The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-12-13


NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. DBCEMBER Is. 1868.
~---->---.----~
REvKw OF THE WEEK.
BENEFIT OF READING.-Parents should make
suitable provision for supplying proper read
ing in their families. A few dollars judiciously
spent in this manner will save the child from
temptation and woe. A newspaper Ike the
Star and Catholic Messenger, which combines
instruction with amusement, will be found
very appropriate and profitable medium to &C
complish this end during the approaching long
evenings. We commend the following para
graph to the attention Of all at the head of IA
miles:
A child beginning to read, becomes delighted
with newspapers, because he reads of names
and things which are very familiar, and he
will make progress accordingly. newspaper
in one year is worth a quarters schooling to
child, and every father must consider that
substantial information is connected with this
advancement. The mother of o family, being
one Of its heads, and having more immediate
charge of children, should herself be interest
ed. A mind occupied becomes fortified against
the ills of life, and is braced for any emergency
Children amusedsby reading OF study are, of
course, considerate and more easily governed
How many thoughtless young men have spent
their earnings in taverns or grogshops who
ought to have been readingr HOW many pa
rents, who never spent twenty dollars for their
families, would gladly have given thousands
of dollars to reclaim a son or daughter, who
had ignorantly and thoughtlessly fallen into
temptationf
THE CrY.-Nothing beyond the usual tenor
of things distinguish the last week, if we ex-
cept the rain of Wednesday night and Thurs
day. Preceding and following this, the tenn
perature was lower than at any time since the
commencement of winter. Business, or its
semblance, seemed to be going forward, judg-
81 Ia IN,
and fro. This was due, perhaps, partly TO the
stimulating effect Of the atmosphere.
THE CUsroMHoUsls.@The ill effects of politi
cal dependence was demonstrated around the
Customhouse precincts last week. One hun
dred and twenty persons were discharged with
ont o moments warning Weeks, perhaps
months, of patient application, the influence of
friends and the interest of relatives, were ex-
erted to procure appointment; and when
the appointees began to congratulate them
selves on their good fortune, 10! there comes
the ukase which dissolves into thin air all cal
culations and prospects based upon official life.
This Office begging and ofice-holding is pitt
against the degradation and misery involved
in dependence upon its ayails
Board of Alde,men.-A resolution was adopted
act conformity with the City Surveyor in pro-
jecting better system of drainage The
amended market ordinance was postponed. A
resolution calling upon the canal company to
repair and raise their levees was CONQUERED in
as it came from the lower Board. The special
committee appointed to inquire into the causes
of the late overflow, reported that the disaster
was attributable to the carelessness of those
nl,,r of law
A resolution was adopted, and sent to the lower
Board, providing that estimates of the prob
able cost of contracts should be made by the
Surveyor, and published by the Controller, al
standard to guide bidders.
Board of Assistant Aldermen.-The Mayor sent
in a message yetoing the market ordinance
lately adopted. The financial showing was At
follows: Receipts, $7OO,205 Is; expenditures
$l64,2 19 40; balance on hand, $685. 1897 IS. A
resolution from the upper Board was concurred
in, authorizing the Surveyor to have the
wharves and levees put in repair commu
nication from Mr.. Charles Monrose, of Paris
was read, offering to act as financial agent o
the city to negotiate o loan of S4OOOOO0 IL
gold. An ordinance was submitted at the same
time authorizing the Mayor to enter into
notarial contract with Mr.. Monrose, in con
formity with his proposition, the interest OF
the loan to be 6 6-100 per cent, and to extend
for term not exceeding fifty years. The ap
pfication of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chat
tenooga Railroad Company for an extention o
time, was referred to a special committee. 4
resolution was introduced to the effect that a
the recent vote on the three million bill demon
strated want of confidence in the Board
therefore it became the duty of its members t.
resign, TO enable new and more acceptable per
SONS to replace them. After discussion, tn
resolution was adopted-by q vote OF seven T.
six. Aresolution authorizing the issue OF bond
to the Commissioners of the City Water Works
was adopted. In joint session of both Board