The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-22

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World One Hundred Years
I Ago Today" Il. Il. Hughes
writes I" the New Orleans
k0ao5Io. flcayune: Plague epidem-
vsSvSVsl les around the close of the
- eighteenth century and the
beginning OF the nineteenth were fire.
quent. One in Syria and Egypt during
this year affected the French and after
wards the English army. A few
months later plague appeared in Bag
dad and at the same time in CONSTANT
nople and Armenia. These outbreaks,
however. while severe, were not nearly
so disastrous as the one in Little BUS
STA, thirty years previous, when $4,000
persons, nearly one-fourth OF the popu-
latiOn was carried off.
St. Louis and the adjacent districts
had population OF not over 5000
There were fewer than 200 houses in
the embryo city, which consisted mainly
OF two streets parallel with the river.
Quiet growth and DEVELOPMENT
marked this period for MeGhodism, the
influence OF one supporting mind, Dr.
Jabez Bunting, prevailing with increas-
ing sway. John Wesley, the founder
/ Of the doctrine, had been dead nine
wears.
NIbe almost forgoJtph art of painting
on glass was revived by Alexander
Br1ngniort. distinguished French
lnineEalogist, who at this time became
direcOGr of the Sevre4 porcelain fac
tory.
Giacomo M6yerbeer, a musical prod
icy, was pronounced the hest pianist
in Berlin. though only nine wears of
age Two years before he had played
Moz;srt's concerto in D minor in public.
Tue musical power OF the guitar was
greatly increased by the addition Of
sixth string to the five formerly in use,
an Improvement due to German in
strument maker named Cotto
Among the births of the year of per-
sons who We're accorded places on the
ladder of fame during the nineteenth
century were:
James Harlan. American lawyer and
statesman.
William Selby Harvey, American
neral.
Karl August Hase, German theolo-
gian.
Caroline L. Hentz. American author
ess.
Constantine Herring, German physi-
clan and author In America.
Levi Haywood, American inventor.
John Hogan, Irish sculptor.
Samuel Hood, irish author and law
yer in America.
James Irwin, American manufac-
turer.
Francis JENNIE, ID. D., English prelate
and reformer.
Maria Jane Jewsbury MRS. Fletcher),
English writer.
George james, American educator
and author.
John Kennaday. American Method
ist Episcopal clergyman and orator.
Sir Edwin Kenny, Irish statesman!in
Canada.
Samuel Keith, American editor
author and linguist.
William Kirkland, American editor,
author and educator.
Christian Lassen, Norwegian Orient
.alist.
William Bench Lawrence, American
jurist.
James Lenox, American philan-
thropist
Luther Lee, American clergyman and
editor,
Francis Lieber, American publisher,
born in Prussia
James B. Linday, Scottish linguist.
Richard Adams Locke, American
journalist. l.
Stephen Trigg Logan, American
iurist.
Marguerite St. Leon Lond, Ameri-
can p0etess.
George c. B. Lucan, third earl and
British general.
George W. Lucas, American must
elan and educator.
Lucius Lyon, American statesman.
Matthew Hall McAllisters American
inrist and writer.
Lord Thomas B. McCauley, English
historian. II
samuel Mcclellan, American physi-
elan and educator.
Joseph J. MCDOWELL American
Statesman.
IAhan n McGufey, American
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