Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-11-17
breeder of storms and rain-couds whether the burn
log heaps IN the West, the daily forced evapo ator
Of water is the most likely cause to produce ST
ects. Yours, &c, J. BRysoN BURROWS
New Orleans Correspondence.
New ORLEANS, November 9, 1855
Well, gentlemen, the prolonged agony is ov
4 lit is beyond doubt) Sam has swept the city of N
eans it is that several of the defeated candida
end the election in this city, on various
New Orleans Correspondence.

Well, gentlemen, the prolonged agony is over
and lit is beyond doub Sam has swept the city of New
Orleans is that several of the defeated candidate
intend contest the election in this city, various grounds
(he prnc a ones give you below but for all that there
is not the slightest doubt in mind but what the
Of the K N is real and will stand the test The principal
grounds upon which the defeated candidates will Base their
app icasion for election ae, fist, the destruction
the boxes at two of the pos and, next the fact that
many of the precincts the commissioners refused receive
the votes of such foreigners produced pers ssued this
year by the First District Court. The commissioners who
retns those did because the First District Court
having been established strictly Grimm Court by the
las Legislature has neither the right the power issue
naturalization papers, this being civil rlnsaction* and
besides these papers having been issued during the
the Court nded that, al the requisite forma
ties not complied with, the papers Illegal and,
therefore, null and void lawyer ;ough settle
the question at ISSUE but it appea to tn the commits
soners in til right However, father Richie used
to say, nous cerrons
Maugre the feas entertained by number of croakers ahd
other sd Of ill omen the elections passed off without any
of the head and bloody bones work which great many
looked upon certain and inevit lie. There were
course there will be- few knock downs and
of sabbing but these things will happen
every important election in spite of anything do
prevent it. rs scay they atos in Neso Orleans.
In MY opinion, too much praise cannot be given to the
Mayor for his prudent recommendation and t. all the pro-
prietors of Coffee Houses for abiding by it, of keeping their
establishments closed the day of the election think
that the peace and order which prev lied neary every
where that day the consequence of this move.
Though there and then little rumpus at some
of the polls there good many ughabe scenes and
will try paint paper with pen and ink for
the special be eff of your reales. Here it s.
AT one of the polls in the Second District, there
Dutchman so dirty that his face might have been
scrbed the records landed He offered
his ballot and his vote being challenged the following da
logue ensued:
"Whatis your name?"
Hans Schwarz."
Where do You resde?"
" Niue name ish Hans Won Schwarz"
Eyes; bit where do you live? where is your home!'
81 SHAY init Mynheer Schneider rnd Dauphne strauss"
"Iiow long have you been in this country?'
"Long dime dree, 70 IF, sheven year"
" Are you nauralized citizen?'
"Yaw, rsh be schitizen init Mynheer Schneider.
"Haye you your naturalization papers?'
"Yaw-w-awi"
"Wl you swear to your residence"
"Yaw"
At this stage of the proceedings merry looking genius
who had evidently brick in his lat, stepped up. and,
looking steadastly the Duchman for minute asked
him, with the utmost coolness:
Are you a 8 Of a b-?"
"Yaw nit mynheer Schneider"
I" Will you swear to it?"
"Yaw."
Every well, but before you swear, you must show your
papers,"
"Baper;-here ish mine baper."
Wi that produced what do you think? the receipt
for 10 francs pads house Havre for his passage to
America in October last The effect may be guessed. He
did not VOTE
must bring this to close with regret that my oppor
unes have not been such ena lie make it in
teresing. However, better luck next week.
Yours truly, LIE CAprrA1SE BAMBocHE.
*We beg Captain Bamboche's pardon, the ma
turalizaton Of foreigners is now criminal matter
altogether; for it is carried on in open defiance of
law, decency, reason and justice. If this does
not really qualify it to come more properly before
the criminal tribunals then we have nothing more
to say EDITORS MINERVA.