The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-22

The State Union Cathoio AotaI a AostluehSe
Societies meets Wednesday.
Letters received from Rev. Father Kenny
state that his health is gradually improving.
Rev, Father Karicher, CSs R., who has had
q very severe attack of yellow fever, 10 we'll
again.
St. Mary,s Dominican Academy, corner Of
Dryades and Calliope streets, will 70 open OF
the 1st of October
Sisters Agnee, Vincent and Julia, at the
Charity Hospital, have all recently recovered
from severe attacks of the yellow fever.
St. Johns Commercial College, Dryades
street, will be reopened by the Christian
Brothers as soon as the fever ceases to be
epidemic.
The State Convention of the National Party
last Thursday nominated DR.. J. s. Gardner, of
East Baton Rouge, for State Treasurer, in op-
position to Msjo Burke.
Rev. Father Massardier, Pastor of St. There
sas. had go far recovered his health by last
Wednesday that he was enabled to celebrate
Mass that day, which was the ninth anniver-
sary Of his ordination.
We regret to learn that Rev. Fathers Vallee
and Bicklmayer, the pastors of the two church
es in Carrollton, are very i'll with the prevail
ing fever. There is much sickness and great
distress among the people of that locality.
The semi-Annual Communion of the MEM
bers of St. Joseph's Total Abstinence Society
OF Algiers takes place to-day at the 2 o'clock
Mass in the Church of the Holy Name of Mary.
Members of city societies are invited to attend.
The Board of Public School Directors has re-
considered it's resolution to reopen the schools
on the 1st of October. 1t is not probable that
the time will be fixed till rapid and ttsady
decrease in the death rate shows that the yell
low fever epidemic is approaching it's end.
During the week ending Sept. 9TH, the Pea
body Association honored Ia. 420 acquisitions
calling for 10O,4sO rations, and in the week
ending Sept. 14th they honored 8 237 requisi
tions calling for Ga .659 rations. Total for two
weeks: 23,657 acquisitions; 165. 139 rations at
20 cents each S23 027 SO,
At the last meeting of the Council an ordi'
nance was adopted providing for the raising
of funds by disposing of the market revenuet
and certain assets of the city. The resolution
offered at the previous meeting making trans
fers of time receivable for taxes wss, conse
quently, withdrawn for the time being.
OF thetwo hundred little babies in St. Vim
cents Infant Orphan Asylum ninety-fve have
had the fever during the past five weeks. One
of the sistsrs died last Thursday (as recorded
in another column) and three are now very ill
The asylum is greatly in need of assistance
principally in the shape of money, to pay wet
nurses.
We sincerely sympathize with our friend
Mr.. John Hennessy, in the loss of his brother,
MIR. Maurice Hennessy, who died last Tuesday
evening, of yellow fever. The deceased was a
young man ofexcellent promise, q warm friend
and an energetic member of Irish National
Socie ties. He is deeply regretted by numer.
ous friends.
OF the small force of twelve men left at the
Barracks attsr peace was declared in Louisi-
ana five have died of the fever, viz Sergt
John Dorsey, Co. II, 18Th Infantry Francis
Fowler, Co. A, D. Houok, Co. 1; Samuel Ellis,
Co. q, and Edward Lebbert, Co. D. or the
remaining seven, c. Evans, Co. /; c. Nebin
Co. A. and B. Martin, Co. II, have had the
fever.
The 40, 900 rations given by the Government
for the sufferers from the yellow fever in thie
city having been distributed, an appeal was
last week sent to the Secretary of War, asking
for further donation of 60, 600 ratiops. The
plan for distributing the supplies adopted By
the Orleans Relief Association, which was
organized specially for the purpose, and theil
perfect impartiality, have given general salts
faction.
Last Wednesday night the Parish Committee
decided that the election of delegates to tbs
Convention shall be held on Saturday, October
18th, and that the Convention shall meet OF
the 14th. No one will be allowed to vote IN
less he exhibits his State Repatriation pape
of 1878. Each ballot is to be stamped befor
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