The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-15


The official mortuary report for the week
ending Sunday last, Sept. 9Th, shows:
Total deaths 763. White 700. oolored 63
White males 450, white females $50. Total
males 4S2. total females 2s1.
The following were the principal causes of
death:
yellow feverEwhitss $50. ooiorsd i6......-----aa4
Maisrisi fsvers tunciasiaod,. as
Consumption. .......--......... Is
Three hundred and i've of the victims were
under Is years of age, 3l9 between Is and 40,
Natives of Louisiana 251 of other States 81;
of Germany 66; of Ireland So of France 81 Of
Italy 81; Of England 16; Of Spain s.. Buried
from Charity Hospital 70; from Hotel Dieu-7.
By request of Mother st. Charles, Superior
ess, the following appeal is published:
The Sisters of Monnt Carmel, in charge of
their Orphan Aay1nm, No. So Piety street. be-
tween Grestmen and Casaoalvo streets, Third
sistanoe. They have about one hundred and
twenty children under their charge. and abso-
lutely dependent on them for food and support
or these little girls, fifteen are now in bed with
the yellow fever, attended by DE-. Lewis. Two
of the Sisters are also prostrated with the
same mslady Unhappily, the ordinary re.
sources of the Sisters are destroyed by the pro-
valent pestilenoe. and they find themselves
without dollar in the house and with
means for obtaining things necessary to the
sick. They greatly need medicines, bed cover
suoh as would be suitable to the sick and con-
valescent. TrustinR in the goodness of God,
the Sisters take this means of making their
condition known to those whom He will in
epire with charity in their regard.
CITY COUNCIL From the efioial minutes
Of the proceedings of the Council last Tuesday
We take this extract:
Mr.. McCsffeey offered the following:
Resolued, That transfers of claims for services
rendered by the employees Of the various de-
Of the Crescent City Police Department. during
the present year, be and are hereby made re.
ceivable out Of the amount applicable for taxes:
of 1878 to the general fund.
Resolved. That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
MT Brown objected to the resolution.
Mr.. CAvanac also objected and called atten-
tion to article SO of the city charter, which he
said prohibited the diverting Of the funds OF
the government under penalty Of fine or i'm
prison ment.
Mr.. McCsffrey denied that there was any
clause in the charter with which the resolu.
tion could conflict. There was large amount
of taxes due, which, il paid into the treasury
would enable the government to pay its en-
ployees, who were in sore need just now
funds which, if collected, would 60 to the
employ yees-then what objection could there
"
for taxea Of 1871 The adoption of the reso-
luton would cause the value of transfers to
appreciate, and thereby we would be spared
to whom the City owed two months salary
already, applying to the free market for the
food which was sent here for the sick and
destitHteI
Mr.. Cavanao read the following from the
oity charter:
SEC. so. Be it further enacted. etc, That it
shall not be lawful for the Mayor, the Council,
oofk khn 0;fv tn
divert or attempt tt divert any moneys or
credits of any particular or special fund to any
other purpose than that for which the fond
was originally intended. Any Infringement Of
this proviaion sbail be punished by fine of
not less than $1,000 nor more than $4,000, or by
imprisonment of not less than one por more
than five years, and dismisesl from office.
He stated that the resolution, if adopted
would be null, and could not bs carried into
effect without endaDgering the bondsmen OF
the Administrators.
the resolution IL it could be demonstrated that
il was legal.
Mr.. MoCaffrey replied that the Council in
1875 passed resolution, similar IN ITS Snarao-
mium bonds were made receivable for taxes OF
that year. If the present resolution COZ hicts
with the charter the one referred to also con-
hioteds and yet no evil consequences eroso
therefrom. II any responsibility arises from
the passage of this resolution he was willing
to take his share of It,.
objection to the adoption Of the resolution.
He said it would be we'll, however, to postpone
further consideration till next meeting, as
there were other arrangements in progress
which would more speedily and effectively ac-
complish the object the Administrator had in
view in presenting the resolution.
Mr.. MoCafrey had no objection to postpon-
ing further con sideration il other and better
arrangements were in progress bot, though
member of the Council, he had heard nothing
concerning them. All he wanted was te seonre
A.. NHN hn nfk at ~
day possible, their pay for services honestly
and faithfnlly rendered to the city.
It was then agreed that the resolution be
made the special order Of the day for next
Tuesday.
THE WEATHDR.-But little observation Of
the weather records is necessary to show that
the month Of August, just paSt, was extremely
favorable to the spread Of the fever. This
month of September is SO wholly different, that