Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

many OF It's caldmltOu6 events nav "
gun i'm this blooming. cheerful month"; |
which. as its name signifies Is the open
ing of all nature and revival of hope |
for the future. April from the Latlh
Apris. and verb apcrio TO OPEN was
once the second month Of the year ana
was devoted TO the worship of venus
until the Julian period. when it was made
the fourth. or Easter. month.
The great event Of our universe, the
death Of our Saviour. is nearly always
celebrated IN April. the earliest 1t can
possibly occur is the I'D OF March ana
the latest the 9th of April. IL fell upon
this latter date in 1855. In 1873 1t IeH ON
the 2ith Of April The last time IL rem
on that date was in 1891, and IT VIII not
fall on the same date again until -Dll' IN
1921 IL fell on the 29th OF March ana IN
1921 on the 18th OF the same month, thd1
being rare occurrence.
The following events In our country
history began o. eliminated in tho
month OF April:
April. l75l young Washington started
on his first campaign against the french
on the Ohio river. FOR which he was COM
plimcnted by the Virginia House of Bur
gcsses. On the next April began the eN-
citing campaign, which ended in Brad
docks defeat.
The most important event OF this coun-
try was the beginning Of the Revolu-
tionary war. in the battle Of Lexington
April 49, l775. and the declaration OF
peace with England April II, l'S}, by
which the Colonies became an Andepend-
ent nation.
Washington was inaugurated Its hrst
President on April 80 1859, and in April,
1871. he visited the Southern states.
In April. 1879. the Bashaw OF Tripoh
dismissed the American Consul. for which
the United States declared war, ana In
April lSOj il ended.
1t was April %. 1872 that General HUI
was ordered by the government on his
disastrous campaign in Michigan TerII-
tory, which ended i'm the fall of Detroit
on the 10Th Of April, 1915. Commodore
Decatur set sail from New York with
squadron OF three frgatcs. two sloops Oh
war and four schoOners. against the
Dcy of Algiers and after capturing a
part of the Algerian squadron peace was
! declared.
In 1901 Spain. having coded to France
Louisiana, it was I'm April. 1892, that Mr..
jefferson succeeded i'm purchasing that
| territory from France which was con-
| sidered the chief event dp-'ns his first
term.
In April, 1876. jefferson wrote that as
! founding letter to Maggio. arraignins
| Washington. his Cabinet, and officers Of
| government with disloyalt- TO true re-
publican form Of government.
The principal battles of the Mexican
| war were fought i'm April those Of Cerro
! Gordo Jalapa. and Perutc.
All the important events Of the Con-
| fcderate war occurred I'm April. April H.
/ ISL. bombardment OF Fort Sumter.
which surrendered on the BIN April -,
/ 1861. Lincoln's first call for 1000 troops.
/ The Virginia convention passed the or
diuancc Of secession April Il, 1861; April
/ 18th the Baltimore massacre took place.
Some of the bloodicst battles of the
war We're fought i'm April-ShiIoh and
Snow Hill. Tenn: Island No. 10. Miss;
Fort Pulaski Fort Pillow-all being Con-
| federate losses.
ON the 81 Of April 1863 Richmond was
evacuated and burned on the 9Th Gene
raj Lee surrendered. on the 26th Gene
| raj Johnston surrendered. on tho lith
| President Lincoln was assassinated. on
/ the g6th. same day that the last OF the
/ Confederate forces surrendered. j. Wilkes
| Booth was killed.
on the 18th Of April, 1863, Johnson was
inaugurated. and ON the same date IN
1865 he was impoached. on April y. 1870
took place the Capitol disaster AT Rich
mond 10y which 70 number of prominent
citizens were killed.
Certainly April seems an unlucky
month. and before the present one cN-
pires another declaration of war Is pos
sibIe. with all its long train OF bloodshed,
suffering. and expense.
The following prominent births ana
deaths have occurred in April: Thomas
jefferson, born ON the %: Henry Clay. on
tho 18th. Benjamin Franklin, 18th; Ste
uhen \. Douglas and James Buchanan,
2}d: James Monroe. 2Sth; General \. ).
Johnson died on the 9th; Professor
Morse. %; T. T. Banum. 18th: Thomas IT.
Benton and David y. Field. 10th;
Mathew Arnold and Roscoe Conklins.
18th. General Harrison. 4th. Bishop
Johns. 9Th; General James Chalmers, sth,
1895
April T.. 1860, the statue 10 Henry Clay
was erected in the Capitol square, on the
! same day one was erected 10 his honor
ri New Orleans and Kentucky Strange
TO say. few events have happened on the
LIST of April. called "Au Fools Day. IL
WAS the custom I'm Old times 90 send a
person on "a bootless errand. which arose
from the circumstance Of plate sending
Christ 10 Herod. who returned him 90
PLATE. having gained nothing from him.
T.. G. VI.