Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-12-31
New Orleans Correspondence.

Ed. SUGAR PLANrER-A merry >,,nJE5
beautiful day we tave had in the Crescent
City. At an early hour the bells pealed tnout
right rapidly, if not cheerily. But thsv
were not Ginning a Christmas antb.n
The splendid establishment of HYDE +
Goodrich: corner of Royal and Canal Strea,.
was found to be in flames, and in ! fl,
hours was reduced to a smouldering ruin n
1t may be a loss to some few persons how
great it is not yet known it will a s,vin, IA
many whose pockets must have suffered
greatly during the present HOLIDAY week.
In the course of the morning: / visited the
French market and Cathedral, both Of which
presented novel and enlivcuing scenes. Tho.
at, and in the neighborhood of the nark.t
defy description, whilst the decorations ind
exercises at the Cathedral We're imposing in
the highest degree. After the crowd had
in a measure dispersed, | copied the follow.
ing Inscription from a marble slab beneath
my feet: vsag.
"Ici 1eposant Francois Paul de Maripnvd 4.
Vaudeville, de rOrdre Royal ct Mititsire d.
st. Louis: ct Major de place i la No,nyeile.
Orleans ne a Bayeux, en- Normandie, Moi
dams cctte vile lie / N%ovembre, 172s.n -
"A"toine PHILIPPE de Marigny de M.nd..
Vile, Chevalier de IOldre Royal ct Militair,
service dc France. Ne i la Mobil. !. -
F'eyrier 1922: Mort i Ia. Nouvellee: Orleans,
6 Nov. 1779-' ~%
"Pierre Phillip Marigny de Vaudeville.
ChevaIier de rordre Royal ct Militaire d
St. Louis, Captaine d'fniantrie sous le Con.
| Juin 1851. Mort Ia Mai 1900"
No mention is made of any extraordinary
services which have entitled the above
named persons to such distinguished sepul.
ture. 1t may be on account OF, military
merit. = @3
To the right of the foregoing is another
inscription in Spanish, which tells its v
story, and as some Of your readers may lot
understand the language, I will give. a free
translation: "~
Here lie the remains of Don Andrea
AlLt1oIldstCA 1NoNo: d Ha'i' olaAA fScuSs II
the Kingdom of A ndalusia, who died in this
city of New Orleans, &c April, 1898, aged 70
years A ChevaIisr Of The Royal and dd;s.
tinguished Spanish order of St. Chs1es,
Colonel OF the local militia
The founder and donor Of the Holy Cattle
dIaI- s:ea. $50 s#5s
The founder OF this Royal Hospital ofSaa'
Carlos and Gifts Church. i "a
The founder of the Hospital for Lepen
lLazarinas)- @'S @
The founder ofthe Church and Convent of
the religious order of st. Ursu|ines-
The founder of the School for the edua-
ton Of young children, and la c.
The founder Of the edificc in which are.
dispensed the Tribunals Of Justice. ~
Al Of schich he erected n this city at hiis 90
erpense.
Blessings on thysmemory Dor AL1osA,s-
TER! Thy-noble deeds Of picus charity will
be forever cherished the sacredtmenncy
of generationt yet unborn, while the deeds
Of earth's military heroes, engraven on msF-
bic or brass, will have crumbled to the dust
and be forgotten. Some few have responded
to thy noble design in founding that cosmo-
politan Hotel Dieu, the Charity Hospital, Of
this city, which annually gives home, shell
ter and health to tens of thousands Of suffer
ing humanity. Amongst the number was
JULIEN PoypRAs, of whom l may speak
hereafter. r 81. c.