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The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26
REVIEW OF THE wEFx.

Ciff CouNcIL.-The business transacted
oy ootn Boards was unimportant. John r
Rlgney was accepted as the secnr;t1, -.
o.reet commissioner Murphy, in the sum
OF $4,000. In joint session, Mr.. John 9
Ciark was elected clerk of the workbonsa
"A resolution was introduced bv Mr.
Nosrney' In the Lower Board, to lay down
iron crossings on Canal street from co,,,
to Basin. N'p
s.sLATuhE.-A bill has been Intro.
duced into the Lower House. oroan;,;nn
state police force. This bill antbor;.o, o.
Governor to appoint in each parish !. r.,
OF foice commissioners, to consist of three
members, who are to organize force not to
exceed one hundred men. The tendency -
tnls Dill cannot be a matter of doubt. ft;s
directly calculated to bring about a con17;ot
between the white and black element md
no doubt was SO intended. No more mis-
cnlevous measure could be adopted.
The bill providing for the transfer os
$15O,OOO from certain funds to the oen..o,
fund.- vetoed by the Governor, was passed
by both Houses over the veto.
A bill was introduced into the Senate IN
the 23d for the consolidation of New Or
leans, Jefferson, and Carrollton, and for the
union and settlement of their joint debts.
On the same day, the Committee on Elec-
tions reported in favor of Mr.. Pinchback.
colored, as entitled to the seat of Mr.. Jewell
on the ground of fraud in counting the votes.
In the House, on the 23d, the Speaker an.
pointed the following members as compos-
ing the committee to prepare new charter
for the city of New Orleans: Messrs. Carr.
Belot, DeGrange, Isabelle, and Ray-all
from the parish Of Orleans.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26

BRAsELMAN & Co, TAKING SToCK.-Every
one knows that at the period of the year when
stock is taken, there is disposition not to re-
place it, even if disposed of at sacrifice. This
time has arrived at the immense establishment
OF Messrs. Braselman s. Co., and their willing
ness to dispose, SO as to make room for coming
accessions of dry goods is evidenced by the
large numbers who are now availing themselves
OF the bargains they are scattering with
liberal hand. We bought an article of crash
there the other day, which, if used on the
corpus of Legislative body not a Thousand
miles from New Orleans, would, if not change
Its character, at least give a more generous
how to the turbid fuid-which many think
is sadly in need of oxygin. AS to the price we
paid-we forbear to mention it, lest the crush
ior the crash mighS disturb inc 4uie. % sAe
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The Highest Compliment Yet.

History has recorded many gallant &C
tions of the Southern soldiery in the lat.
sectional war. Their daring, their dis
cretion, their wonderful victories, thei
!, heroic persistence under encouragement
have all been noted in shorthand by tn,
pocket pencil of history, hereafter to b.
written out in sonorous periods, and nut il
golden characters on the fairest page o.
heroism. But it has been left to their mos,
persistent and most lucky opponent to add
the final item on their list of glory-a kind
of certificate with which the notebook OF
history may appropriately close.
1t is proposed in Congress to arm the
Radical militia of the Southern States.
Short-sighted revolutionists in that BODY
are vehement in their exertions for this
policy. But General Grant fought the
Southern men on fields where laws and
resolutions of Congress were not always
| effectual. He looks with the greatest
anxiety on this brilliant project of legisla-
tive strategy with soldiers forecast for
emergencies which soldier may think of
inaugurating before long.
General Grants mouthpiece in Congress,
Mr. Washburne, is totally opposed to trust
ing any arms on Southern soil at all, even
in the hands Of the Loyal League. Late
dispatches from Washington represent him
as saying in Congress that "the rebels
would have these arms in ten days. of
course, not ten days after their arrival, but
ten days after the collision which Mr..
Washburne may be contemplating
Can any testimonial to gallantry go farther
than this from an enemy who knows better
than any other living, man the prowess to
which he pays unwilling tributef "What,
you fools!' says General Grant, "send
arms to the South 1 tell you these rebel
soldiers, with their naked hands, will cap
ture your armed militia and their Spring
field rifles in ten days. General Grant
knows his men. The rifles will hardly come |
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26

DIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANs.-The Most
Rev. Archbishop leaves the city next We'd
nesday to give confirmation in the country
parishes, which he was prevented from Wis
iting last year on account of his journey to
Rome. The churches and chapels of Ope-
lousas and Attakapas will be first visited
the churches on Bayou Lafourche will be
reached on returning to the city, and the
tour will be terminated by visiting the
coast parishes. The venerable prelate will
be absent about two and half months.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26
st. Vincent's Home.

| through the pOliteness of Mr.. Scanlan
President of this most commendable work
we have been furnished with Report OF
Its proceedings, from their inception up to
the present time. This institution is one OF
the works of the Society of St. Vincent OF
Paul, and we well know their rule of avoid
ing every species of publicity in their chari-
| ties. "Let not the left hand know what
the right hand doeth" is their motto, but
| we suppose that this institution must be
allowed to form something of an exception
to that rule. In fact, it's reputation, it's
principle, and its success are now public
property. A successful scheme for making
valuable citizens out of class which has
always been expected to furnish crop of
social nuisances, is q matter of such direct
public concern that the modest reserve of
Christian humility cannot divert public at
tention from it.
Without entering into minute details. we
give, as the most salient features of the re-
port, the following: 1. The number of chill
dren at the institution is sixty-nine, while
the accommodations are calculated for fifty-
one only. 2. Applications for admission are
very numerous, nearly all of them having
necessarily to be rejected. 3. The cost for
each boy is from seventy-five to eighty dol
lars per annum.- a. Formerly parents and
friends of the boys contributed about one
third of their expenses, but now poverty
has reduced their contributions to about
one-tenth. S. The classes from which sub
Jects are received are the following: BOYS
abandoned by their parents, boys commit
ted for the first time as vagrants, half or
phans, full orphans whose friends will con-
tribute something to their support, and boys |
whose parents cannot control them.
The general success of the experiment, in |
its effects on the boys, is already well |
known. On last Ascension Day, thirty of
the sixty-nine boys went to communion
of them making their first COM
and at Corpus Christi, thirty
three of them received confirmation.
Three females have charge of the domes-
tic economy of the house; while two gen.
tiemen are employed as teachers for the
boys. The ordinary branches of elementary
are taught them - reading,
writing, arithmetic, and geography-while
VI COulsS, uoC ueSleCteU. Inc |
boys are frequently taken out to walk by
heir preceptors, as we'll as permitted to
visit their relatives and friends at home
vice week. The discipline and general
control of the institution are so happy in
heir effects, that, though every facility for
unning away exists, such an incident is
unknown among these boys, many of whom
lave been reared in total ignorance of re-
traint.
The first consideration that impresses ]
tself upon III, in glancing at this statement, Z,
s one of regret, that so noble conception
honld be SO limited in its application by
Tant of means. Only sixty-nin boys,
Then there must be two or three thousand
ere who ought to have just such .
home The question naturally presents !;
self Cannot our Catholic community =,
ustain such an establishment, or is it set
of its eficiencyf 4
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26

THE HIBERNIAN BENEVOLENT Assoc1A-
TIoN.-Our readers will perceive from an ad-
vertisement in another column, that this
association has organized by the election OF
permanent officers. The names of those
officers sufficiently indicate that the associa-
tion means business. They are eminenly
business men, of the laborious and success
full stamp, who do not rely upon declama-
tion and sentiment for results, but upon
close calculation and earnest effort. Their
character, coupled with the nature of the
undertaking itself, stamps it in our estima-
tion with the indications Of permanence and
vigor.
The principal characteristics of the asso-
ciation are already found embodied in the.
constitutions of several bodies in active and
successful operation in this city. The ties
of common origin are regarded in its
formation, and the welfare of its own men,
bers is proposed as result. We are in
formed that by it's very motto it contem-
plates aid to the distressed, and succor to !
widows and orphans" Among other ad-
yantages from membership, two very i'm
portant ones are medical attendance during
sickness, and sepulture after death, fur
nished by the association to every member
for himself and others of his family. Thus,
a little surplus means invested during mo-
ments of prosperity, and when the outlay is
unnoticed, returns to it's donor in adversely,
and when most needed.
We are not cognizant of all the details of
the constitution of this society, but they
probably embrace other facilities for the safe
and advantageous investment of money that
would, probably, otherwise be spent upon
The follies, and, may be, vices of the mo-
ment. If such an organization should ac-
complish merely a diminution of that i1f-
providence which has been rather notice
lied all the effort expended on it's creation.
Not only will the temporal comforts of the
population be increased by more provi-
dent and thrifty habits, but many of the
smaller vices will he deprived of their
greatest exciting cause, and will naturally
disappear to corresponding extent.
We are told that though there are at
present not more than one hundred and
thirty members of the association, acces-
slons to its ranks to the number of several =
hundreds, perhaps thousand in all, are
confidently expected.
MIR. George Ellis, bookseller and general {
news dealer, No. = Old Levee street, oppo- {
site the Post Office, has favored us with
harpers Basar and Weekly, and the New t
3oSk Weekly Herald and Tribune, for which :
We make our acknowledgements ,
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26

To OUR COUNTRY SUBsCR1BERs.-Our good
patrons in the country will greatly oblige us
by remitting the amount of their bills. As
they are aware, the terms are four dollars per
year, in adrdnce. We will enclose our receipted
bill on the reception Of the money.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26
PETER CAGaKR.

The recent death of this gentleman has
called forth widespread comment. The
following from the Albany Evening Journal
Ia political opponent of more than a quar-.
ter of century-testifying to his worth
and character, is creditable to its candor:
=, Our entire community. was shocked by
the sudden and startling intelligence of the
death of Peter Cagger. The news ran with
lightning speed through all the avenues of
business, and the intense excitement mani
tested by all classes of the public, indicated
the peculiar hold which this distinguished
citizen had upon the public mind, and the
absolute affectionate regard which his large
heart, his amiable disposition, his genial.
buOyant, winning temperament and more
than all his remarkable ability, had secured
in the general estimation
so.ii Inc re record of Mr. Cagger's life exhibits
series OF happy antitheses. A Democrat of
the Democrats, the bold, sagacious, and
wldeiy-known partisan-almost upon occa
slons the sole daring manager of the inter-
ests OF great party, and the absolute con-
troiler OF it's fortune and destiny, local,
State, and National-he was SO happily
constituted as to attract without effort, in
seasons of fierce political excitement, the
most potential among those of antagonistic
sentiment, and to number among his friends
his most bitter political opponents.
Cathoilc OF the Catholics, his very name
the people of his faith; largely identified
with the early history Of the old Church i'm
Albany; an intelligent, conscientious, and
faithful believer, he was, at the same time.
the chosen confidant, the familiar friend.
the trusted, most honored aud reliable adj
wiser of many whose peculiar religious bias
might have suggested other counsel and far
different associations. To the young, to
the mldd!e-aged, his cotemporaries, and to
the old, there was something SO genial, so
magnetic, and so inspiring about Peter Gag
ger, that the abrupt intelligence of his sud
den and Unlocked for death will be clothed
with additional pain.
We might detail, if we chose, unnumbered
instances of kindness, his noble charities.
tie beautiful traits and Christian influences
which accompanied him through the wears
Providence has bestowed, and which will
1--we before heaven and before men, perhaps,
when the record of the lawyer has faded
and the memory of the politician is extinct.
The poor, the widow, the orphan, the IN
protected never appealed to him in vain;
the tears of his own fatherless and bereayed
family, will mingle, as it were, with a tide
IF grief from hidden sources, and the hearts
his own kind heart made happy, and the
homes his liberality blessed, will keep his
upon his grave.
Mr.. Cagger was an Albanian by birth.
His parents were natives of Ireland, where
lis father was somewhat extensively en-
,aged in business. Previous to their taking
Up their residence in Albany, the family
emained for a brief period in New York
,ity, and the remains of several of them are
deposited in the cathedral vaults of that city.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26

Mr.. John H. Meehan is authorized to act as
agent for this paper at New Iberia, and to col
lect for subscriptions and advertisements.
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Frequent disappOintments teach us to
even from the vows our hearts may prompt.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26

hr. george Ellis, bookseller and general
news dealer, No Old Levee street, oppo-
site the Post Office, has favored us with
Hdrper's Basar and Weekly, and the New
Sosk Weekly Herald and Tribune, fog which
we make our acknowledgements,
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26

Mr.. A. l.. Hay is authorized to act as agen
for this paper in Northern Louisiana and East
ern Texas.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26

bition of the pupils of st. Joseph's parochial
school, Gretna, will take place in the new hall
of Hook and Ladder Company, on Thursday
and Friday next, commencing at seven o'clock.
Father Bogaerts has been indefatigable in his
efforts to place the benefits of a sound Catholic
education within the reach of his parishioners,
and we trust our people will manifest their in
terest and appreciation in his praiseworthy exy
ertions by q large attendance. The trip across
is q pleasant one, and the occasion will be en-
livened by a band of music-whose airs and
the air of the river cannot fail of being exhila-
rating.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-07-26
PAPAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Previously puDaleheu $1l2 9
Cornelius Gleason. (silver}
Total to date.. .45I7 0
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-13

The cutie fish, when alarmed, is noted
for ejecting dark, nasty, inky fluid to hide
its retreat. The radical organ, in this city,
initiates the cutie fish, and tries to hide
from the people the fact that the horse rail
road corporators are attempting to get ex-
elusive possession of certain streets and ap-
proaches to the proposed new bridge be-
tween this city and Davenport. If they had
one or two more ''poor heirs in the city
council they would certainly accomplish it.
And they may possibly do it, as the council
is now constituted. Radicalsm was never
yet known to stand firmly up for the rights
of the people as against the demands of
psrtizan contractors and monopolists. We
expect that party pressure viii compel the
radical majority in the Rock Island council
to sacra6ce the rights of the people of this
city to spectators and jobbers who pile uE
fortunes from the toiling industry of those
who labor. Radical party pressure com
PEELED Webster and Coe to do that very same
thing, in the Legislature we expect rad
ical party pressure will compel the radica
city council to follow in the footsteps o
Webster and Coe.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-13

ROCK IsLAND, March l3.
PLoUR-Spring Double Extra, In bbls. $l0.40 ~
Wholesale, and $ll.00 at retail. Sacks. $1,000 ~
Wholesale, and $lo,6 At retail. Loose, 80, so a.
Wholesale, and $1,000 at retail.
WHEAr-No. l, sl,s5. No. 2, 81 so No 3 l IS.
CoRN-65a6Sc
OATs-4Sa52c for So lbs.
RyE-l, seal 40.
BARLEr-No. 1, zoe. No. 2, 1.S0
BEANs-4,00a5 90
SAILS, BOASTS per barrel.
Observation-Disclosures, barrels included, 30;
retail zoo.
HIGHwISEs-$2,20.
ONIONS rs per bush.
PoTATOEs-l,20
EGes-l5e dos
BurrsR--Very choice lots, for retailing, will
bring 30 to 35c.
PouLrRY-Live chickens, 81, 50a3,00 per dos.
LARB-14c per b.
Hoas-For live hogs 6a7o. Dressed 7as, di-
viding on zoe lbs.
CArTLR-Live weight, common, 3,O0a3,50.
Prime shipping 4, 50s5, so per hundred pounds.
HIDEs-3reen Country, 7c; green cured, &c
green calf, 10al23c; dry flint, 12a15c; dry salt
cd. 12sc.
HAY Prairie, sl0al2 per ton Timothy 1919
A$l4,00.
WooD--oak $500 to 90 q cord.
CoAL-At the Coal Valley srd, the Levee,
GOAL is sold at Ia cents, the of delivering 70
be added.
From teams, in Market Square. at i5al6 cents
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-13

Torn GREENBAcKs AND WORKOUT Cur
RENCY.--Having received numerous COM
munications asking information in regard to
the exchange of demorslized currency for
new, we give the following full and complete
statement, which is supposed to cover every
case. 1t at least is all that We have been
able to learn about the matter, and if our
readers will make note of this they may
save their stamps, and save US the trouble OF
answering similar communications. If less
than one-twentieth of the note is missing, no
matter how much it may be worn or torn, it
will be redeemed in full on presentation to
any of the Sub-Treasnrers. If more than
one,twentieth of the note is actually gone,
and positive proof cannot be offered that the
missing portion has been totally destroyed,
the fragment will be redeemed only at the
Treasury in Washington Gen. Spinner
will give for il its proportionate value, reck-
oning by twentieths. The same general
rules of redemption apply also to the COM
pound-interest notes, and other interest
bearing notes of the government.
Fractional currency, when not mutilated,
and when properly assorted and made up in
sums of not less than three dollars, will be
redeemed in lawful money Of the United
States at any of the Assistant Treasures of
the government. Mutilated fractional cur.
rency--defaced currency is not considered
mutilated--will be redeemed at Washington
aud only according to the same general rules,
which govern the redemption of the larger
United States notes. The rigid rules as
here described do not apply to the redemp-
ton OF notes Of national banks. A national
bank is bound to redeem its mutilated notes.
on demand, in lawful money. if it has no rea-
son to believe that the missing portions Of
the note can be used to deiraud. The Com.
troller will allow full face value for all such
notes returned to him, if such value was al.
lowed by the banks redeeming them.
In suspicious cases il is still question
whether or not banks may allow proportion
ate value for their issues. The question is
just now one Of great interest. The market
mas been suddenly supplied with what may
% called mixed and reduced currency.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-13

Low MANY THOUSAND OF PERSONS
IL do we daily behold, both male and female,
who are suffering out miserable existence from
the effects of secret indulgence, or from virus
absorbed into their system from venerial dis
ease. Look at their paid, emaciated and disfg-
ured faces, and their broken down constitutions
depicting disease ard its horrible consequences;
disqualifying them rom marriage, or the enjoy
ment of life. 1t is, therefore, important for
those sufferers to know that, by calling upon DR..
'. KATES, they can be efectually cured. He
e. a physician who has made private disease
his especial study for thirty-two years, ind who
has cured upward of thirty thousand cases in
Cincinnati alone within the last twenty years.
He is therefore competent to cure every form Of
disease. both recent and chronic in the shortest
possible time, without mercury or other poison
Gus medicines. Be careful that you find DR..
HATES at his old established Office, 1873 Sycs-
more street, Cincinnati, Ohio. first kouse below
Fifth street, west side. DIR. KATES sttends to
his patients personally, and may be found in bis
Office from s o'clock A. NJ, till 5 o'clock p. NJ
Sundays from A. N. till ii A. NJ All conf
dental. 0ct.23dawiy.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-13

RIVER ITEMS THE FIRST STEAMBOAT
The first steamboat arriving at this point
this year, was the little Hiram Price, on
Thursday evening. March 18th, from Lee
Claire, and the next morning the James
Means followed also the LeClaire, belong
to Case Il Co., passed down in search of the
wrecks of barges and fats used at the Duck
Creek improvement. The Means viii be
used between this city and Davenport, for
the transportation of freight and passen-
gers, until the railroad bridge shall be made
passable.
The steamer David Watts left St. Louis
on Wednesday, bound for this point and vi
cinity. The river is clear to St. Louis, and
regular packets will soon commence run
ming.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-13

dreadful calamities which now imperil our
beloved country viz radical or jacobin rule.
negro supremacy, bondholders' oligarchy,
and. the subversion of that sacred instru-
u,ent the constitation Of the United Stsses
Hoping that the whole democracy OF
Rock Island, as well as the Sd ward, wall
rally to the standard Of the Union and the
Constitution of the whole United states, and
through their united efforts will secure TO
Rock Island that old fashioned democratic
majority; which she was want to cast, and
hoping that the Ward and Township Com
mittees will lose no time in organizing their
Clubs (as their opponents the radicals or
iacobins are doingl and thus secure large
majority to the democratic ticket in April
next; we remain, as ever, your friends.
MANY DEMOCRATS OF THE 3D WARD.
Rock Island, March 18th 1868.