The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-07
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Corresponds noe Of the Herald.l
New ORLEANS, Feb, ~. 1872.

New ORLEANS, Feb, ~. 1872.
Observation-Disclosures, &c.
The Italian Company, that is, one part Of them,
made their debut at the ST. Charles last night, and
glorious triumph it was Of the art musical.
The House was crammed to suffocation, there
being $3.50 in, according TO the statement Of the
Treasurer. The utmost order prevailed. People
kr sw nothing Of the music before hand, sotha'
they had no time to bcstowI applause jadiciously
II was difficult to restrain the enthusiasm Of the
audience in the midst Of the most brilliant passages
so wrought up wa, every body by Ober, now
called Seignora ODER Ross;.
Never, never before in New Orleans was such q
voice heard,-a voice running up to double in
alto, clear as asver BELL true to the "evcnest hair
of sound, roce di pelto all the while, and touch
ing, surprising astonishing, and iadeed combining
eyerv quality that ONE coad imagine belonging to
the organs Of human utterance.
Did YOU ever see Marine Faliernol II you have
not nor your readers, it is useless to expend ana
munition in detailing to you, Mrs. Ober Rossi's
wonderful merits, and power and skill, and influ.
ence over her hearers. But we are all most anx-
ious 10 hear Mrs. Sutton, of whom report speaks
highly.
SALVATORE, the principal bass, and the man who
sang the part of Faliero, is splendid artist His
voice is said ts have all the power and feeling of
Lablanche, though wanting the immense volume
which this son OF song possesses.
The French Theatre, for Opera, is dead. dead
The English Opera, under the Seguins and Man
vers, gave it St Vitus' dance, and now the Italians
have given it finishing stroke. The Creoles,
themselves. except some half mad and prejudiced
people, confess the "cOrn," admit the fact. For
weeks and weeks past, their operas have not
been attended, aad they kave lost Thousands on
Thousands.
There will be determined effort to get the TIA.
liam Opera at the ST. Charles, hereafter, regularly.
II can be done and will be dene.
We are in a perfect storm here about our
strange capers before high heaven, bidding def
ance to the laws and public opinion. Feur of
them have been run upon. Yesterday was holi-
day, other notes sold at from 10 to 20 per cent dis
eeunt. To-day, new scenes of trouble are expect
cd The purchasers of the Merchants Bank,
Yorke, Minturn & Co., got $4,000 from old Ben
Story. on Monday, for the banking house and the
house adjoining. This property cost $50 600
The sale saved the house Of Yorke from destruc-
ton The bankruPts are going ahead slowly. So
sit (mark that,) till the bankers submit to the
laws. IL they do not accept the new law they will
all be forced into liquidation-that is the deter
mined policy of our rulers. We are now in q
spat OF very cold weather. Cotton has nearly all
come in, but what is here goes off steadily Other
foco candidate for Governor, will be hero in few
days. Should not be surprised if he is elected As
he lie right upon the bank question.
The friends Of Ireland are at work great meet
ings, great zeal and great speaking.
All the failures which you have heard of here
have been among Bank Presidents. Bank Di-
rectors, and large Bank borrowers. Note that in
your book Of chronicles.
The steam line to England has not yet got to
work fairly. The packet of the 18th January is
Nonews yet of Kendall, the Picsyune man, who
il in Mexico. s.