New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
Burnt Palm.

PITrsBURG, December THE process Of
crema tinp the body of the late Baron do
Palm, at DR.. Lenwyne's cre,natory was sue
cessiulIy accomplished to-day. The body ar
rived at the crenatory yesterday, and was
placed on a catafalgue in the reception
room of the crematOry. The body was
taken from the coffin and wrapped in white
cloth. and weighted ninetytwo pounds; it
was of chocolate color and perfectly otuI-
less. The viscera has been removed,
the cavities being filled with a mix:u Q
OF crystalized carboiic acid sni pOtters
CLAY. At exactly S:27 A. NJ, DR.. La
MARIE and Dr.. Arsdale, of Plttsburg; Ii.
J. Newton and Colonel Olcctt. the latter
the BarOn's exc cutOrs, CARED the body tn
the mouth of the retort. Colonel OIcott
put on the body myrrb, fraukincense aud
cinnamon, and the winding sheet was sat
urated with an alum solution; roses, ever
green, sprays and immOrtelles were strewn
upon the body, and all was ready. The
body was on a wire cradle which, wien in
the retort, raised it about two inches from
the bottom Of the retort The retort dc or
was open, and as ths body slid in, fume
of smoke from the burnt evergreens rose
from the body, and q faint OdOr of burning
flesh pervaded the building but no I'M
pleasant feature appeared.
The process was pronounced success in
every particular. Observations every ten
minutes disclosed the fact that the remains
rapidly ehrunk in size and passed away in
vspor and gases. At the end of the first
hour the bones crumbled and the outline of
form was lost. At the end of the second
hour the body was greatly reduced in size,
the larger bones and ribs only being visible
and were found apparently to crumble at
the slightest touch. At 1915 the crib was
moved back in the retort two inches. and
the whole mass crumbled. Colonel Olcott
then pronounced incarceration ended aud
complete in two hours and twenty minutes.
After the retort has cooled the ashes will be
collected and placed in an urn provided for
the purpose.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal Officer ,
Washington, Lecember I, l876-4:30 P. NJ.
For the South Atlantic States southerly to west.
eIly winds. and partly cloudy vesther with slight
ch apges in temps raturs and barometer and pos.
sibly Light rain in the Southern portion.
sourherly winde no decided char &c in temperature
baIome ter east of the II ssissrpi. but in Texas
winds shifting to norlherly, with lower tenn
perature
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley. colder rorth-
west to southwest winds, Stationary or slowly
For the MIDDLE states, iucrt sing cl0uGiness.
and in the Northern portion light enOw. with
southwest to northwest wind, sight fall in tenn
perature and slight changes in barometer.
k1ver and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. December 7.-Arrivej-Norwe.
gian bark Emma, Anderson, master sixty.nine
days from Bordeaux, in ballast, to master; Aus
TRAN bark Ergo, sixty seven days from Glouces-
ter. in ballast, to master; Spanish bark Rosario
GerordO q aster. sixty days from Mslag ga, with
general cargo, to AvendanO Brothers. sailed
Ships g. NJ. Adams ard Kentuckian steamships
Knicke rbocker and A'giers. barks Igr az o and
Valkynen.
vICKsBURG, December WEATHER G Id and
cloudy. DOwn-HoustOn at 10 p. ~; Church ut
midnight. Anived-R. 4. Lee ut : r. NJ !; Illinois
at p. NJ.
MEMPHIS, December 7-River fl Ave inches;
stands eight feet seven inches. Weather dear
Maximum thermometer $50. No arrivals or de-
parturss except local packets.
CINCINNATI. December River ten feet eleven
inches and fs lirg. Weather fair and colder De.
Dean. for NewOreans.
PITTsBUR0. December River three feet four
inches snd stationary.
LOUISVILLE. December 7.-River falling, wi h six
feet five inches in the canal. Weather cool and |
clear.
tvANsv LIE, December River light feet seven |
nchs and falling. Weather cloudy to night Up
Robert Michel, at 2:3O P. NJ.
ST Louis, December 7.-Departed-Belle of |
Shreveport, for New Orleans. River falling. with |
out four feet six inches at HOrsetai bar FIeiehts
advanced to sixty cents for -four and thirty cents
or pound freights. Weather alt -rnately cloudy |
md clear, and " armer
Captain Ansyl Phillips, en- old aud well known |
and for nearly thirty years super 1
Company, died to dav from injuries received a
week ago by being thrown from mis- buggy
CAIRO December 7.-Arrived-Capi OF CITY from
at IL P. NJ Mole fOore. from St.
4ouis, at II A. N. Dsparted-Co,l Hill. for New
)rleans, at eight O'clock last ngtt; Capitol CITY,
or st. Louis at P. NJ. River eighteen feet
leyen inches aad falling. Weather clear. Mer-
uIy 4!o.