New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-08

The election yesterday was the quiessst held in
this city for many years and resulted in triumph
70 the American Party which has no parallel within
our recollection. II was not triumph Of numbers
or majorities, but Il double, yea. quadruple
triumph when the nature and extent Of the opposi-
ton is considered Just see what the Americans had
to contend with
]. An Independent ticket, bearing the names Of
gentlemen Of the highest respectabity--a ticket
which il was expected would be acceptable to old
line Wings, Democrats, and all Others adverse to the
American Party.
2. Money -an unlimited amount Of the element so
necessary in all elections There any ticket
put forward in this city that had half much bard
cash to back it as the Beauregard ticket in behalf
Of which money has been so avishly spent
g. A hue-and-cry, perseyeringly kept up, that all
the wickedness in New Orleans belonged to the Amer
lean party, and that New Orleans under the control
OF said party, was going down to Gehena.
A. All the weight Of the Government influence
the Custom House, the Office, the Mint and the
Marine Hospital, using all their power, ordinarily
potent in elections, in behalf of the Independent
ticket And
S. The Vigilance Committee
No one can look at the subject properly without
brilliant ever achieved in this city by any party I'M
on the subject now.
Gerard Stith was elected Mayor by majority of
800 votes over G. I. Beauregard.
c. o. Flechier, American, was elected Street Com
missioner over DIR. D. ]. Rodgers, Independent.
II. NJ. Summers, American, was elected Recorder Of
the First District over Georges Y. Bright, Independ
ant.
Webster Long, American. was elected Recorder OF
the Third District Joseph Solomon, Independent
Lucien Adams, American, was elected Recorder Of
the Fourth District little scattering oppo-
stion there being regular Independent candidate.
In the Second District, the vote was close that
not yet being counted, left in doubt to who
is elected. 1t is reported that Emile Wilt, indie
pendent, is elected Recorder J. L. Fabre Amer
can by IL votes also that l.. E. Forstal, Independ
ent, is elected Aldermen over A. Dupre, American ;
and that Jules BENT and F. Moreno, Jr., Independ-
ents are elected Assistant Aldermen for the Fourth
and Fifth Wards, over F. A. Lumsden and John L.
Holland, Americans. The count to-day will settle
the matter defnitivtly.
The election of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen
in all other parts of the city is as follows
First Disfricf.--Amadeo Landry and J. o. Nixon,
Americans. elected Aldermen over w. N. Mercier
and Elijah Peale, Independents and James A. White,
Independent and John 7. Munroe and Henry Beebe,
Americans elected Assistant Aldermen for the First
Second and Third Wards, over James H. Hnekins,
American, and Samuel Jamson and John Stroud,
Jr., independents.
Third District.-P. S. Witt, American, elected
Alderman over ]. v. Gourdain, Independent; and j..
j. E. Massicot Independent, and J. B. Leefe, Ameri-
cam elected Assistant Aldermen for the Seventh and
Eighth Wards, over Louis Lombard, American, and
John Newman, Independent
Fourth Disfrief-H H. I. yennard, American, elected
Alderman over George Jonas, Independent; and
Robert Huyghe elected Assistant Alderman for the
Eleventh Ward, unanimously, being both tickets.
Mr.. Flechier, Street Commissioner, ran consider
bly, ahead OF his ticket. Gerard Stth's entire major
ty for Mayor is 200 the majority in the Third Dis
trict alone is 33s it will be seen the Third District
has elected him. In the Fourth District though the
American candidates have handsome majorities, the
vote for Mayor is tie.
We append list of the reported majorties for