New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-21
oMAuNICA TED.
A Question OF Time.

The emphatic voice of the efficient new Deputy
Sheriff, who occupies the seat lately vacated by our
friend, Alderman Fabre had scarcely concluded the
announcement The Honorable, the First District
Court of New Orleans is now adjourned and stands
adjourned until Monday next at ten ociock-God save
the State and this Honorable Court" when, by some
spiritual process, the communication made to the
happy inmates of that most benevolent of all benevo
lent Institutions SO literally supported by the henevo
lent and unresisng tax payers of this benevolent and
easy going cty-the Parish Prison-that the Honora-
ble the First District Court had again adjourned and
the enjoyments of the said inmates would be in con-
sequence further prolonged. Whereupon, the follow
ing cooquy took place between Colt Revolver and
g Sword Cane" two chaps who have been entertained
by the liberal keepers Of that popular establishment
for several months: E'5' I
!Scord CGne.-Good Pistol, do you understand
-fgures2 Are you a cypherer?'
Colt Revoluer.-Well, yes. I have made some
marks in my tme-why do you ask? We have no
occasion here for figures.
S. C.-Tll tell you. ItWould be well forus to know,
if we can figure it out, how long can chang out"
here. We have now been here only five months for
carrying concealed weapons, and if we can keep the
Honorable the First District Court up to its work,
(adjourning0 we can galy spend our summer, and
save the expense of going to Bladon. It's cheaper
and how much more pleasant! Hang it how lucky
we could not get bail
c. R.-We, well-but there's no chance. I'm told
Tappan and Noise are determined to force the Court
to get through with the contested election cases. and
| then, you know, we must 60
S, C-Not so fast. Just get your chalk and figure
for me. This is my question-answer it, and you'll
that the jolly fellows here in this hotel will enjoy
many pleasant day together yet. Now: If six days
required to take the testimony of six witnesses in
the contested election of Care VS.. Reese for the
clerkship of the Sixth District Court, how long will it
take to get through with one hundred witnesses for
the plaintiff and the rebutting testimony for the de-
fendant-say thirty witnesses more-one hundred and
thirty witnesses? CIPHER that out my little percus-
sion cap.
C, R.-Well, don't want any chalk for that-t
will take just hundred and thirty days, or about
| four months and ten days.
S. Good! four months and ten days for Cairo
vs.. Reese now there remains, Pierre Mott, Aud
Walton, and Tvs. Calongne, three more cases.
How long will it take, then, to get through with the
four cases at that rate?
C. Rust one year, five months and ten days!
Oh it! we can't stand that. I would tire of Para
disc, it seems to me- in eighteen months. This place
is well enough and not expensive, but can't stay
here forever.
s. c. agree with you; it is rather longer than
counted on, on coming here.
c. R.-The Court has played a little too long on
that Harp of thousand strings and has not,
fear, sufficiently consulted the "sperrits of jus men
made perfeck." After all, perhaps something will
turn up that will meet views and getus out at the
opening of the gay season of ls56-'57. That will
suit us very well-what say you?
S. Cob, yes-I am content; and besides, well
have continued accession to company. learn
that for offence the Court pretty tight upon the
fellows, and when we get em all in we will have very
select company sprinkling of every department in
society-the Bench, the Bar, the Thug and the
Thugged-the Merchant and the Clerl1-the Gentle
man and the Loafer, and am told niger was sent
down for two years the other day. D-n fine, isn't
it?
At this point of the conversation, two of the fancy
"Maras" loaded down to the aXles, drove up and dis
charged their cargoes, adding to the three hundred
and fifty boarders score more for scrutiny and
introduction, after the peculiar manner of that model
hotel-and our informant lost sight of the pointed
Sword Cane and noisy, croaking little Revolver.
"SUMMARILY,N Uide Acts of 1856