, 1862-10-04

Condition Of the Ctty--Sanltnry Affairs
---Ehe Kenpeufn% Of the Rupllc
Schoo1s--.Tak1nS the Oath.

Correspondence Of The New York Times
New ORLEANS, Sept. u, 1861
We have one Of the healthiest summers
which His special providence has designed to
New Orleans. There is plenty of food, the
best OF health, and employment provided for
every one willing to work.
The secretary Of the board OF health says
in his report Of the mortuarY condition Of
this city, after estimating the total number Of
deaths at l46: s'That the health Of the CITY
is unprecedented for the 1ime Of the year, par
ticularly with 80 many unacc1imated PERSONS
in our midst" and he certainly speaks the
truth. Connofsseurs in yellow fever ther1-
peutics, early In the season prognosttcsted
that the weather was just the very kind most
favorable for encouraging the disease. The
evil disposed could sec nothing more certain
than that the ochfS monarch would sweep
every live Yankee Into kingdom come. Well,
women, are ali eq1aliy at fsalt The YspSees. INK 9
as If to spite our secession friends, enjoy
just as good health, generally speaking, as
1ry other portion Of our community and,
strange to say, the transition from a northern
or eastern climate seems to make less change
in them than It does in even the creole ele-
Inent Of the city,
TIE river has receaed to fully fourteen feet
below ordinary high water marx. The lowest
stage Remembered was that Of December,
1854, when it fell 15119 feet, Considerable
rain having fallen for the last few days, there
is somewhat Of @ rise noticed lately.
The public schools reopeued for the fall
season On the 18th, under most favorable aus
picee. The vile and ribald soogs Of the re-
belItnn, heretofore cha1nted by Young and
tender voices, will be heard no more; the
loyalty Of the parents will descend to the
children, no longer prejudiced By the willy
ents OF directors: It is allowed On all hands
that the list Of teachers, male and female,
low selected, In order to "teach the Young
idea bow to shoot" is unsurpsssab1e, both a
to character, requirements and accomplish
ments, decided improvement in its way.
BY the authorities on Tuesday last. Such
course has been some time looked for By ous
wise ones in monetary matters.
All kinds Of provisions may be had here just
now at very low fgure-1ower, In many
cases, than in NsT York. There is pleuty Of
people WIN can afford 1t are lnying In sup
plies, fearing thst the trade from New York,
Boston, ETC., will be discontinued, in couse-
quence OF the improbabillty of vessels getting
return freight from here Potatoes, which
used to command 5000 sud S25 90 per bar
{ext1a) may be had at $500 aud $1,000 per
tsrrtl, ana, under the careful SUPERVISION Of
our military commandant, (Acting M1yor
Weitzel the bakers are constrained to give
the blggts St kind Of Loaf {seyenteen ounces j
for five cents.
The True Dclta Of the Esd, in an editorial,
! has the following:
The time for which we have assiduously
| laborcd and prayed (the restoration Ut civil
law) has at length arrived, and to day sheriff
is to enter upon the duties Of big office ,by
opening, in proper form, three Of the six dis:
tflct courts Of this parish Tue prooate
court will be opened Professionally under
| Whitaker. Judge HoKel @iu reopen the
Sixth court, and Judge Hieatand is to preside
| in the Third or Fourth district court. These
| gentlemen are old residents OF the State, and
are well Known lawyers, aud will, we consci-
| bring about new and better order OF thugs
than has for long while prevailed here. OF
the fitness Of James Dunham, esq, for the
| post Of sheriff We feel, as warm friends Of his,
Embarrassed TO speak and, indeed, he is SO
| well known that encomiums upon him are su'
| petauuus. For thirty years engaged in active
Commercial life here, be Is personally known
to almost every merchant, and especially vel
fitted for the highly important and responsible
| place, to which General Shepley, whose secre
| tary he has been, appointed him.