New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-14

same lavish scale; and the two companies had
glororious time Of IT together.
Yesterday the Continentais breakfasted the
guests, and in the afternoon escorted them 10 thu
lake, where they had parting collation.: thu
Masons joining with them IN treating their ow1
Masonic guests, and ALL. Maspns aud soldiers hay
ing q fine old time of II . at parting. Tire Cont
nentals, the Cadets and the knights Templar
made splendid appearance in passing through
| the streets.
The state Artsalcry
OF Mobile did not come over. as was expected
but number of the members came over in citi
zens' dress, and were Hospitality taken care Of by
Captain Walton and his gallans comrades of the
Washington Artillery,
Tile Mississippi Rifles,
of jackson, Miss, attracted mucAf attention by
their finer manly appearance, neat uniform and
soldierly bearing To show that they are soFaiers
we give the following sketch of them By one who
knows:
The Mississippi Rifles are commanded by Capt.
L. Julien, with Lieuts. Griffth. Smith ard Ha VI.
capt. L. Julien was for many years the Captain OF
the "Natchez Fencfbles,u the Oldest military
company Of Mississippi, organized by Gem Quit
man, who commanded it for many years, andwilom
Capt. Julien succeeded. Lieut.. Griffith YVES the
Adjutant of the Ist Mississippi Rifles in Mexico,
under JEFF Davis The Orderly Sergeant of the
Company was Capt. Lewis McManus, who com,
manded the Company from jackson, in the lst'
Mississippi Regiment. Capt. EsteIla, of the Pa
nola Boys" in the I'd Mississippi Regiment in Mex,
leo, under Col. Charles Clark, was one of the Color
Guard.
Their banner was the regimental standard of the
lst Mississippi Regiment, the celebrated " Rifles.
1t was given to Capt. Ms Company, State Fenci-
bes,s on their departure to Mexico; was after
ward selected by the 1st Regiment as their regi-
mental standard, and was hoisted by them at
Monterey and Buena Vista, and wherever regi-
mental banner was displayed. 1t was presented
by Capt. NJ to this Company few days ago, as
the legitimate guardians of the dead of the Estate
Feneibles," whose bodies were brought home
from Mexico, and buried at jackson. The flag
was old and torn, but they were naturally very
proud oft.
The Rifles were received and waited upon in
princely style by Mississippi Fire Company No. 2,
who entertained them at the hall of Perseverance
Fire Company No. Is, on Perdido street; their
own house being out of repair. They breakfasted
and dined their guests at the Cont Verandah, and
left nothing undone to render their visit comfort
able. The No. boys escorted the Rifles to the
cars on Thursday evening, and saw them safely
off,
The Police.
Much credit is due to the Chief of Police, Mr.
Adams, and his Leutenants. Dryden, Gastniel
Simon and Moore, as well as to Corporal Clarke
and the squad on horseback, in opening the way
and keeping it open for the procession of Thurs
day through the great multitudes which filed the
streets. They had hard work to do, but they did
it, and without OVERRIDING it. Their chief trouble
was in getting vehicles out Of the way, and the
procession would have Jared badly without their
aid.
CIarke's Pictures
Of tie Inauguration will soon be illuminating the
country. Clarke, the photographer, who, from
the top of his house on Canal street, took view
Of the scene when all were standing still and
looking at the Statue, just after the unveiling !;
also close views of the statue, the arch in front,
the street, the Knights Templar etc.; all Of
which are to be forwarded to New York and en-
grayed for one of the illustrated papers. The last
number of Harper's Weekly, we may here state,
has some of Clarke's pictures in it.
The Statue
was gazed at yesterday by admirng thousands.
1t will be time before the town gets use TO it.