The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-12

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Special Corsspondsncs Of The New 0assns osssssnkl
81. LOUIS. April 8. 1858.
1--WE have met the enemy, and they are ours! "
An election vas held yesterday for aldermen,
school directors, street railroad Commissioner and
on the question Of extending Lafayette Park and
improving Washington Square for city hall. and
resulted as follows: six Democratic aldermen to
five radicals are elected, aud in one ward 1.-THE
eleventh) the vote Is tie. A majority of the
school directors elected are Democratic, while
Capt. A. C. Hull. the Democratic candidate for
street railroad commissioner. is elected by ma.
jori'y Of 6fty-seven- The proposition to extend
Lafayette Park proved bug bear to tax payers,
and was defeated. which IL to be regretted as the
present park is too small for the accommodate
Of our large and constantly Increasing population
large majority voted in favor Of the improve
ment of Washington Square for city hall. The
election passed of quietly-so quietly, in fact,
that a stranger would not suppose one was being
held. unless the fact OF the saloons being closed
lin 'front.' might excite his curiosity. The vote
polled was very small, being only little over ten
thousand, which shows that thousands of our citi-
zens did not feel sufficient interest in the election
TO spend few moments at the polls.
The weather is most decidedly disagreeable and
unsatisfactory. In March We were deluded into
the belief that genial spring had burst upon us
and would flight it out on that line,n and In pur-
susnce OF the belief engendered as aforesaid In
form aforesaid, the people rejoced with exceed.
ing great joy, and packed away their furs and
overcoats and took down their stoves, VIXEN, 10
ard behold! old Boress TANKS us aud sweeps
down on our serried columns with chilling North
ern blasts, and sends the mercury, which had
been disportiDg in the neighborhood of eighty
degrees, down below the freezing point. few
nights since ice formed an eighth OF an inch In
thickness and 1t Is feared the early fruit buds are
damaged The mercury is now ranging between
forty.two and fifty two, and fires and furs are
again indispensable. AS remarked IN former
letter, this is the most devilish climate ever
encountered. p t' i.it
BUSINESS on the landing is good, but there stlI
exists an excess of tonnage. For month past
heavy tide Of immigration has been setting in and
every boat from the Ohio came filed with passen-
gers bound for Missouri and Kansas. The Peoria
City, from Cincinnati day before yesterday, had
295 passengers. The Bismarck arrived from New
Orleans last night. The Mississippi leaves to-
night, and will be followed by the Mollie Able and
Bismarck. i'-' t'a, go AZ, g.sia p yisn z. lsr
The following New Orleans guests were regis
tered at the hotels yesterday: Laclede-Pat
O'Bee. st Nicholas-F. III. Whitaker ~
At DeBar's Opera Hous Miss Alice Kingsbury
remains another week. She has made most IA
vorable impression and the house has been well
attended during her engagement, considering the
unfavorable weather and the stringency of the
money market. Last night she performed for the
benefit of the Masonic board Of relief TO large
the vivacious Lotta trof
The Seven Sisters is the attraction this week at
the Olympic, and the houses have thus far been
good. RAINBOW.