The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-08
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY, MAY g, 1870


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HEwioRLEAHs. SUNDAY. May 9. 1870
REVIEW OF TIE WEEK.
Our You've ARrIsr.-New countries are
proverbially more prolific Of utilitarian en-
terprise than Of excellence in art and works
Of taste. Railroads and canals call forth
the energies of a young community, and it
ID only after these pressing necessities have
been provided for, and the demand for
such effort has been supplied, that the
capacities of the population turn into the
channel Of ornamental pursuits. Then
opens the era of painting, sculpture, archi-
lecture, music, etc.
We have been recently surprised to wit
ness efforts in this direction, which tend to
show that this golden age of our country may
be nearer at hand than we have supposed.
We refer to some beautiful paintings ex-
hibited ct the late State Fair, as the produc-
ton Of q mere child-a boy of Is or ID years
the SON Of Mr.. Nolan, one of our worthy
fellow citizens Of the Third District.~One
of the best of these, represents~St. Patrick
with episcopal mitre and crozier, and has
to matured Judgment. Another represents
q mailed warrior, aud is very remarkable
for its excellence Of detail.
The youthful artist is certainly credit,
not only to his accomplished preceptor, G.
D. Couaen, Esq, Of 81 Camp street, but to
the city. We understand that it is the. in
tention Of his parents to give him every
opportunity of Improvement that their
means may permit, and have no doubt that
Whatever may be beyond their power, will
be supplied by public spirited persons,
able to discriminate in favor of native
ability.
We have had q visit from Brother
Michael Lyons, Of the Dominican Convent
Of st. Louis Bertrand, Louisville, Ky, q
House of Studies and Missionary Residence
Brother Lyons is the agent for the sale of
tickets for the benefit of the above-named
institution, with the view to enable it to
build church, and to improve the condi-
ton of the institution generally. Brother
Lyons says that he has been very success
full in his sale of tickets, aud is now on his
way to st. Louis, with the same object in
view, where we hope he will be as success
full as he has been here. He desires US to
offer his sincere thanks to the Right Rev.
Bishop Perche, for his great courtesy and
kindness to him; and also to the good
people of our city fer the kindly reception
and Gberabity extended to him by them.
We would remark also to our readers,
that the Rev. B. Chocarne, who gave some
very effective missions, aud whose elo-
quence as q preacher was so much admired
in this diocese during the past and previous
winter, is a priest of the same Order and
same House, and who is still rememered
among Us with deep interest and respect.>
INTERESTING QUESTION OF LAw.-In the
Superior Court of New York, on the 2sth
ult., an interesting question of law was pre-
scented, viz: whether the Protestant Asylum
had right to detain children for their
board. OF course it was patent that the
design was to take advantage of the ext
gencies of poor man in order to deprive |
him of his natural rights and proselyte his
children. AS reported, it appears that a
laboriDg man, named Augustus L. Walsh,
had two children, girls, named Catharine
and Harriet, aged respectively eleven and
seven years. Some time since the father
had his children placed in the Protestant
Half Orphan Asylum, the rules Of which
provided that he should pay seventy five
cents o week, each, for their board. Being
in embarrassed circumstances, the father
could not afford to pay the children's board
regularly, and, as claimed by the officers of
the asylum, now owes q bill of $l62.
Welsh now desires to obtain possession of
his children, but the authorities of the
asylum refuse to transfer them to his GUS
tody until the board bill is first paid
q writ of habeas corpus is
granted by the court; in obedience to which
the children were produced in court. 1t is
claimed, on behalf of the petitioner, that
the oldest girl, Catherine, was bound out to
q man named Hammond, residing at
Peekskill, without her paIent's consent. On
application of counsel representing the
lsylum, the further hearing was adjourned
for two days. 4
Mons. DUPANLoUP.-The infdel press
have been making free with the pane of
,he Bishop of Orleans with view of Civ
ing an air of Importance to their evil pre-
lictions about the Council. With regard {
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