St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-05-09
NELLY ANNIVERSARIES.
Current Selections From EaistoFy's
BROAD Page.
May @.

May o.
,eao-John Brown, abolitionist, born at Tor
rlngton, Conn; hanged at Charleston, va
,sesNFrederick Schiller, German poet, died
lslo-John Brougham, actor and dramatist
born in Dublin.
cans under General Zachary Taylor defeated
5000 Mexcans under General Arista.
1sG2-Battles at New Kent Court House, Va.
and Pennington, Miss.
1sS4N.. The Bloody Day" ten considerable bat
Ties fought, including Dalton, Ga; Jarrett 5
station lou Weldon railroad, Va; Swift Cfeef
tain. etc., Va but excluding spottsyivanla,
where there was a pause; Major General
John sedgwick killed by sharpshooter.
M~y1O.
ts7A-Louis XIV, profligate king OF FRANCE, died
of smallpox. -
1795-Cololel Ethan Allen surprised and cap
tured TicauderOga in the name OF Jehovah
and the Continental congress"
IS62-Battle at Norfolk, va. ,
1sG3-Battle at Civique's FERRY, La; General
died at Guinea station, Va, OF wounds III
Gicted in mistake by his own troops.
IsS4-The =" Day OF Slaughter" seven consider
able battles 10y NT s1' Vo~a an, u h S
400 Confederates; Federal luss for the day
there about 10000. Confederate unknown.
1a6J-JefferSOn Davis captured near HUNTSVILLE
Ga, by First Wisconsin and Fourth Michigan
1865" Last spike" driven on Union Pacific
railway at PrOmOntory Point, L. I.
May III.
,77s-wtlliam Pitt the elder, Earl of Chatham,
1stsMMme. Recamler, famous beauty, died.
1sss-Battle 1t Mount Vernon, Ark, the FEEDER
ala commanded by Colonel Powell Clay ton,
afterward governor Of the state.
zs64-sherldan's raiders 1ght at Ashland and
Yellow Tavern, near Richmond, va.
1s55-General JeH Thompson surrendered the
:" Army of Arkansas " to General Grenyiile NJ.
Dodge at Chalk Bluff, Ark; 5,04S men paroled.
May i2.
1as0-Henry Cabot Lodge, author. congressman
and reputed Trainer Of the Federal elections
bill, born in Boston
Court House, Va; Confederates make fve
desperate charges on Hancocks position; ;
More bullets fired in limited space and time
taau In any other battle" say the generals a
forest moved down by shots estimated from
$4,000 to 10000 Federals Kill led and wounded
in eight days; five minor battles elsewhere
ON same day: General j. E. %. Stuart died OF
wounds.
Ebay l3.
17,7-hIaria Theresa, Empress Of Austria and
mother of Marie Ant0inette, born.
1sS2-Battles at Reedy Creek, W. Va; Rodgers
vile, Ala, and Monterey, Tenn.
ysss-Battles at Ponehatoula, La.; Halls Ferry,
Miss. and South Union, KY.
asS4-Five battles by detached columns in ad-
= vance OF vaptOns Federal armies.
1se5-Last battle In the great civil wal, at Pal
Inetto Rancho. Tex: last yolley fired by col
cred tro0ps-Slxty-sec0nd Us.
= May IL.
1s1o-Henry w OF France {. Henry Of Nayarre'1
assassinated in Paris by Francois Ravaillac;
norm 1853; first Bourbon king.
nahr tai al If
zic; died 1885 invented Thermometer,
a7s7-.COnv ention met in Philadelphia to form
constitution for United States
ss63-Battte ut Trenton Bridge, n. c.
I8s3-Battle at Jackson, Miss.
1ssS-Hail storm around Norfolk, Va, destroy
ed 81 ,00o,0 900 worth OF property.
" May MS.
isSa-rive gunboats attack Sort Darling, Va.
lbattle or Prfncet0n, w. Val.
1ss4-Cavalry 6attle ct tanners bridge, near
sss9-Tnree OF the Greedy party reached point
farther north than ever before obtained.
May no.
I7s1-Colonel John Buttrick, commander OF
Americans in Concord fight, died, aged GO.
1S63-Desperate battle at Champion Hills. Miss,
the division OF Genela lnow G0yernor) Alvin
P. Hovey lost one-third its entire force; Com
rederates lost nearly 5000, the Methodist
regiment tTwenty fourth Iowa. held prayer
and song meeting on the field after tile bat
tie.
1867 battles in states and territory, the
most important ut Bermuda Hundreds, Va.
May ~.
17aT-c Catherine of Russia, widow of Peter the
Great died; supposed age, "A born Livonian
peasant and early left an orphan, widow OF
soldier and captured by the Russians at IT,
sold as mistress to q general and given by
him to q prince, she became first tia " cDH-
RAMON and then the wife of Peter. and WAS
made empress in Ills; she died of intemper
auee
l7Is-Dootor Edward Jenner, inventor of vacci-
nation, born died 1928.
1sSS-Prince Talleyrand died.
zS62-Battle at Russells House tbefore Corinth),
Mics
1s63-Battie OF the g Big Black . Grants vicks-
burg campaignS.
Is64-Battles at Adairsyillc, Ga. and Madison
STATION, Ala.
Is75-John Cabell Breckinridge died at exing.
ton, KY; born near there Jan. 81, 1921 he
was member OF congress at thirty, vice
PRESIDENT at thirty six, and southern cand-
date for president and senator at forty.
1S39-Cycl0ae starting in Texas trayerses five
states with great destruction of life and
property.
The Agricultural editor OF the Timee-Demo-
Nrat saws. The other day met larn.sn