The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-30

The "dog poisoning" business seems to cause
considerable trouble among parties who own
valuable dogs.
The Exhibition days have come, the gladdes
of the year for the school children and ths
saddest for the newspapers.
We learn that the Washington Artillery
heretofore an independent command, is abou,
to be mustered into the State Militia.
st. Joseph's Total Abstinence Cadets meet
next Sunday, July 9TH, ut Q O'Clock, in St
Jcssph's hall, Marsis street. Boys wishing to
4 join should attend.
Rumor has it that the Orleans Artillery will
shortly be reorganized. Colonels Girardey and
Bush and Lieut. Gov. Wiltz are spoken of as
candidates for the oolonelcy Of the regiment.
Tho lightning of last Wednesday struck @
house on Harmony near Chestnut street, and
also injured q Miss Newton at 3s4 Philip street,
throwing her senseless on the floor while she
was ironing.
From and after September LIST next, our cot.
ton presses will only charge SO cents per bale
for compressing cotton. The charge hereto.
fore has been, and will be till September 1st, rs
cents per bale.
The deaths in this city for the week ending
Sunday, June 23rd were males 54 females 81;
white 20, colored IS; total 105. The greatest
number of deaths from any one cause was 1s
credited to consumption.
The Feast of IS. Peter end Paul will be cele.
brated to day, Sunday, at the Church of SS.
Peter and Paul, Third District, Very Rev. G.
Moynihan, Pastor, by Solemn High Mass at
10 o'clock. Rev. D. McKiniry, J., will
preach.
Last Friday morning the annual exhibition
of the children of st. Francis School, took
place in the hall, corner ST. David and Second
streets. The exercises were of a very inter
esting nature, and the pupils gave evidence of
decided ability.
Henry Miller, the celebrated billiard player,
died in this city last Monday at the early age
Of thirty. Eve years. Mr.. Miller served with
distinction throughout the war as a member
of the fifth company, Washington Artillery.
He was severely W ounded in the groin during
one of the last battles of the war, in front of
Murfreesboro, Tenn, December 4th, 1864.
In the case wherein was tested the question as
to whether the ammonia works on Gravier and
Magnolia streets are q nuisance to the neigh
borhood or not, the jury last Saturday decided
that they are-not. Several hundred positive
people who were sure they smelt smell and
attributed it to the ammonia works, will now
have to look in another direction for it's cause.
Several places on the Leyee front are dan GER
ous to persons who seek an evening bree zs.
Battures have been covered over with rice
chaf, and have proved man traps to the un-
wary. Quite number of people, including o
nnrse- and three -nhildren,- -Mere very nearly
drowned during the past week. The Admins
TRAITOR of Improvements Is busily at work reme-
dying the evil.
Last Wednesday, our able contemporary, the
Price Current, appeared in qusrto form, with
the usual supplement. The change will no
doubt be greatly appreciated by it's many
readers and advertisers, it will enable the
first to study more con veniently the valuable
financial and commercial articles over to be
found in its celumns while the latter will reap |
the benefit by having their advertisements
placed more conspicuously before the reader.
The Continentsls have finally selected their |
team of heavy shots for the match in Mobile |
aion. Captain VIM. Pierce, having been unable |
to determine which were the poorest msrks-
men, weighed the small men of the company |
and gave them places in the team according to |
their avoirdupois. The team is constituted as
follows Drown, $50 pounds; Cathalongue, 220; |
Wilson, 215; Gillen, 210; o'ConnOr, 2Os; Wood,
206; Jobin, 2o4 Watkins, 1913; Thiel, 1s9
Pierce, 1873 zeph Inbau, 2059, scorer.
The Yacht Regatta was g success in every
particular. Monday and Tuesday evenings, |
notwithstanding the threatening weather;
large crowds assembled at the New Lake |
End to see what had been for several years
past novel sight in this city, q regatta |
ia which sail and not ro,U boats would |
participate. The amusement for the speota- |
tors was such that all unanimously voted |
thanks to the gentlemen who inaugurated and |
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