New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-05
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Death " '5adse Greneaux
From the Natehochss Chronicle ooh uIt.I
It becomes our painful duty to announce the death
Of our esteemed Feowcitizen, the Hon. Charles f.
Greneaux, who departed this life on the morning Of
the 18th inst after short illness.
To thOsc who knew the deceased It Ia needless for
ns to indulge in any eulogy upon his character and
bis virtues for by his nprightness, integrity and
| sterling worth he had won the confidence and the
| friendship Of all who made his acquaintance Over
the whole State Of Louisiana, he leaves warm and
devoted friends, with whom the sad intelligence Of
hs death will awaken the most sincere feeIings Of
grlef and regret. Here, at home where he was more
intimately known in the social and domestic circle,
ana where his private virtues thoroughly under
$1,000 ma death IS most deeply deplored and we feel
tat or parish has lost one Of its brightest ornaments
IN citizen, who, in his public and private relations
was above Teproach, and whom the people ever de.
lighted TO honor Few men have lived in any State
upon whom higher honors have been bestowed and
honestly discharged.
Judge Greneaux was born in the parish Of st. Ian
dry, the 1st of june 1904 At an early apa Id "a
moved to the parish Of hatchitoches and ia 1927
was appointed Clerk Of the District Court which
office he helduntil 1892, when he was elected to he
House Of Representatives OF Louisiana by the peopie
OF this parish. In December, 1885, he was appointed
Parish Judge by Governor Roman, and continued in
the active and faithful discharge Of the important d-
ties OF that Office until the Probate system abol-
ished by the Constitution of I845. He was then
elected Clerk Of the District Court in January IS46
IT, IL,
been elected TO the State Senate, in which body he
served during the year l848 in 1913, be was a Sc
coRd time elected by the people Clerk OF the District
Court and continued in that position until December
1852, when he elected Treasurer of his native
State; reelected Treasurer by large majOrites in
1858 and 1855 and in 1858, having declined being
again candidate, retired voluntarily to the walks Of
private life.
BY his own exertions and through his own merits.
industry and honorable bearing, he won position,
character and respect and died lamented by all who
knew him. fully exemplifying the truth, that
IA honest is the nobfest work Of God'
An evidence Of the estimation in which he was
held by his associates and ellOWparshioneFs Is mani.
Tested by the proceedings of the meeting of the mem
bers OF the Bar and officers of the Court Of our
parish, which are published below:
At meeting of the members Of the Bar and off
GERS of the Court in the town and parish Of Natchi-
toChes, held the 18th Of October 1858. The meet
ing was organized by the appointment OF John Blair
Smith, ESD as Chairman, and William Payne. Re
corder Of the Parish as Secretary when the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were read and unani-
m0usy adopted:
Whereas, An awise Providence has removed from
earth our excellent friend Charles E. Greneaux who
for number of years intimately connected with
us in official relations and in the honorable duties en-
trusted him, by his fidelity. capacity and integrity
earned the respect and confidence of all who knew
bin and whereas, are DESTROYS of expressing our
high appreciation Of his worth while living and our
deep regret for his death. Be it therefore
ResotUed, That we lament the unfortunate decease
Of our friend and fellowcitizen, the Hon. Charles E.
GreneauX and deplore the loss which has been sus-
tanned by onr community in the death of one who in
all bis public and private duties just faithful and
true.
RESOLVED That the members of the bar and off
GERS of the court of the Parish of Natchoches ten.
der to bis surviving family their sincere coincidence
in the atlictiOn which has been visited upon them.
Resoiued That the Secretary be requested to trans.
init copy OF the proceedings OF this meeting to the
family OF the deceased.
Resotred, That copy of the proceedings of this
meeting be submitted to the Judge of the District
Court tor this parish, with request that the same
be spread upon the minutes of the Court, and that
the proceedings of this meeting be published in the
Natchitoches Chronicle
VIM PAYNE, Secretary ol''''''Al'
a SHIP BURNED IN MOBILE BAY.-The Mobile Adj.
vertiser of Wednesday says:
We refraned from noticing in yesterda US News,
the burning OF vessel in the bay, because we ey-
peCted to get full account of the same last evening
The report which we have received is to the effect
that the ship GOrnelia Lawrence, Capt Knapp from
New York and laden with hay, was discharging I'M
til about 8 or 10 O'Clock on Monday night. That
about o'clock on Tuesday morning she was discOv.
cred to be on fire, and Notwithstanding the efforts OF
the crew, she burned to the waters edge. The shin
was of over 1900 tuns burheu and was about the lar
ges IN the fleet One suppOsitfOn to the origin OF
the fire is, that it caused by careless handling
of lights in the early part of the night the fire hav
ing been smothered, perhaps, through want Of air
Other causes have been named, however, but we for
bear making any illusions to them.
THE PARAGUAY ExrED1rIoN.-Th Washington
Union of Saturday last says:
The United States propeller Westernnort, Captain
Thomas l. Hunter, OF the Paraguay expedition, left
the New York Lazy yard about 3 o'clock on Thurs
day afternoon, and having steamed below the Mar
rows placed her brOadside towards Sandy Hook and
| a oF hIav
tons from the highest to the level ricOhet which
skinned the surface Of the water to great distances
others OF the shell exploded in the air about two
miles distant and made the water foam with the
. fragments, A number of officers and their ladies
accompanied the Captain, who entertained them
with bOuntful collation. The experiment gave the
officers and crew perfect confidence in the ability Of
the Hesternport to bear the shock of her ten inch
guns, and when a few alterations shall be made in
some OF her journals and the line of her shaft she
| will be ready for any service the Government may
require.
, Lieut.. D. NJ Cohen of the marine corps stationed
at the Brooklyn marine barracks has been ordered tC
the command OF all the marines in the chartered
steamers about to be sent to join the Paraguay fleet
On the arrival o. the fleet at the general rendezvous
Lieut. Cohen will assume the position third officer
THE BUBBLE IN THE CABLE-A writer from Va
lena October L. in speaking of the state of the At
lantic Gable at the time it was laid down, says
MANY defects no doubt arose from the old metho
OF covering the wire with its gutta perCha covering
which the company themselves use, and much from
the negligence OF men. On the place where thu
splice was made, in the centre of the Atlantic ont
bubble, almost the size of coffee beam had to be GU
out. How many hundreds of similar places nigh
there have been that were never seen The defect
i've centerlng of the copper conductor in its quits
perCha covering was also, doubt source of many
serious faults for the that the gutta peTcha
, being very thin in some parts allows the powerful
electric currents from the induction coils to pierce il
and touch the outside wires once mis- tAnlt which
, is technically called GLOWING a hole" in a cable
takes place, such loss of the SIGNALLING current
cnsues that the cable is rendered useless or grea
augmentation Ofbattery power is rendered necessary
and when this last remedy is resorted to- the hole be
comes larger and larger until the water getting free
ly to the wire, OXydates away in very short time
Such accidents have frequently occurred in the cables
between England and the Hague, and there is moi
the least doubt that there many scores of suct
faults along the Atlantic wire
! The FRENCH EMPERoR.-The Liverpool Mercury
says:
Persons residing in Paris are of opinion that tbs
star Of the Emperor Napoleon is waxing dim. "Tht
talent and intelligence of the country" say they
"aIe exceedingly hostile to the present system thu
tradespeople of Paris are all 0rleansts and thu
workmen are getting very tired Of the man of the
q choice. The spectators Change are, perhaps
the only persons in France who hope the reign o
Louis Napoleon may be long one.' On the SAINT
authority it may be stated that the LegtimisU party
exists but in name.
This may be all true, but coming from an Englisl
source it must be received with some grains of allow