The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-01

the saodery et0re--Can6l street, Inc eaooier
was understandable had no horse-until he
remembered the eighteen hand stuffed animal,
which he has as q sign. Comment is unnecessary.
| About half past FIVE the Crescent City Demo-
sratic Club, under Col. Fred. Ogden, their presi'
dent. passed 10 beautiful order down Camp, at
| quick step. A few minutes sfterward, down
Poydrss street, came long array Of cavaliers,
numbering at least four hundred, composing the
clubs Of Jefferson City. The National Guards, the
leading club, made a magnificent display, each
man having the escuteheon of the United States
as q breast plate.
The whole city now seemed Invaded by q vast
mass of borsemen and footmen, each with some
distinguishing badge or uniform. There was
clsttering Of horses-quddSTpeddate putyem
sor,itu qvatit tngtIa campoan, only instead
of the dusty soil, the horses trod the
square and unbendng stone pavements.
The appearance on Canal street was indescriba-
Bile. The crowd surged in every direction on that
grand avenue from Magazine to Baronne street,
until it was hardly possible to cross. II was
7 pleasant to see beautiful women, who had never
been on the streets after nightfa without q pro-
tector, walking confidently on the street after
O'Clock. Those that knew, were aware their hus.
bands and brothers were in the ranks, whilst they
were keeping step to the music Of the Union on
the sidewalks. The rockets sent up every few
seconds were the rarest in beauty that we ever
saw.
The Arrangement.
The leading grand division, under Col, Nixon,
were ranged on New Levee street. their front
resting on Canal; the second on Tchoupi
toolas ;-the third on Magazine, and so on
down to Basin. At half past z, the order for.
ward" was given. rockets were thrown up, and
the column advanced.
First, after the cavalcade of assistant msrshals
accompanying Col. James McCloskey, the grand
marshal, came the chief and staff of the leading
division composed of the Minute Men Of Jeffer-
son, the Blair Defenders of Carollton, the Gretna
Democratic Club and minor ones. They presented
q very fine appearance.
Then came the first regular dvision-but here
we must state that with all our zeal we could not
keep up with the different divisions. The reporter
of the CRESCENT stood at the corner of New Leyee
and Canal streets as the clubs, up to those of the
seventh division, passed up but his paper had
then given out and the seventh division went up
Canal street as far only as Magazine street. He
had TO fall back on the CRESCENT Office, where he
could see everything that was going on.
Before the division resting on Baronne street had
started TO join in the column passing down Canal
street, the head of the column had marched down
to the Pontchsrtrain Railroad and were up again
on Canal street before more than half had started
on the journey.
After the grand division, under Col. Nixon,
came the first regular division, comm snded by
Col. ]. o. Landry. This division comprised the
clubs of the First Ward, wit: First Ward Club,
Magnolia Rangers, 100 strong, Crescent City Club,
200 strong, with an auxiliary club of coored PEG.
pie, quite numerous.
Then came chief of division Hon. G. W. Race,
with the clubs OF the second ward composed of the
Steedman Guards, $50; the Seymour Zouaves, 100;
and the Jackson Railroad Club, 325. Then
came the Tigers, 200 strong, with q beautiful
canoe in their ranks, drawn on wagon, and full
Of charming young girls. Then the Second Ward
Democratic Colored Club, 70 in number.
The third division was under Col. Gerard Stth,
and comprised the Third Ward Democratic Club
the Johnson Rangers, and the Old Hckory's, the
Constitution Club. magnificent body, $50 in
number, all in admirable order, and the accom-
plished Glee Club with beautiful harp all fes-
TONED with flowers; the Fossils Senior and
Junior, numbering together 1885, the Colored
Fossil Guards 53s A. o..-nUUat O~i~.vd Demo-
Gratis, $50; the Frank Blair Cadets, $50; the
Frank Blair Guards, ESQ., and their Juniors, 200;
the Seymour southroDs. ESQ; the Seymour Sen.
tinels. $50; the Minute Men of '6s, l50-these
having wagon containing an admirable speci
men of huge straw stuffed carget. sgger, twist.
ing and turning in every direction, and exciting
uproarious laughter.
The fourth division was under the command of
Col. James II. wipg6eld. This magnificent divi.
sion comprised the National Democratic Fourth
Ward Club, the District German Club, the Blair
Cadets, the Hancock Clubs, and THE Hendricks
Guards.
The fifth division, under E. A. Bozonier, ESQ.,,
was composed of the Seymour Legion, their
Juniors the Broom Rangers, and Theirs the |
Innocents, 1888 in number, and the Pendleton |
Guards, 200.
The sixth division was led by George W. White, |
Esq, with bis sids-the Sixth Ward Rough and |
Ready Democratic Club at the head of the divi- |
sion, $50 strong, the Washington Club $50, and |
the Algiers Seymour and Blair Club were exceed |
iDgly numerous.
The seventh DIVISION under chief E. Bermudez.
was not less in number than any of its predeces-
sors. The Wide Awakes alone we're $40 strong.
John Grsyer, Esq, was the chief of the eighth, |
and had very fine division. First was the Eighth |
Ward Club. 3O0 Hibernis, ESQ; Spirit of '6s, I75;
Rousseau Guards, in beautiful uniform, 200.
The ninth division had for chief L. A. Witt,
Esq. The regular club Of that ward is 800 strong;
then came the young Seymour Rangers, the Sey.
mour Vedettes, $50, and others.
The tenth division, under chief Thos. Mcknight,
comprised the the Tenth Ward Club, in uniform,
400 strong; the Seymour Cadets, $50, and the
Fourth District GermaRis, $50; all with beautiful
white pennons with the names of States thereon.
There was gent on horseback at this moment
too near our corporal form to allow of
our telling exactly where friend chief of divi.
sion Richard @. Bonds command began, and
whether we have not mixed some of his clubs up
with those of the preceding division. The Fourth
District GeTmania UuD there, fvr wo SOW
them with snow white pennons, having on them
the nam s Of the different States; they number ESQ.,
The Chsntcleer Club of the Fourth District was
also there with huge cock II feet high. Then
came the Soap Club, IN eleven wagons and mum.
bering loo men. OF course Col. Dick was no.