The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-29
s.,nlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
INV ORLEANs, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER SO, 1879
LOCAL NOTES.

The city bells have discontinued striking tn
bours at 6 q. m. and 1 and p. m.
The new McDonough School, corner Mir,
and Onzaga streets, Third District is com
pleted.
u Up to the 21st 10 06S white persons had regis
tered in the parish of Orleans and 63s7 coloret
persons. %"
The reopening of the Jesuits College, corner
| Baronne and Common streets, is postponed til
| farther notice.
Up to last Thursday the Pick wick Club had
| filed 500 acquisitions for beef tea and soup
| for oonvalesoents.
twenty-five policemen sent in their rcsigua-
tions last Tuesday. Cause-small salary pro-
| missed, and that small salary paid only semi
| occasionally.
Last Thursday morning the Democrat repub-
| lished in full Senator E. D. Whites excellent
| speech on "Ecouomy and Reform" delivered in
| the Senate on the 18th of March last.
All persons identified with the Dsmocra alto
Conservative pai ty, desiring their nsturaliza-
tion papers, can secure the same, free eff charge,
| on application at 1O9 Customhouse street, up
| stairs.
Twenty-six tramps that we know of have
| escaped the fever 30 far They meet daily in La.
| fayette Square to compare notes concerning
the soft hearted mortals they run across in their
| daily perambulations.
a Fathers Bioklmayer and Vallee, Of Carroll
BON, are both recovering. During their illness
Rev. J. D. Flanagan, whose return from Eu-
oEAwe chronicled last week, did splendid ser
vice among the people of Carrollton.
| Owing to the sickness of Administrators
Edwards and Diamond, the absence of Admin
istrator Denis and the death of one of Admin
| istrstor RengstoIff's children, the Council had
not been enabledto to meet last week up to Sat-
urday noon.
Our excellent friend, Charles D. Elder Esq.
was suddenly taken i'll last Monday with yell
low fever. We are happy to state that, though
not very robust man, he has for the second
time in his life conquered the saffron enemy
and is now convalescing.
FEAST OF sT. MICHAEL To-day Sunday
the Feast of the great Archangel ST. Michael
will be celebrated at $50 q. M, at the church
under his invocation, opposite Annunoiation
|Square, with as much solemrity as possible.
Very Rev. C. Moynihan, Pastor of the Church
|of SS. Peter & Paul, will ofioiate.
Our excellent friend, Mr.. John II. Murray,
Treasurer of the Louisiana Division ofthe Army
|of Northern Virginia, in answer to an inquiry,
etates that the Association of Veterans assists
|old soldiers in distress whether they are mem
|bers of the organization or not. Those in need
6honld apply to D. B. Calder, Chairman Rslief
Committee, 81 Peters street.
Major Howell, U. 8. Engineers, is taking q
sudable interest in securing to the families of
Ehe men who went down on the McAlester last
January, their pro rata of the amount appro-
|pristed by Congress at its last session PArtie 9
hesiring information on the subject can get it
by calling on the Major at his office, Rampant
btreet between Canal and Common.
Candles are dangerous. Another mosquito
bar caught fire from candle last week and
|he damage ocoasioned. before the flames
|ould be entinguished, amounted to $50. This
d reported as set off for the case psraded in
Ehe papers week before last as illustrating tie
Dangers of Insurance and other oils In this
after affair the girl only poured oil on the FIRE
10 make it burn quicker.
YELLOW FEVER RECoRD.-The first case Of
lever was reported July 18th, and from that
| lsy to noon Friday, September Goth, there were
b all
1888 cases. a9cs deaths.
Reported sssPtsmSSsE ssPPtsmSsE % 2...-.IS5 g.
| September 23.....---.l34 A
| =. September 24---..----.i39 5e
- September 26..-...--.. 100 -
| - September 26---..----.I:s a
September 27.---..--.l22 81
TotAl.--.-- .--.s4G2 27I3
DR.. Kibbee, the inventor of the cot used 10
ae hydropathc or cold water treatment, came
10 this city few weeks ago to gee it practi-
lally tested. He was taken down with fever