The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-20
Eoral 5nteuigenre.

A TRULY SAD sToRY.-Mayer Conway is daily
in receipt of letters from persons In all parts OF
the country, requesting information concerning
miss ing relatives or friends. Several OF these we
have from time TO time adVerted to- but none has
told sadder history than letter received yester.
day. from mother residing in South Bergen, New
jersey, whose name, for reasons which must be
obvious we forbear to mention. She states that
in November, 1867, her only child, daughter,
twenty years Of age, was taken without her
knowledge to this city by the proprietress OF
bsgnio here. Oracle, my child" says the letter.
Z" was there but two or three weeks when l re-
ceived information that she died suddenly from
cholera after only four hours Illness" She wrote
10 the mayor and TO the chief Of police, but re-
ceived TO response. Finally, through friend,
who is living in New Orleans she obtained con-
firmation OF the news of her daughters decease
and inteIment in the public vault of the city.
She has been informed, she says, land this shows
how many incorrect Impressions obtain " that
in the case OF a stranger thus inferred, after
he expiration of year, If the body ls not
clsimed, it will be emptied out among the CITY
ofial and burned, or otherwise destroyed" BE.
ing both physically and financially unable to come
TO New Orleans, she asks how she may obtain the
remains of her darling child and bury it by the
side of others dear to her, and begs OF his honor
advice as to the best course to pursue.
T9E CBrRcH OF THE MEssIAH.-Rev F. W. Hol-
lsnd has for some three moAths occupied the pull
Dit of the church Of the Messiah UNITARIAN in this
CITY. His amiabe and attractive personal qualities
have v on for him great deal of warm regard in
New Orleans, and he has achieved reputation
for Learning and eloquence that will long remain
among those of our citizens who have listened to
his preaching. His having been suddenly and
very recently compelled to relinquish this charge,
was the occasion Of the folio wing correspondence,
which exhibits in a pleasing light the relations
between himself and his congregation:
"NEw ORLEANS, Jan. Is, 1869.
| e" Dear Si.-Appreciatiag the value of your
services 10 the cause Of liberal Christianity, while
miiis jernF, during the past few weeks, Ia the
church OF the Messiah, in this city and regrettng
very keeDly to part with one whose energy and
talents peculiarly quality him a teacher of the
| Truth, snd whose virtues exempify the beauty OF
| The Christian faith-sOme OF your friends here
have re ouesttd the undersigned to present to y0l,
10 their name slight token of their regard which
| YOU will fDd inclOsed.
81 am, dear sir, with great esteem, your obe'
| dent servant. 81. S. WrAKER.
Rev. F. W Holland. New Orleans"
! "NEw ORLEANS, Jan. 10, 1869.
| '"1fI dear Fiiends-I have been taken by sur
| prise You kindness expressed on such short
notice and without the opportunity for combined
| effort Overwhelms ne. ] trust that no exigency
may ever befall you which shall reveal how much
| Won have cheered stranger in strange land
| how YOU have renewed his faith in human nature
and sent him on his way rejoicing. Believe me
! your too kind appreciation will ever awaken The
! warmest pulses of my heart at the name of NeS
| O leans. May Heavens richest blessings rest OF
YOU and yours evermore. Faithfully yours,
"F. W. HOLLAND.
| 'Judge Whitaker and others.
Judge Wbitsker's letter was accompanied b!
substantial gilt from Mr.. Hollands friends.
A LADY while walking on Canal street on Mon
day evening, was pointed out enormously to a pc
licemsn by a man who desired her arrest upon
charge Of having purlOined his wife's earrings
The officer refused to make any arrest sans war
rant; but this did not satisfy the lady herself
who, ovethesring the accusation, voluntarily pre-
scented herself at the superintendent once
where, in 81 ort time, she was confronted by III
sccuser, who still insisted upon the charge. Tn
lady then asked to be confronted With any witnes
of the justice of the charge. She was thereupo
taken to the residence of the secuser' and Their
| met the lady from whom the earrings had bee
stolen. The latter at once said she had never see
the accused before, and, Furthermore. that SD
bore no resemblance whatever to the perso