The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-26
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Correspondence Of the Herald.1
Nrw OpTFANs Sent. IL.

Correspondence of the Herald.l
New ORLEANS, Sept. II, 1872.
Decline in Cotton-State Of the Crops-Arrirai Of
Produce-State Of the Markas--FaH in Flour
Emigration and the Epidemic The Ieras Fled
Dueis and Fencing-Settienlent OF the Catholic
Question.
SIR
My last informed you of some ttle stir in the cot
Market the receipt of the news from Liverpool
per Caledonia This all ended in nothing, the past
week having been as dull as any through the sum-
mer, the transactions amounting to something less
that 1000 bales, and the market closing heavily last
evening, at decline Of &C. the rates OF the pre-
vious week. FAIR having been sold at &c., and mid
ding at &c. in small parcels. No really choice cot
ton has yet arrived We have the usual accounts
from above of rust, rot, army worm, wet weather,
&c.
The amounts OF produce have been heavy the past
week particularly the article of -four which has de-
clined to SO Is and is very dull at that, and some
small sales have been made TO close accounts at S3
30. A great desire is manifested IN the West to push
produce early INTO the market, as tor lew years
past the first sales have been best, and now in the
advance of all facilities, holders find il very difficult
to hold stocks. This last reason applies with great
force to this city, as most goods on arrival here have
to be sold for whatever they will bring
Freights have improved, and my opinion Is that
ships will do a very fair business here the coming
season. crops OF every kind very large and
much more produce will be shipped from this city
this season than last.
The weather during the past week has been cool
and showery, and there has been no increase in
the fever, in the number of cases or malignancy,
having one of our old fashioned epidemcs and alb
sentees and strangers, think, would be safe in
coming here in October, though if their business is
not urgent they may as well remain abroad till No
vember.
Some four hundred passengers have arrived
within few days from New York and Liverpool,
and lately we have considerable emigration from
Texas the last vessel from there having brought up
fifty; some of whom were the wolf hunters who
went down to revel in the halls OF Montezuma.
They did not find Texas quite what it was cracked
up TO be, and did notse the halls Of Montezuma at
all, but saw the elephant as Kendall would say, and
came back while they could
l am sorry to say the Texan fleet, under CommO-
dore Moore, is still laying in river, and cannot
get away for want of funds to pay expenses. Mr..
Moore has made every effort to obtain the money.
Texas government notes don't find market now as
they did in '36, and am informed he has nothing
else to offer. 1t is great misfortune, tor he is an
officer who would sgnallZe himself in any service.
In local matters there is but little new The two
gentlemen mentioned as having fought with small
swords about ten days since, have recovered from
their wounds, and last evening met in ST. Louis
street near the City Exchange, when one of them
applied his cane to the shoulders of the other, who
discharged pistol at the assailant missing him at
distance of five feet. Had the shot been fatal the
President of the United would have had to appoint
Postmaster for New Orleans.
Mr.. Rousselou whose appointment by Bishop
Blanc, gave so much offence to the wardens of the
church OF st. Louis, has resigned and the Rev. Mr.
Maenhaut has received the appointment as Cure,
which has been approved by the wardens that the
controversy which had arisen between them and the
Bishop is settled.
Yours, &c, LOUISIANA.