The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-23

Poisoned meat 10 now being literally distr
& butsd to the dogs Of New Orleans.
At the State registration office, in the Stat
House, $500 voters had registered mp to In
Wednesday.
Among recent deaths in this city, We not
that Of MermsDn Schwarts, cotton weight
for j. Burnett g. Co., at the age OF 30 years.
The number of children within school sgs
In this city, according to the latest enumeri
tiop, In 6S. SIs. The number in the State
4 272.9s3.
a Requiem Mass will be celebrated at
o'clock tomorrow (Mondsy) morning, in St
4 Pstrick's Church. for the reposs of the soul O
the late Rev. J. B. Duffy. C.ssR.
We were honored last Friday with cal
from our staunch friend, N. Raleigh, Eco o,
Ressrop, Louisiana. Mr.. Raleigh reports cropl
4 good and prospects generally bright in his SEQ
1 tion of the State.
Last Thursday Mr.. E. n. Farrsr, risinl
young lawyer Of this city, and Miss Luc,
Stamps, were married in st. Pauls church b.
DR.. Leacook. The bride was given away b.
President DaVia, her grand.unele,
There were Ill deathe in this city during
the week ending on the 18th, 10 being caused
by consumption, by smallpox and by
malarial fevers. OF the Ill, 65 were male,
and 46 females and IS were white persons
and 46 colored.
Max Chapsky, q young man who kept q
clothing store on Camp street under the City
Hotel. committed suioide last Wednesday by
drowning himself in the river. Cause, as
giving by himself shortly before his dissp
pearance, bad business.
On the 9th inst, the annual State Convention
! Of the Ancient Order of Hibernians elected the
following officers Benjamin Kelly, of Division
{ 4, State Delegate Peter Herman Of Division
4 1. State Secretary, and John Friel of the same
Division, State Treasurer.
,CARMKLTTE s1srKRs.-At O'Clock next
Sunday evening, June 30th, at the Convent Of
the Carmelite Nuns, 134 Barracks street be-
tween Rampant and Burgundy streets, two
bells will be blessed, and the Stations of the
Way of the Cross will be put mp in the chapel
The public are invited to attend.
The Festival of sS. Peter and Paul, which
falls on Saturday, Goth, will be celebrated on
the Sunday following, the 30th, by o solemn
SHigh Mass in the Church Of IS. Peter and
Paul, Third District, Very Rev. G. Moynihan,
Pastor. An appropriate sermon will be
preached by one Of the Jesuit Fathers.
Last Sunday morning about one hundred
children made their First Communion at the
2 o'clock Mass in the Church of the Holy Nsne
Of Mary, Algiers, which is in charge of Fa-
theirs Of the Society of Mary,-Marisss. At 6
O'Clock p. M, the same day the children re-
newed their baptismal vows and the services
,elosed with Benediotion.
TIE Louisiana Division of the army of Ten
nessee, Col. James Lirgan, President, have
determined to present to the Hon. Jefferson
Davis gold badge and q certificate of member
Bhip printed on white satin. The presenta-
tion will take place on the 10th ofJuly, on the
ground0 adjoining Barnes Hotel. Missiasippi
City, and President Davis will deliver an
address. An excursion has been organised
sOr the occasion. Tickets for the round trip
md dinner, So.
Sr. JoHN's CHURca.-The Forty Hours De-
otion at this Church, which commenced
riday morning, in preparation for the oele-
hRation Of the Feast of St. John the Baptist,
Ill close tomorrow, Monday morning. At7:3o
clook this Sunday evening, Rev. jeremiah
goynihan, Jr. will preach the panygeric Of St.
ohm. Monday morning, st. Johns day, the
Fery Rev. Cornelius Moynihan, Pastor of st.
Peters, will celebrate Solemn High Mass at 2
Pollock and the exercises of the Forty Hours
Eil close with grand TIE Deum and Benedic-
ion of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
We copy the following from q recent number
bf the New York ITish-AmericGn:
DUBLIN-SsO 0O0.-Heir8 and Nert of Kin
Wanted, of the relations of Cassidy Sheridan,
ghO married, about 1884, Richard Sheridan,
hippipg merchant, of the County Dublin, Ire
And, and died a widow, leaving several ohil-
rem and brothers and sisters. Any informa-
lon of the descendants of the Sheridan fami-
Hes in America to be sent to John P. Jayne,
attorney, No. Murray street, New York city.
This item belongs to our "Looal," because
here are q number of the name in town,