New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-23
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THE ANNIVERSARY OF WAsHINGToNS BIRTH
DAY.--A general display of the national flag at the
general government and municipal Offices; at the
headquarters of Gen. Sheridan, Gen. Candy and
the military officers commanding local depart.
ments; from the masts of the shipping in port at
the newspaper Offices and other public places, and
at various private houses the firing of an artiI
lery salute of thirteen guns at noon, and the mag.
nifcent ball of the Continental Guards at Odd Eel
lows Hall last night, comprised the public mani.
festations of reverence for the day. o.. 4
I That the imposing and numerous means by
which the citizens of New Orleans were wont to
pay tribute to the memory of the great gentle
man, soldier and statesman of the olden and best
days of the Republic, were not taken advantage
of, yesterday, is owing to- circumstances which it
is needless to refer to- But such hindrances to
the loyal worship of the dead hero, are rapidly
passing away, through the aid of those from
whom the least might have been expected, those
only from whom the most was Hooked for, lmped.
ing such happy consummation
The weather in, the forenoon was undecided but
glimpse of sunshine about 10 O'Clock led to the
hope that fair day would have allowed people to
celebrate the occasion in quiet way by trips to
suburban places of recreation; but the expecta-
ton was disappointed in an hour or two, for the
tendency to excessive moisture became decided
and through the evening, and up to the time we
write, the "rain it rained" in manner persistent
and vigorous, as it was uncomfortable and mai
0propos. Notwithstanding this, however, the I'M
ceaslng rattle of carriages on the pavement for
the past hour Or two, remind US that "theres rev.
elry tonight in Odd Follows Hall, where gay
maidens and matrons fair, and gallant gentlemen,
are honoring, with pleasentest doings, the anniver
sary that will never be forgotten.
EMIGRANTs.-New Orleans has received within
the past few days additions to its population of
the most welcome kind-s -stalwart, industriouS an d
hearty immigrants, to the number of some hun
dreds. That there was no trouble about finding
employment it is hardly necessary for us to say,
Most of them already on the way to the fertile
lands of our planters, and where they may some
day live under their ewn vine and fig tree,s and
secure their own prosperity while assisting to
restore their employers to the fair position they
held before the blight of war swept over the
land.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF SOUTHERN P PAcIF1c
RAILRoAD.-A meeting of stockholders of the
Southern Pacific Railroad was called for II O'Clock
yesterday forenoon at Masonic Hall, but was not
numerously attended we presume, on account of
the fact that it was not generally known meet
ing was to take place. The inconvenient hour
selected may also have had something to do with
it. Col Waskom the President of the Road pre-.
sided, and Dr. A. T. Smith, the Secretary and
Treasurer, was also in attendance.
The Treasurer's report showed the following
financial condition of the enterprise on the first of
January last:
Entire Indebtedness SG95u 2I
Interest due in March. ch....,...,.......:w 80 36D0O 90
Texas Land mot due for si2 years. 10000 90
255,55l q
Due the company 6500l
If the debt due the company was paid, and with
reduction to an equivalent in current funds, of
the $4,000 which was due in Confederate money,
the floating debt would not be more than $40 600,
or at most $4,000.
The report of Mr.. E. A. Banch, Chief Engineer,
was in substance as follows: There was twenty
eight miles of the road, east from Marshall in
running order. The distance between the eastern
terminus and Shreveport was fourteen miles. This