New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-09
NUMBER 265.
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lame by the Battle of ChaFmette. there has ry-d
neeh greater military spirit rife in the Crescer
City than is now to be seen on every side
Yesterday, the anniversary OF the great battle
day, brought out our citizen soldiers in a stronger
and more brilliant array than we have seen for
many year. Business was in great measure
suspended, and the people thronged the streets az
on other holidays; but this time the anxiety to
look at our rapidly augmenting military was the
chief feeling of the day.
The uptown brigade under Gen. Tracy and the
downtown brigade under GEN Palfrey, turned ont
in streHgthwhich must have surprised as well az
delighted the venerable Generals I'VE are sure that
the town enjoyed the display with more thon com
/ mon earResthess.
| Gen. Palfrey's brigade included the Orleans Ar
tiilery and the Louisiana Foot Rifles each corps in
| great strength; also the German Yagers revived
| company, and several other companies from the
lower part of the city, concerning which we shall
| speak hereafter.
! Gen. Tracy's brigade included the Washington
| Artillery under Capt. Walton; Capt Todd,s new
company, the Louisiana Guards Captain Deans
company, the Louisiana Grays; Capt. CharIes.D
Dreux's new company, the Orleans Cadets; the
sarsfied Guards and, though not belonging to the
brigade, another company accompanied 1.-THE
| Jefferson Rifles, OF Jefferson parish, under Can't
| Jules Dreux.
When the two brigades Joined and paraded the
streets they made splendid display, and the
whole population fiocked to see them. TIE re-
view took place on Canal street; and great was
the multitude which assembled to witness it.
When the brgades disbanded, the different com
panies betook themselves to different places where
coliations were dispatched, speeches made, and
many a good thing said in proper application to
the times. All afternoon and at night the military
caps and blue cockades were visible everywhere.
In view of coming events, this is all wholesome
and very gratifying.
The usual salutes were fred at morning noon
and night Another Pelican fiagswas flung to The
breeze from the St. James Hotel. And still
another beautiful Pelican flag was presented by a
committee of merchants to Col. Seymour, the able
aud dgnifed editor and proprietor of the Bulletin
newspaper. The presentation was made at the
Office on Gravier street. The Colonel acknowlede-
ed the present handsomely, and promised to fling
it to the breeze so soon the ordinance of seces-
sion shall pass the Louisiana Convention. We hope
soon to see the flag waving from the office of our
esteemed contemporary.
There were many other pleasant and stirring in
eidents during the day, about which we cannot
now particularize.
Last night, the Louisiana Grays were winding up
their Eighth in the terpsiehorean way, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Old Jordan, the Drummer of Cllalmette gave his
reveilles at the Varieties last night amidst the
most prolonged and unbounded enthusiasm.
DUEL SroPPED.-Messrs. John Trainer and John
?. Ward were arrested in the Third District yester-
day on the charge of being about to fight duel.
Both gave bail.
SHOT MAN AND Observation-Disclosures III.
lott yesterday morning went and surrendered him
self to Recorder Emerson, stating that on Sunday
last he shot and dangerously wounded one William
Reeves whilst he was attempting to enter the staf
ford Warehouse, on st. Joseph street. The par
ticulars of the affair were not reported.
SUICIDE.-At early hour yesterday morning
officer McCabe found a dead man lying on Com
mon street, in front of Charity Hospital, with a
horrible wound on his head in fact, half his face
was blown away A pistol was found by the
corpse, with which, in all probability he had com.
mitted self.destruction. The body was removed
to the First District police station to await the ac
ton OF the Coroner. His name is ascertanet TO be
John Gohner.
The following letter, in the German language,
was found in his pocket book:
I die, / cannot live. Never has a workman been
treated az ! was. In five different places have
been working under other men, and several times
! have had my honor wounded, but never was any-
thing proven against me, while my enemies have
covered themselves with ohloquy. was com.
PEELED to quit work on account Of being for thren
years and four months sufferer from lung COM |
plant. As have been wrongfully judged and be |
trayed, so was our Saviour Jesus Christ. Like |
him, have had friends who have sold themselves |
for thirty pieces Of silver, as did Judas IscarOt
on. Louis, did wrong to you once, but you went
behind my back and undermined me uniustly: and |
now LOUIS, you can go and hang yourself on |
tree Or in an out-house What have written on |
the first page Of this letter would like to have
published in the newspapers.
PERJURY AT TIE PoILs.-A man who subse-
quenty gave his name as Charles Hoffarker, pre-
sented himself on Monday at one of the polls of |
the Second District with certificate of registry
given to man now dead, and offered to vote 1t |
so happened that the dead man was well known, |
and the question was put to the would be voter if
that was really his name and the certificate had
been taken out by him. He promptly answered in |
the affirmative aud took his oath to that effect.
Theraupon Mr.. A. P. Avegno called on Sergeant
Raymond to arrest the man and made charge of
perjury against him.
BADLY HURr.-A man named Richard Conroy
was found on Monday night on Poydras street,
suffering greatly in consequence Of fall from the
cars of the Jackson railroad. He was sent to the
Charity Hospital.
ONE OF THE NEW YEAR STABBING CASES. Nicholas
Wikell was arrested yesterday morning on the
steamboat landing, at the request of Christian
White, who charged him with being the man wAo
stabbed him on New YEARS. day.
SINGULAR CHARGE. Mrs. Mehanna yesterday
procured the arrest of P. Daley, whom she charges
With having burned her husband with camphene
low the thing happened does not appear, nor to
What extent the lady's husband was injured
--<NS>ss--
HoRRIBLE TREATMENT or ENGLISH PRISONERS BY
HE NEsE.-Lieut. Anderson, Bfr. De Norman
md Jowalla Sing, Sikh, belonging to the English
rmy in China, were taken prisoners by the Chinese
nd S oinhumanely tortured that the two first
lamed died; the Sikh only remained to tell the
ollowing sad story:
We arrived at fort and were there put in
'FIson, confined in cages and loaded with chains
It that time we were seven in ALL know nothing
# the Others. They were taken further on We
we're kept in this place three days. so tgsly bound
With cords that we could not move--the sowars
With one cord, the others with two. At the first
'lace we got nothing to eat-after that they gave
IS little as before. After the first day at the
econd place, Lieutenant Anderson became deliri
us, and remained so, with a few lucid intervals
ntil his death, which occurred on the rinth day Of
lis imprisonment. Two days before his death his