The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-11-06
)PELOUSAS, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, La. NOV. 1897
Historical and Memorable.

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There is not day in the year tina
has not been made memorable by som
one or more important events, the bis
tories of which have been handed dow
to us. The limited extent of our read
ing is the cause of our lack OF infOrma
ton respecting them.
Let us illustrate. Hugh Capet, kin;
of France, who 10y his merits acquire,
the throne and became the head of tn
third race of the French monarchy
died on the 4th day of Oct, A. D. 99G
His name is found connectc,, with tn,
history Of his time in the (,rouicIe
On this day John WaylanG, Queer
Mary Mirys sa% u3ints1 n"h." received his e7arfer
In 1901, Tycho Brake, Danath philos
opher, died. With all his acknowledged
merits as an astronomer, he exhaust
ted his learning in opposing the system
of Copernicus This great astrenOmel
published work of great-valne on the
"Rerolution Of the Celestial Orbs," in
| which he represented the sln as occu.
pylng center, round which the earth
and the other planets, belonging to its
religious mind at this time, (1473) ia
1543) he apprehended persecution, but
died before he was made to realize lite
terrOrs.
In 1919, Sir Peckoael Brocas was com
PEELED to stand, arrayed in white
sheet, stick in hand, for bis numerous
adultelies.
In 1904. The English Parliament is-
sued an ordinance, that no quarter
should be given to any Irish Priest who
should be found in hostility to the Par
lament on religious creeds.
ln 1G4S, the treaty of Westphalia was
signed which terminated the thirty
years war in which Germany had been
engaged. The war grew out of the ref
ormation, conducted by Gustavus
Adolphus, who made an era in military
tactics, and who had a train Of artillery
in his army. 1t was the first.
1855. Peter Gaspendi died. He was
French Philosopher, although his
name is not French. He was born in
philosophy at AK. He afterwards was
made professor of mathematic 10 the
College Royal of Paris. He combattei
the Metaphysics of Descartes. Glib
bons speaks OF him as being "the most
Dhilosophic among the learned. and the
most learned among the philosophers
of his age"
In 1878. There was a desperate &C.
tion between the English ship Concord
and the AIgerine admiral ship Rose,
commanded by Canary, Spanish rene
gade.
In 1889. William Penn arrived for
the first time in America at Newcatle,
Delaware. Possession of the county
WAS given him the day after.
In 1891. Elias BUudinot, the first
President of the American Bible So
ciety, died. He was the President of
Congress in 1889. a man of great excel
iece OF character, who left his estate
principally to charitable purposes.
In 1888, Josph Lancaster, the origi-
nal promulgator of the Lancastrian sys-
tenn of mutual instruction, died in New
York.
In 1s4s, There occurred great storm
OF wind and rain on the Island of Madei-
ra, and at Funchal, the capital, 300
houses were swept away. In the same
year destructive fire occurred in Chi
na, by which more than 1,400 houses
were burnt.
1845, William Rude, of Cumberland,
Rhode Island, died, aged SO years. He
was Revolutionary soldier. In the
same year and on the same day Eng
and and France, having & engaged by a
public armed Intervention to terminate
he war between Buenos Ayres and |
declared strict blockade |
IN the port Of BueDos Ayres.
In 1946, Henry, an African, died in
W WOOdtOrd county, KY, at the age of |
IL. At the age of "a he married his |
ourti wife, and from her raised fam
ly of z children.
1862, Daniel Webster, the great di-
,lOmatist. statesman and orator, died
It Marshfield, Mass, at the age of 70
ears. He has had but few equals as
tatesmaD, and no superior in any age
'r country. Would that We might have
uch an one in every emergency of our
country
In 1854, Pierre Soul6, the U. States
linister to Spain, on landing at Calais,
rom England was stopped by the
french police and returned to Lon
lon.
Other historical events occurring on
n Oath day or Oct. in different years
night be mentioned, had we not al
eady named enough to fully verify our
tatement as far as it goes, that there
J not day in the year that has not
een made memorable by one or more
important occurrences.
In looking over this mention of his
Drical occurrences, our readers may see
ow limited their reading has been and
ow signally they have failed to remem-
er much Of what they have read. Fix
our attention on what you read, and
hen reflect on it,