The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-12-29

Ionday were 81 176 bales.
Pinohbaok was accorded q grand reception
,st week by his oolored admirers. He de
iyered political address.
q The license ordinance has been SO amended
s to require theowner Of each vehicle to pay
twenty-five cents for the plate having the
lumber given him.
There were 79 deaths In this city during the
sek ending Sunday last, Dec. 22nd, which,
Estimating tbs population at 2l0 900, would
hske the death rate only 1876.
The drawing for q piano and writing desk
Jill take place New Years Day at the school
Dali, st. Mary's Dominican Convent, corner of
|pyades and Calliope street, at 12 m.
The Louisiana National Guard, Major Tbos
clntyre, commanding, were reviewed at their
Fmory onIcamp street, last Tuesday, by Gen,
nl Beauregard, who oomplimented both Off
prs and men very highly.
jacques Kuebler, q German forty five years
fsge, was found dead on st. Peter near Clay
trset, Christmas morning. For some time be-
ore he had been living on charity and sleep
|bg at the police station. The Coroner's jury
ave verdict that he "died of want and ex-
osure."
DE-. Chopin, Dr. Bsmiss and Col. Hardee
sting jointly for the Board of Health and the
Esllow Fever Commission, have detailed can
sssers to gather statistics of the late epidem
}. Col. HRrdee has q force of about thirty
anvassers, who are now in the field gathering
aformation.
The Administrator of Commerce advertises
er teams, wagons, or drays, to haul goods in
urtravention from the levee to warehouse.
his if q move in the right direction as the
wee has been too long used as q store house
certain classes of dealers. to the detrinent
the commerce of the City.
State bonds sold for from 50 to zoe last Tnurs-
by, the severa lcommittees interested in the
after having failed to effect any arrangement
hich would insure the payment of the inter.
on the 1st of January. City Premi um bonds
mmanded from 25 to &c cents and City Con.
lidated bonds 80 to 40 cents.
rect, lit q charcoal fire in the room occupied
|
urs after he was awakened by sensation of
location and Immediately threw open the
ors of the roo N. Upon turning to his fami- |
he found that the baby, five weeks old, was |
ad and that the mother and eldest child |
re almost suffocated.
Last Monday evening, Jas. Barry, Mike |
Laughlin and d. O'Leary, had row at the |
Fner Of st. Charles and Canal streets (; |
Laughlin and OLeary firing at Barry who
lied with several shots from his Tranter.
me of the principals were hurt, but cab
yer, named Rafael, standing some seventy
yards away was struck by spent ball,
lie { cffi ser Mcdonnell, who interfered to
p the row, was shot in the hand.
pa Tuesday, December loeb, at st. MAry's
Fchbishop'e) Church, three postulants ts in the
Her of the Holy Family (colored) made their
emn vows of profession. Their names are
ter Mary Joseph, Sister Frances Of Assist,
! Sister Berohmsns. At the same time
ter Mary IgnAtius (Mfs Anna Jones) Sister
Try Austin, (Miss Helen Jones) and Sister
~ Angela, (Miss Ophelia James). took the
habit. The Very Rev. G. Raymond, v. G
oiated on the occasion.
Ne understand from Brother Oliver that the
Fistian Brothers will open q night'sohool at
r residence, 334 Dryades street, next to the
lrch Of st. John the Baptist, on the 6ta OF
uary next. This will afford young men
may desire it an opportunity of acquiring
borough knowledge of those branches ap-
tanning to mercantile pursuits. Special
will be given to the study of English,
hmetic, penmanship, and such branches as
be in keeping with the wants of those in
endsnce.
Ast Sunday the Democrat published the
rter Of the new stock company which has 8
n organized to run the paper. The leading c
nbers of the new company are the old pro-
torS of the paper, Messrs. Hearsey, Dupre,
the irst-named gentleman retaining edi d
al control. The capital of the company is t
at 100000, divided into one Thousand v
res of 500 each. The members of the old
receive four hundred and fifty fall paid :