The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-11
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
New Orleans.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l

New OaLEANs, Oct. 81, lSis.
Yaop Fsrtr-List Of Victims-A thousand deaths
in ttoo months The Doctors of Neio Orleans-Ec-
eiesiasticoI Commotion-1he Pope AMI his Bishop
dyfsd-Mr. Iyier's Collector in Hcksty.
Well, yellow jack has left US, and persons and
things are resuming their lively aspect in our Gre
scent city. Our birds of passage are returning to
their various posts In large hocks. Every vessel
and steamboat is crowded with the returning prod-
gals. Some returned too early, and had the fever
city SO long, Of vessel load OF fifty sieerage pas
sengers which arrived here about the 10th October
~ fell victims to this remorseess plague send you the
Republican, containing lists of all deaths by
yellow fever this season. from which you will that
nearly thousand persons have died Of the disease in
population during the and particularly this
summer is very great mortality Allowing death In
every five cases. fair proportion there must have been
durp the months OF September and October hve thou.
sand persons sick Of the fever out Of population
ly exceeding fifty thousand fine harvest Tor the doc.
tors you would say unfortunately forhem most Of
who become charity patients
This circumstance will explain what appears to stran.
gers in New Orleans very strange thing. thatour doc
the poorest and worst supported Of commu-
nifty in the United States Scarcely hall dozen OF them
sion aourishas 10 the greatest prosperity Our most emf
nent MUSICIAN, least among the American portion OF
the population is DR. Stone yankee but man of noble
character great surgical SIX ill., and high medical repua.
ton. His Nelson de Santa is very elegant and commo-
dous infrmary pleasant and retired street, where
the best accommodations and medical aid afforded in
style much superior to that usually found a. hospitals
Dr. Stone is said to lose very small proportion OF his ell
low fever patients There other hospitals in city
which are much frequened and IRE highly spoken Of
There assure you want OF accom- modsrns or pro-
per attendance in city. Though have been dubbed
ny lying parsons and cveTrighteous phsrisees, most
uugody race charity and benevoence of the prac
tcal but unosteStatous character, reign in city in
the 10 the the
less commotion which characterize floating mass.
The stories which correct at the North respecting
the Indifference OF people to death and their want OF
regard for the decences and charities OF funeral services
and burias, are the coinage of old women's brains.
In no city Of the Union greater respect paid to the
uners occasions than in NJ Orleans The large pre-.
pondersnce Of Catholicism in population will always
protect US from any levy or indifference In these mat
Speaking of the Catholics reminds me Of great com.
motion in the congregation Of the Cathedral of st. Louis
which ~ Of most deeply interesting char acter,
corning the very vitas Of the Catholic power in this
state and country Thequarrel anold one; was sup
pressed for while but the death ofthe Cure bywhom the
differences had been compromise, has kndled the
fire of religious dssenton This difficulty has grown out
OF assertion OF the Bishop. of absolute, exclusive
power OF selecting and appointing their priests and Gu
rate. The Marguilers, or Church Wardens, claim
veto the Bishops appointment, if it does not suit them
ers and entire strangers The Wardens are the mos,
powerful men In the city, and the Bishop with all his
roll and tumble The Wardens too, are supported BY
the Pensioners by immense najorites very large and
excited popular meeting held on this subject at the
st Louis Exchange, and very firm and decided resou
tons anst the Bishop unanimously passed Denis
Preur the late Mayor the meeting assisted
by the leading citizens among the creoles
Committee appointed to investigate the condition Of
airs in the Offices Of the Second Municipality composed
f CALDWELL the actor and Peters the great nancer
have discovered felt of Sal 900 the very outset
How much they may find when they progress further
God only knows but the general belief is that there hes
been great corruption and Encouragement Of affairs in
this Municipality, and astounding developments
ected Peters, you know has been ruler in this region
ever since the division Of the city, with the greatest
resources in the world, he has heaped upon most
triRhtfu load of debt.
There has been the devil 10 pay in Custom House
Mr. g. Dorsey Capt. Tyler's new appointment has, by
his removals and appointments fallen with every body
wings, locos and Tyler men all cursing him. Blu,
Of this more anon.
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