New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-22
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aud takes an airng1 mean the lail eleetions e.
rooms, corner groceries anu heaa'qNafaels ~
center Of contention and from CITY nan to tne Eve
Points every grade Of politician from we suave anu
popular Congressional nominee TO the desperate WIZ
acts as gratuitous shoulderhitter and Whppef-h aor
him who pays best, is fermenting with eScltenen1
Thus far there has been fair outside SHOW OF ae-
oency, because everything has been done IN the oraer
designated ION the slate" There was time Whea
the Sovereign People chose thelf Representative anu
servants now the Sovereign Rowdy rules the BALLOT
boy, ana returns whom he pleases He is the power
behind the throne greater than the throne itself.
The public have Just been favored with mn lustFa-
ton Of our model elective Judiciary The notorious
william Mulligan was indicted for brutal assault
unon 4 Mr.. Warner. while the latter was conversing
with 81 lady in Broadway The case was called up in
Tho Count If General Sessions, but Mugans counsel
were unwilling that the trial should take place there,
and on the ostensibe plea that the higher court had
n inrsdetionreaIly however because the Justices
If lie sneeal Sessions were of the same political
strineas his eIient-apped to have it sent back to
NJ 1atter fyonrt Recorder Barnard, whois sturdy
anti.rapmanite saw through the ruse and refused
Il aoeeda to the request Mr.. sickIes, Muligan's
counsel. (and, by the way at that time candidate
far Congressional nomination. then made application
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the allegation that his client could not have fair trial
before Recorder Barnard procured order transfer
ring the case from the General Sessions to the Oyer
and Terminer, where it will come up in week, un-
less again Unanswered ont The result of all this is,
that 4 night or two since Mr.. Sickles received the
Congressional nominationlor the Third District, ana
William huliigan, Esquire was discovered in attend
ance upon the convention, with about Two hnAafeu
''short boys to provide for.any emergency which
might arise.
An anction sale of city property took place at the
City Hall yesterday to satisfy an execution for some
100000, held by Robert W. Lowher, Esq, The
effects consisted Of portraits of Presidents. Govern
ors, Mayors, and other distinguished men, furniture
ETC.. and was put up in one lot. The first bid was
Z $40 900 by Mr.. Lowber, and the whole was finally
knocked down to Mr. Robert Scott, Of the clerk:
ia the Mayors Office who was present at the instance
!, of the authorities to bid the goods in, aud thus pre-
I vent their removal and probable mutlation
A meeting of the exhibitors of the late Crysta
y Palace, presided over by tile Mayor, was held Of
!, Wednesday evening and attended with good dea
4. Of enthusiasm, Speeches were made by Horac
Greeley Peter Cooper, Edward Fl. Chaplin aud others
!" managers were chosen for new association, AM
other steps taken for the permanent organization
y y n new National Institute on a grand scale.
n Clerks, policemen and aborers are still engaged
the work of gathering up what remains Of the burne
y nroperty, AS general thing their abors are nc
!. crowned with success though now and then a slve
=. medal. molten iewelfy or something Of the kind
y. recovered. Among the exhibitors is Mir Rail, wht
though be saved portion OF his property, has MISE
u several valuable diamonds, and has accordingly bee
ad permitted to remove several cart loads Of ashes
1, search forthem
n The Stephens murder inquest still remains in stat