The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-17
gsrnIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
LOCAL NOTES.

The arrivals of returning refugees now mum
her from three to four hundred day.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Peabody Association
for the distribution of clothing to the destitute
bss concluded its labors and closed its depot
Last week the Orleans Artillery unanimous.
-ly elected the following fiji ,ers "A. j. Bsche-
min, Colonel P. o. Peyroux, Lieutenant Col.
onel; and @. DeBouchel, Major.
A large number of supervisors and commits
sioners of election have been arrested and
taken before the United States Commissioners
for alleged fraud, intimidation, etc.
Drs. Chopin, White and Holiday left the
city Friday night, to attend the annual session
of the American Public Health Association,
which meets at Richmond, Va, on the 19sh.
The Postmss ster last Thursday received in
structions to forward all Texas mails by way
of Memphis, giving the letter mail the prefer
enoe. Quarantine has been raised in all cities
excepting Galveston.
Since the fever ceased to be epidemic our
physicians have found time to report to the
Board of Health an immense number of cases
not recorded before. The official list now
foots mp about &C. 900.
Thursday night, at the corner of Canal street
and the levee, John Riley was stabbed and
almost instantly killed by James Gerry. Both
men were laborers on the levee, and had been
drinking together all the evening preceding
the difficulty.
Tho Init ta1 fat Mir,f on Ean1o 1opa RI natr
having been repaired, and the machinery now
-ssiBg in perfect order eeiHiag VIII commence
about the 18th of December. From eighty to
one hundred men will be employed, and about
ST. 900 900 month will be coined.
The annual election of officers of the Asso.
citation of Veterans of the Mexican War, which
was held lsss week, resulted in the choice of the
following named gentlemen
John Parcell, President; j. B. Walton First
Vice President Geo, Swarbrick, Second Vice
President =; Richard Lambert, Secretary ; j. ID.
Vandegrif, Treasurer;J. B. Gillian, Marshal.
Mr.. W. w. Corcoran, the rich Washington
banker, has presented to this State the magni-
fcent painting of the Battle of New Orleans,
by the celebrated French artist Sami The
painting cost $40 GOO, and will be presented to
Gov. Nioholls by Senator Eusts, who is a con-
nection of Mr.. Corcoran's by marriage. 1t is
said that the State militia and a numbsr of
volunteer organizations will turn out on the
occasion of the presentation.
Mr.. Victor Sere, Treasurer, in behalf of St.
Mary'e Catholic Orphan Boys' Asylum pub
fishes card of thanks in which he says:
Our Asylum, situated 10 third district, is not
much known by the public. Friends and bene-
foof ofOPa favy md hn rT1nr
ciated. Let all come and see our 800 boys,
under the charge of the good Sisters Of the
Holy Cross, and all become their friends
During the epidemic, from the 10Th of Sep
tember to the last day Of October, eighty-four
Of the inmates were taken sick, four of whom
were considered Lost, but only one died,
child four and q half years old.
good and experienced nurse, Sister and
3 doctor, Of no pretentiousness, but of great
talent, DR.. Emile Doumeing. are the instru
mens whom Providence has employed.