New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
STATE NRWs.


town marched 10 the cemetery where
quite large crowd of white and colored
people had gathered to witness the cere-
monies of the day. The arrangements
for the ceremonies seemed to be entirely
in the hands of the colored people.
Henry Schorten acted as presiding officer,
who, after a brief statement of the pro-
gramme for the evening, introduced q
colored man from New Orleans, by the
name of Bryant, as the orator of the day.
Bryant spoke for probably an hour, pic
turing the beauties and appropriateness
of these ceremonies and made some allu-
sions to peace and. reconciliation. Upon
the whole his speech was temperate, and
more appropriate to the occasion than
some we have heard delivered on similar
occasions in previous years.
We noticed on the grounds many
officers and men from the barracks,
among them our friend Lieutenant Ger
ZACH.
At the conclusion of Bryant's address
Mr.. Schorten read letter to Lieutenant
Gerlach, which had been addressed to
him by request of the ladies of the Con-
federate Memorial Association, accompa-
MED by beautiful wreath of flowers.
The wreath was placed on the column
near the centre of the cemetery. The
crowd then dispersed and went to their
homes.
This cemetery is at present under the
charge of Mr.. Birdsall and is kept in
most excellent order. The headstones
name, regiment and State of the de-
ceased and number of the grave engraved
thereon. Beautiful oaks and shrubbery
are planted in rows over the entire
grounds, and the walks are nicely COW
cred with shells and gravel, and in few
years this will, no doubt, be one of the
finest cemeteries in the country.
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
From the Shreveport Times, June s:
We were yesterday shown a piece of
rock taken from the Rocky Point quarry,
two miles above town, which had been
The rock is of blush gray color
and almost as hard as adamant, and is
susceptible of a very fine polish. The
piece we saw was as smooth as marble,
and we are told that Captain Kinney pro-
nounces it as fine rock as he ever saw.
The supply is inexhaustible, and we learn
from Colonel Wyie that it is the intention
of the company to employ practical
| ouarryman, and have any quantity Of this
rock prepared for building purposes,
which will be cheaper than blicl. We
also learn that the company intend pre-
senting the Presbyterian church of this
city with enough of this fine rock to build
steps to that beautiful edifce.
FIRE IN ST. CHARLES.
From the Herald, June 2:
About ten o'clock on Wednesday night
the residence of the Rev. Father Suiriry,
adjoining Red Church, was discovered to
be on fire, and though herculean efforts
were made to save it, burned to the
ground. Father Suiriry lost all of his
own private papers and the valuable
records and papers of the church, which
were consumed by the flames 1t is sup.
posed to be the work of an incendiary.
1t is impossible to conceive of motive
for the sacreligious crime.
WHAT THEY THINK OF IT.
From the Plaquemines Observer, June 2
On last Friday the citizens of New Or
leans defeated the Texas Pacific railroa(
tax. Will the old fogies always reign il
the Crescent City? As long as the citi
zens blockade their own road to prospect
ty they may expect to sit on the ragged
edge of adversely. Geographically New
n Orleans has commanding position, anC
if the citizens had one-half the enter
prise of st. Louis or Chicago, New Or
leans would be to-day the second city il
the Union in point of population, com
MERGE and wealth. The citizens lay su
pinely down by whatever little wealth
they may possess and wait for outsider
to come in and build up the country.
From the Terrebonne Republican, Jun
2:
At the late election in New Orleans tn
majority of those who voted virtual,
killed the Texas and Pacific railroad
The enemies of the road succeeded il
preying upon the minds of the ignoran
to such degree that their votes wer
polled against their own individual vel
fare and prosperity.
THE CADETsHIP AT ANNAPOLIS.
From the ouachita Telegraph, June 1:
The appointment of q cadet from thi
district to the Naval Academy was yer
} properly submitted by MIR. Leonard, M. G.
to competitive examination. The boar
} of examiners named was composed @
Rev. ]. Lane Borden, Colonel f. A. Hall
James A. Bethune, and DR.. r. c
! Strother.
The following candidates presente
themselves, viz:
]. 81. Mcfarland, Haynesville, sixteel
years Of age; 3. w. Dunn, Bastrop, SIX
teen years; A. E. Simonton, Vienna, siz
teen years; W. F. Flournoy, seventies
years, and g. A. Flournoy, fifteen year
brothers, and sons of A. F. Flournoy)
Trenton; A. A. Forsythe, sixteen years
Harisonburg;J g. Lucas, seventeen years
Madison parish, and Frank P. McFee
fifteen years, Monroe.
After a very careful examination, il
which the examining committee exhibits
no little interest, and after thorough con
sultation, it was decided to recommen
w. F. Flournoy for the appointment. B
W. Dunn, son of G. 7. Dunn, Esq, bein
next best.
TAKING THE CHANCES.
From the Baton Rouge Advocate, Ma
81;
We learn that the property in this par
ish belonging to the estate of William S
Pike, deceased, has been mortgaged
Charles 7. Howard for 5000, 600, for an
in consideration of loan of $500, 600, an
that MI. Howard has taken mortgage o.
property in other parishes belonging t
the same estate for 100000. MIR. How
ard evidently takes hopeful view of tn
future value of property in our parish 6
We are informed that the property of MI
Pike in this parish was appraised after hi
death at S115, 900. 1t is matter of som
interest to know that Hr. Howard has nc
, only prospered, but that he has stronI
faith in the future of Louisiana that b
should so readily lay this handsome nes
EGG at the back of his Judgment,