The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-16

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New ORLEANS, SeIt. 7, 1872
Hot Weather- Yellow Feur-The Catholic Excite
ment-Spec'e- Cotton Bankrupts-Real Estate
Dues, &c. &c.
SIR
| Since my last have had three days of exceed.
ing hot weather, and great many new cases Of
fever, though do not hear that it has become more
malignant. The whole number OF deaths during
the last week was 95, 80 of which were Of yellow
fever. fear, as the advances it will become
more fatal, for il seldom gets ripe before the latter
part of September.
Yesterday was day of great excitement among
the Catholics, the election of four wardens in the
church of ST. Louis having taken place to rel lace
four others who go out annually Near 1900 votes
were poled, 800 more than were ever given before
and the ticket nominated by those opposed to the
bishop succeeded by about 500 majority. The war
| dens have addressed letters 10 the bishop and newly
appointed Cure, informing them they withhold the
supplies, and vote them no salary The Cure, how
ever, now performing the services at the church
! Specie continues TO flow in upon us-$lW,O 600
have arrived since the Sd inst, $4,000 from New
| York and the remainder from ST. Louis, Louisville,
| Mobile and Mexico about one halt OF II has come
| 10 the banks and the rest to merchants. There was
some little inquiry for cotton tor yesterday, but the
transactions amounted only to 400 to 500 bales no
| change in prices.
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| has not been very good. We daily have reports
| from the country OF short crops, army wofm rust,
&c but this has been the cry for ID years past,
while the quantity has been increasing, we not
| much alarmed at any apprehended deficiency.
| At sale OF bankrupt's estate two or three days
since, 200 shares of Commercial bank stock were
sold at $50 per share for 500 paid, and 10 shares Of
| the Fireman's Insurance Companys stock for $40
per share Some of our bankrupts who have
Gently got their free papers from the United States
Court are with their families rusticatng at the
fashionable watering places over the Lake at ex-
pense of $500 to 800 per month. They afford it
now, as their debts arr cancelled One OF our mil
lonaires went into the bankrupt court short time
since showing Si,sOO,O0O to pay $9Oo,OOop.. His
assets are chiefly in real estate, most of which is
mortgaged. He built and owns the City and Ma
tonal hotels, the Arcade, &c. &c. His creditors,
] am told, have induced him to come out OF Court
| and manage his business himself and say they will
| abide the issue.
Real estate sells at a very great discount from the
prices of '36 and 81 Improved property in good
situations sells for one third to a half of the old
prices. Unimproved, property sells at third to an
| eighth and have heard of the sales square of
ground, in one of the almost innumerable villages
that laid out in this neighborhood during the
sold it in the winter of SO and 81 at $500 A very
great decline has also taken place In black real
estate. Al the sale of a bankrupt's property, the
other day. his three men servants brought but SS75
for all three; two OF them were bright mulattO boys
capital house servants, one OF which our collector
bought for his own house. From these prices you
may suppose that bankrupt's estates will not pay
| much.
Since commencing this letter | have heard that
several duels likely grow out of the excitement
| attending the election tor church wardens One
has already taken place between one of the newly
elected wardens, who is also our post master, and
one of the congregation They fought with small
| swords, and both parties were wounded The par.
| ties mentioned in my last as having been bound
over to keep the peace, proceeded across the lake
yesterday to Mississippi where they were to fight
| this morning with rifles.
| Yours, &C. LOUISIANA.
MAINE ELEcrroN-We have farther returns from
| Maine. Governor Fairfield will be reelected by
nine or ten thousand majority.
Fairfield. Robinson. Farfid Kent
Cumberland Coco towns. .4l77 1890 sos 1855
York Co. Is do ..3l66 l76l 4Ol2 3lll
IS do 76ls 445l eal7 500
Two hundred and forty-nine scattering votes are
reported in Cumberland, and 226 in York County
| BY the above table ii will be that the num-
Der of votes smaller than at the previous elsc-
'on and that Gov Fairields majority is nearly one
| third larger than upon that occasion.
Representatives elected, SO far as is ascertained,
are Wings and IS opposition members. No choice
| in four towns In Portland one member only is
| elected
MASSACHUSETTS. Wing State convention
| met in Boston on "Wednesday John Davis, of Wor.
| cester, was nominated fer Governor, and George
| Hull of Landstied for Lieutenant Governor
sdent of the United States, and John Davis, Of
Massachusetts,, for Vice President.
| ILLINOIS According to the Chicago Democrat,
the majority in this State for the democratic candi-
date for Governor, will not vary much from eight