New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-15


a. ill., Campbell, the gentemanly sergeantat
Arms Of tile Board pf Assistant Aldermen, handed
MS yesterday a pamphlet tanning tie new City
Charter and the laW equalzing taxation.
There are some curious additions 10, Or queer
emendations Of, the City Charter pamphlet,
which may require attention hereafter Is tile charter
signed BY tie Governor the law, o. have the func-
lions of the Legislature and Executive been super
seeded BY 81 bishing Conmit Of the Council
GooD!-By reference to our Geographic dispatches
twill be seen that the steam frigate Susquehanna has
been ordered to proceed to Nicaragua. She wilIsan
from Philadelphi to-day. IA We wish she had been
ordered to dose d month since. $85S ~ Il.
d Impossible the Administration is about waking
up II looks 50. Well it has been drowsy for o long
time. ss5
NOMINATIONS The American delegates for the
Second District made the following nominations on
Tuesday evening
~. Il. Fabre, Recorder. a 1$s4
Augustus Montgomery and Adolphe3 Dupre, for
Aldermen. fs1 55S35s
]. ]. Isnard and VIM. N. Flenlning, for Assistant
i Aldermen Of the Fourth Ward, $f
Victor BENT, for Assistant Alderman Of the Fifth
Ward
AMERICAN MASS MEErtN The Americans of the
Third District will assemble in mass meeting at their
hall in Marigny build ings, on Monday evening next,
18th instant. Let the turnout be general and enthu
sastc.
In FukDs-We e, the proprietors Of this paper, have
been involved recentyin a libel suit. 5Ex-Recorder
Jacob ii. Winter sued them for the small sum Of
$4,000, to repair alleged damages upon his charac-
ter, inflicted year ago last March, certain edito
rails in the Crescent. The jury, aftera protracted
and diligent investigation Of three days. returned
verdict in favor of Winter, giving him the enormous
amount Of one cent entire cent-a ten mill cent
damages A 555 CA 5s.5s$.- ss e
II Winter could sell out his character at the price
he fixes upon it, and could realize ready cash from the
saleshe would soon become one Of the largest capt
talsts in the United States but he might sell 70
all eternity according to the standard established BY
an honest and intelligent jury, and never become
rich i Mi iii tssG $s Al =
We are in funds. Several amounts have been con.
tributed by sympathizing friends, to enable Us TO
meet tile terrific Judgment obtained against us. a
beWtching, saucy little ipsybright, blooming, and
full of mischief presented Us yesterday, with de
gree of ceremony, that would have added grace to
coronation, q costly and deliberately I" fixed up, en-
ge1ope. We opened it, and found attached to two
white and red ribbons Of the ugliest, Oldest and
worst battered esnts we ever saw A merry laugh
rang through our sanctum and the gypsy disappeared
before we had an opportunity to exact the penalty
n justly due IN i ss 81 I'M. III @
Whether the bruised and battered, wretehed and
forlorn, unsymetrieal and hopeless condition of the
cent is symbolical OF the character Of the plaintiff
in the aforementioned libel suit, we venture the ex
preston Of no opinion. @
On Monday next, the double sheet Crescent vii
contain full and accurate account Of the trial. TIL
testimony the speeches. the charge Of the judge
the verdict Of the jury The whole will be piquan
md Interesting 3totbe last degree,