Octavius, Caius

[L., 'the eighth'-born.] See August us . Octavius, Gnæus. Killed at Rome, 87 в.с. А Roman consul in 87 B. C. He was an adherent of Sulla, while his colleague, L. Cornel i us Cinna, was an ad herent of Marius. He was killed by the followers of Cinna. October (ok-tōʻbėr). [From L. October , the eighth month.] The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. It was the eighth in the primitive Roman calendar. October Club. In English politics, a club composed of extreme Tories, first formed about 1690, and influential in the reign of Queen Anne. It was named from the October ale for which the club was celebrated. Swift's influence was the principal factor in its dispersion. October States. In recent American political history, those States (Ohio, Indiana, etc.) which held elections in October instead of in November. In presidential campaigns extreme interest centered in the action of such States, on account of the bearing on the ensuing November elections. The elections are now held in November. Octodurum, or Octodurus. See Martigny . Octoroon, The. A play by Boucicault, produced in 1861. Octoteuch. See Oct a teuch . O'Curry (ō-kur'i), Eugene. Born near Carigaholt, County Clare, Ireland, 1796: died at Dub lin, July 30, 1862. An Irish archæologist. He translated the ancient Brehon laws, the "Book of Lismore," etc. Odd-Fellows (od'fel"ōz). [A fanciful name as sumed by the original founders of the society. etv, called A secret benevolent and social society, in full The Independent Order of Odd-Fellows. The order arose in the 18th century, and various lodges were, about 1814, consolidated into the Manchester Unity, which is now the principal body in Great Britain. There are also lodges in the United States (the first permanent lodge was founded in 1819), and in Germany, Switzerland, Australia, South America, etc. The object of the order in the United States is declared to be "to visit the sick, relieve the distre ed, bury the dead, and educate the orphan, to improve and elevate the character of man." Odelsthing (o'delz-ting). The larger house of the Storthing or parliament of Norway. It consists of those members of the Storthing who have not been elected to the Lagthing or upper house by the Storthing itself, or about three fourths of the whole number. All new measures must originate in the Odelsthing. See Lagthing and Storthing . Odemish (ō-da-mish'). A town in Asia Minor, Turkey, northeast of Aidin. Population, about 10,000. IMG:content-0859.png:[blocks in formation]