The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-26
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department of the restaurant of Mr. Forget which
was entered on Thursday night by burglars, was
arrested yesterday and brought before the
chief for examination.
What occurred at the celebration of Burnss
birthday by the St. Andrew Society. on General
Mower making his appearance at the entertain
ment, is related in the report published elsewhere
in these columns.
The temperature yesterday, as shown BY the
thermometer at c. Duhsmel's. corner Benville and
Chartres streets, was as follows: At A. NJ, A
degrees at IL NJ, 64; at P. NJ, 55; at
p. M, 54
The demand for carpet bags here may be taken
as an infallible barometer Of the feelings of Con-
g:ess on the reconstruction question.
The State auditor has reported to the conven-
ton that $5s7 has been paid in to the conventions
credit by the collectors in the parishes of Orleans
and Jefferson, and that, of this amount s62 re.
mains on hand.
A SURPRISE 1t is given out by sundry envious
toDgses that the porty but dauntless colonel Of
the seventy-Dinth (B. and A. Regiment of Lou
siana ex- Fusiliers, was brought to grief an eve.
ming or two ago, by numerous party of bellies
and besqx. who stole night march upon the
area Of T. Circle, and forced the occupant to an
unconditional surrender. Our information is more
comprehensive and more TO be relied on. The
real fact is that as true soldier may under GER.
tain circumstances be surprised without disgrace,
so our hero was taken somewhat absck by the
unexpected assault Of 60 many dangerously
sparkling eyes. He soon recovered his martial
faculties, however concentrated his array, and
sustained the onset with the dauntless bearing of
a knight of the Round Table until the enemy
fnally capitulated before the incessant firing OF
champagne corks and the inspiring strains Of
Terpsichorean music. The evening festivities,
imprOmptu as they were, were delightful from
beginning to end.
THE ST. ANDREW SOCIETY CELEBRATION OF THE
ANNIVERSARY OF BURNs's NATIvITY.-The New
(lTlpQn1 VI W
lied few months after the war closed, chiefly
for benevolent purposes, has on its calendar OF
Temembrances, two days that are to be festive.
These are st. Andrews day, and the day of the
nativity Of Robert Burns. the peoples poet Of
Scotland, whose genius and whose elevation OF
character are admired wherever the English lan-
gusge isspoken.
Friday night, which was the eve OF the hundred
and ninth anniversary Of the birth OF Scotia's
modern bard, was chosen by the society for the
celebration, and seventy or eighty ladies end gen.
tlemen were seated at a plentiful and delicious
supper in The spacious saloon of the Richeeu
Restaurant. Mr.. Peter Ross, the president of the
society, was at the head of the table, and Mr.. d.
Sinclair, eroupier, did the honors at the other
end.
The members of the society and their guests
seated, the president in few words, appr site TO
the occasion. welcomed all, and the venerable
crOupier having invoked the divine blessing upon
the feast the company gave their attention 10 the
sumptuous spread. Fully an hour was devoted to
the viauds, when justice having been done t. the
substantials, which from time to time were waited
with some choice vntages, formidable array Of
cap6ciOus bowls, filed with superb punch II
genuine usquebaugh appeared on the board, aud
then came the "feast Of reason and flow of soul. y
In accordance with the programme, the first
sentiment proposed was 1.-THE President Of
the United States" This duty was assigned to
Mr.. A. Hay, who said that he regretted it had not
fallen upon come one who had been longer in the
country and was capable of doing il more justice
fl,av, 10 ocn1l tafr oth hon ha OH ruaA
meddled but little in politics, and he thought it
would be TO their interest to medde as little in
them abroad. he was, be was proud to say, a
member of one of the most honorable families 10
his own land, and had always been a conservative.
Several voices" Mr.. Hay, that's politcs.")
He had been a conservative at home aud he would
be a conservative abroad. With all that he was
hearing here about the rights Of freedmen,
he was reminded of what he had noticed
when he was, lately, on the very spot where
Bobby Burns spent bis life. The people there did
not think the freedmen equal to themselves; nay,
they questioned if he were much better than the
monkey. Mr.. Hay, in continuation, remarked
that be believed it was necessary TO the salvation
of this country that an honest an earnest, and
resolute man should be at the head Of the govern
ment. Such man he believed Andy johnson TO
be. and he, therefore, proposed with pleasure, the
health Of the President Of the United States.
The sentiment was drunk with enthusiasm.
Burns's song, "a Mans Man for a. that"
was then sung by Mr.. Mckenzie in fine style.
The chair proposed The Queen Of the United
Kingdom" and prefaced the toast with remarks
complimentary to Victoria as woman and as
sovereign, adding that, ss citizens of the United
States he felt that in paying this tribute to good
woman and q conscientious sovereign, neither he
nor any one else al the board could be regarded
as wanting in fidelity to their American citizen
ship. because they expressed their admiration for
lady who was an eXemplar in her private life,
and who ruled the land Of their nativity benef-
Gently.
The sentiment was received with great applause
and after the bumpers were emptied, the whole
company chanted the anthem ." God Save the
King"
DR.. D. Mackay gave "Auld Scotland and the
night we celebrate" and introduced the senti.
ment with q lengthy and elaborate eulOgy of his
country and of Burns, which he read from
manuscript, ard OF which sn abstract would con-
vey very imperfect idea. The toast was drunk
with oil the hOnOrs.
The sorg Of Rantin' Robin" T" followed, aud
was given by Mr.. Mckenzie with an arch humor
Of expression that would have gratifed the iOyial
spirit who composed it. had he heard the singer.
"The land of our adoption" was n toast as
signed TO the Hon. Thos. Murray, but that gentle
nan, TO the regret Of every one of the company,
was unavoidaby absent, and DIR. James Burns
was called upon TO propose n sentiment, which
lie did in very happy manner, and vas often and
warmly spplsuded in the course OF his eXtempO.
rsneous address. The sentiment was responded
TO by the cOmpany cordially.
The next soEg on the programme was "Fare-
well my Native Hsme." which was to have been
sung by Miss Jefiries, but the lady was unable to
attend the banquet snd the place was filed by
volunteer Of the other sex.
"The Lssses" were proposed by Mr.. Taylor,
ard after some humorous references to waterfalls
end hoops, which, with occasional touches Of
sarcasm, be had the temerity to make in the midst
Of "the enemy" bumpers were filled and emptied
in lOnOr Of the sex.
"Green Grow the Rnshes o." was then sung by
Mr. Mckei zie, and the whole table joined him,
rendering with especial feryOr the line:
The west that lived dearly loved the lasses :"
The remainder Of the programme was as fol-
lows:
Septimeut-The Poe's Of Scotland. ........Mr Smith
SOug-My Native Heather Mr. t3Orden
NtnffHentIhe Patterson
Ssng-Ihe Die c.m hudu' hro the Mr. Mckenzie
Eectnton ar Iay or
Willie bres d Peck o. N T. Baird
6ss.ic StnE. Mr ID Grant
Ga ic Sptech MI " oinc arr
Jam - hhlter Noiuuteer
Scntch Yea fufty .ch9hNe
TASTE Lies q ad Moments Volunteer
Doom the Burn Dave Lac K Hay
zee DFtIpe li'eer
Inc ass o Iove -h" Ae
Seots Nhs nae. ouh Ger
tlow Gently Sweet Atom NJ go-dsn
Atte Arts the Win Blaw Mr. McK-nEe
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