The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-14

| Special Correspondence of the N o. Crescentl
ST.. LOUIS. Oct. 9. 1865.
THE DEMOCRATIC TURN OUT.
The grand Democratic procession on Thursday
| evening has been the event of fair week.-Mrs.
week of all weeks the gala one for ar
Louis. Over one hundred Thousand strangers
have been in the city, and the two miles of march.
| ing Democratic voters reaching the entire length
OF Fourth street TO Broadway, presented a most
imposing appearance. st. Louis has never seen
anything like il. "sons of Liberty" in red jack.
cts, " Wells Guards" in white basques, and the
| "Stoddard Zouaves" in q uniform-the most costly
Of all-vied with the ward clubs from every pre-.
cinct in enthusiasm. All along the line of march
through the main streets flags, Examinations, cal
cium lights, ladies and handkerchiefs appeared
from windows and doorways. Till long after
midnight the speaking was kept up at the Temple
OF Liberty-a building erected for campaign work
at the Lucas market.
THE FAIR
OF the St. Louis Agricultural Society has been
the most successful ever held ia the State.
Hotels, boarding houses and restaurants have all
reaped rich harvests. Fifty. three thousand tick
cts were sold at the gates on Thursday, and no
less than one hundred thousand people are esti-
mated to have been present. ~
THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
The Radicals are terribly disturbed at the pros
poets Of Gen. Pile for Congress in the first dis
trict The registration, as far as can be ascer.
tanned, shows trifing majority for Mr.. Wells,
and this coupled with his wealth. long residence
and consequent acquaintance in the city-his posi-.
tion as the largest stockholder in the two most
extensive horse car railroad lines in The city, and
the further fact that the Missouri Railroad Com
Pany, powerful voting corporation which, in
1866: was 10 Gen. Piles interest. is favorable
to Wells. together with Gen. Piles appropriately
-s-shss>sSs~s ss~.s>i--.p;.:.--.s - a.
calls, on account of the vast corruptions of the
party, are some Of the grounds which make Mr..
Wellss congressional calling and election sure.
THE NEW UNITED STATES SENATOR
Far.sighted schemers are not oblivious to the
fact that the next General Assembly will have TO
elect q new senator in the place of the Hon.
John b. Henderson, whose term expires. Three
prominent Radicals are thus far known to be in
the field. Tom Fletcher. the present incumbent
OF the gubernatorial chair, Hon. John B. Hender-
son and Hon. Ben Loan. Gov. Fletcher seems.
thus far. TO stand among the Radical nominees
for Legislative houors the slimmest chance 90 far
as 81. Louis county goes, for in every instance,
save one, the nominees are known to be opposed
to his excelency. 80
THE COUNTY TICKET.
The reflections Of the first Democratic county
convention last week were most execrable so
that to insure any sort of q chance for the
ucket, the convention was reassembled By the
resignation OF the nominees, under the advice of
the central committee, early in the week, and the
strongest ticket ever before the voters of st.
Louis county placed In the field. The feeling
against the frat convention arose mainly from the
choice Of that body In their nominations for the
Offices Of sheriff andlprobate Judge. For the first
q ffice the nominee was Barney McSorley 4 ward
politician; the Office ID worth from eighteen 10
twenty five thousand year. For the Office of |
probate judge the nominee was Jimmie Mcbride.
Q criminal lawyer Of whose nomination, ii was |
wittily said, "Why, rich man would be afraid 70
die in the county Il he was elected" The second
convention nominated Capt. Dan. Able, wealthy |
liquor merchant, of immense personal popularity |
and wealth, for sheriff, and for probste Judge |
James 4. Lackland, . born ST. Louisan leading |
highest respectsbility. sasi ~ -
- A NEW PROJECT.
The success Of the skating rink on Olive street
sst winter, which was the scene Of hirtatons and