New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-02
We append our table, showing the progress of the
fever and the comparative mortality since the fever



p ALL.SAINTs' DAY.-The weather yesterday morn
ing threatened to interfere with the observance of
that beautiful and peculiar custom of New Orleans,
which honors the dead once year with demonstra-
tions Of regret and affec:onate remembrance There
was a sprinkle Of rain at an early hour, and for some
time afterwards the clouds threatened bad day, but
toward noon the yapors melted away in the sun.
shine and the rest of the day was Clear beautiful and
delicious, seeming to show that All.Saints' Day is
respected even by the elements, for yesterday was
the eleventh successive recurrence of the anniversary
under bright and pleasant weather.
By large part of the population the day was OBJ
served like a second Sabbath, and great numbers of
shops and stores were closed in different parts of the
city. The Catholic churches open and the bells
ringing everywhere. The churches were crowded
with people, particularly with ladies and children,
and between the visits to the churches and the
teries the streets were crowded all day long. very
noticeable feature OF the crowds in the streets was
the large proportion Of ladies and children dressed in
the sombre hue Of mourning. But that was nothing
to wonder at The fifteen cemeteries of New Orleans
contain the peacefully resting remains of
thousand human beings, who, in the middle Of June
last (only few short months ago. were living and
moving, full of life, happiness and hope just as we
are whilst penning these lines, and you are kind
reader, whilst reading what we write.
Suppose we could see the seven thousand now sleep
ing collected together, and say in a procession be-
fore any of them had gone to sleep We would see
strong men, husbands and fathers the center of the
loves and hopes of families; tender and devoted
wives and mothers whose earthly ties rendered them
reckless of the approach of the destroyer brave and
ambitious youths, just beginning to steer for them.
selves, in the morning of existence; beautiful young
maidens Just preparing to shed their sweetness over
the garden of life and children, of all ages and
sizes, from the boys and young misses just coming
out at school, down to the sweet pets in short froGks
and the tender little buds of life, nestling to their
mothers bosoms. e may imagine such thing
but it is mercy that we are not permitted to see it.
We need only add, that the tombs in the Catholic
cemeteries were visited, and decorated, and watched
throughout the day. in full observance of the churchs
ceremonial and, at the same time, with that deer
and sincere feeling to which every human must sue
cumb in visiting the last resngplaces of the loved
and the lost The cemeteries of St. Louis on Clai
borne street. the Old Basin street cemetery, and th
Third and Fourth District Catholic cemeteries, wer
crowded with people of all degrees, from morning
till night part of the crowds engaged in the rel
gous obseryances of the day, and the remainder 60
ing around and admiring the scene as spectators
The Girod, Or Protestant cemetery, was also hand
somely decorated and visited quite as extensively a
the Catholic cemeteries so much feeling is there il
this ceremonial of remembering the dead and Of con
tagion in the example which demonstrates that feel
ing by clothing the ombs in beauty, by leaving be
hind some tasteful souvenir which, after weeks AM
months of exposure to the weather, shall still tel
the passerby that the sleepers are not forgotten b.
the living.
YELLOW FEVER AT CARROLLToN.-The fever is re
ported to have been very bad at Carolton, With
the last week. Bad as it may have been, or is,
cannot remain bad long.
FOUND DnowNED.-Ths was Coroner Daunoy
verdict yesterday on the body of an unknown whit
man. found in the river opposite Post Al, Third Di
trict He appeared to be an Engishman and sailO
+ about 40 years of age.
+ RIoToUs.-Six steamboat hands were calaboose
last evening at the request of Captain Hunter, of til
steamer Decatur for raising a row on board his bof
and threatening the mate Recorder Summers wi
p have chat with them this morning.
:, A golden GOOSE. Mike Golden, an innocel
goose, got into the nest Of the hawk Kate Doming
T on Basin street yesterday. The result was the my
Z terious disappearance of $2l which he had in h
). pocket Mike complained to the police, and Ka
o last night slept in the caaboose.
i THE BLACK HussY !-Celestine, slave woma
was arrested last evening for going drunk into I'll
t. Protestant cemetery and raising ugly fuss, to Il
great annoyance of the people who were there
observance of the ceremonial of Allsaints' Da
Il The hussy spoiled for hickory oil, and we hope s.
will receive plenty of it.