The herald., 1837-04-03

hohly important accounts from N. Orleans, mah'ies'-
ly showing the progress of the great commercial re-
yolution in that section Of thecounny. New orleans
and Mobile are in a singular conditlon-merchants are
breakng-crowds are going to theraces-the theatres
are full-prices are falng-Celese is kicking up her
heeis-the banks curailing-and all is confusion
happiness ruin, pleasure, industry and revolutlon-
Mobile and New Orleans are only distant sections
belonging to the system of New York We annex
the principal items brought by express.
In Baltimore, the share Of the surplus falling to
Maryland has been loaned TO the banks to and the
merchants. The money market is there tolerably
easy.
Micanopy has arrived in General Jesups camp
with all his warriors. They 60 to the west. Oceola
has begun again his massacres in Florida.
Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte has arrived at
Norfolk in French frigate.
A new minister from France to the United States is
daily expected.
,spondencc Of the Herald
New ORLEANS, oath March, 1887
We have had more failures here. The great COM
mission house of Brander, McKenny & Wright have
suspended for four five millions, and more talked
Of They are connected with some houses in New
York, and will doubt affect their credit to very
injurious extent. The last accounts received from
the North and from England are very disastrous. l
am afraid have not yet the worst The
prices Of our great staple falling. An end is now
put forever to our land speculaons, disorder which
we caught from your city, The fall of cotton, and
the failures we expect hear of from New York, will
carry away more.
New ORLEANS, March 23-The temporary calm
for the last twelve fifteen days has proved deceul.
Another house has gone by the board for five millions.
ia deen n
mercial. long and continued prosperity engenders
maladies that cannot be cured without violent revul-
sons The tampering Of the government with the
currency has only brought the crisis sooner than
ii coud have been realized in undlsurbed state OF
things. We stand on hidden fires and the commerce OF
the country vet receive shock from which will
take years recover unless the currency be restored
to healthful condition and placed beyond the reach
OF interested demagogues. But apart from the disor
der Of the circulating medium New Orleans stands al
present in peculiar situation Cotton, great staple,
is declining and all other articles ofproduce are tend
ing downward. An immence amount of capital IS
now locked up or totally lost to the general trade,
by the late heavy suspensions and the banks
sequently compelled 10 curtal end cease dlscOuntng.
Thus are transactions in real estate impeded while
damper is put upon the operations OF commerce
TIE scarcity of money in New York and Philadelphia,
Joined to the difficulties here present any thing bat
agreeable prospects, Reference to the past tells US that
we are on the eve of revolution in the commercial
world. The government cam If 1t peascs, avert the
storm. That it acM not we have the experience OF
the past and present. TO assure us.-American.
Last day Of the Races.--The day was unusually
fine, and the course in excellent order. Col Oliver
entered bay horse Monmouth, by John Richards,
| dam Mette Top. The contest lay between him and
r. L. Claiborns sorrel mare Antelope, by Stockhod
err dam by Timolcon entered by the successful Col
| Bnganan. Both ANIMALS were SIX years old. Mon
mouth was none the better Of his journey from his
native soil, and he looked as though ne was home
sick Antelope, the contrary, seemed quite salts
fled with her keeping, and quietly awaited the coming
strife The spectators were numerous and consdera-
| bic difference of opinion prevailed. The knowing
ones were ready to hazard their all on Monmouth
from his past reputation They found however that
Antelope had saunch hackers, and Dets were freely
| taken.
style and during the first quarter invited Antelope
| rather pressngly TO ceme up. She did not accept
| the invitation, and loltered IN the rear. Nhereon
| Monmouth busted himself with his duty and hurried
| home In the last stretch Antelope manifested some
repidation and bore far To the night with view OF
seeing how her antagonist moved. AT the top Of his
mettle away flew the horse, dlsdanilg such bearing
on the part of Antelope, and continued on his course
For the three quarters after he had passed the
goal Monmouth inquired OF Antelope what she meant
To do? She gave answer but made the turf trem-
bic beneath her long, steady iopes Monmouth took
the hint, and sad no more. In the last quarter he
dsplayed useasness at seeing his antagonist so
close upon his heels She Whispered IN his right ear
a prener garde at which he took courage, and with
one bound left behind his presumpuous rval to come
| in at her pleasure
The ,ime A IN. 5 g., Monmouth each round pre-
| ceding Antelope.
| In the next heat Antelope set of with avowed
determination Of taking the service of pate-the prize
for which the race came of. Monmouth show
ed evident signs o. lndsposihon, and fingered behind
his rival TO the surprise Of most OF ms friends. With
out much exerton Antelope took both heats dlsap-
pointing many, and nosly sustaining her patrons.
Coursng up to the goal the last rosnd of the last
heat, Monmouth shook his head nournully al hearing
the upbraidng OF Antelope who called to his recelec-
ton that expressive line Of the Mantuan bard
| Quadupcdnn,o puirem sontu aualt ungula eanpum.
| In another cline and on oiher ground Monmouth
thought Of his superiority, but II was all Of avail
| on the banks of the Mississippi.
| Time of the second heat m. Q s.-thrd IN. 81 9.
| Antelope coming out ahead each time,
/ Two splendid thorough bred horses have been
brought out by the ship Manchester from Liverpool,
| at City Point. They were landed in safety. Their
names are Pram and Coronet. Two fine blooded
/ mares came by the same vessel.
Surgical Operation.-Iti is with unfegned satisfac.
ton that we again have TO record the successful per-
| formance Of an important surgical operation by DR.
Luzenberg, of this city. The Of cataract
of both eyes, of which had been blind for eight
years the other not so long. The patient, however,
was totally unable TO distinguish objects. The opera
| ton of COUGHING was performed on both eyes nj the
same time; which successfully accomplished in
the space Of one minute, the patient being immedi-
ately enabled to distinguish the face sf the operator
and any object which was presented to her. Thus in
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