1827. The academy of sciences at Paris had presented to them at their sitting this day, the phenomenon of a woman with a breast in her left thigh, with which she suckled her own and several other children.
1828. Harry Stoe Van Dyck, a poetical and miscellaneous writer, of Dutch descent, died near London. In conjunction with Bowring he translated specimens of the Dutch poets, under the title of Batavian Anthology, which procured each of them a handsome medal from the king of Holland.
1847. The celebrated African farmer of Cedar creek, Del., died, almost 118 years of age.
1852. Jacques Pradier died near Paris, aged 54; the most distinguished sculptor of his day in France.
1852. John Howard Payne died at Tunis, Africa, aged 60. He was a native of New-York, and long styled on English boards the American Roscius. He was British consul at Tunis at the time of his death.
1854. A large elephant attached to a menagerie, while going from Providence, R. I., to Fall River, Mass., broke loose from his keeper, and before he could be captured attacked all the carriages that he encountered on the road, killing the horses, tearing the wagons to pieces, and severely injuring several persons.
1854. John Fryall Snodgrass, a distinguished and successful Virginia lawyer, died at Parkersburg, aged 50. He was an influential and valuable member of the convention for revising the constitution in 1850, and fell dead in court while trying a cause.
1855. The National Know-nothing, or American convention assembled at Philadelphia.
1855. The British frigate Cossack appeared off Hango Udd, and sent a boat on shore under a flag of truce, and the men landed; when the boat was fired on and sunk, and the crew killed or wounded and taken prisoners.
1856. Governor Johnson, of California, declared San Francisco to be in a state of insurrection.