The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-23
CORRESPONDENCE of the Crescent.

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New York. April II. 1s49.
Eds CrescentThe election and the result exhib
its state of things that rather surprises both parties The
wings have carried thing before them not only in this
city but in Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Albany.
Here the majority for Mr.. Woodruff, for Mayor. is
1000 Mr. Hayemeyes majority last year 919 think.
making wing gain of 5C00 In the Common Council
the wings have elected IL Aldermen and IA Assistants the
hunkers Aldermen and Assistants and the barnburners
one member of each board Last year the whlgs had 10
members of the Board of Aldermen and Asstants-hus
holding majority of two joint ballot This they
have 16-numbering twothrs of the joint boards.
All the judges elected whgs-John Duer. w w. Camp
bell and J. l.. Mason of the Superior Cour and Edward
e. Cowes and James Lynch of the Marine Court.
The Charter is carried By very large majority party
feeling evoked to bear upon the subject and office
holders only opposed it.
The Ward carried by the banbupen the l4th the
successful candidates having plurality the highest
wing vote, of about $780, The Wards carried by the hunk
the 4h 9th 18th Tin par) 18th and 18th Gin pa)
the 18th and 18th electing wing Assistant Aldermen.
In Booklin Copeland (whig) is elected Mayor by pu
raity over Ellsworth (dem of 14O0 George Hall
csved 1885, and Joseph Mcuray less than 100 votes The
wings have IL members of the Board of Aldermen certain
with chance for couple TO be discovered when the
smoke clears away The Boad composed of Is members
In Albany Humphrey (whig) is reported to be elected
Mayor by msjority Hun (dem.) of 23 votes gain
of about 100 over last year.
There was a row at the Sixth Ward polls yesterday and
the ticket boxes not the ballot boxes of the factions of
the Hunker party in turn seized by their bues and de-
stroyed The Bloody Sixth used to these things They
at every election There trouble amongst
the wings also, in the Eighteenth Ward, but it did not
amount to much Maynard, the wing candidate for Alder
in that ward is not popular. and many of his party
threw away Their votes His opponent was elected although
the wing assistant went through
see by the papers that the Georgia Railroad has paid
profit the State for the year. of IA per cent
A. H. Al.
will delay reducing the exobitant fare hereto
fore charged tor travel that road Seven dollars from
Atlanta to Augusta would be outrageous price if charged
by private corporation, but imposed by State Govern
ment it is abomnabe. Georgia will be placed level
with New jersey unless she begins to think about put
ting stop to the extoon heretofore practised travel
leE passing over her territory.
The Tribune gives the following a statement OF the
facts touching Mr. Fry failure to pay his troupe in Boston,
of which have before spoken:
$500 which owing to the chorus for part OF the
Re but he singers
said took possession OF his entire theatrical wardrobe In
withholds settlement until the case is decided.
In the State Legislature yesterday the select committee
appointed to investigate the conduct of certain judicial Off
with regard to the Canal Bank made report acquittng
the Judge (Hanis) against whom charges had been
ferred of official corruption but giving the opinion that his
conduct indisereet They did not recommend
ton with reg ard to other parties.
The bill for direct railroad from Rochester TO Syracuse
rejected in bs Senate and the law requiring the regis
tation of births. marriages and deaths repealed.
In the Assembly select committee appointed TO in
vesgate the circumstances connected with the opening of
section of the Boompgdae road in this city, The number
of dollars charged by commissioners lawyers. for
ming the lines of this road exceeded the number of inches of
its length Many efforts have been made get up nves-
tgation into this shameful business but until they have
all failed.
Our weather, which yesterday rainy and disagreeabl
is to-day Gelightlul-if little wam-and the trees
putting forth tn cir buds
The British steamer Unicorn, up for California, was to
have started to-day. but her passenger list is nearly
filled up her departure postponed until the 18th. take
it to be doubtful whether she will even sail then.
Very respectfully yours, INDICATOR.