New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-27
A FITTING TRIBUTE.
Presentation of n Solid Silver Service
TO Captain John w. Cannon, of the
Sraomar ROhert F.. Lee.

The details of the unparalleled trip OF the
peerless steamer Robert E. Lee, Captain
John w. Cannon commander, from New
Orleans TO ST. Louis and her signal victory
over the Natchez, boat built expressly to
beat her, are still fresh in the minds OF our
readers. At no point on the great rivers of
the valley of the Mississippi was the news
of the glorious triumph of the Lee received
with greater Joy than at the cities of the falls,
the home of Captain Cannon, and the birth.
place of the Lee. The people of the cities of
the falls are justly proud of the achieve
ments of Captain Cannon and the Lee, and
very naturally desired to express their ap-
probation of the efforts OF Captain Cannon
in fitting and substantial manner. 1t was
expected that Captain Cannon would arrive
here during this month, and his friends re-
solved to present him with token of their
regard TO this end a splendid solid silver
set was purchased Of Kits & Verne.
II is most beautifully designed, hav-
ing been left to the good taste of Mr..
Joseph Wirne, of the above firm, who dis
PLAYED his usual faultless taste in maniac
turing a set so elegant and beautiful in pat
tern. 1t comprises coffee and tea pots,
sugar. cream and slop bowls with the heads
in bold relief of Romeo and Juliet on each
side, with handsome embossed work around
each medallion. and on each handle a beau
| tiful female figure in repOse, and on the
| spout of each piece the lines of the scroll
works are easy and graceful The salver is
| with plain border and spotted edge, and Is
| exouisiteIy engraved in the old Greclan and
| Roman style, and inscribed on 1t Is: 10
| CAPTAIN John w. Cannon, commander OF
the steamer Robert E. Lee, from his Louis
Vile friends, July. 1870. Fastest time on
| record from New Orleans to Cairo and St.
| Louis"
Captain Cannon arrived in the city a day
! or two ago, and last night was chosen as
the occasion for the presentation.
AT nine o'clock a large number OF gentle
men and ladies assembled i'll the spacious
parlors of the Gait House to witness the
| ceremony. Among the prominent persons
present were Captains James White, Charles
G. Shultz, X. X. Voolfolk, Len. Miller, L.
| L. Trinidad. Gus. Hodge, Captain Parisott,
Captain John b. Davies, Messrs. James
| Howard, Henry Wehmhof, Jack Pearce,
| w j. Perkins, Adolph Martin, Captain
Pink Varble, Messrs. H. w. and C. j. Wal
ton. General w. b. Bates and others.
| Hon. George W. Morris, of this city. on
behalf of the Louisville friends of Captain
| Cannon, made the presentation speech. He
| said in substance:
| Cautain Cannon-It has fallen to my lot
| to perform the pleasing duty, on behalf OF
your friends in Louisville, to present you
with this silver service as slight token OF
their esteem for you. In doing so, 1T is moi
for it's intrinsic worth, though it is pure
silver; nor for the workmanship, which is
exquisite: nor it's utility, which is great; but
for the pleasure that the knowledge of theil
high appreciation of that branch OF industry
| which YOU have done SO much to improve
and promote, will give you. 1t will be &
pleasure to YOU, a service to your wife anC
I a precious heirloom to your children.
When Fitch and Rumsey unfOlded to Gen
eral Washington their discovery OF the vas
power of steam as method of propellins
vessels, his sagacious mind at once graspet
the great truth, and remarked that if thu
discovery could be practically applied, The
Of the nation. Washington did not live t.
| see the invention perfected, but you, Cap