The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-11-04
Tuesday Evening, Nov. :, 1889

Tuesday Evening, Nov. 2, 1852
Tbs cREscESr CRY AFFAIRs.-There
has been correspondence between Mr..
George Law, of New York, and Mr.. c. M.
Conrad, the Acting Secretary Of State, rela-
tive to the treatment OF the ships of the
steamship company, and of the Crescent
City in particular. Mr.. Roberts, the agent
of the company, after detailing facts of the
case, adds:
"If such be the state of things, our COM
merce with the Spanish possessions on this
continent is altogether at the mercy of any
caprice, or prejudice, or arbitrary dietunl, OF
the colonial authorities. And we beg also to
solicit, as American citizens in the service
Of the government, and required by 1t to de-
liver its mails, protection and redress; or to
be allowed to redress the grievance and re-
pei the insult to our national flag, with such
means, and in such manner, as we shall deem
equal and due to self-protection."
Mr.. Conrad, in reply, says the govern
ment has no other information in relation
to the affair beyond that related by Mr.. Rob
erts, and it is therefore unable to say wheth-
er the mails and passengers will be allowed
to land at Havana. He then adds:
at may, however, be inferred, from past
proceedings of the authorities, that mails
and passengers conveyed in the steamer
Crescent City, will not be permitted to
land there in case the individual named
Wm Smith shouldremair on board OF her"
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Ma. WEBsTER's COFFIN AND CoRPsE.-A
correspondent of the New York Times,
writing from Marshfeld, under date of the
26th inst, says:-
The remains of Mr.. Webster have been
placed in one of Fisk's metallic burial cases,
which is covered with black velvet and or
namented-not profusely, however, with sill
ver-platcd mountngs and handles. The in
side is lined with white satin, laid in small
plaits. A plain though massive silver plate
upon the lid, contains the simple inscription
"Danel Webster"
In his last hours Mr.. Webster gave instruc'
tons for the manufacture Of four plain golt
Irings,to be presented to the following named
persons, who have served him faithfully fo
many years, viz. Sarah Smith. (the nurse,
Monica MacCarty, (his aged cook,) AM
Bean and VIM. Johnson, domestics. He or
dered the initials of his own name and tina
of each of the benefciaries, together wit
the date, to be engraved on these tokens Q
} regard.
Mr.. John Taylor and wife, from the farr
at Franklin, N. II reached Marshfeld las
evening, and Chas. Brown, hefaithful an
, favored colored man servant of Mr.. Wei
t ster for more than thirty years, has been te
egraphed to be present at the funeral.
The corpse is Orrayed in such habiliment
t as his compeers of the Senate have ofte
seen him in, when on bright summer morr
t ing he sought the Senate hall, to pour tn
/ words of wisdom and the light of truth upo
some topic of surprising public interest
A blue coat, with plain gilt buttons, ve'
| and pants Of spotless white, are substitute
q for the shroud. A white neckcloth enci
ces the throat, over which is turned tn
!, shirt collar The feet are encnsed in silke
: hose and shoes of patent leather. The ha
s of the deceased is parted and disposed as
8 life; and his white -gloved hands are crosse
: upon his breast The lips are slightly par
s ed, just MS when about to speak.
. tits designed strictly to regard the dyir
d wish Of Mr.. Webster in respect to his fune
al. 1t will be simple and unostentatious,
e No military will escort him to the ton.b;ar
d his only dirge will be chaunted by the Sc
e whose not distant roaring now breaks Il
e stiffness of the evening air.