New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-02
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SoHiole, 'iouuy udy, cold ana cneeTless Dut bne
population appeared to celebrate it with all the
ancient uino belonging to the day. Business was
very generally suspended, the churches generally
were open and well attended, and the reunions
around the home freside and the smoking tables
were as numerous and delightful as ever. The
custom Of making New Years calls was largely
observed.
There were many pleasant reunions of q more or
less public nature, to which we were invited, but
to which we could not, of course attend, not being
as yet ubiquitous.
We may mention pleasant incident which oc-
| CURED on New Years eve at the Jackson Railroad
Depot. Mr.. Superintendent Williams gave grand
blowout to the seventy-six negroes in the employ
of the company; many white persons were pres
ent and you may be sure the scene was one of
good feeling and fun on all sides. In another part
of the buildings, Mr. Williams himself had the
handsome thing done to him. The gentlemen of
/ the road presented him with splendid set of sill
ver worth nearly 1920. There were some pleasant
speeches and great destruction of wine. All who
tksaaY Mr.. Williams will agree that he has fairly
earned this-Hoh!a compliment.
At the St. James Hotter, Sft. ]. J. McKeever, the
| New Orleans agent of tie Adams and Southwest.
ern Express companies, was presented by the
gentlemen associated with him, with gold pen and
| pencil, one of the richest things extant and a
! finely executed picture of three of the gentle
men making the gift. Bottles were broken, good
things hid away, and all had right merry time
| of it.
Early yesterday morning, before o'clock, Lieut..
| Mazerat, the efficient and gentlemanIy Lieutenant
of Police of the Third District, was made the re-
cipent of prize testimonial. A policeman woke
| an+ l. ;,pax
excited manner, that murder had just been COM
mitted, and that his presence was wanted in
stanty at the lookup. He lost no time in dress
ing himself and getting there. But instead of
murder, anything looking sanguiaary, he
found the day and night police of the District
drawn up in q body awaiting him. As soon as he
appeared and inquired what the matter was,
officer Morel stepped forward, and with hand
some and feeling little speech, presented to him,
as a token of the good feeling and esteem of the
police of the Third District, beautiful gold watch
and chain, worth over Sl60, with suitable inscrip-
ton engraved on the back. The Lieutenant, being
man of action rather than of speech, made
brief and rather confused reply, (for he was
actually taken by surprise) and concluded by say
ing Gentlemen, let's drink !" and if the Lieuten
ant wasn't proud man yesterday, with his new
! watch it was not because he had no occasion to
feel proud He has been police officer of ability
and honor for the last twenty years may he live
| twenty years longer, to wear and honor the gift
which he so unexpectedly received yesterday morn
ing. The presentation was made at the early
hour named, because it was the only hour when
all the police could conveniently meet, the night
officers coming in and the day officers going out.
4 capital thing, and new thing for a fire COM
! H.
8, on Esplanade street. Foreman Ben. Leggett
and the other officers of the company had gotten
up series of prizes, to be awarded to the mem
bers for good conduct and industry at fires during
the past year. The company were assembled
without knowing who would get the prizes so the
interest of the occasion may be imagined. The
first prize, beautiful gold medal with an engine
and proper inscriptions on it, was awarded to
Robert Brewster; the second prize, similar gold
medal, was awarded to Joseph Scarpio; the third
prize similar gold medal, was awarded to Henry
| Vangnelin; the fourth prize, q silver cup, was
awarded to old Sam Whipple, the most active
and unfagging of the exempt members: and the
fifth prize, leather medal, gotten up for the
man who missed most fires and was the slowcst
when he did go, was awarded to Fritz Seithcr.
This medal was large and beautifully decorated
|
turtle, the emblem of meditative motion, or slow
ness. The fun connected with this proclamation
was uproarious. Fritz blushingly declined The
honor, and attempted to escape from tho hall, but
the doors closed upon him, and the boys COM
PEELED him to have the medal attached to the left
lapel of his coat. After that they formed in pro-
cession, and with Fritz and his leather medal
| closely guarded, at the head, marched down to Joe
Caferas, at the of Victory and the Railroad
where Foreman Leggett treated all hands to brinl-
ming glasses of foaming egg-nog. The No. 8 boys
are gay set as full of fun on holidays as they are
| Of hard work at fires.
| Mayor Monroe received his friends at his Office
during the forenoon, and the officers of Recorder
Emersons Court had right jolly blow. out at the
Court House. We have given but part of the
pleasant New Year meetings and greetings that
| took place yesterday.
YOUNG MEMS SOUTHERN RlGnrs ASSOCIATION.
| The meeting which was to have been held last
night over the Carrolton Railroad depot, was ad.
iourned to Templar Hall, where very large crowd
assembled, and the preliminary steps taken for
the organization of tho Young Mems Southern
| Rights Association; after which they adjourned
over to meet again tonight.
SOUTHERN RIGHTS MEETING AT ST. MARY's
MAnKEr.--Despite the cold weather and the many
attractions Of New Years eve, there was an excel
lent meeting of the Southern Rights party at the
Louisiana Hotel on Monday night, which was very
ably addressed by D. W. Adams and DR.. AXson
two candidates for the Convention in this District
Harry 7. Hays, whose name was mentioned among
tho first candidates of the Cooperation party, ther
addressed the meeting in speech of great power
and correctness, declaring himself for prompt, i'll
mediate and separate secession, and exposing
with great clearness, the folly and mpractcability
Of the cooperation scheme. Mr.. Hays speeci
produced great effect, especially among his ole
Wing and Bell and Everett friends. Mr.. De Bow
then followed in a strong Southern Rights speech.
TIE GREAT CrRIosITY,-The tvro-headed cir
will, we learn, soon be on exhibition at Spalding &
Rogers museum. She is described to us as
wonder far greater than the Siamese Twins, or any
other human wonder that has yet been seen in th
region.
EXCITEMENT IN ALGIERs.---We learn that yester
day morning, Commodore Holmes, Of the Wilson
House in Algers, celebrated New Years by hoist
ting the Pelican flag in front Of his house, and tina
soon afterward some persons went there, tore th
flag down. filled it with stones and flung it into th
river. The affair not attended with any fight