The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-02-07


various schemes>of profit ingeniously and
ltastefully inaugurated. The W9desty OF
these gentlemen prevent, Us nom making
more direct refere acetso @pIn.
Much of the .ecsS OF the Fair is attri-
butable to tie presence Of several English,
aud Irish shty captains, whose liberailty
was 4 s1,InGe.. NTH the whole-soaled
generuysify IS their profession, they seemed
tos'65 tryips, to get rid of all earthly lucre
p or consigning themselves again to the
ssse- .ssessis. &, ef TIC gate-s elentei1tte
81, isesa, efsas yof6sertssl a. tlss 9stsF Is
dread that Jack Tar always eyiIfcss ~ tue
idea of carrying any money to sea with
him, but never could arrive at the exact
causal theory of the pheomenon until, on
this occasion, studying more at large the
operations of these senior officers in the
service. The fact is that even greenbacks
merely represent gold, and gold is of the
earth earthly. It is dug out from below the
surface. Now this is an operation which
can never be performed at sea. Conse-
quently gold is not of the realm of Nep-
tune. His majesty has no use for it, and
leave the dirty trash on shore, where it be-
longs, or be recreant to their allegiance.
One of the most pleasing sights of the
occasion was the constant and laborious at
tention of several Protestant ladies at one
of the tables. It was no halfway interest
that was taken in the affairs of the Hiber-
MIA Restaurant by one of its lady managers,
who is not Catholic, and by one of her
fair assistants, who is also a Protestant.
The gratitude of Father Moynihan and of
his flock will long follow their kind and
efficient efforts.
The entertainment was remarkable for
the decorum and good feeling prevalent
throughout. Crowded as was the room gen.
orally, sometimes amounting to q crush, we
did not hear of an unpleasant expression or
occurrence. 1t would be almost impossible
to imagine an assemblage more harmonious
and orderly.
! Atone time the satisfaction of Mesdames
Sporl and Schumacher, conducting the Ger
mania table, was temporarily clouded by
the theft of their money box, containing
from sos to 800. Fortune favored them,
however, and they eventuaiiy recovered the
whole sum excepting about SIS. Mr.. Sporl.
upon the discovery of the loss, Immediate
~ applied.aa The police station for assist
lance. Mr.. John Denuity, of the po-
lice force, WAS aroused from his bed abont
three o'clock in the morning, and in an
hour or two, with the assistance of Ser
geant Duncan, had traced mp and, arrested
the culprits; getting, at the same time, most
Of the Stolen money. =
One of the most interesting moments Of
the Fair wac that when the flag ard the
harness were being awarded TO the success.
: full contestants. For some minhtes preyi
: Gus to closing the poll for the harness, tn,
excitement of rivalry had worked the GOA
contestants up to pretty high pitch, ant
several one hundred dollar bills were seeI
! to find their way into the box. The cheer
: ing at such moments was quite animating
I but when victory was finally announced t,
{ have perched on the standard of No. 8, tn
! modesty of the winners prevented a single
shout of triumph. The flag was won b.
e No. 24I
In conclusion, we must congratulate Fa
!. Their Meyrihan on hia eminentsuccess on thi
t occasion, and must return our thanks to til
i lady and gentlemen managers for their kin,
I attentions to representatives of the Monk
! ING STAR and of the press generally.
2 SEWING BfKcH1NEs.-A very beautiful an