The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-10-25

NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING. OCTORER Ok 1917

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY
Next week expect shall have a good dea
to say on the vexed subject of University Edu
cation for the annual meeting of the Queen
or goddess University will be held in few day
hence, and on Thursday next will come off tn
commencements of the Catholic Universit
| under circumstances more than usually import
ant. The academical session of the latter in
stitution opened to-day. It promises to be
successful one. The number of students enter
Ing is much in excess of that of last year, an,
the different schools of science are much bette
provided than in former years with teachip,
appliances. Thus the National Philosopb,
Cabinet has been largely increased and .
Physical Science laboratory has been con
structed out of the new, chiefly through the
exertions and largely at the expense of tn,
new Professor of Theology, the Very Rev. Dr.
Molloy, who has spent ESQ of his own none,
on the work within the last few months.
A word or two temperance matters. 4
rather notable conference took place yesterda,
in hall in Molesworth street, in this city. 1
was conference of ladies, and the upshot o
it was resolution binding those present (wh,
numbered good many to do everything il
their power to spread total abstinence prin
ciples. 1t was also resolved to send q deputa
tion to the Recorder of Dublin, urging him te
grant, at the approaching licensing sessions
only six-day licenses, if he should grant any
licenses at all. 1t will be curious to sec wha,
the result will be of the interview of the ladies
with old, grim, wizen-faced Sir Frederick Shaw:
but there can be no doubt that the ladies in
question deserve every credit for the steps
they have 30 far taken. The last licensing act
empowers the licensing authorities to grant
slx-day licenses to such as will have them, in
preference to seven day or the ordinary licen-
ses. In Limerick, the magistrates, creditably
anxious to put end to Sunday trading in
liquor, are trying not TO give any but six-day
licenses. They have postponed giving their
decision on the applications they have received
until they know whether the applicants will
agree to close on the Sabbath and this has
vastly annoyed the Winners Societies. On
the whole, the temperance, or at least the Sun-
day-olosing cause, is steadily gaining ground /;
a good, healthy, wholesome feeling in favor of
it is growing up in all quarters Finally,
observe, from advertisements and placards,
that gentleman from your side of the Atlantic,
named Thomas H. Pierce, will give q temper
ance lecture this night week. in this city, under
the presidency of Town-Councillor Lawlor.
shall go to hear Mr.. Pearce, and let the readers
If the STAR know all about his Grafton.
The Grattan statue is nearly ready for erec-
ion, and, accordingly, on Monday application
vas made to the corporation to set aside the
,lace in College Green in which it is to stand
)ne OF two Conservative (anti-NationaD men,
'ers wished not to give up any part of the
Id Parliament House but eventually q reso-
utiou was adopted empowering Committee
10. Of the Council to take the proper steps
n the matter, and there is no doubt that this
'ody will give the required spot to the Statue
Committed. It will be recollected that several |
ears ago the site in question was voted for
he Prince Albert Memorial. That vote was
matched in an unguarded moment, and was
afterwards rescinded through the |
xertions of Mr. A. NJ. Sullivan, who at the |
ime distinctly declared that the place should |
Q kept for the statue of Grattan. As am on |
ity matters, 1 may mention that Essex Bridge,
onnectiug Parliament Cat the head of which
land the Castle and the City Hall, formerly
ne Corn Exchange) with Capel street, has
cen rebuilt, and will probably be called Graf
IN Bridge.
The Duke of Leinster is on his deathbed
% is in his eighty-fourth year. He has been
xty years q duke, and moro than sixty Grand
aster of the MasonS in Ireland. He was never
lything better than q harmless Liberal, and
late years he has been one of the worst
ndlords in the kingdom at the Lienster
ase," document which would deprive the
ssors of every right and privilege secured to
en- by the Land Act, and which he attempted q
st year to force on all his tenants, being q
after of infamous notoriety. ItprOcured the
lection Of his son, Lord Ohio Fitzgerald, at
Q last election for Kildare. Yet all the papers,
sept the National papers, are every day
aising and lamentlpg She Duke and publish ;