The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-25

..,estion. which we heartily indorse and
''es ,nand TO the authorities. It is to this
ss.ct That as property in the rear of the
';.v has suffered severely from overflow,
ths owners thereof should be permitted to
.rrcbase the earth resulting from the widen
i,r and cleaning OF the Broad street canal,
!, cheap rate, to raise their lots. The
couneil is especially recommended to au-
thorize the Street Commissioner to I'LL up
tse uroperty of the House of the Coed Shep-
hard on BienvAle street, which was rem
,..o1 almost untenantable during the late
overflow.
While on this subject, we cannotTorbear
amending the following testimony to the
nsefulness and beneficence of this holy and
seff denying order, which we find In Chi
|eago paper, and Jas internal evidence shows,
written by Protestant. 1t seems Chicago
bevies fines on q certain class of houses,
which fines are divided between the House
of the Good Shepherd and the "Erring
Woman's Refuge" a Protestant institution.
THE writer says:
"When we say, however, that we con-
slider il misfortune that the gross sum of
line fines, whatever they may be, was not
|annropriated to the Catholic institution
alone, we shall not be accused of any par
|tiality for anything that appertains to the
|Romish Church but that ecclesiastical or
|ranizatiOn has within it an element far bet
Far fitted than anything that American
professionalism contains for dealing with the
women for whose benefit this Refuge and
this Home are maintained. We refer, of
course, to the orders of Religease, the MEM
beers of which make charitable and philan-
Ehropic works the object of their lives, and
whose efforts, instead of being intermittent
land often ill-directed, are perpetual, and
under rigid ecclesiastical control, effective.
Such have charge of the Home of the Good
Shepherd. We are not informed, except in
"a general way,sof the success of their in
stitution !; but We are assured upon testi
tnony notinfuenced by religious zeal, that
the results of their labors with the poor un-
fortunates who have been left in their
charge, promise more for the future useful
mess Of their methods than anything else.
IF this is true, to them the management of
THE abandoned women of the city, SO far as
they can be induced to adopt reformatory
measures, should be committed. The con-
slant presence, the untiring patience, the
loving kindness, the vigilant watchfulness,
|m0nitiOn of these Sisters, leading the er-
ring to repentance and the struggle for
better life-if such agencies, hardly less
than divine, aided by tears of pity and the
Pleadings of prayer, are not efficacious in
fhe work to be done, the case is hopeless
indeed the abandoned are not abandoned,
|nerely-they are irrevocably lost" II
NEW ORLEANS, JACKSON AND GREAT
NORTHERN RAILROAD CoMPANY.-The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected directors of
this road on Monday, 10Th inst:
For Louisiana Directors--G. L. Beaure-
gard, w. A. Gordon, VIM. Henderson, Will 4
hanson Smith, Cornelius FeIlowes, C. J.
leeds, j. j. Warren, Henry Florance, A.
Eehreiber, John Armstrong, E. J. Forstall,
J. c. Denis.
For Mississippi Directors-Wirt Adams,
7. +. Montgomery, l.. E. Houston, Joshua
Green, B. L. Hatch, ]. B. Hemphill.
Board Of a ldermen The following reso-
utions from the lower Board were con-
Furred in: The dirt taken from the canals
bow being cleaned, to be used:in improving
ne streets; approving the adjudication for
making brick sidewalks on Gravier street;
approving the contract for cleaning La
|ayette Avenue canal to elect an official
pity journal. The resolution fixing the
Price to be paid by the city for the Nicolson
pavement, was referred.-A resolution was
Raopted permitting the removal of the rail-
road track from its present position, and
IN 1t along the north side of Canal street,
rom Claiborne street to the Metairie Ridge,
provided the trees shall not be injured nor
me shellroad encroached upon.
Board Of ASSISTANT AaderxtsH-The week I
y report of the Treasurer is as follows:
receipts, sl4o,lS2 4s; expenditures, sl2I,-
pa; balance, $45, 564 IS. In joint session
= both Boards, the Picayune was elected
|ne offclal journal. The Finance Commit
|ee reported unfavOrably on the contract
ltn slaybank for furnishing the city insti-
F''ions with -four; upon which a motion
as made to sell the contract anew A re-
Plutlou authorizing the construction of
lFee dredge boats, not to exceed $4,000
[leh, was passed. "A resolution reducing
lie bonus required of the Crescent City and |
IT, charles street railroad companies to
|He-eIghth of one per cent per passenger.