The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-20
Our New Orleans Correspondence.

NEW ORLEANS, April 4, LODE.
The Business Season IN Nc'c Orieans-Searcity ef
Moncy-Sale of COL Uhnes Estate-Loss Of
Men IN the breakers on Brasos Bar-IntrestinE
ne,os from Isrus-7he Wreck the Independence
Great overflow of the Rivers Tornado at Saw
antonio, 8.c--Gosernor Walke,-Ihe Hai,am
Operd-Parodi-1h Races.
Notwithstar ding that business continues vssy
brisk with our jobbers, produce men, and commits
sion merchants, yet there is great pressure in the
money market, and good paper cannot DO negotiated
unless at saughtcrng discounts. This is to be a..
aounted for by the severity of tho weather Of the
past winter, which fozo up rivers, well % o.
account of the low water, which kept back the i'm
mense amounts Of produce daily arriving ut our
leyce. This delay will protract tho season some
month or two later than usual; and merchants.
who have made heavy sacrifices by advancing On
this produce, in order to the trade and keep
it from going to New York and Boston by railroads
and canals, are now suffering greatly. If our banks
do not come forward and accommodate them lise-
rally by. discounts, | fear the seasoa, which has
already been so disastrous will prove still more -
to our commerce by failures.
The first days sale Of the property of Col White,
Of the firm of Mainsel, White & Co., for tho beue6t
of their creditors, took place yesterday The pro-
perty near the new canal, in the Of the city.
consisting of vacant lots, sold for $50 900, which
fifteen years ago could have been bought for less
than 10000. Many spectators bought up the
paper OF the firm on spcculation but the property
sold for 80 much higher than was expected, that
they were greatly disappointed. The sale of this
immense property, consisting Of houses and lots,
continues to-day.
The steamer Yacht arrived yesterday from Bra
zos. Capt. Thompson, Of the Yacht, in attempting
to sound the bar at Brazos st. Jago was capsizea
in his boat by the breakers, and lost three Of biz
men
The steamship Meteor, from Galveston, brings
dates to the I'd instant. The Meteor made the run
out from New Orleans in % hours-tho quickest trip
on record. Tie wreck of the steamer Independence
was to have been sold at Tndanola the LIST inst.
The beach was strewn with goods and parts Of the
wreck The passengers lost all their baggage; ana
the emf grants, deck passengers, entirely des6-
tute, having lost everything.
The late heavy rains throughout the interior of
Texas, had caused great freshets in the Colorado,
Brazos and Guadaloupe rivers, doing great damage
to the crops, some of which entirely destroyed.
On the 18th and 18th ult, the Colorado, at Austin,
rose 50 feet. The overflow of the Brazos had ex-
tended up as high as Oyster creek, but has sub
sided. In the vicinity Of Washington, the river LETT
deposit Of nearly foot of new soil
On the night of the 18th ult. tornado passed
over San Antonio, uprootng the trees and unroofng
the houses. A lady had her thigh broken by the
falling in Of roof. The building and machinery ef
the Bexar Manufacturing Company were entirely
destroyed. The machinery cost $1,000 The loss
generally is very great.
disease, resembling the Asiatic cholera, had
broken out in the vicinity Of Huntsville, some three
weeks ago, which was very fatal. Col John Humo
lost his son, lad ol7 and thirteen of his negroes.
The disease disappeared on tho 10th ult., and the
health of Huntsville then good.
The democratic and wing conventions efTexas re-
solved to adhere to the compromise measures. The
wings passed resolutions complimentary to President
Fillmore and his cabinet The democrats declared
their intention to sustain the nominee Of the Balt-
more Convention, be he whom he may.
The foundation of the new Capitol was commenced
at Austin on the 9th ultimo Gov. Bell, Mr. Duval,
Secretary of State and other dguiares, took part
in the digging.
Engineers, with Mr. +. Grard and twenty ASSISTANTS,
are engaged surveying the route Of the San Antonio
and Gulf railroad
fight. with pistols, took place near Crofts' mill,
about mile from Houston, on the 9Th ultimo, be-
tween John Goslin and Peter O'Neal, in which both
seriously wounded. The latter it is thought
would not recover
Gen. Houston arrived at Huntsville, on the 18th
ultmo.
Gov Walker Of our State, is now visit to this
city. He reviewed the troops of the Washington
battalion the other day, to which was presented
flag in behalf Of the state. He is here to attend
meeting of the administrators of the Charity Hosp-
tall which il the pride of our city, and Of which he
is er-obfcto President.
Politics arc rather quiet in our city OF present.
The Italian Opera closes here tonight with Lucia
di Lammermoor" Nine. Bcrtucca makes her debut
as Lucia" Night before last "Lucreza Borgia''
drew brilliant house, and Stefanonc "Lucrezia'
exercised the full power and melody of her voice to
the delight OF the audience. She was more sue
cesstul than on her first night Salyis triumph was
complete. lie is considered by some critics the finest
tenor ever heard in New Orleans.
Parodi, and the lovely little Patti, passed through
here for Mobile, as they did not wish to compete
with Narctzck. They will stop on their return =,
Mad. Bishop is giving concerts at Memphis, to.-
lowing up Catherine Hayes, who was at Louisville
| by last accounts. r,
We are in the middle of osr spring races The ra-
| ces over the Louisiana course closed last week. and
this Is the second day the Metaire course, and
| We are yet to have the Bingaman course races.
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