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

.itizen, Hon. Thos. j. Sempaesa. Ills discourse
yvas interrupted ngaiH and again by outbursts
If applause; and prolonged expressions of ap-
urobation, after be had taken his seat indi-
cated the intere st of the audience in the speak
az anil his subject. 1t would be impossible to
give, in a few paragraphs any idea of such a
lecture snfice it to say that three PROPOSE
Z tions were demonstrated; -z--,
1st--That tho contest, now going on, is be-
tween two great parties-ca Catholics and" Rd-
tiora.isa,n or Authority and Reason, as a critic
of Revelation.
od-That Ritaalism Is the natural reyulsion
of Anglicanism from the i,ictpieRt EdtieRdlism
which underIes that whole System. Z
3d-That the Catholic Church alone digaidea,
-insteast of degrading Reason from its proper Of
fee. and remains ever tie same, sustained and
Guided by the promised Paraclete.
After paying q glowing tribute to the I" Mo-
therY he had found at last, he badc his audi
ence good night.
While he was speaking, the Committee of
Arrangements determined ON another lecture,
to be delivered by him next Sunday night, ut
St. Alphonsps' Hall which was duly announced
to the audenceby the Hon.'T. j. Sesnmes.
We trust that every person that reads this
will be present on Sunday evening. Those
that were absent on Friday night lost one Of
the greatest intellectual treats.
The subject on Sunday will be: g Why am T
a Catholic or the Capital Defect of Ritual
ISM"
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. The gentlemen
composing this Board had the subject of re-
trenchment again before them "Wednesday
night last and the proceedings show that re-
duction of a few hundred dollars has been
made. Considerable discrepancy existed as to
the usefulness of some OF the einployes--one
member considering the Assistant Superintend-
emit '>an Incubus while another thought his
services SO valuable that he proposed to in
crease the salary of the incumbent The
chairman OF the committee on teachers stated
that there we're teachers holding appointments
under the Board who were known to be incom-
petent., The discoveries in the library depart
ment were decidedly rich, and an effort was
made to contine the fun to favored few; but
one member 6eclaEed concealment impossible
as those ubiquitous gentlemen, the reporters
had feEreted it-out. The chairman of the
library committee, it appears, has been playing
a snug little game in disposing of valuable
works and replacing them by worthless ones
from his own secondhand hook stuza. Mr..
Pope rOundiy taxed the late chairman with n
: desire to feather his own nest ,nd neglect
entirely the interest Of the Schoef Board. -
when the Board ALMOST unanimously put him
down, as the chairman being present, it was
highly indicate to wound his feelings for
after all, what had he done7 Why only, nc
cordlng to the report of an investigating COM
mittee, possessed himself of $50 volumes
many of them rare and valuable works-and
giving in exchange $50 volumes of worthless
trash. Why, this was a mere bagateEe,
Bcard Of A!dermes.-R from the
lower Board, appropriating $3.50 to.the Little
Sisters of the Poor and the st. Annals ASYLUM,
were concurred in. Resolution to extend the
time for paying licenses, after amendment. was
adopted A resolution from the lower Board
to memorabilia Congress TO donate the building
known as the United States Mint, was concur
red in. "A petition was presented from French
residents in New Orleans relative to the Girod
fund, which was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.t The lessee of the Poydras Market
communicated his willingness to relinquisb his
lease OF that market, on account of the involve
ment of city money.
Board ef assistant AIlermen.- Street Com
missioner reported that the present bad condi-
ton Of the streets was attributable to the de.
Lay in the Finance Department. The Trea-
sureS's report is as follows: Receipts. sl51.
7S4 20; expenditures, s66,59I 40; balance ON
hand, s5e006a 0s. The Board of Drainage En-
gineers reported against the feasibility of the
projected ship canal, and a committee was an
pointed to-day the matter before the Senate.
4he Finance Committee advised leasing the
wharves, as well as to farm city licenses. The
same committee submitted an ordinance to
issue bonds for 100000, exehangeable for
city currency, and another for bonds 70 the
amount of Sa,OOo,Ooo to provide for the nav
ment OF other debts, and asking the I,eeisIa-
lure TO legalize these acts. a petition similar
!" 1nat OF the upper Board was directed to be
presented to Congress, requesting that the Mint
premises be donated to the city The special
committee on the sale of market leases report
Gu e1onerating the Controller from blame, and
recommending the withdrawal of the resolution
FeadJndieating the markets
LEGISL.AT E,eb,yo., T :,