New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-05
Local Intelligence,

DEMOCRATIC alton of Judges.
District Attorney, ec-The grand lottery wherein Judge
ships Cerkshps etc. the prizes drawn for last
night at the Hall the Louisiana Democratic Association
The meeting of the Convention called prelim
nary one and only for the purpose Of organization 1t
at first understood that the regular meeting for the
purpose of making nominations should take place later
in the week The convention caucus whatever may
be faceiously termed, set with closed doors What wo
state has been gathered from rumor-asto the juggling
within.
Out of twenty thrss precincts only nine were repre-
sented-the Fifth Sixth and Seventh Wards Of the First
District and Agiers having refused to send delegates
This District he First entitled to ten delegates
more than it had and consequently the most intelligent
influential part of the city played part in this re-
| markable farce.
Six Judges were to be balloted for
The delegates, with characteristic consistency COM
at the wrong end and ballocd for the Judge of
the Sixth District Court FIRST.
On the first ballot g. B. Cotton received majority over
estand and declared the choice Of the convention
For the Fifth District Court the first ballot the vote
Stood Donation Augustin q g. warfield a. (The lat
ter gentleman not candidate foS this Court but had
announced himself to the public for the Third District
Court) On the second ballot Augustin received major
ty and declared the choice.
For the Fourth District Court NJ NJ. REYNOLDS WAS
nominated by reclamation for the Third T. H. Kennedy
by reclamation for the Second N Lea by accsmaton
The tug for the First District Court On the
first ballot the vote stood thus:
William Hall. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
j. e. Larue .......................l6
T. g. Warted ..... ...................10
James Dunlap
There being choice, several ballotngs were held
which resulted in the choice Of Mr. Larue by majority
For District Attorney, B. s. Tappan was nominated
over Henry c. Miller
For Clerk of the Sixth District Court, Simon New.
berger nominated after several baotings over M
Lusher.
And the Convention adjourned
SUPREME COURT OF LoUIsIANA.-The recently
elected Judges Of the Supreme Court appeared in the
Courtroom and took their seats Present Hon Chief
Justice, Thomas slidell Hon Associate Justices A. M
Buchanan, J c. VOORHEES, and Abner Nash Ogden Judge
Campbell was absent.
Mr.. Eugene LaSere for the last seven years Clerk of
this Court reapponted and the Court after organ
izng ordered that be called for docketing this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
FowELLs !-Annah Weiss swore yesterday be-
fore Recorder Rames to mysterious AFFIDAVIT in which
she stated that the 3oh Of April last seventy ore
valued at about thirty dollars stolen and carried
away from her premises the Bayou Road and that
Tuesday morning last she discovered five of her
toweis the stall in Poydras Market kept by one J.
Damica. She charged Damica with larceny in stealing
said fowell but it is doubtful whether such an in
defnable article fowes be the subject Of lar
ceny the probabilities that the accused will go un-
harmed.
INoUEsT.--Deputy Coroner VIM. c. Terrell
yesterday held inquest the body Of infant child
named Mary Corcano, aged six months Verdict Died
from neglect consequent on abandonment by her mother