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opelousas Railroad.

We may congratulate our readers that
there is now some prospect of an onward
movement of onr TAxas nai1-raJ- co1nmuni-
cations. They are aware that MIR. Charles
Morgan had seized the opeIousas Railroad,
and was proceeding to it's sale,l when en-
joined by the U. S.. Bankruptcy Court.
Further proceedings in that court have now
been rendered impossible by the recent de-
cision of Judge Duren Diminishing the suit
by which 1t was attempted to force the cor
poration into bankruptcy. There can then
he no further impeachment to the sale urged
by Mr. Morgan.
In the decision given by Judge Durell,
we find that his Honor sustained Mr.. Cohen,
attorney of the road, in three out of the
four points made in his able brief, to which
We quote from the Bee the following analy-
sis of the points made: SD
/. That railroad company, such as the
Opelousas, is not embraced in the Inited
States Bankrupt law of 1861.
2. That the OpeTousas Railroad Company
is not and was not insolvent, and therefore
its acts are not subject to Judicial enquiry
Vsder that law 5 -
3. That the evidence does not show that
the defendants have committed an act of
bankruptcy, nor made voluntary payment
fraudulently or with the intention to give a
preference to any one creditor over another.
In the course of his opinion Judge Durell
sustained another proposition advanced by
Mr. Cohen, viz: That interest coupons on
bonds are not commercial paper in the
aense of the law, and that q suspension of
payment on them is, therefore not an act of
bankruptcy, and there is no eyidence in the
case, said the Judges of sGly suspension of
payment by the ecompany, except on ftie
coupons of interest on her bonds zlE51a.5lq
Fhe management of the road will now
be obliged to make prompt and energetic
arrangement fer its relief, or it will be sold
and pass into the hands Of parties compe-
tent and willing to do Justice by it. It has
been supposed that. Mr. Morgan is hostile
to the efficient management of the road
that he will use his influence to thwart its
further development, so as to maintain the
monopoly of his Texas steamers. We are
assured, on good authority, that the inter
ests of thai gentleman are the other way,
and that his boats would gain far more in
freight by an intimate commercial connec-
ton of New Orleans and Texas, than they
would lose in passengers. ~
AT any Shtes INC company mas ohe AhoIe
chance, aud the community may hope that
it will use that chance earnestly and saga
ciOusly. It is pretty certain that the pub
lie temper will,not bear much more trifing
on this tender subject. If the present
management proves incompetent at this
crisis TO infuse life into that torpid limb Of
our commerce, its days are numbered. The
enterprise must go on. It becomes a'ne-
cessity, and We know that necessity is the
mother oe invention. Al way OF accom-
plishiDg such results viii be found.
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Ax.sis asx<,. the second Sunday after Easter,
I'm IS. me fsftieth anniversary of the pro-
,s,.ssan II the sovereign PoutiE Plus U to
s,5ss ssasexsaotstA dirnity. IT behoyes Catholics
40 u eoyate wortEisy slsia anniversary, which
pe ssear to i u, thanking God for having
-,;vs., ~ holy = Pcnti6 to his Church, under
Are asfiicnlt circumstances in which she is plar
red sslxistg Of our Ford that he win pour his
xe,sut sriiffss xsyl, az ~ %
his REPRESENTATIVE among ps. that no viii,
preserve for q Icing hsned period q life s9p pre-
cious. and thasour dearly beloved Plus TX
NAV have the cons lation Il browning his mo-
aie works by the peaceable opening pnti happy
zone nsion -of she coming Council which will
be 9tl,e eransest and most important event OF
a,nr -euoch. sssssq 4ss.Fsssss ". st5 ~ s =
y ;Ecr these reasons ave have ordained and do
orllafn. as soilossss 81 N ss ~
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RE Ridge protected an the region between
IL and the river from oyerfows of the lake,
but. the pertinacity Of man finally DIVIDED
that barrier with the New Canal, anu gave
the lake waters aroad of which they ayaiied !.
themselves most freely last fall. ~
No wonder then that our contiguous at
mosphere is vitiated, or that it should give
manifestations of that arrangement by
some unusual phenomena. And when the
Hfu,l feryor of our summer sun shall have
sufficiently warmed the stagnant, pools
back of the city, we can have very little
knowledge of malaria and miasmata not to
expect full brood of them. Under ordi-
mary circumstances, the sun does not gam
direct access to the waters of a swamp, ana
when the swamp has been redeemed 70 eai-
tivation by cutting away the trees, gener-
ally its waters disappear with its shade,
through the necessities of agriculture. IL
has been left to New Orleans to experience
this year the full power OF solar inhu
ences on a swamp denuded of its forest and
vet UNFRAMED. of its shallow and fostering
pools. IL e. &c lsiss
This is probably one Of the most serious
complications growing out, Of the legisla.
| ton of our recent General Assembly, It's
| Ship Island Canal Company have .inaugu-
/ rated their system of public improvement
1 by enjoining the drainage of the city. The
drainage Board having in charge all the
tregion between the New Canal and the up
4 per line of Carrollton had just succeeded
in perfecting their system of canals and
dams, in building the necessary founda-
tions amid the mud and quicksands of the
swamp, and in erecting q 1ysTg powerful
steam. engine With the ad9i site p pEpmpine
wheels; they bad just asesrtained by two
or three trials tblss the whole worked like {
charIs,-- of that entire region aftel
any kiRd of flooding rain, with pngica
quick ness--when Judge Eeam6nt's vet'
4 dropped. upon them like an. ngaisher
and the Ship Island enterprise is triumph
ant. ssssss3ss=---
We can hardly believe. however, tina
this -pablie- spirited corporation has OBJ
tanned from the StateSEhe right to depopu
late the city of New Orleans. Its grant
can. hardly be SO extensive as to depriv
the city of its police powers for ipsurini
the health of its inhabitants. Unless
therefore, the Ship Islanders. have bough
a pre- emption on all the rain that falls il
this neighborhood, let the city authoritie
take some action in self-defense. The
ought to act promptly too, or the next ste
viii be to enjoin the people from using els
terms and thus aEresting the natural How G
commercial and maritime waters.
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- sF3xsA zs&s & HotsAK,s RoOT 81 SHOE STORE
18ararous people, q tholr climate aaitn 30 NTH Bare
wear Covering only tho sole Of the foot,
Asses1g ~ haS Nothing more 70 say
h6 u duo rEAEn 10 comfort and appearances yto
"a e snH ssse e
VifIsi reach A toi easss atrnet alld5 Char
feas Pecpfo Who sho passfs will of course
"a ehsir hs the -and We were going
H, 49, 6ri1fa To sufl6r Chose readt and
fsnse themselves the iusca
- fo IEongI SCAR, know that establish
1870 si-7 eesa MI tho and capacity
sfisf fo u1ost exacting detnalils These gentlemen
YS+ Ulfa1 IN their buEiness and ths1r
European co1nsct1cas enable theza 90
isse Iye fer custoaers the latest styles and most
srfseioa the market Tbor6 too may be
SsSS isFs ~ gaFied assortment Of trunks, valses
and baga
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The Great Charity.

The Great Charity.
Where can we find q more beautiful and
holy exemplification of charity than that
presented in the daily lives of the devoted
Sisters of the Good Shepherd. The objects
of their loving solicitude are the ontcasts OF
society, Men despise them,, and the virtu-
GUS of their own sex shrink from them with
unconquerable horror. There is no one to
pity them, no one TO take them by the hand
and assist them to retrace the polluted
path of ruin which appears to have closed
behind them, SO as to forbid. all thought of
return. IS - sSse1 n 4slsseees 4s'fs - \
But still they are the children of God,
fallen it is true, yet not beyond the hope
of regaining his favor. The holy women
spurning all those sensibilities of their sex
that would urge them to flee horror-strick-
en- from such contamination, they devote
their whole existence to the reformation of
these poor creatures. They offer them an
asylum where the cold censure of the world
gives place to loving words of hope. where
every influence, instead of inpelling them
headloisg to deeper ruin, confirms them in
good and encourages them along sh cheer
Less pathway of reform. = 5~<-'+,.s - ~
Thankless task, in MANY cas-! What
coagseness must be encountered, what open
abuse submitted TO, what deep-rooted hab-
it's of vice combatted patiently, hopefully
After awhile the reward may indeed come
in the blessed vision of n soul clad again
IN tie white garments Of Innocence; but
that IL triumph which Ii generally OBJ
tanned only after the exertions Of Q long
struggle
There can hardly be conceived more
heroic form for charity TO assume than this,
and the amount of good that could thus be
secured, the amount of evil prevented, can
hardly be estimated if the materiaf means
necessary to the extension of the work
were at the command of the Sisters. Sc
t.,,,a...... - =
their field of operation, they are extremely
cramped for means to support the present
scale of their establishment.
The sufferings and privations of the
whole family, sisters and penitents, ever
since the overflow of last fall can hardly be
realized by the kind-hearted of this COM
munity, or relief, instead of being neagre
and stinted, woald pour in abundantly
upon them.
We preface thus, in order to call the at
ton of our readers and friends to an enter
tainment, to take place for the benefit OF
this establishment, next Sunday evening,
the l1th inst. It win consist Of q lecture
to be given at the LSceum Wall by Profes-
sor j. g. Seaman, at ep'cIoek in the even
ing. The subject selected is most beau
tiful ONE CathoIicity, the fountain source
of the INCEST inspirations of Genius ''--=and
cannot fail, under the handling of Professor
Seaman, to be highly attractive.
The price of admission is only Fifty cents
and we hope to realize the fact that, fol
once, the hall selected for lecture was en-
tirely too small for the audience. When
unprincipled men squander money SO Law
isIlly for the degradation of an unfortunate
class, cannot others spare a few cents to-
wards their reformation 7 ' s as]'g'
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Glynn s. Wintz, No Camp street, certainly must
have thaiF Ingenuity tested % the crowds
Of lsdies ana gsStleen who on their els.ms dg
being suited The premises viii have to DO enLargen
even though the banking house of Mr. Pike on one hiS
and the Jewellers storeop the other, have TO 6e deoi
lshed For when it question pleasing the iaateS
al else must Yield and Messrs GIynT and Wints RT
towards this end Tho complete W hfeh tnelc
boots and Shoes give Is the soLe Of any
Inconvenience which the new improvements may g.ye
and people mast be rceonciied for benefit resuDg
TO the upper rs well as other grades
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Youi,a Man,s cathollo Friends society.

The annual festiya al of this association, as
formed ut st. Patrick's Church, ought TO
take place on or about the 17th March, the
date of it's formation, but this year, owing
to delay in the completion Of ITS banner ne
il was postponed until last Sunday. Inc
celebration commenced with
THE BEEssING OF THE BANNER. -
After having received Holy Communion
at the 81 O'clock mass, the young men oil
the society feassembled at 8 o'clock A, M,
and accompanied by kindred societies IRON
the parishes Of st. Aiphonsus and st. Jo-'
seph. marched to the Church enliyened by
the inspiring strains of the st. Mary's brass
band Immediately after the 4sperges' the
ceremonial of blessing the banner was per-
formed by Rev. Father Flanagan, assisted
by Rev. Fathers Shehan and Holton- Inc
sponsors were Thos. Msrkey, Esqo and
lady, John Breen, Esq. and daughter, MI.
McD and lady, Mr., L. F. Barrett and
Mics III. Smith, Mr. w. II. Deeves and Miss
Claugher. NJ. f,al.,,sss, sgssgs.. sa9 ).
The Banner is a splendid specimen OF
home art, worked and embroidered entirely
by one of the accomplished ladies OF the
Holy Cross Convent. On one side the
| ground is green, with the inscription in
4 beautiful silver letters, Z. Young Mems
4 Catholic Friends Society of st. Patricks,
| founded March 18th, 1867 The reverse
i side shows on a white ground, the portrait
of ST. Patrick, surrounded by wreath o.
Shamrock in gold. The portrait, also, Is
very handsome and creditable work OF
home talent, executed by Mr.. Louis Hers
I ring, of Lilienthai's gallery. zgr ,.5s.ss 4,
y. After High Mass the Society marched Out
of the Church, preceded by the, Ensign with
the newly blessed banner-the ladies and
gentlemen sponsors and the Societies as
sistipg. The line of march merely tool
them, however, to Father Ffannagant
house, where handsome collation. awaited
them. Further proceedings were then sus
/ pended until o'clock P. NJ, when the So
ciety and it's invited guests again assem-
! bfed for
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The Reverend CLERGY Or the Province Of
New Orleans and the Morning Star

Inc h0Vef0nQ EteFS3y VI tfbo EtotAHSO VI
New Orleans and the Morning star
The Catholic Telegraph come time ago
said, E2 q ~ -
THAT, 4 pastor cannot accomplish so great
n GOOD by SO little effort and at SO little,
cost to himself and his people as by intro
ducing a Catholic Journal into cathoiic
If this be true Of large cities and thickly
populated districts, where the people can
go to Church every day AID hesr instruc
lions from the altar without dpterruPtion
or Inconvenience, how much more true
and necessary is it in our khinly populated
districts, where the faithful have few OPP
portunities Of going TO- Church or listening
TO Instructions that Catholics should be
supplied with Catholic paper such as
ours, and that those outside the Church
should have an opportunity Of knowing
something of our holy religion from . pop
ular Catholic Journal authorized by eccle-
sissticai authority =
Il THE5Z MoxNrNa SrAR AND CATHOLIC
MEsaasaEa has met, 30 far, with unpar-
olleied success. 1t has at least three times
the circulation in the city, andperhaps four
times the circulation In all, that any Cath
All. ;o,a,,rnaI has ever had in New Orleans.
PM % syxat mo ree Mar effort has been made
IS, 8, te,,a ti,4 circulation outside the city.
We are, however, occasionally ciieered
by receiving the voluntary ana OF good
~, riests and laymen, who send us lists of
snsseribe.s and we believe, from repre-
sentations made to us from time to time
Nv respected clergymen and others from
Inc country, that great increase in our
circulation win take place If the Rev y.
Clergy In genera wan a'se 81 - .n ~ s.s
the oTAh anu ofihs ~ W VAC no',so :. 80. =.
hooks. aree uunoets :, pe " 3.
read tne paper put 10 nos 'aAe , 49,
interest," IN y 20 suDsciipe ioi - uA'sS' eDe'
are called upon 70 10 So
We are s'rene1nenea 'n ea,s Wv " - =
letter JUST recel4sl iroi a oia.. ~. al,
respondent Ia oaises'on' "no se.-s - l-'o
names Oh twenty -. !,
ana says rom my no, " - 80 -
man can ao - wv 80. u -. ~
700 wi'noes ~. 'uy i go - 60 .,
ou' .n'eies. o -, ~ - -,
Archpishop o,noi' ,ou. na'' ..nu 'no 80
per Oh saosoelo'.s ~ .n'1 As
SWEET " iioin IVY ~
.ne.ototo "e..oA az ~. $3.50, :,
friess ~ tue Rios in'e :, az" o Z. ~
appoint ono OF moro sssu's ~, .A'9 .'' NV
ING STAR IN his PARISH OF ui' '''s -.
VIII give al "a agents sWehsy Per eeus soi.
lniS SAons w. 0iA W.
to us; orNWe will send one copy .1fee o: fol
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Vincent dc Paul win NE nv notice in another column
that IN oxtTA nesting i called for wednesday evoDin
april 9TH.
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s<sagCE 70 THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
~ ~. olsoaas cathalic P,ibiication Company The
sppohaaed by tho stock hoideSs bsn ready 70
Tpor rsspeetfy request meeting II AL tho sock,
eeiaers 81 TUESDAY EVENING. sth iast. ct q
/ 80 ~ vi JOHN HENDERs0N.
5. e rs ~ m JOHE TslEooRE,
55 sas ~ r. DwHERs ssSs9fi
s3sM WILLIAM HART,
* n ssst III rs m n ~ STEEL
s3ls lse.s srr comnittse
sss prlsns Apsil 3, isos. ,s ap4 !.
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20 Adolphus Caper, Esq, o. Galveston, has
sent us d list OF twenty I've new subscribers,
which he ohtainsd in tive day q, for which
{ sve rssnzn kin our sinceTe thanks. He is
anaeed 4 the friend nf e:at,aelic journalism,
who devotes his valuable time, rs MIR. C.
1 has done, to promote the circnlationso Of the
i MosS1Ee STAR. sssls.s5 .sSsTss~ -,
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Soksn'a g. Am. We return orr grate-
siui Acknowledgement 10 Mrs. IL q. Stewart,
Esss sa5lss, sslss Hughes, Mrs .Iit esinalnCrs,
Miss IL GAsry and Miss E. d. Rocay the
.lsSiy naaaaaers Of the Times, Erin and
A1E0faink a tabtss, fpr the delicious egg
side efl1e sent aas soal sriday sFening
Iffhe ladies had been IN che Reig ksborhood at
health, shey sEoHld very ilEely have thoaght
thesofRee was on Sire. We ar0 glad to
learn that the faiv is likely 70 continue
during . pars Of this veell 81. &. z -
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,ArchdIocese OF New Orleans,

Ns,. x,flssus, Apfil 3. Isos.
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These OratOrical efforts were intermin-
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-18

@ O M M r II CIAL.
New York stock and Money Market.

New York Stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17..Money active during the
day at per cent. call, but in the afternoon the
tone was easier with an ample supply; prime paper
dull at q per cent. Sterling Exchange low and
os sh aod M 1851 %
to 134k ON moderately large business The effect OF
the decline OF bonds in London was neutralized by
from 81 to 10 per cent The price recovered to 1856
before the close. Governments were heavy during
the morning, prices showing decline from the cor.
in the afternoon there was an increased demand and
recovery Of about per cent, closing steady
tasions:NCoupon SIS 1881. ia a 1i4l; do 52Os 1892
1l4F q us; do 1854 1114 g 1I1l; do 1865, 1123 q
1l2a; DO new, 11o4 g llOf; DO 1867 11Of i1ol; do
Border State bonds dull and lower; Missouris 81;
new Tennessee's, 66 a 664; North Cardinals, 500 q
COZ; Vrginia's, 90 q 623.
The Railroad market duriag the morning was weak
and declining under an active speculation for lower
prices. The most noticeable decline was in stock
supposed to be largely held the Erie clique. The
dealings were large and attended with unusual ex-
citemeut. The lowest sales were New York Central
burg. ss3 North Western sia do preferred 3d. Roek
Island 124, Fort Wavne 1861 Ohio & Mississippi 32H
and Pacific Mail 1893. Miscellaneous and Express
shares also dull and lower After O'Clock the gen.
eral market became firmer and the Second Board
prices were steady Subsequently it was announced
Paste s MAI bs oeR Shs o PsT pa se
the rest ofthe market, which closed fversh at de-
cline from last prices Of the afternoon. The follow
ing $50 prices -Paclnc MAIL. lUfB ~ luI1; Wes-
tern Union Telegraph, 36t a 364; New York Cen
trial. 1901 a 1909; Hartford & Erie, %; Elie, 30 g
s5l; Hudson, 1856 q 1851; Harlsm, 1876 g 1864: Read
ing, 914 q 91a; Fort Wayne 117t a 1l7a; Michigan
Central, 1lsz 1871; Michigan Southern, 90 g s2s
Illinois Central 14S; Toledo, 1893 g 104; Chicago
s13 a s2A; do preferred, 500 q 90.
The exports of specie for the week amounted to
$3,22S063
The balance at the Sub-Trsasury to-day amount
ed to $50, 1877, 1877.
The cl arances at the Gold Exchange Bank to-day
amounted to 1000, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-18

IOasK.. ...... q 3 %
Naval Stores.
Tar P brl. % 90 a 5 80
Pitch &c. Tar)3 20 a
vii. Pitch 8 so
Rosin ......4 90 q 1000
|Turpentine gal So q 66
Oakum.
American. =. 10 a 12k
n.1
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-18
WEST INDIES.


NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Herald has the
following special dispatch from Cuba:
HdUdnd, Feb. 14.-The insurgents have APP
peared in the district Of Colon under Col In
clan, a Mexican. Two thousand men are wait
ing in the Cuzco mountains for the signal of
revolt.
The Cuban passengers found on the schoon-
Galvanic have been sentenced to death by
the Court, but Gen. Dulce will probably COM
mute the sentence to penal Imprisonment.
The schooner has been declared legal prize,
Of which the British Consul has notified his
The American Consul at Trinidad has Joined
IL e insurgents
Gen. Dulces wife will soon leave for Spain
The Government has news of rising near
Matanzas. The rebels number over 300 and
the greatest alarm prevailed.
Senior Costello, Director of the Savings
Bank, has been arrested, and the police are
searching for other wealthy men, whose money
seems to be wanted.
HAVANA, Feb. 16.-The U. s. Consul having
| applied for passport for naturalized citizen,
| the latter was arrested, and the Consul was in
| formed that the Government could not recOg-
nike his right to apply for passports. The
Consul has telegraphed to Washington asking
Tor the prompt intervention of the Govern
ment to protect its citizens, and in case of re-
fusal rendering bis resignation.
Ldter-Gen. Dulce has released native of
Cuba. who wss arrested yesterday on his pro-
duclng his American naturalization papers.
The principal American residents in Glen.
tuegos applied for war vessel for their protec-
ton, and an answer was returned that it was
impossible to send them a man of war at pres
emit.
Havana is practically in a state of siege
Gen. Dulce has been urged to formally de-
clare it SO, but is yet disinclined. He may,
however, issue a proclamation to that effect
after the expiration of the amnesty. Cutas
are applying daily TO be permitted to take re-
fuge on board the United States flagship Con.
tocook in case trouble should break out in the
city and their lives be threatened. Admiral
Hof has consented to take the American resi-
dents to Key West
An engineer, who has been exploring one of
the plantations in the jurisdiction of San An
tonic, has arrived here, and reports that party
of 300 insurgents had invaded that district.
The plantation hands fled panic-stricken and
work on the estates had ceased.
A letter from Trinidad, dated 18th inst says
abe Cubans have raised the standard of revolt
everywhere, and have destroyed the telegraph
lines and stopped the mails.
A dispatch from Nuevitas reports the BAN
dittias pillaging the country. The negroes are
wandering about the country without re-
straint. There are many Spaniards in the in
surgent ranks.
At Puerto Principe provisions are becoming
scarce, and the inhabitants are threatened
with famine 4@zak
HAVANA, Feb. 17-Gen. Dulce still contin-
ues active measures for the suppression of the
instruction. Permission to carry arms has
been revoked, and all arms have been ordered
to be delivered to the Government within four
days