St. Landry democrat., 1881-10-01
CRESCENT CITY GOSSIP.

THE CRESCENT CITY IN DEEP MOURNING
A LAND OF SORROW AND LAMENTA-
T1oNs-THE soUTH's Loss-A GRAND
FUNERAL PAGEANT-THE NEW OR
LEANS POLICEMEN's VAIL FOR THE
SERVICES OF A LAWYER-THE POLICE
BOARD MAKE A GOOD MOvE-A BOARD
OF U. S. ENGINEERS DISCUSS THE BEST
PLANS TO IMPROVE THE HARBOR-
BELLS BRUSH CAIssON-HELP FOR
RUSSIAN JEWS - PREDICTION FUL-
FILLED-MAsToDoNI AGGREGATIONs.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9th, 1881.
Especial Correspondence St. Landry Democrat
New Orleans is at this writing in
deep mourning and the hearts of the
people are filled with sorrow at the
death Of President James Abram Gar
field. Stricken down in the prime of
life and at a period when his valuable
services and wise counsels were most
needed by his country, the death of
President Garfield is an irreparable loss
and one which the American people will
do well to bewail. President Garfield
combined with pluck, energy and per-
severance can achieve under the most
trying circumstances. He rose from
obscurity to prominence through his
own indomitable energy and never
tagging industry. His whole career
from childhood to the moment he was
stricken down by ruthless assassin
was marked by incessant industry, de-
votion to duty, and a loftiness of pur-
pose. His brief occupancy of the presi-
dental chair satisfied the people that he
was an executive who ruled for the
good Of the entire country. That he
should be stricken down when the
beneficial effect Of his wise policy was
just being felt is terrible fact to con-
template. Garfeld's death is a great
national calamity, a national grievance
which the whole civilized world bemoans
and which has converted our country
into land Of tears and lamentations.
These expressions Of sorrow emanate
from all portions of the Republic, and
probably uocity displays more profound
grief at the death of the Chief Magis-
trate than does the Southern Metropolis.
In every portion Of New Orleans public
manifestations of the sorrow Of the
people were conspicuous, whilst all the
bodies have convened and adopted
customhouse, Statehouse, City Hall,
Court, and other public buildings were
heavily draped in mourning, whilst
scarcely a private residence was not
decorated with emblems Of sorrow and
grief. The city government on behalf
of the grief stricken people convened
together the representatives of organ
lied bodies in the city for the purpose
of arranging for the grand funeral
procession which took place on Monday,
the day the martyred President was
buried. The procession was composed
of the State military, the fire depart
ment and all the civil societies and
organized bodies in New Orleans. It
presented grand and at the same time
solemn and impressive spectacle. Such
public manifestations Of the deep felt
sorrow on the part of the Southern
people cannot fail to impress our N Orth-
ern brethren that American institutions
are legacies held sacred not by one
section alone but by the entire Ameri-
can people.
The policemen Of New Orleans have
petitioned the council to employ
lawyer for their special benefit, averring
that the crisis has come when the SER
vices OF a competent lawyer for the
police force are Indispensable. They
ask that the council pass an ordinance
deducting certain sum monthly from
their salaries to pay an attorney -at-law
to defend them when they get into
trouble whilst discharging their duty.
The fact is, the average peelers in this
city are continually in trouble brought
on by their own disregard of other
peoples rights and the surprise is that
many OF them are not already under
the tender care of the committee of
public safety. In order to put a check
to the Over-zeal0usness of the New
Orleans policemen the police board
adopted resolution providing that
police officers shall make sworn affida-
Wits before the recorder in all arrests.
The idea is good one and will put a
.damper on the spirits Of those too
earnest knights of the club.
A board OF army engineers are in the
city celebrating on the best means to
permanently improve the harbor of
New Orleans. The caving of the river
bank in the third district was the only
subject discussed at the last
meeting of the board. The subject is
one of vital Importance to the people of
this city and particularly to the resi-
dents OF the third district as the caving
might result disastrously, particularly
in high water time. Several prominent
civil engineers and personages amongst
the latter congressman E. John Ellis,
are facilitating the United States en-
gineers in their labors. Civil engineer
W. H. Bell of New Orleans, who is the
inventor Of the patented brush caisson
said that " it (caisson) was intended to
be used in bulk to fill up the deep hol-
lows near the shore SO that the sedi-
ment Of high water might find a sup
port to prevent it sloughing off as it