrcK.
OCTOBER IA.

1906 Battle OF Hastings, fought
between William of Normandy sur
named "The Conqueror," and Kiog
Harold OF England. resulting in the
defeat and death OF the latter. The
Norman army consisted of 10000
men; the number of SaxoDs is IN.
known.
l644-Bi of William Penns 10
London. The great philanthropist
died on July 80, l7lS.
l774--Arrival of the brig Peggy
Stewart, at Annapolis, having on
board. with other goods, over 1000
pounds of tea. consigned to mer-
camille house here. The citizens at
once assembled in public meeting,
passed resolutions that the tea should
not be landed. and that they would
meet again on the 10Th lost, to de-
termine what should be done with it.
Upon meeting. they learned to their
intense Indignation, that Mr. Antho-
ny Stewart, one ofthe owners of the
brig, had paid the duty on the tea
since their former meeting. Consid-
ering this action an insult and OF treas
dAable nature, they displayed so
much feeling, that Mr.. Stewart and
the consignees, thoroughly alarmed,
signed q most humble apology for
their coRduct and offered to land the
tea and publicly burn it. This was
not considered, however, q sufficient
punishment for so grave an offence
and Charles Carroll, of Carrollton,
advised the unfortunate ship-owner
to FIRE the vessel with bis own hauds.
The Peggy Stewart was accordingly
rur aground near Windmill (now
Jeffrey's) Point, with all her sails set
and colors flying, and Mr. Stewart
with his own hands applied the torch;
the assembled multitude cheering
while she burned to the waters edg..
The centennial anniversary of tbs
thrilling event was one of the inter-
estiDg features of the year 1874 al
many of our citizens will remember.
1906 Battle of Jena, Germany.
between Napoleon and the combined
Prussian and Saxon Army. resulting
iu the defeat of the latter. On the
same day, the French Marshal Da-
voust, w,n victory over the Prus-
SLAMS, at Auers.adt, Germany.
1885 Death of Henry w. Shaw the
humorist known TO the literary world
as Josh Billings. at Monterey, Cal.
ifornia. lie was Dorn in Lanesbor-
ough, Mass, in 1920.
OCTOBER 15
20 b c. Birth of Virgil the death
OF the Latin poet occurring on Octo-
Der %, l9 b. G.
l608-Birth of Tarrricelli, tie in.
ventor of the barometer.
l764-"It was at Rome" wrote
Gibbon, "on the 18th OF October.
1854. as | sat m1sing amidst The ru-
ins of the Capitol, while the bare foot
ed friars were singing vespers ia the
Temple Of Jupiter. that the idea of
writing the Decline and Fall OF the
city, first started to my mind."
l831-Appearance OF first adver-
tisement OF the late Mr.. Holloway of
London, the renowned manufacturer
Of pills and ointment, who began bis
business in asmall way on the Strand,
be and bis wife living over The shop,
and doing all their work. For 90
years before his death be spent $780,
900 year, in Advertising.
l838-Deatb of Lelitia Elizabeth
Landon, the English poetess. She
was born in Chelsea, England, the
daughter of an army agent, in 1902.
and married MIR. Maclean, governor
of the Gold Coast Colony, West At
rics, where she died.
l874-Dtdicat;ol Of the monument
over Abraham LiDcoln's grave at
Springfield, Illinois. 10 the Oak Ridge
Cemetery. 1t is q handsome pile Or
marble. granite and bronze, bearing
the single word Lincoln" and is
| probably one Of the most magniicvnt
memorials in the United State. IT.
stand 10 tract Of u acres.
l883-OpeuiDg Of the new Palace
Of Justice, 10 Brussels, with great
ceremony. tits one of the most at
tractive edifices 10 Europe, and IL SO.
lofty and conspicuous that 1t can be-
eeen for miller.