Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-17

By SOUTHERN ExpaEss.-New Orleans, October
7th; Mobile the 9th
There has been another tremendous gale down
south. At New Orleans much damage has been DONE
The masts ofseveral ships anchored at the wharves
were swept away, and some broke from their moor
ings. The roofs of several buildings in the lower
part of the city were carried away being found, IN
some instances hundred feet from where they were
placed. Fences and trees were blown down. general
lyseveral of the latter being torn up at the roots
Considerable injury was done to that most splendid
edifce now being completed, the City Exchange on
ST. Louis Several brick columns, and part OF
the marble front of the Citizens bank, on Toulouse
street were blown down.
The steamers Merchant and Mobile, (the two best
boats in the trade) and the Columbia and Ponchar-
tranare total wreck being so much injured as TO be
unfit for further use The waves were mountain high
nthe lake. All the houses at the rail road were blown
down except two. The was one OF distress and
uncommon run The water was three or four feet
above the rail road Two hands on board the Column
bia were drowned other lives lost.
The Storm it is said, has purified the atmosphere,
ceansed the streets and driven the mosquitoes to the
devil.
About the same time, Mobile was visited in like
manner. The tide rose several feet and flowed up
into the streets Of the city, that on Saturday morn
ing the fishermen brought their fish to market in
boats, while some amateurs amused themselves by
sailing up ami down Commerce street.
CouRT OF SEssIoNs.-This ill-arranged Court did
not close on Saturday, according to custom, though
has been in session weeks during which il has
disposed of about dozen only Of comparatively tri-
fling cases. On Saturday John Brady was convicted
of robbing exchange office of SO in good bills and
double the in torn and counterfeit bills Jones
was convicted of robbing Gardner of $780, and
Smith, sailor, was convicted of stabbing Joseph r.
Morrell with knife with intent to kill; and this is
about double the amount business done any other
day. We must have sweeping reform in this Court;
from the crown Of the head to the sole of the FOOT"
is out of order. The time of the Jurors and witnesses
must not befrittered away" reform it altogether.
Fulton FERRY.--We have received several COM
plants relative to the conduct of the toll takers at the
Fulton Ferry. One gentleman connected with very
respectable house in Maiden Lane assures that one
Of the toll takers would not allow him TO cross the
river in the ferry boat unless he accepted South Ferry
shin pasters in exchange of 81 BILL although this
same toll taker the evening previous refused to take
South Ferry shin plasiers for ferrage of the same
gentleman. Come, Messrs. Ferrymen, you must
bring your Sunday manners out on a week day, or
shall walk into you and have you deprived of the
pleasure OF ferryng souls the Styx when you
leave this subunary for subterraqueous station
Though Satan has doubtless had hand in issuing
shinpasters upon the earth and the earth, yet
rely on it, he will allow them to be taken under
the earth payment for the smallest consideration;
not even for ferriage across the Styx.