The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-21

A gold dollar 10 now worth only from to
Of q cent more than paper dollar.
The Golden Thread Social Club. Mr.. John
Boyle, President. will give it's fifth grand pic
mic ct Oakland Park on the 2sth.
The young ladies OF the High Glass of St
Alphonsus school will give their annual exhi-
bition next Tuesday, 23rd inst, in st. Alphon.
sus Hall.
The first case of sunstroke in this city this
sammer occurred last Mon1sy, George Brown,
o negro who had been at work some hours dis.
charging steamboat, being the victim.
From August 31st last year up to last Thurs.
day night 1 .Ss1 222 bales of cotton were re-
ceiyed at this port, being an increase of 1922
75s bales over the receipts for the same time
the year previous.
The City Surveyor has already given the
lines for the new belt freight railroad which
is to run along the fevee from Eiysian Fields
down to the lower limits of the Third District.
Work will be commenced soon.
A new company, styled the "Louisiana
Mirror Manufacturing Company has been or.
ganized by q number of our French and Creole
fellow.oitizens. Its capital is $50 900, and it's
principal object is to make mirrors.
swat Q monster language" said French
man "here / read in ze newspaper Eat man
commit murder, was committed for trial and
zen committed himself to a reportair. No won
der everyzing in America is done by committee
Young Simpson went to see the base ball
match last Sunday. He stood near the third
base and was sent to grass by foul which
struck him under the fifth rib. "a foul was
it," he roared, "by George 1 thought it was a
mule.
The leaders of the new National party claim
that they have s40O active members enrolled
in this city. In National affairs the party
adopts broad views; in local matters, its policy,
like ttat of most other parties, will bs to
secure offices for its leading men.
Our famous Charity Hospital has been
painted from top to bottom, the outbuildings
have been repaired, all the beds and bedding |
have been replaced by new ones, and many |
changes and improvements, long and sadly |
needed, have been made in the institution.
The State Convention of the Dsmocratic |
Party will meet in Baton Rouge on the 5th |
August. Nine tenths of the delegates elected |
from the country are instructed to vote for q |
Constitutional Convention. We sincerely hope |
that our city delegates will receive like in
structions.
Among the attr actions at the entertainm ent
this evening, in st. Francis Hall, corner St.
David and Second streets, will ba an exhihi-
tion drill in the Irish tongue and an oration in
Ancient Irish, on the evils of Irish landlordism,
by Daniel Mcbride, Esq. For other details see
By order of the Council the Canal and Clai-
borne Street Railroad Company will build
new bridge over the Old Bssn at is intersec
tion with Claiborne street. Work will bs
in a few days. During it's pro
gress pedestrians will cross the canal on
pontoon the Company is now building.
We regret to learn that the President has
removed Col. j. n. G. Parker from the position
be has SO long and, to the people of this city,
10 acceptably filled, as Postmaster. Col.
Parker is universally esteemed by our citizens
rs one of the most Efficient Postmasters New {
Orleans has ever had, hence We cannot believe I
hat the Presidents action is bassd upon a
iesire to improve the civil service. Gen. A. S.
Badger succeeds Col. Parker.
The annual commencement exercises of the {
Jesuits' College, corner of Barronne and Com
non streets, will take place next Friday even
ng, at O'Clock. "The Fallen Monarch" 8
tragedy in five acts, will be presented, after l
which the premiums will be awarded. On &C. I
,ount of limited accommodations the presenta.
lion of a card is required for each individual ,
admission, hence those who have no cards
'honld not present themselves. |,
Our Cotton Exchange, Chamber of Com.
nerce and Sugar Planters Association, are !.
working energetioally to make the commercial {
which is to meet here Nov. 195h t
success. 1t augurs we'll for New Orleans
when her leading merchants and capitalists
give somo eign of life aud by acts prove that
hey have found out that it does not pay to c
move on forever in the same little old grooves ,
New Orleans may yet become q real live citv |