New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-08
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YESTERDAY was wet but awfully hot and sultry
day. 1t the dsagreeable day, the suFet
way we have yet had.
THE POLITICAL ExcITEMENT.-Ffth Dog.-Yes
erday being election day the public excitement down
practical operations There was, 1t Is true collision
tween the forces Of the vglaat Committee the Cii
Esps fighting OF the wake kind anywhere but there
silent fight the bsotbox. which proud.
est victory achieved by the American this city
Both amstte Of wide all night,
and until broad daylight The yiglants had large patrol
party moving about they further up Canal
street, the upper side Of which s Citizens had their
treme outposis.
daylight reached the citzsns at Lafayette Square,
that the vglsnts finally coming up attack There
the appehend attack
arrived and clear that the vgilans make
second coup deat Of kind before they could
earry The election or break up the city The
therefore, kept sharp watch and stood defensive
On bear Of the contemplated stack Judge Bradford
ed down Camp street. with forty men, street. On
reaching Canal he found force Of the vgans
hundred and fifty strong, headed by Duncan and Howell
chief officers of the vgan formed Canal street.
Royal street and Exchange place. Seeing Bradford and his
the Ygian present arms preparing
charge They stood little bit with their ready the
same as the citizens, and then marched off down Exchange
place. This the thing collision yet
Cured between the opposing forces
The day passed OF without excitement any kind save
visit by about hundred Of the vigants
DeChoseu to several Of the voting precincts Of the Third Dis
tic where there organized citizens force them
There plenty Of citizens scattered about however, who
would have engaged the party after the guerrilla fashion, had
they undertaken take the polls fere any way with
the voting They all had and bayonets very
formidable looking crowd until their physique Inspected
physique declaring them to be mostly foreigners.
When these men made their at the different
cncts they promptly asked what they Siaes
answered that they Deputy superniendens Election
commissioned by Gen. Lewis the Superintendent General go
around and that and good order the
polls They informed that everything quiet
ha kanf aufa thoutt thara arafefa
As they approached the precinct Victory street. Lieut.
Legge of the regular police went and stopped them the
of Marigny distance above the poll Being
informed Of their object he told them that he could
the place with his men, and did any
from the yigants He further told them
ing the polls with bayones breach peace
II peace their object they would best effect by going
Staes then said that Of his belonged that
ward and wanted TO vote Lgget said they might they
would lay down their and walk the polls like peace
able citizens There being other alternative those who
wanted vote their their companions
down and voted without molestaon After that the company
ceased visiting the polls and took their way vig
| lance.
The vigants still encamped In the evening What
they propose doing after failing terrfy into
Of the Independent ticket than pretend
| TO imagine.
Great crowds of people collected around the City Hall
evening" result Of the election which, when heard
proporioned of the
times. lusy & de joie fred Lafayette Square, and
speeches made from the poo Of the City Hall by Capt
Dreux Judge Bradford Alderman HARRISON and the Mayor
elect Major sh. Deux made, he always does capital
speech sRd all the speakers andng the vigilant Com
nittee spoke fOrgvingy of that organization and advised all
them in kindly fogiving spirit These sentiments ap-
peared be endorsed by the great OF the crowd
After the multitude disper.ed the taken from
the vicinity OF the Hall and Squarethe armed bands dis
pesed-and the spirit pace spread her wings gently
the of warlke excitement 1t looked like polite
invitation the vgans To lay down their and 90 home
up and take the City Hail. Il they felt like IT,
haur last
reign everywhere But the yigants still guard,
wideawake and formidable
FIRE.-An old brick building on Levee street near
Delod Jointly occupied by tobacconist and grocer
destroyed by yesterday morning. Two young named
Barry Kelley badly hurt by Of the walls falling
upon thom named P. Q. Kelley subsequently,
rested suspicion Of having started the FIRE.
THE CoURTs.-Y Yesterday being election day, moth.
| ing notable done in any the
DEATH AT THE PoLLs-Whst the votes were be-
ing counted the Ninth Precinct Of Basin and Cont
Streets last evening, German named Fritz Aeana who
standing there looking fell suddenly and died. Apo
plexy was supposed to be the cause.
ANOTHER YIGILANT SHor.-We heard yesterday
that camp visau.s accidentally sho, and
killed himself. We did not hear bis
CUTTING, SHOOTING, Kro-A man named Thomas
Seaman shot in the thigh Sunday night By Chris
Mccarthy Thaia Camp Prytana Scan.
aa sent Charity Hospital and Mccarthy arrested. The
shooting out Of fuss about McCahys dog which had
| attacked Scsnlan.
Raphael 81. Aman e. c. arrested in the Second Ds
e on Sunday night charged with having dangerously
Mr.. Lacostes slave woman I.eds with a razor.
Horace Young is the Of the who fell al q
window Of the st. Charles Hotel Sunday night and was
sent to the hospital He ia badly hurt.
Patrick Rice, wa lip bitten of in a Ieyes roash-an
tumble and Pierre Iangaron, badly kicked are among
the new patients at the hospital.
Newton Holloway arrested last evening board the
steamer Dr. Bsey, charge having Killed slave ramed
Dick balonsng TO Armitage Harp Tbs killing wa. done
on board the boat, thirtyone miles above the city
Samuel Brown arrested board steamer Queen Of
the West charged BY the Captain with having slipped knife
into one Of the negroes on beard.