Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-01

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Dates-New Orleans, Aug. "a; Mobile, Aug. IS
Baltimore, Aug. 30.
The True American complains that it gets no news
from its express slipshis intelligence is the only
news we can gather from the True American
The Bee states that the yellow fever mas rather in
creased in New Orleans. Its ravages seem to be in
considerable.
The New Orleans Picayune says Our contem-
porares at the north will be greedy looking over oar
columns, when this paper is received for news-but
such an article is not now behad in this quarter at
any price. No business doing-consderable alarm
about sickness-an ir.,rdnate desire to loaf and an
ungovernable appetite TO drink, is about all we can
send them"
A New Orleans paper contradicts the statement of
Carlos capture. There is no doubt, however, of his
having suffered much from his late defeats.
gang ofland pirates abost thirty in number, have
been for some time proving about in the vicinity of
Fish River. They have committed various dcpreda-
tons-broken open several houses and abducted a
woman andher children. Thegang own a schooner,
and have hitherto evaded capture. The citizens have
armed themselves and sent 10 Pensacola for the CO.
operation of government vessel to assist in extir-
pating the sceundres.
Correspondence ofthe HERALD
New ORLEANS, oath Aug, 1887.
Although our city is certainly laborng under visi
tation Of our arch enemy, "yellow Jack" the great
improvement in cleansing and draining which our
streets have undergone since his last VISIT renders his
company by no means so dangerous as on former oc-
casions. Even our doctors, who from professional
motives are the most prone of all citizens to cry
"wolf" acknowledge that the fever, though making
very virulen attacks, yields readily to the power Of
medicine.
Business is more dull than ever but the old
out smile has il, "the darkest hour is always that
which Immediately precedes the dawn" &c., so our
present dullness seems likely to brighten up very
soon as the new crop of cotton has already began to
arrive Some of your northern croakers are constant
ly asserting that the cause Of the recent panic 10
be found in the south. l doubt this strongly, but
if true, southerners fater ourselves that
shall least be the first to get ont of the scrspe
At the finish ofthe ensuing crop comng and to come,
from Mississippi that noble state will have paid one
half of her entire debt while own glorious Louis
lana will not dollar to any part OF the world by
the time she has gathered in and sent her present
crop. / speak advisedly in making this boast and
feel proud that am enabled to do SO truly
Our Commercial Bank has got into hockelty with
our General Council, (ef the three municipal bodies,)
by refusing to receive a new director on their part
(Mr Edward Duplesss) in the place of his brother,
resigned. The Council have served them with
mandamus to compel adhesion to their behests and
az do not think the board quite impudently
SAINT as Amos Kendall it will very shortly be settled
presume their reason has some relation the doubts
cast on the legality of the quorum who voted him In.
This however is mere local question, in which you
can have little interest.