New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-17
Governor Allen.
REMOVAL OF HIS REMAINS.

are invited to meet at parlor r 81. Charles Hotel,
anls evening zen Nay l9th: az O'Clock, to devise
eign land eTno5 to- the bome ba loved G go veil 9i
/ (Louisiana) P.
In response to the above call about fifty Of the
prominent citizens OF New Orleans and Louisiana
assembled at the time ana Mace DESIGNATED. Cen.
John L, Lewis was chosen president, on motion Of
Gen. Daniel W. Adams, and E. w. Halsey was an.
pointed secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated by Col.
4 Jno NJ. Sandtdge, substantially as in the above
call. He stated that sum Of money, amounting
to about sl400, subscribed by several citizens for
the benefit Of Governor Allen, was in the hands of
a friend, and could be made available in bringing
his remains from Mexico to Louisiana. He moved
that committee of five be appointed by the
president to make all necessary arrangements for
bringing home the remains of Governor Henry ".
Allen, for securing suitable place Of intermen+
and for the erection of an appropriate monument
over his grave.
! Gen. Daniel W. Adams moved to amend the mo
ton of Col Sandidge, by instrucGing the said com
mttee to call another meeting of citizens at such
time and place as they might select
The amendment was accepted by the mover of
the original motion, and, as amended, it was
adopted,
Whereupon, the president appointed Gen. DAM.
| W. Adams Col john NJ sandidge, Moses Green.
wood, Esq, William NJ Perkins, Esq, and Col. E.
MiItenbergor, as members of said committee.
| On motion of 7. O. Sullv. ESQ the president
Gen. John L. Lewis, was added to the said com
mittee
AT the suggestion of the president. the commit.
| - :,
tee announced the time and place Of their meet
ing-on Friday, May 18TH at the office of Cen
o,aIaa9I ~ 81 H'4i- pasS
OolocA y. NJ Inc commiItee furthermore an
nounced that the time and place for the second
meeting of the friends of Gov. Allen would be duly
,,r,btisbo5 ~ +r
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oh mouon OF LIT. Gopes, the secretary was re-
qnestea TO WRITE by the first steamer, to residents
OF Mexico, with the view OF ascertaining the pro
per steps TO De taken IN order to obtain the requi
sue PERMISSION 10 transfer Inc remains OF Governor
Mr.. Phelps moved that the aboye-named com
mittee of six be authorized to consult and arrange
with Mr.. Dupre, of Georgia, who was present and
about to depart for the City of Mexico, TO bring
home Governor Aliens remains.
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Perkins who
knew Mr. Dupre, and Youehed for his faithful dis.
charge of the duty he had volunteered to under |
take
Atthe suggestion of General Adams chairman
Of the committee that it would be better ia defer
action until the next meeting of citizens, to be
called by said committee, the motion was with.
drawn.
The following communication was presented NV
Mr.. Phelps and read:
HGADeuARrERs, DEPARTMENT. or Lou1sf5vA,,
NEW ORLEANS, LA, May Is, 1856 !
d J; Phelps No; ll2 Grayier street
of The remains Of the ate GogeTnor Hoar ngEe
Allen, Of this State, the commanding general n.
strncts me to inform you, in answer to your
inquiry, that he has no objection whatever.
Very respectfully, SIR,
,-u ! our obedient servant,
Ill.,, -. !''eso' oapIain a. D
In, o''5..i'sS oelor9 'le meet
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NEGRo Row IN MoBmB.-The Times saws that
on Monday evening about three hundred negroes
no ,r-a ra +ol "a +1,o ,o,, Do, t.4 f,l1
rs ~ - "a III Alopl'e,
iot we purpose Oh seteenhs aeLegate TO represent
their interests in Washington. A collection was
started to pay the expenses of the delegate where
nnon a onnerot r,,s, and f,.l+ 100000, M
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speotaoie u lnree huhuFeu negroes sounding, chrs
ing and shouting in and around a church on one of
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rbe Times was informed Nv t5o 49, ss,t'. ~
aadara of tba disturbance ,roro 1.ar,s NV ...o
oaiera who violentlv rasistsd orrost o5 aoeo
he noIice until The latter were reinforca5 80
es5ent negroes pistols knives stiol,s ~ brioi
,ats were freely used toni on D s"t
"Dorsr,crs }, 4a,IT FIjito,, C,.osoo,t T. -.
,erv interesting onrnal If yestar5ov end ~
allowing nara9ranh.
Mortimer Thomson battar known a. an
Doesticks, P. b., has commercial a {
lew series of humorous letters, over his old sigma
ure' IN o'Fee' q omlrn's "eekiy'
NOW you can discover anything humorous IN
ny'hns 'naV v N Fhilahder Doesncks, 4. b.
y y, wrote you nave accomplished teat that no
''ner liau Oh your acknowledged sound sense and (
,oou 'asse ever ula, poestcNs belongs to almost
ne morSS Sehool OF northern literary % qpacks !
uo h'nlpugs' ana heaven Iorpid tnat his serb
ngs should again be circulated in this latitude
One Of the heathiest symptoms in the South is
le establishment Of numerous factories Of cloth l.
ho iron N almost alI OF the eleven States North
m capital and skill are going there to build up