The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-29
NEW ORLEANS, Jan Is. IS5.

New ORLEANS, Jan Is, 1852.
G,c1t Sn9'r Storm FGre Sieigttng IN Nec O,i,up
TIE R,rerS AMI RQttyogds--Ihe Ldii1n Oge,a
Tforl~s- Depo'ts All Coinage of me- Mint, al
New Oyda,r- Colonel GYun.es o,,4 tie Gg,ass
tuSc
Yesterday was q b.ash, cod, cloudy day-a re
guor blue Monday, with the thermometer at the
freezing point, and strong gales from N L. AT
five O'Clock in the afternoon, regular old fashion cd
Yankee snow storm set in ana continued With great
violence until midnight The mean depth Of
snow was about four inches but in places it dritted
to the depth OF two feet Rare sport was ad among
tho boys, snowbsllibg each other and several OF
them from your city, who had before seen de
white cloud from heaben. ms the astonshed negroes
called it, soon knocked up Jumpers as they term
them, by putting sugar boxes on hoop poles; aad
for the fra, time in the history Of New Orleans,
Emery good sieighing" was had in our streets
ACCORDING to the recollection OF the oldest inha-
bitant,' ~e never have had such fail Of snow be-
fore In the winter OF ls32 snow Tell TO the depth
of one ioch, but it soon turned into seet aad rain
In 1918, however, thirty nine years ago, snow fell
to the depth II some three inshes, and lay on the
ground for some time Sir John franklin, IN his
explorations must have started the North Pole out
OF its position, and moved it some degrees south,
fer or latitude has changed several degrees nortc
since last wrote you.
1ae rivers are frozen hard and fast above, aud If
this weather continues IL may be late in February
before comm unicaion will be opened with the West.
In mense quantities Of produce are kept from
ing 70 city, well az business aud parties
Of pleasure, consequently, our city Is very dali
THIS weather. however. viii have greas bene-
fcisl effect on the people OF the south Tney must
SEQ that We cannot depend on rivera fog open
highway, and this fact is worth oil the arguments
Il sde IL the late convention in favor Of railroads
II is plain, IL We want 10 keep our commerce. rail
ROADS must nave else lose entirely al connec-
tioA wyh the North ana Southeast.
80 II seems that we are net 70 have MAcetgek's
Italian Opera troupe here, after all, aud that the
parties have qusrreled would advise Bosio TO bring
out his part Of tho company nexs March; for with
B9sic, II ose DeNries Ia great favotite with Us. J
Jenny Whiting, Rettni, Balal, and Coletti. lie
would take New Orleans By storm and / am in.
ciined TO taink Alaretzek would aos DC q .ay0rite
with u
The annual statement Of The deposits and coin
sce at the Branch Mint 81 New Orleans ending
On the FIRST OF January last, Is Sc .0llews--
Deposi California goG - ~ 81. %; Of which,
80 800 - was silver, which was contained ia thg
| gold Coinsge-S ~ ~ 600 by this statement
sou vii, perceive that tne amount q coinage ex-
cttds that Of the deposits leaiiy one million Of
dollars
Col John Grymes, the patriarch of the Now
Orleans bar, WI leave here soon for Washington
To argue be great tralaes case now peI1ug IN the
Supreme Court 9. the Cnite8 states,
The weather continues extremely cod tie sun
bias MADE its appearance bus does not aIgc, tho
snow which still lies oa tho ground Nothing late
from HeIieo oRrhEE>.