The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-05

Yesterday the nre boys OF CREEollton mRden
magnificent display on their eighth anniyer-
sary. Mr.. 8. L. Henry was the Grand Marahal.
Tomorrow Mercury will GROSS the path Of
the sun. Scientists and curious sightseekers
will interview the telescope man Of Canal
street.
This Sunday evening, the Lafayette YIN.
B. Association give grand festival at the
Carrollton Gardens. The amusements begin
ct O'Clock.
The Louisiana Boat Club held regatta at
the New Lake end on the 1st inst. 1t was the
opening of the aquatic season, and was wit
messed by O large number Of people.
Division No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians,
escorted by the Irish Rifles without arms
received Holy Communion in st. Josephs
Church at the O'Clock Mass last Sunday.
That our Total Abstinence Societies are alive
and working is proved by the frequent notices
of meetings, communion, etc., which appear in
that column of the STAR specially devoted to
them.
Tomorrow, Monday, between the hours Of
IL and O'Clock, the annual election for Direo.
tors of the Hibernia Insurance Company will
take place at the office of the Company, 81 81
Camp street.
Next Sunday, May 18th, the children of st.
Msry's parish, End District will make their
First Communion and in the evening will re-
ceive confirmation. At the Cathe the First
Communion will take place the same day.
The directors of the Hibernia Insurance
Company held q special meeting last Wednes.
day and adopted resolutions of respect to the
memory of Mr.. Patrick Irwin, their late Vice
President They will be found in our obituary
column.
The Quarterly Communion of the members
o: the Society of st. Vincent de Paul will take
place this Sunday morning at the seven O'Clock
Mass, in St. Mary's (Archbishop's) Church. The
general meeting will be held in the Morning
Star Hall at O'Clock p. m.
Traveller" in his letter from Donaldson
vile, published in our last issue, was mistaken
in giving the name of the architect who built
the fine Lemann residence as w. P. Freret,
Esq. Mr.. James Freret, 25 Commercial Place,
is the architect.
The School Board met last Wednesday even.
| ing. Besides the regular routine, the only
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luton of regret at the resignstion of Mr.. Louis
A. Martinez, colored Director, who is about
| to remove from the city permanently.
The First Regiment Infantry, Louisians
National Guard, Col. Adolph Meyer, command.
ing, will give their frat Festival and Tourna-
| ment on the 11th and 18th Of this month, st
the Fair Grounds. The amusements promised
are varied as will be seen by the programme
published in our advertising columns.
A Eve aue locomotive boiler exploded in the
yard of the carpenter shop and building man
| ufactory of Mr.. Peter Ross, at the corner Of
Washington and Prytsnia streets. Notwith.
! standing the fact that the proprietor and two
of his employees were standing almost in front
of the boiler at the time of the accident, none
of them were injured.
Prof. Jules Cartier, organist Of st. Louis
Cathedral, was the beneficiary of o grand
| vocal and instrumental concert given at Grune-
wald Hall last Thursday evening, under the
auspices Of his choir and st. Ceoilia's Society.
The programme was made up of the choicest
selections from an extensive repertoire, the
artists were of recognized fame and the audi
ence was very large and appreciative.
The suit of the City of New Orleans against
the Southern Bank, in the Fifth District Court,
came up for trial last Monday, and q verdict
was rendered on Thursday night. That yer.
dict is in favor of the City and oond smns the
Bank and Mr.. Dubuclet, in solido, to pay
S84, 900. The city sued for So 100000. Neither
party, it seems, is satisfied, and the verdict is
to be appealed from to the Supreme Court.
The liquor dealers now refuse to pay the
licenses which they had been accustomed to
! pay before the Governor signed the Moffett
Register bill. In addition to this stand, they
have formed an Association for the purpose Of
testing the constitutionality OF the, to them,
obnoxious measure. At meeting held We'd
! nesday evening last, Mr.. F. Hollander, pre-
=, siding, they retained Messrs. Huntington and
Rice to plead their case in the courts.