New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-06

Departed this life on The l4h December, 99, 81. 6s
Between 8 and o'clock the sound of artillery
from vessel in the river, firing minute guns,
awoke afresh our solemn sorrow, the corpse was
moved--a band of music with mournful melody
melted the soul into all the tenderness Of woe.'
The Masonic Brotherhood came next to the mill
tary in the order of the funeral procession-the
citizens last. ..i..
The paper contains several eulogies upon the
death of Washington, the most meritorious of
which is as follows:
aob Washington, thou Hero Patriot, Sage,
Friend Of all climates. pride Of every age,
Were thine the laurels which Che world could raise,
The mighty harvest penurious praise
For as the stars which gid the vault Of night,
Unnumbs,'d, pour efulsence the sight,
So Chiefs and Senators in crowds abound
But rare comets Washingtons found"
By universal consent the churches of Philadel-
phia were to be clothed in mourning for three
months, and the pew in Christ Church. once occu-
pied BY the General, was to be entirely shrouded
In black.
President Adams drawing room was deferred to
the 27th of the month, and ladies were requested
towear white, trimmed with black ribbon, black
gloves and fans, as token of respect for the mem
Dry of the mighty dead.
The Senate Of Pennsylvania resolved, q that in
testimony Of our gratitude and in respect to the
memory Of q character SO deserving in all situa-
tons, whether as soldier, a statesman or man,
as the late General Washington, the members of
this House will wear black Grape on the left arm
during-th present session.
An account from Alexandria records that all the
dwellings in that town were to be closed, as if
member Of the family in. each were dead the
bells were to toll daily until after the burial,
which did not take place till week after death.
This account says General Washington g died per-
fectly in his senses, and from DR.. Dicks account
perfectly resigned He observed that he had no
fear Of death, and that his affairs were in good
order that he had made his will and that his pub
lie business was but two days behind hand"
All the other cities and towns of the United
States gave public tokens Of grief, bells being
tolled, houses and public ediees draped in mourn
ing, and funeral sermons preached.
The United States Senate, which then held its
sessions in Philadelphia, sent message of condo
lence to the President, weighing chiefly upon the
intimate personal friendship which existed between
those eminent men.
III The Oracle announces the arrival in Portsmouth
from Trinidad, of the schooner Franklin after a
voyage of 36 days. The brig Resolution, of Ports
mouth, was captured by French privateer about
ten leagues to windward Of the Tortugas 1t also
contains d list, from the Philadelphia papers, of
vessels captured and recaptured by the Column
bian' navy, viz: French frigate L'Insurgente
French brig Les Amis, guns, Is men; French
schooners lie Croyable, IA guns, "a men Sans Pa
reil, l6 guns, 81 men; Jaloux, IA guns, so men
L'Amour de la Patrie, guns. 60 men; Sirene, 4
guns, So men; Tartuffe, s guns, go men Marsouin,
II guns, 70 men; Union, G guns, 80 men; Vain
gueur,s guns, IS men; Magcienne IA guns, 63
men; Bon Pere, Bonaparte, Diligente, and two
small schooners. The editor was informed that 16
or II privateers were fitting out at Santiago de
Cuba. They were Of different sizes, of French
nationality, and with Spanish commissions.
The Oracle contains more notices Of lotteries
than any other species of advertisements. The
editor complacently remarks that he has larger
number Of papers struck off on days of publication
than any other sheet in the country.
/ Avery remarkable advertisement is one offering
for sale. India cotton by wholesale and retail.
Another, which would have proved exceedingly
suggestive to the radicals now in Congress, is that
OF Joseph Champney, who acquaints his friends
in particular and the merchants and others gener-
ally, that be manufactures hemp, of quality SUI
pellor to any ever imported, into cordage of any
kind, from four-thread string to twenty-four
inch cables
The firm Of Long Il Harrison offer old cognac
brandy, guaranteed, for sixteen shillings gallon,
which was certainly a very reasonable price,
considering the war which then existed with
France.
Here is singular advertisement: WANTED to
purchase, three four hundred live turkies, for
which cash and o generous price will be given.
Inquire Of the printe-. Dec. 1872 Probably the
printer wished to take advantage of the Christmas
vacation to speculate in the fowl line.
fanciful individual advertises new goods at the
sign Of the s Lamb and Flag and heads his card
with an artistic wood-cut Of a meek little sheep
holding erect in some unaccountable manner the
star-spangled banner. Amongst the goods is one
trunk OF white and colored muffs, tippets, suwar-
row hats and Grecian bonnets, fancy plumes and
feathers; also, large assortment of mems and
Women's fashionable beaver hats, showing that
the fashions Of that day and those OF the present
were not greatly dssmilar.
The Secretary of War, James McHenry at
Trenton, New Jersey, orders all officers of the
first regiment Of artlerists and engineers, and Of
the first, second, third and fourth regiments of
infantry, in the service of the United States, who
are, from whatever cause, absent from their com
nands, to report with all possible expedition by
etter to Major General Alexander Hamilton.
Those who do not report within four months will
be presumed to have resigned their commissions.
The other advertisements are like those in the
newspapers of the present generation, though
more anbitiously worded.
We received melancholy pleasure in the Pc
inaai 81 this timestained Journal for we could not
nep thinking how much better public men were in
saose Gays than now, how much purer their deyo
wv ~ pa'riotlsm, how Indignantly they spurned
y senaliey and demagogueism, and how much
more strictly they followed the guidance Of the
constitution and the laws. 'Nss + -
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