The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-12
1nral 5ntrligenre.

w. b. samuel Manning Tood, OF Marion
Lodge No. 6S, M. W. G. M, who appointed W.
B. S. G.. Parsons, of Mount Gorizim Lodge No. 81,
r. W. Dept. G. NJ. l.-- |
W. B. Amos Kent. of st. Helena Lodge No. ss,
was elected R.; W; Grand s. W.
W. B. John L. Barrett, of Union Fraternal No. /
So. r. W. Grand J. W.
W. B. Henry r. Swssey, of George Washing
Ton Lodge No. 65. B. w. Grand Trea, ,urer.
W. B. James Q. Bachelor, Of Alpha Home No.
72, r. W. Grand Secretary.
The remaining officers will be appointed this |
evening by the NJ. W. Grand Master elect, when
the installation will take place.
The Grand Lodge called to refreshment at 20
minutes to Q O'Clock A. NJ. this morning to meet
again at O'Clock Pm.
THE FUNERAL OF MAJ. GEO. McKNIGHr, known
to many under the nom de plume of Asa Hsrtz,
whose demise was announced in our last edition,
took place yesterday morning at eleven O'Clock
from Christ Church, where the Rev. Dr: Leacock
read the impressive burial services of the Episco
pal Church, in the presence of quite numerous
assemblage of the friends and relatives OF the de-
parted. The bearers were Messrs. W. j.. Ham
mond, J. Braudas, Jno. Werth, Chas. Boussier, d.
cased A in = siver.mounss rosewood burial case.
borne to their last resting place In the Girod
Street Cemetery. The words, "earth to earth.
dust to dust, ashes to ashes," broke forth solemn
ly upon the stiffness of the scene, then the tomb
was closed remorseessly upon all that was mortal
of one whose genial humor and kind gentle heart
will make him always remembered by those who
were thrown into association with him. To those
bereaved relatives, to that lisping child all uncon
scious of its loss may God give that soace which
the world cannot give.
TIE ExcURs1oNIsTs, including Gen. Sherman
and party, who went down to visit Forts Jackson
and st. Philip upon the cutter Wilderness on Wed
Desday. reached the landing at Balls Head at
O'Clock yesterday morning, having, according to
all accounts, enjoyed themselves hugely. At the
plantation of Mr. EffDgham Lawrence, where the
party landed on their way back, they were hos
pitably entertained, and were afforded an oppor-
iunity of witnessing the process of sugar making.
While at the forts military salute was hred on
arrival, and some heavy artillery practice with
fteen.inch guns at three mile range, was induged
in for the edifcation Of the visitors.
The general with Miss Sherman and Col. and
Mrs. Dayton, left last evening upon the steamer
LotswanDa, for Alexandra, to make their pro-
posed visit to the State Seminary that point.
TIE TEMPERAruRk yesterday, ss shown oy the
thermometer et @. Duhamels, Ill Canal street,
lately corner Bienville and Chartres streets. was
as follows: At 6 A. n. 81 degrees; IL NJ. 62;
Pm. 81: 6P. NJ. 66.
THREE BENEFITS are announced for this even
ing, Manager Floyd's. Tony Denier's and Miss
Prices. IT is safe, therefore, to presume that
night. as on last Friday night, the three thea
tiers will be crammed and jammed full of people,
| and the managers receipts correspondiDgy in
creased.
THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN sat until
half past nine O'Clock last evening and transacted
large amount OF Duf1QeeS OF a NdIleu klnu
We call attention to our report OF the proceed.
ings, polished elsewhere, in which will be found
| mentioned many matters o. public interest.
Those WHO HAVE THEIR LICENSES YET TO PAY
may as well be aware of the pleasant fact that,
Notwithstanding the additional grace allowed by
the extension TO March lst, there will be barely
time for the transaction of the immense amount
of business necessarily incidental thereto at the
treasurer's office. Those desirous of avoiding the
sdditionsl ten per cent. may as well endeavor to
| settle up in good season.
The JeDeEs OF IHs DISTRICT COURTS are actu-
| ated with generous and commendable spirit OF
| emulation. Judge Theard. alter recovering from
| a long and painful sickness, is working like
Trojan hero, in order to clear his docket before
/ the lst of March. He is ably seconded by his
| clerk. Col. Joe Hanlon, and by his minute clerk,
/ who is too modest TO have his name published.
Judge Leaumont, of the Fifth, has always done
good and efficient service in his judicial capacity,
| and no magistrate in New Orleans or in Louisiana
euioys more Of the confidence and respect of the
1 lawyers than Charles Leaumont.
/ Judge Cooley has undertaken the seven lsbors
| of Hercules. The reporter has absolutely seen
him running two juries, and at the same time list
/ ening to the testimony in commercial case. The
judges way to do this was After P. N. there
s rarely anything going on in the other six courts
| He installed his juries, say in the second ana
| third, or fourth and fifth courts, each uoccupled
| for its own legitimate purposes at the time. he
| presided in his own court, and. like man OF
| sense and legal acnmen, when the lawyers got
| awrapgling over some point of contention, ne
would seize the opportunity to call on his juries
| and investigate what was going on among them.
Judge Cooley is regular steam velocipede.
Judge Collens sits under his dais, the beau ideal
| of paiDstakiDg, learned and able magistrate.
| The lawyers all like, esteem and admire him Tor
| his rare common ~ sense, his courtesy discrim-
ination and fairness. If there is anything besides
law knowledge sJudge ought to possess, 1t is COM
mon sense. When lawyer has bad case he en-
velopes his argument in a cloud OF sophistry aud
| ,b,oh lu ha diaai cd hu a
mon eense question suggestion from "His
Hopor.n Judge Wharton Collens, with two or
three laconic words, does this. sa
| Judge Emerson. under an act OF the choice
| spirits-black spirits and-ah, blue, not gray
that WELD the government of this city and State,
mas been confined to the trial of appeal cases
from the inferior conrtsIsueh as justices OF .ne
| his eyes, particularly when an unfedged lawyer
| launches into herClcs.
Jodge Emersonlhath the patience of Job, but not
the severity of Solon. IL is before Judge Emerson
that youthful barrsters repair. His court Is their
seashore and his Interruptions their pebbles-in a
| Demostherean sense. The jury listens with SELF
sacrifice which it is admirable to witness. He
hears iDvocati0ns to Heaven as to the purity OF a
| lady who resides In the purlieus of middle Dau-
| phne street, or the integrity and honor of per.
| sonage who deals faro in q canvas snow on the
| levee. He patiently submits TO the testimony OF
| fifteen Witnesses that cur dog, worth four bits,
| was stolen by the other party; and the testimony
| of the other party's sixteen witnesses, that The
cur dog had not been stolen at ALL and that all that
| was ever demonstrated with regard to the dog is
! that sausage butcher had looked sskant at The
| purp, and watching his opportunity. had gobbed
| him up to furnish his fat, flesh aud marrow to
customers, after having been hashed aud stuffed
| into the outside covering VI the entrails OF pig
Judge Duvignesud is socially most pleasant
| and excellent gentleman. His reputation as sue
cession jurist is unsurpassed. The CRESCENT
local has rare occasion to visit his court because
its jurisdiction is confined 10 tie arbitration OF
| succession trials and de nOrtiuS nd nist bon11n.
But after all this irregular and errant description
what of Judge Abel, OF the First District Court
He is q tall Kentuekan-gaunt, long stepping,
long nosed, dark eyed, honest fearless and frank
faced who wouldn't swerye from his path on the
sidewalk for Jupiter Ammon. And so tis with
him in his judgment seat, and SO was 1t with him
when he wss member OF the State convention
OF 1854 1.-THE honorable gent has already cost the
old Pelican ten thousand dollars with his speeches.
was the interruption one day from scalawag 10
that convention. Yes answered Judge Abel
land the poor old Pelican if her pretended sons
| and friends would abide by those speeches would