St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-05-02
TIMELY ANNIVERSARIES.
Current Selections From Eaistory's
Broad Page.
May 4.

May Il.
The name is from Maia, Roman goddess,
WOrshlped on the first OF the month. The Al
glican church makes festival day of 1t in
honor OF st. Philip and st. James the Less.
1672-Joseph Addison, English writer: born;
died l719
17oo-John Dryden, poet, died born 1881:
1769-Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke OF Well
ington. born.
ls5o-Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son OF
Queen Victoria, born.
1S5O-Explosion of 5000 barrels of gunpOwder
at Benares, India destroyed 80 vessels Killed
420 persons and and wounded 80O
lSG4-Desperate fighting near Alexandria, La.
Banks eXpedition).
1873-Davd Livingstone, African explorer, dled
in Central Africa born 1873
189o--Great labor parades i'll Europe and Amer
lea.
152o-Leopardo da vincl died; painted the ia
nous Last Supper"
ls63-Battle at Blount's farm. Ala. by Colonel
Straight's command.
1s64-Desperate fighting at Alexandria, La;
lasted several days Banks expedition.
1e7l-TOrnadO swept Ration Rouge. La. des-
trOying many lives and much property.
May B.
1469-NichOas Machiavelli, Italian casust, dip
lomatist and statesman horn.
1679-James Sharp. archbishop OF st. Andrews.
Scotland, murdered by Calvinist fanatics.
1645-Thomas Hood, poet, died in London.
1S5l-Three four lbs of San Francisco burned.
lS6l-President Lincoln issued second call for
troops.
1864-Four cavalry fghts-at Cedar Bluffs, Colo;
Bolivar: Tenn; Red Clay, Ga, and Baton
Rouge, La.
NIey A.
lG43-Louis XIII of France. died.
17S2-John James Audubon, ornithol"gist, born
on plantation in Louisiana; died 1851.
1706-Wiliiam Ii. Prescott, historian, born at
Salem. Mass: died 1859.
1S58-MiDnesota admitted to the Union.
ls64-Gencral movement OF all Federal armies
General Grants army (Potomac) crosses the
Rapidan.
1es5-General Dick Taylor at Chronicle. Ala,
surrendered the last Confederate army east
Of the Mississippi to Gen. Candy !; 12,723 men
and officers paroed; at the same time Com
mo9ore Farrand surrendered to Rear Ad-
miral thatcher the so called navy i'll the
Tombigbee river
May ).
4S2-Justinian, most renowned Of Byzantine
Roman emperOrs, born died 500
| 1sl2-Capture of Oawego. N. Y, by the British.
l&21-NapOleon Bonapartc died at st. Helena
1s62-Bloody battle ut williamsburg, Va.
1S64-The dreadful Battle OF the wilderness "
began; on the same day TIE contest at Rocky
Face Ridge, Ca, began there were also three
cavalry battles and three gunboat battles at
widely separated points; 8 important battles.
May d.
etc, born.
1s35--First appearance of New York Herald
one cent paper; J. G. Bennett manager.
1S61-SecessOn Of Arkansas.
1sG4-Battle for Richmond and Petersburg rail
road by Tenth and Eighteenth corps, Army
OF the James battles of the Wilderness, Va.
and Rocky Face, Ga in progress.
Ezay5.
973-OthO the Great. German emperor, died
born 9l2 his reign Of 1hirty-six years was
continuation Of blood! wars, in most OF
which he triumnhed.
1915 Martyrdom of st. stanislaus, Bishop OF
CracOW.
1864" Battle Day." battles or skirmishes OR
every part of the opposing lines from Rapi
dan to Mississippi
1s70-General Goicura, leader of Cuban insur.
gents, condemned and garrOted.
185s-Thomas EgglestOn died near Griffiths.
vile, W. Va. aged Ill years he had smoked
Virginia tobacco every day for ninety years
May ..
1S29-I.ous Moreau GOttschalk, famous pianist
born in New Orleans died 1889.
1864-Batte Of Palo Alto; American loss, nine
killed and forty seven wounded (artillery
fight.
1sGLBatte at Spottsylvania court house. Vr-
ginia. begins continues with but slight in
termiss;ons until the 18th; Federal losses
usually estimated at 10000; end OF the long
fight at Alexandra, La.