New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-16
CITY ITEMS.

THE WEATtiEH,--The weather for q few days
SEPARATIONS with some hauksrne after the summer linen that
has recently been laid away. Yesterday tbs enshpe
was particularly ardent wheit lasted and We noticed
style In the afternoon however, the clouds commenced
getting up mass meeting Up to late hour Last night
though they contemplating change they bad not
decided what sort Of change to make.
SIXTH DISTRICT CoURT.- The Alleged Con-
empt Case.Gol Christy and Mr.. Horton appeared yes
terday before Judge Cotton the former upon citation
apd the latter Voluntarily, hearing that citation had
been Issued The Judge informed mem mat he had
firstly In not obeyng his mendamus on the previous day.
and making ths required return Of the Tote at the
in the response which they did make
to the standing and dignity Of the Court 8'
Attorney General Morse, having been appealed to by
Judge Cotton for bis opinion In the matter roae and de-
livsred an opinion ~ hour and half long. He said
good many things which we will be charitable enough
court Of justice, and fancsd himself addressing some
public Dsmooratio meeting This eliminating point Of
bis language VAS that the Commissioners had in the FIRST
psca been doing terrible things and had In the second
place perpetrated dreadful contempt Of court for all
which they should be- made example Of and punished
as . warming to the world and TO postsrity.
Col Christy addressed the Court at length in his
defence disesiming all intention OF dsrespect to the
court but mansaining with full share Of manly spirit
and legal sbity, the impotency Of all the courts in
chrstendom to compel him to make any other election
return under the law, than the he had made to
swear to other peoples facts.
The part Of Msssrs Ghristy and Horizons response,
which the Judge considered erogatory to the standing
and dignity Of the court, y was this
It is assumed quo doubt through misconception Of
the testimony by bis Honor the Judge Of the Sixth Dis
trct Court that certain number Of votes had been count
ed and reported to the Commissioners He Gays Thus
r aH the votes IN Ms beg counted tailed amounted and
made knotun The following extracts from the testimony
shows this to be an error,n sto etc. u d7sae d
This difficulty turned out to be owing to typogrsphi-
cal error OMISSION in the Delta newspaper The Com.
mgsiOpers framed their
they read 1t in tbs Delta in which they could not but
understand the Judge to say that the votes had besn
announced and made known to them. The Judge read
from bis written decision and showed that after the
words made known the Delta had omitted the words
to MI. Locke and others and stated that he did not
hold himself responsible for the reports In the papers 30
this count in the charge was happily explained away
Mr. l.. Madison Day. of the irm OF Price Day, next
addressed the Court in behalf Of Mr. Horton lie dis
claimed the sghtsst intention Of contempt on that
temsn's part and argued with much force, that the
failure Of the Commissioners to comply with the manda
mus could not be construed into contempt.
Col. Field followed, also In behalf Of Mr.. Horton and
placed the ssr before the Court In light different from
that Of his predecessors but equally conclusive and
vincng.
Judge Cotton stated that he would give his decision
Saturday and ordering the Commissioners to appear
that day, adjourned the Court. q7f
U. 8. CIRCUIT COURT. -Postponensent of tn
Kendall Cases Yesterday morning, on the opening O
this court the jury In the Kendall case who had beer
out since eight O'Clock the previous evening entered ant
reported themselves unable to agree upon verdict
Tney were tnefeupon discouraged and Mr. Kendall
in April 1855 at which time the other-the great Mar
\ shall Hanson" case--wiil also be tried. Saas M.
CANAL STREET.-This avenue and its chic
tributaries now they have been for come DAYS past
in fu ahopping glory The attendance Of the ladies
Requested chiefly by the appearance Of things overhead
and when rain doas not threaten Canal street. we SHOULD
think, resembles garden walk In Paradise. We hav
the grievances to which we alluded n Tuessys
OF course, there have BEEN there are at all times
abundance of nice young gentlemen to be on tha
making shanghais Of Themselves Is they did on Monda
last by standing In front Of the drygoods windows to t
annoyance Of the ladies passing by We give them orcdi
for their reformwe those to whom We PARTICULAR
allnded-and pledge ourselves never to say Shanghai
only when We catch them acting Shanghai 30, hurra
for Canal street, and the ladies.
ARRIvED.-The man with the lunp. tester ha
arrived He staked his machine ths entrance If Com
mercal alley last evening and numerous persons prove
to admng crowds by blowing into the thing that the
will never die Of consumption The microscope mar
with his louise and fea and drop Of water full Of night
mares, is daily expected As the moon ripsns
little more thu telescope may also be looked for Th
conspiracy against loose picayunes is coming head
The RECORDERS CouRTs.-We had a fruit
!sss time q 1t in pursuit Of Items yesterday tn
ects other than the usual whisky cases. was one caus
and the session of the Police Board was another
This board was as usual gravsly occupied in rehsarsn
local version OF Much Ado about Nothngp In whc
tho different performers pretty well up In the
parts Numerous American policemen were hauled owe
the for didn't take the trouble to inquir
It Is questionable whether the policemen themselv,
could tell. rs
GOOD LUeK.-It isn't every man that get
heastly drunk and tumbes down In the street with
Thousand dollars in cash about him. gets sober with
out losing that cash man in the Fourth District hef
eyer did the thing on Wednesday night, and didn't los
by it. He was found lying on the banquette and, o
being taken to the police ONCE. found to have S10t
hin pockets
CHANGE.-Three poor devils were foun
aleeping in skif under of the Second Distri,
wharyes, on Wednesday night Yesterday Record,
Ramos sent them to the Work-house, From rocking
the bosom Of the deep they now breaking rock in tt
Work-house.