New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-19

NJ A very large edition on MONDAY ~
| YEsrxRDAY WAS cool and translucently clear and
beautiful.
| FREE D1srENsARY.-weekly report Of the Free
Dispensary OF the New Orleans School of Medicine,
on Common street, opposite the Charity Hospital:
Patients treated Saturday March 12th.
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Treated previously. 80. lOos6
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| The CONTINENTAL GUARDS have elected their Of
icers for the following year. Capt. Todd declining
re election the office of Captain was conferred upon
George Clark. Charles Holiday was elected First
Lieutenant, and A. Walter Merriam, Second Lieu
| tenant.
| The BALLOON ASCENSION of Miss Mary Way will
take place tomorrow afternoon, at Congo Square, If
the weather be fair. The fair aeronaut or aeronaut-
| ess, has our thanks for invitation tickets.
The EXECUTION YEsrERDAY.-Heinrich Haas, for
shooting his wife in fit Of jealousy Peter Smith,
for stabbing man in drunken frenzy and Joseph
Lindsay, for stabbing the mate of ship, against
whom he ran in his capacity OF sailor boardng-house
runner were all launched into eternity yesterday at
about IL o'clock, within the walls Of the Parish
Prison. ....
They met their fate not only like men, but like
Christians. Their preparation for DEATH their faith in
| Christ crucfed, was admirable. All who saw them
during the few days prior to death, and all who saw
the DEATH were deeply impressed, and their human.
ity touched not that they forgot the doomed men
were murderers felt their fate was too severe but
that they recognized healthy and handsome fellow
beings, purged by religion Of the gross impulses
| which had steered them on to their ignominious
doom-not dreading the dark barrier which the orii
ing days brought closer ana plainer 70 tne Vlsion
OUT noplng' almost rejoicing, 10 tne promise o' IoI
gVeness, winch 10 the truly pentent was onereo ID
| Tue crocihxion on calvary.
we VISITED the doomed men on Ihursoay. lney
were moving ABOUT IN the Two doomeo ceiis ana Oh
the gallery in 'front.' smiling nearly and TO certain
extent gay. But Tor the crucihxes on their Dosoms,
we could easily nave mistaken them or party ABOUT
settlng out on an earthly pieasure-trp. Ihey were
engaged IN lifting up one OF the cells Tor solemn
mass with whicn was 10 oegn their last Gay on
During Ills months OF captivity Haas mad been orna
menting the walls OF the cell in manner suited to
his situation and his loss OF earthly hope. What IS
called IN the Cathoilc religion the "fassion OF
Christ he had drawn in twelve pictures. The paint
ing materials were black lead pencils indigo and to-
bacco juice Three sides of the cell had each three
pictures the door had one on each side, and the
twelfth and last picture was large circular center
piece on the ceiling, representing tgurativey the
holy communion.
Haas was no artist, but the pictures drawn to I'LL
out the weary weeks and months OF Imprisonment
had their good points, and will long be regarded with
interest and admiration by all VINO may nave the op
portunity OF seeing them Each picture is palnted
IN an 'mtation frame, with twisted cord 70 suspend
IT, the efect neing SUCH as TO strike the visitor, at
| decorated
Will printeo pictures hanging around IN reai irames
AS we sa,o' 'se ooomeo lnen were h'.lng up one u
Tue ee's lshe ABOVE oescroed lor the maj rengous
ceremony iney were sewing blankets togetnef iol
carpet aod shocking around orskly all except
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!, nun, on oo4 on 'he gallery ana was engaged II
"ilnne e''ers TO MS molnef ana o.ner rea''Ves.
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