The New York herald., 1845-02-08

4 Arrival OF our Express from Mobile and New
| Orleans One Day In Advance OF the Mall.
| Our special express from the South arrived yes
| terday morning, with New Orleans dates Of the
/ 29th. and Mobile of the 30th lt-twenty-tour hours
| ahead of the last Southern mail, and two days In
advance of two New Orleans mails.
The severe snow storm Of Tuesday delayed the
express, as it did everything else.
The New Orleans and Mobile papers are wholly
destitute of news Of any Importance.
There was a serious fire in Yazoo City on the
25th ult. Fifteen hundred bales of cotton were
| consumed Messrs.s Pope IL Wadsworth are sui
| ferers.
The fine mansion Of John P. Welworth. Esq , in.
Natchez, was nearly destroyed by fire on the 2Ath
ult. Loss, 1920
The actor, Booth, continued to perform in New
Orleans on ihe -29ih
| Nsw ORLEANS, Wednesday morning. Jan. 29.-Ihere
was again very demand for cotton yesterday but
the amount offering was SO exceedingly limited that tn,
sales merely resched to 1000 bales, which comprised
almost every thing that was on the market Prices are
fully c above those of Saturday and three quarters OF
cent higher the ordinary and middng qualities, than
at the lowest point of the market little more than thre.
L
4}c.; good ordinary 4ac mddng, to 64c.; good mid
ding middng fair 81 to &C. fair, ct to eAc per lb
Sugars moderate demand at former rates, say from
"a to &C. per h. for extreme qualities Some business il
doing in molasses at la 5c for oak and 10 1910
| per gallon in cypress barrels -
The market extremely dull at So S7f to $3 20
for Ohio and shipping lots could be bought for less Fa
vorte st Louis brands bring 81 25 to 81 so bb Pork
mess was made yesterday at $40 per Dbl Prime worth
$s per bb So In other descriptions Of pro-
| visions there is nothing doing
i ho
rates we quot, sterling per cent PTe%ic@ cen
| discount sight checks par to per cent discount
| NOZZLE. Thursday morning, Jan. s0.-We quoted the
bank for New York bills too low in yesterdays pa-
buying rate for 20 days 5 D ep
dency The relatively low value Of cotton this season
reduces materially the amount OF exchange to draw oI
sustaining rates throughout the season. considerably be-
yond last years range
The grocery market exhibits increased activity th
week up freighs being to fair extent In other branchs
Of business things dull State bank notes 81 dis
quiet.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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Importer [Brl day. from Lysrpoo for New Orleans o.
e New s ssSo1 s daPs to the sou
Sea- all WE'LL Dec g. lat 80 lon 2S.
| EXTENT OF THE STORM, &c.-We give furthel
extracts to-day relative to the Storm showing thai
| it extended hundreds of miles north, east, west,
and south of U.S. and that this city was the centre
Of its violence.
IL ~n,Ylot otoA Tbovo cfIl
two due from the south, three or tour from the
west, and two from the east. Those from the LAT
ter point are probably detained by the mmens'
quantities of ice in the Sound which extends from
one side nearly to the other. The New Champion
from New Haven, arrived yesterday, had to forc'
herself through fields of it.
We received of Adams 6 Co., late last night,
Boston papers of Thursday, in advance of the
mails.
One mail arrived yesterday from the south and
our special southern express came in twenty-four
| hours ahead Of it with dates from New Orleans q
the 18th ult. Adams Il Co., with commeadabl'
enterprise, run special express from Philadelphia.
leaving there at o'clock on Wednesday night,
and arrived here early yesterday forenoon four o.
five hours in advance of what was called the 60.
I vornunens e~Pross
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| route are now regular.
Our rivers, harbor, and bays are full of Hoatins
ice, presenting from the Battery sight worth see
| ing. The ferry boats make their trips with cons
| derable difficulty.
| We learn that Capt. Dixon, the commander o
| the Brooklyn" ferry steamer, saw boat in q
dangers situation, surrounded by acres of ice. H.
went to its assistance, and succeeded in rescuing
| man who was in it from his perilous situation
When taken off, the man had lost both of the oar.;
the bottom of the boat was broken in by the ice
and he was standing up to his knees in waite
keeping her afoat by bailing. AT the time of hi.
rescue he was in a state of exhaustion, and it wa
with difficulty that he was restored to animation.
The ship reported ashore yesterday near Hemp
stead, proves to be the Sheffield, from Hull. w,
learn that the captain, crew and passengers were
all landed in safety. The U. s. steam cutter -
Captain Hunter sailed yesterday to the assistanc,
of the vessels reported ashere-also to reliev,
others on the coast. The lighter schooner Excel
sior was also despatched by the Insurance Com.
panies to the assistance Of the Sheffield. TIL,
drift ice still continues III the harbor
| TFrom AlbanyArgus, Feb. 81
The storm Of the last SO hours has been of th
odashioned sot that disspaes the notion that the win
ter has forgotten to set in. The is of depth L
make capital sleghing II not too much dred which
| probable.
The fall Of snow west understand has been create
than in this region. The train west OF Utica had
reached that city yesterday when the Schenectady
Albany train started. Nothing therefore west OF Utica
| (From Newark Advertiser, Feb. 81
The furious storm which has covered the whole
try about with deep snow, has been succeeded by
bright sunshine and the city rings with the merry music
Of sleigh bells The railroads, however s blocke
up. Passengers who left Philadelphia Tuesday morn
ing arrived here in seighs from New Brunswick, wher
they remained the night BEFORE last evening The
storm extended South only fifteen miles from New Bruins
The railroad between this city and New Brunswick
thoroughly blocked up and can scarcely be cleared be
fore late this evening The Philadelphia and Washing
ton mails Of Tuesday and the former Of yesterday hav
been received through sleghs from New Brunswick
The Locomotives were got out OF the Bergen Hill deel
cut this morning and to this CITY, with or Al
hands who endeavorng to push through to N Bruns
wick. Three locomotives have been disabled, but vii