The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-17

pnes q more will be sSwgd 2 Tos I z 1ny
rfcae of membership from the society situated IN the
place from which he came
Executive omnitee specially enionei have The hove
Ouon faithfully adhered to- and strictly carried into effect.
These were discussed at considerable length, but
no action had on them at the time of adjournment
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From the Naehez Courier we extract the obitu-
ary of J. B. Maxwell. To all that is said, one of
the editors of this paper responds with sorrowful
heart Mr. Maxwell was in the strictest sense of
the word, gentleman:
EARTH MRD len, @ PsGeT d &c was Committed to b Rs
death of citizen hes produced profound snd
lanchOly imDr, sion
"Mr MARVEL was a native of Delaware He
pursued his aeademcal course a. Harvard, and fin
ished his law ludies Yale. He came TO Natchez
in 1886, and commenced the practice Of his profess
sion. As i lawyer he sound, practical and
conscientious. His knowledge Of his profession
was thorough and ample But his success as
forensic debater never conspicuous, owing to
the severity of his taste and the extreme sensitive
ness Of his nature. Few lawyers, however, could
give more safe and iudiciOus counsel. On the
Common he had engrafted the learning Of the Civil
Law, and received a license from the Supreme
Bench Of Louisiana in 1915.
" In 1916 he was elected to represent the city of
NaicheZ in the State Legislature. This was the
only political station which he ever hsid-and for
this, it is believed, he had neither inclination nor
eusted the delicacy Of his feelings, much as the
strenuous and not always decOrOus contentious OF
the bar uff-nded his taste.
''But it is as a companion and friend that his loss
will most he felt by those who knew him well. HIS
friends will never forget how heartily he laughed
and how heartily he made them laugh. How
ready he with his lssts, his puns and his plea
santries-his wit, his song and his storY-ail with
| out egOtsm or sarCasm-never TO punct ire alWals
| to please They will remember too, in these wit
Ita IItTr off,
vOked angry Tetort, how quick his mouth was dried
up at its fountain, and how prompt his reparation.
| They will recoect how sudden TO resent and how
| ready he was 10 forgive an atirOnt. How he de-
| spised meanness, and lttleness, and backbltlng.
| And they certainly will never forget how true he
was friend.
| "Socety has lost ornament. All the quail
| ties of real gentleman were combined IN him
intelligence, brilliant conversation, cheeriulOess,
kindness respect for the feelings of others, abnega-
| ton Of sell His example was salutary. No vices
s,ain-d his private life. His habits were regular
| and systematic, and virtue aud religion received
! his respect and reverence.
| "Under very melancholy circumstances he has
| disappeared from among us. On Sunday last a
| body was found in an eddy a short distance from
| the NatcheZ landing On inquest il was recognized
10 be that of my friend. Circumstances recently
developed, prove that at about dark on the 18th OF
| November, he slipped from the plank of the Ore
gon, on board of which he was proceeding 10 see
an expected friend. His watch was found on his
person, with the hands stationary at 20 minutes tc
O'Clock, indicating with fatal precision the mo
ment when time ceased and eternity began. ""
The persecution OF the Christians in Asiatic Tur.
key is terrible On the 18th of October an attack
was to have been made on the Christians at Liwno
and one actually did take place on the 9th, a
Aleppo. A body of Turks and Arabs fell upon tht
Christians during the night, and fearful massa
ere took place. Few escaped with their lives, anc
such as did were wounded. The Greek Bishop
was among those murdered. The Pasha locked
himself up in the fortress, and the troops did no
attempt to interfere. At Monasta a fanatical der
Wish, who protessed to be inspired, killed a Chris
tan boy OF fourteen years of age, and certai
Giuseppe Thomase, an Italian emgrant in tn
open street.