New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-23

inspired 1t to brighten up ami ar:ay the Sunday
too. AS we stood pensively at the door, wonder
ing whether or not Mr.. Coroner Beach or Mr.. Dep
uty Soraparu would soon heave in sight. two
peach-faced servant girls came along, dressed to
kill, their skirts oFerspreading the entire ban
quette and each carried little cherub Of pinkish-
looking putty, smothered up in lace frills, cash
mere and embroidery. The sight aroused our
poetic afeelinks,n and we Immediately turned
about and assaulted the Corners unofending slate
as folloWss
"0h, Doctor Beach,
III could but reach
The sight Of your vsage 70 gay
Faith 7 would Mt be slow
In Just wanting to know,
Have you held any inauests to-day"
There must have been some little poetry in the
above rhmye; for when we came along, at later
hour, we found our 'tpome y expunged, and in its
place the following brief but eloquent response,
in the well known fist e Of Mr.. Deputy soraparu:
"What have / to say? Nothing The good
people Of New Orleans have been very quiet this
week. Not word for the reporters. Hail, New
Orleans.
That's so. There being no pistoloric bang to
distract the police and the Coroner and the report
ers, we all shout, bon!
vertised the death Of Mr. David r. Frazier in the
30th year Of his age.
The deceased was printer, and for long time
worked in this office. He was man of many
good qualities chiefest of which was his nvariable
good humor and his disposition to fun and gent
atty. For this in particular he was liked by every
body who knew him. His humor, several years
since, took dramatic turn, and many who never
EI1ay nth
fully he performed in low comedy with John
Owens, at the Varieties theater, when Owens had
his first engagement there. After that engage
ment Frazier returned to his printing, and CON
tinued at it till his failing health required him to
quit. The death Of his wife, leaving three little
little children on his hands, was the beginning Of
his sorrow. Each month within the last year found
him thinner. and paler, and weaker; and though
he well knew he was in the tolls of the nsidious
destroyer, his calm, good humor beamed in his
face to the last and he walked On to his death just
as calmly as ever he walked to his daily work.
When man knows that he is dying, and makes no
complaint or gloom aboutit, You may depend upon
it that a good man is going.
A few weeks since, we met Frazier on the street,
stepping feebly along, but evidently enjoying his
walk, for the weather was pretty. The usual
smile was on his face he stopped to speak to us
" Well, Dave we asked, how are you getting
on, now?" He replied, jocularly, .Oh, I'm get
ting on, finely I'll soon be there A movement
of the head explained that g there meant the
graveyard. Pshaw, what's the use of talking that
way?" we said Said he, whats the use Of atou
talking that way2 Yoa know it, and I know it !:
and when go out, want you to come along-it
will be free ride for yoa.'' In his quaint, good
humored way. he invited us to attend his funeral.
soon to take place.
His last words, it is said, were in the way of a
goodhumored joke. He was lying on his bed,
comfortable and cheerful, and when he spoke.
none had an idea his departure was so near. He
was left alone in the room for few moments and
when the attendant returned, he had gone to sleep
his last sleep.
he was buried on Saturday evening, by his
brother printers of the Typographical Union, a
large number of whom turned out and Joined with
the other friends and the relatives Of the deceased
in paying the last honors of earth. Religious SER
vice was had, and the body was laid away in the
tomb of the Typographical Union, in Greenwood
Cemetery. The little orphans left behind have
kind relatives. who will be the same as parents to
them.
The MERRY TRIp OF THE MAGSoLIA.-They had
lively, and highly interesting time of it on board
the steamship Magnolia, which arrived at this mort
from Havana and the Florida ports d day or two
since.
Atst. Marks, several planters took passage with
their slaves and other raluabes to come westward
and try the new and nnbroken lands of Western
Louisiana and Texas. The negroes altogether nm.
bered about five hundred. The sight of sncb
crowd of darkies must have aroused governmental
suspicion; for during her trip along the coast the
Magnolia was subjected to all sorts of annoyance
the news having gone on in advance of her. At
one place revenue cutter brought her to- and she
was boarded and the negroes closely examined
At Apalachicola and Pensacola she was bearded
by the Gustom-House officers, who seemed to have
made up their minds that the negroes were freshly,
imported Africans, Struggled into Florida. andnov
being resmnggied away to the Wilds of Louisiana
and Texas. Their abruptness of manner and the |
severity of their inspection of the negroes WIS
actually insulting, not only to the owners of the
negroes, but to the officers of the vessel. They
however, had to retire quietly, and were left to |
wonder who had got off such sell upon them.
This, however, was not all the excitement of tla |
trip. On board was young runaway lady. wbo
was stontly claimed by two devoted vounp oen.
-NNeANt'esetiNSHJ
we're these: One Of the gentlemen, a well.l,no,v,
eoffeehouse keeper and baloonist of this civ was
prospecting through Florida, to feel the state II
the public pulse on the balloon question. Wb;,.t |
he was at Tallahassee, it happened that
couple came to the town to get married m. I
bridegroom that was to be went around with III.
friends, got drunk, forgot his sweetheart and 1efY
own. The girl was in the greatest distress ba vim,
neither money nor friends. Our gallant orleanian
fearing of this went to her offered her his assat
'nee, and got along SO well with her. that she
inally consented to travel with him and maLa ha1.
Don ascensons with him. He brought her dow,
Q St. Marks, and together they took passage on
ne Magnolia for this city. So far, all well.
But it happened that just as the Magnolia was
eaVing, the express train from Tallahassee mr..
wed, and among the passengers was the lover
rho had deserted his love so mysteriously. He
ad got sober, discovered how meanlv ha had
cited, found out which way his mistress had zone
nd followed in frantic pursuit. He took boat
nd reached the steamship, just as she had begun
move of, thus securing his passage by the skin
T his teeth OF course he soon found his dnl.
inca, and proposed to take her under his nrotec.
on. But the balloon man refused to give her up
n tad ca,3