New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-22

The AMBASSADORS and other principal OH
each occupied one coach, whilst on the on
and on foot they were attended by subalt,
on bearing lances and two swords each. In frol
IN the chief ambassador there was also borne st
, to ard in the shape OF Maltese Cross. The q
rad two were also preceded by their respective st
er, ards. The dignitaries on this occasion also !
,ed naval shaped caps.
ler As may be supposed, this display drew toge
lgn thousands Of our citizens, who thronged the
ed. walks, the porticos of the Treasury and o
lie, buildings along the avenue leading to the ex
tive mansion. The scene at the Treasury poI
ow. was rendered very brilliant by the large ARA
well-dressed ladies'.
ALI the prelminaries completed, the proces
~ IN moved onwards, and in addition to the mill
ng. forces large detachment OF the police der
son ment under Captain Goddard and Lieuts. Fl,
tfaetS.ad Thomas, were detailed to prevent embarl
cement Ga-.deiay from the vast multitude of spt
o s'. $50 the band performed fiji
graded and prepared, was ssa-sed until the arriy
crete, a mortar.like substance, madauanced, ant
sand and cement very soft when laid, bui e92ss
pected to be as hard and imperishable as granite
when dry. When this walk shall be finished out
to Claiborne street, and properly shaded with
trees, it will be most delightful lounge and prom
enade. II is the first pavement of the kind we
believe, projected in this city.
THE NEW CusroA HousE.-Tho the work ON
this stupendous ediace creeps along at the same
old rate, what has been DONE or the outer portion
thereof, has become pleasantly visible by the
removal Of most Of the scaHolding which has con
cealed it. From its half shelter from and half ex
posure to sun and rain for SO long time, the
granite looks dreadfnlIy in need of scraping and
scrubbing in some places,
ANOTHER FIRE ON CHARITIES STREET. night,
between and 10 o'clock, a fire broke out in the
third or upper story Of A. Paya y Co.'s German
book and fancy goods store No. 56 Chartres street.
river side, between Cnstomhouse and Bienville
The firemen were on hand quick enough, CON
siderng the slowness Of the alarm bells, and meet
ing with the astonishment Of decent supply of
water, kept the fire from descending further than
through the ceiling Of the second story But,
owing to bad partition walls, the fire worked
its way north and destroyed the upper story Of u.
Froideyaux's lace and trimmings store, No. SO, and
considerably damaged the upper part Of Mile
Sophies millinery establishment, No. co. The fire
would not have done this much damage, but for
the fact that after being quenched In Paya's
second story, it could only be got at by ladders,
over the front walls. Dyer's wholesale hat and
straw goods house, adjoining Paya's on the other
side, saved by its taller and better side wall.
How the fire started was not known The whole
But the damage by the water thrown must have
been infinitely greater. Payas stock, rich and
valuable, was much damaged by water; so also
the rich stock of laces and other costly goods
in the store of Froidevaux. We did not discover
whether the water thrown Sophi6's house did
or did not damage the valuable millinery and dress
goods in the stories below.
1t is utterly impossible just now to give an ap-
proximate of the whole damage, but between fire
and water 1t must be very heavy.
PooR REWARD FOR A Coon AND Brave ACTION
Mr.. A. Wagner, butcher, of the French market,
was out in his buggy with his wife last evening
stopping on Camp street, opposite Commercial
Place, he got out, leaving his wife in the buggy,
and employed q youth to hold his horse whilst he
was gone. This youth was Alfred Mcclure, about
eighteen years old, in the employ Of Leopold, the
bll-poster. As the boy held the horse, the latter
was frightened by passing dray-driyer cracking
his whip and at once reared aloft. The boy held
on the bit, was thrown under, and the horse fell
down upon him. lhe horse made several efforts
to rise, but fell down again each time, and each
time on the boy, whose head was thrown on a
broken bottle in the street. In short time the
horse was seized by others, and put on his feet |;
but the poor boy was helpless Barney, the we'll
known negro boy of the Picayune office, picked
him up and carried him to Abrams drug store, at
the corner of Grayier street, where it was fonnd
not only that his head had been badly cut by the
bottle, but that of his faithful arms was broken.
But for the sefsacrifcng resolution of this young
man, the horse would have ran off madly, and
perhaps have killed the lady in the buggy.
SUBMARINE BLAsrING.-Last week, two attempts
We la IN mn fha of tho nEap
steamer Ruby, in the lake, off the Pentchartrain
grand sight above water. A third blast is to be
made this evening. It will be worth seeing.
In THE MIDST OF LrrE, Erc.-on Sunday evening,
at the Volksfest, yonng man named James
0Neill, tailor in the employ OF Mr.. Stuart of st.
Charles street. was among the gayest and happi-
est Of the assembled multitude. He had over
heated himself dancing; after quitting the dance,
he drank plentifnlly of iey-cold lemonade. He
joined his companions, chatting and laughing mer-
rly when all at once lie fell down dead.
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday, and re-
turned verdict Of death by apoplexy.
SUICIDE N A GIsrERs.-A Frenehman named
Antoine Noirjean, 40 years of age, committed sui
eide on Sunday afternoon, at No. II urquhart
streeG, 1Hira pis1fict Dy jumping into clstern
climbing to the top of the cistern for the purpose
by means Of ladder. It appeared that he had
set his heart upon going to the Volksfest, but had
been sick for several days; and that on Sunday
his employer, Mr.. Schadeli, and all the other peo
pie about the house, went to the Volksfest leaving
him in the house alone. 1t was supposed tha
grief and modification at his inability to accom-
pany the rest, excited him to the tragic paroxysm
The Coroner yesterday held his inquest, and rem
dered verdict of suicide by drowning.
+ SHOOTING Array At THE VoLKsFEsr.-At about
o'clock yesterday morning, party of men en-
tered the refreshment booth Of John Lynn, at the
voksfest the first stand to the right Of the dancing
tent. The only person in charge was the GUARDIAN
of the tent, officer Charles Stanmeyer OF me frs.
| District police. The visitors were drunk ana
boisterous, and not finding things TO their iiking,
| tthe officer not having authority to hand out
'liouor, commenced smashing the bottles and
tnmblers. stanmeyer offered violent resistance,
and a general melee followed, in which stanmeyer
WIS shot at several times Of the bullets cntting
| his scalp, and John L. Conrad, one OF the assait-
| ants, was shot twice by the officer, once in the
left side aud once in the right breast-aangegons