The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-02
LOCAL NOTES.
The celebrated Gen. Jubal Early has arrived
in town.

first Monday in November. VI
The Louisiana Field Artillery give grand
Military Festival at the Eais Grounds to-day
Rev. T. J Smith, c. NJ, Pastor Of st. Joseph,s
returned home last Wednesday evening from
the North. .
Lsst Sunday the .Picaysne publisbed o very
excellent article on the Asylum Of the Little
| Sisters of the Poor.
st. Joseph's and St. Alphonsus' Total Absti. s
nence Societies meet this evening, as will be
seen by notices elsewhere
At the Church Of St. Francis de Sales the
| closing exercises Of the month of May were
held last Sunday evening. The ceremonies
were very imposing.
Thursday last State bonds were worth 731
cents on the dollar and Premium (City) bonds
339 cents. dollar in gold was worth one
dollar and one and cents
We had the pleasure of cali last week
from our staunch friend J. Torras ESQ, of
Red River Landing, Pointe Coupee Parish.
He reports crop prospects as being excellent,
large number Of editors of Missouri news
papers spent several days in the city last
week. Many were accompanied by their wives
and other members of their families, the whole
excursion party numbering $50.
Last Thursday verdict was rendered in the
case of Thomas Pickett, charged with having
killed Michael Knuckly at the corner of Ely.
sian Fields and Decatur streets, January 11tb,
1876. Pickett was found guilty Of manslaugh-
ter.
At its meeting Thursday evening, the South
ern Yacht Club admitted 46 new members,
raising the total member ship to 23o. A ssries
of rscls were decided upon, tie first to take
place on Monday, June Gath, and the second
on Tuesday, 25th.
To-day, at 7:30 p. M, Very Rev. B. A. Nett
hart, will preach in st. Theresa's Church, and
q collection will be taken up for the benefit of
the poor of the parish visited by the Society of
St Vincent de Paul. The services will close
with Benediction.
Last Saturday the job of cleaning reservoir
No. 1, of the Water Works, was completed.
10000 cubic yards of earth were taken ont of
it. Work on the other reservoir was at once
commenced and is probably finished by this
time, though the deposit of allnvion wac great
er than in the first reservoir.
Last Sunday at O'Clock, one of the dummies
on the Lake Shore road ran off the track. The
engineer and lady passenger were hurt. The
managers of the road state that several rails
were unspiked and have offered reward of
$500 for such information as will lead to the
detection of the party who committed the out
rage.
The Ger sus tskeI are busily engaged through
ont the city just now. The reports Sd far in-
dicate q population of 10000 in the Tenth
Ward and Is, 600 in the First Ward. It is to
be hoped that the people will give the census
takers all the 'staEee pc ssible, it is mos.
de sirable and even nece ary to have correct
report of the number, nationality, ETC., of the
inhabitants of the City and State.
The meeting Of the City Council last Tues
day was . very tame affair." oomparatively-no
vetoes, no debates and only one division, and
that as to whether the City should have the
she'll road ont Canal street, and the levee be-
tween Canal and Poydres streets, sprinkled
daily, at a monthly experss of $50. The
matter was not decided, but will come up
again next Tues lay.
Last Friday evening, ct the Church of st.
Hichael Grew. Father Heslin, pastor), the clos
ing VI 1ne montn Oh May Devotlons was cele
brated with the usual display. There was
magnificent procession in which the adults
and children of the entire parish participated.
The benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
followed q beautiful discourse on the "Blessed
Virgin Mary" by the Rev. T. ]. Abbott, C. NJ.
Friday night, May 24,h, Recorder 8. J. N.
Smith was indicted by the Grand Jury who
found true bill against him for exhibiting
uncalled for and upjustifable malice against
Mr.. G. G. Haley, the latter having refused to
sign shorthand report of evidence in case
in which he was plaintiff and Recorder Smith
the Judge. The ground Of objection alleged
by Mr.. Haley was non-ability to understand
the purport of the document to which he was
asked to sign his name.
- At the Church of the Immaculate Conoep-