New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-26
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The WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY.A-This fine
company, we learn, is now stationed at the Bar
racks, awaiting orders. 1t was among the first
which volunteered for State service, and was a long
time at Ship Island and did great deal of hard
work, throwing up Notifications, etc. The company
is now in almost perfect state of efficiency, and
is prepared to give the Yankees rifle whenever
opportunity offers. We know the officers and men,
and know that they are of the right stamp for ef.
fective service.
DOOMED TO BE DIsAPPoMTED.-Ou curiosity
hunters are certainly in an uncommon bad streak
of luck. They some howmeet with disappoint-
ments at every turn. On Tuesday they fell hard,
when they were cheated out of the opportunity of
feasting their eyes upon real live Frenchman "a
sight SO very uncommon in these regions) with
military clothes on and yesterday, if to pile up
their agony mountain high, they were bamboozed
into going up to the Jackson Railroad Depot in the
hot sum- for tile purpose of seeing some 200 or 300
Yankees, (another remarkably scarce commodity
in this city, only to learn, on their arrival, all
dusty and warm, that said Yankees would not get
here that day. This is really too bad. New Or.
leans would soon be able to grow as fine crop of
excitement hunters and Jenkinses as New York,
Boston or Philadelphia, but for these outrageous
sells.
What patience, what enterprise, what curiosity
can resist being sQuelched by such fatal blows? If
these tantalizng mistakes are made often, the pub,
| lie will certainly simmer down into that hum drum
| genteelly quiet state of existence, so much con
| demned by the brilliant visitors and travellers oi
| the enlightened localities above mentioned The
only saving clause in the whole Of yesterday morn
ing's proceedings was the announcement, nuthor
&at.v
twelve hours' notice previous to the arrival of the
Yankees. This was consoling, and was at least re.
cognizing the claims of the respectable class re.
presented on that occasion.
| FLAG PRESENTATION IN THE OLD THIRD. -- On
Tuesday night quite an interesting ceremony took
| place at the residence Of Recorder Web Long. in
| the Third District. It was the presentation of a
| flag to the " Confederate Light Guards" q com.
pany composed of youth of between IL and 1a
years old, by the little misses of their own age
who glory in the spunk of their male friends and
playmates and wished to encourage them in theil
patriotic zeal. The Light Guards are commanded
by Capt Enns, lad of about l6 years, son of oul
friend Ennis, of the Third District news depot, anG
has forty active members on its roll. They drill az
we'll as anybody, and are as strict in the obsery
of the military rules of discipline as regulars
The flag was presented by that pretty little fairy
Miss Maggie Long, daughter Of the popular Re-
corder, who, in performing this duty, did it with
all the grace and dignity Of a grown-up belle
Lieut.. Edgar st. Ceran received the present from
the hands of Miss Maggie, and returned thanks il
a style which showed that he is fully as precociou
| in oratory as in the art nlilHnire.
After the flag presentation was over the lads ant
lasses were regaled by a choice supper, and thel
began enjoying themselves with the dance, whic
they kept up until II O'clock when Capt. Enni
formed his company and marched them off to thei
quarters. The elder persons who were presen
then resolved to continue the festivities of til
night on their own account, and were soon enjoy
ing quadrilles and polkas with all the zest Of the
youthful predecessors. Nor did they think of d
serting the hospitable mansion Of their host uni
the wee hours of morn began, admonishing theI
that another day had began, with its labors a1
responsibilities A gay time was this flag prese
tation, and those who were present would like
attend an affair of this kind at least once q wee
CoRoNER's tNQuEsrs,-The Coroner held the fl
lowing inquests yesterday: On the body of Pet