Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-17
Hailp @'ir9iniau.
General Scott in Now Orleans Hand
soma Reception


| llicut nant Gen OF had anarm rccep N in
| New Orleans on the 5th inst lie wns met at tho
Lake end by the Mayor aud other city dignitaries,
and welcomed in brief aud pertinent speech by
| tho former. What occurred afterwards in thus
| pleasantly described in the P,tayunc;
! The General replied in very feeling manner
to this cordial and earnest invitation. . lie re-
turned thanks 10 tho Mayor for tho manner in
| which, While communicating tho resolutions Of
| the council he Ind alluded to his pnst services
The allusien to his early visit To New Orleans re-
called the most pleasant recolections. Ills first
| advent in public ho made in New Orleans,
when young man. scarcel yot nge. ho was dctach-
cd on duty To this city, aud his rccolIccons of tho
period spcnt here wee f,rcihly recalled by tho
happy illusions Just mnlr.
A salute was fred rs the city authorities with
their guest and Lieut.. Col Cla, lrll the boat for
Washington llotcl. where II breakfast was pre-
pared for him. sane Fifty gentlemen SIT down Mt
II table covered with gam" aud fish, and tho deli
cacirs Of the season. After the rrpnst was finish
ed, tonsts and happy ponsrs were mndc 10y those
complimcntcd, when the party adjourned to the
sitting ronui If the het"l.
Several pleasing iurnlents occurred Mt the pr-
vnto reception. The stokcr of the trnin. ns tho
General came from tho boat leapcd off from the
engine Etnsl,el the Generals hand, saying, II
served under You in Mexico" A hearty grasp Of
the hand was rcturnc |. AMI General Scott inquir-
I'd kindly after his health. II voted once for you
or President" ldrd the stokcr. "Bnt it did
i'm no good. suid hystnnder. at did mo good.
| can never forget my general. replied the stoker,
With irr,cney which 'howcd his heart was in
,is speech.
Bernard Marigny, Esq, arrived at the hotel on
the ten o'clock cars. and rushed forward soon
~ ha entered the room with unusual alacrity for
,is age and inhrnitlcs. aud embraced the general
saying, "Welcomc to New Orleans you revive the
SCENES of my youth aud tho two venerable men
sat down together aud rchearsed the adventures
,hcy met during the year General Scott was in
New Orleans. Both Veterans were carried back
. the past and for the moment seemed to grow
young again IN rccnlling it's incidents.
At eleven the authorities mud gentlemen escort
ed the general to the and proceeded to tho
city. As the cars approached Washington square,
the booming cannon WAS heard, and tho whole of
the brond street was literally crowded with citi-
arns. Ladies' waved their hnndkcrchiers, or cx-
tcmporo flags and hurrals of welcome went up
from the crowd. which were doubtless the honest
expression ol admiration oi II man who has filed
SO lnrgc space in his country's history, mud dono
much valuable service in the cause of true philan-
thropy
The streets through which tho procession of car
rapcs PASSED 10 the City Hall. and thencc to the
st, Charles, crowded with our population-n
salute was fired the general reached Canal
street mnking tho extcnporc reception II noble
ovation to true worth and lofty public service.
MrpERER Ilr>G By MoB.--Charlcs Rein
heart who was committed to Jail in Lexington.
lie Sncur county. Minnesota on n charge Of hav-
ng murdered mau unmed Rodoll. wns lynched
and executed by mohon the 2th ultimo. Tho
mob wns composed ii about ii <ty men. They first
called on Mr.. Kirkland. the deputy thcrh who
had Renhart in custody aud demanded the key
to the building in which be was confined. kirt-
land firmly refused, aud t"n Ing stand IN front Of
tbp 1n iI he mil ~
| until overcome hy the mob. The prisoner had
been secured hy II lnlr of closely fitting hnndcnfs
and haud # II N around on" Of hls ances by
which hc WIS fastened In the floor by chain nnd
II wrought.r"n staple made of half inch iron.--
up.n hearing the mob approach, aud the scnfile
with the shprN Rcinhart stripped tho mannccs
over hi, llnnl3 taking the ne.h and skin with
them, aa' then, II hl4 frenzy, mud by an cxertion
viirh lHHt have been almost suporhuman, he
tore the staple IN two above where il entered the
floor. Thus IN n munncr freed, hr took one Of
the les from n lardc stove which stood IA his
room and awaitelhc coming of the mob. There
was but one door and hut on" window to the bull
ding and letwccn the two I;eiulart took his po-
sitiou. the mob thought they should have an easy
task when the, had gpt the door open but instead
Of that the niuriatcd prisoner kept them mt bay
for an hour aud half WEDDING the irou in his
hand, aud threatening denh 10 any one
VIII, should approach. BY thrusting a shar-
/ reHcu stCh through Ilc WlhuHW tue prisoner Nhs
somewhat crpplcd, but did not succumh until he
| tainted from loss OF blood. lie was then taken
out. and while in state Of inscn-ihility the
moose was placed about his neck and he was
swung up. But the moose slipped and he was let
! down. when he revived lie them as lie had CON
stanty protested his innocence Of the murder,
asked that II prayer might be offered, which was
! done. aud was again drawn up. and after life
was extinct he wns buried under tho tree which
had served n gallows.
MATERNAL joys. An exchange pcrperatcs tho
| following scandal:
| "Bn a-a.a ba-a-a-a" shricked halfnaked in
! FAINT of about eighteen months old. "What's tho
| matter with mamma's thweet little duckcy?' says
the aectionae mother,w while she presses it to her
| BOSOM and the young serpent, in return digs its
| tnonS into her face. "Da'. den, Mssus, | know
what little Master Sim wants." exclaimed the che
| rnL,s negrn nmrse. "Yon Llnck huzzY. why didn't