The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-02

Judging from the papers, the whole city
is organizing for the approaching politi-
cal campaign. Every morning we read
reports of the formation of q dozen or two
new olubs,, each with q membership of from
100 to SEQ men. So the papers say, and they
ought to know, though the initiated seem to
have some kind of a suspicion that the reporters
do not go to see things for themselves but take
good deal on trust. Whether this be so or not,
there is no doubt that the "boys' are up and
ADDING, while the "silk stockings" are laying
back Sd as to be enabled to give one of their
time-honored growls about bad tickets, cor
ruptiOn, etc.
The May Festival for the benefit OF the new
st. Joseph's Church, closed last Wednesday.
From outward indications, suoh as the rather
slim attendance on many nights, many were
lead to suppose that the entertainment would
not be financial success. Bat the result,
rumor says, is in striking contrast with these
gloomy forebodings, and proves once more
the wonderful zeal and generosity of the
"workers" Of st. Joseph's congregation. In
one contest alone, that between Fathers Doyle
and O'Neil, for handsome and valuable book,
in which the latter was successful, over $4,000
was realized, and we have heard the total
amount netted by the Festival estimated at
about $1,000.
The Parish Committee of the Democr attic
Party last Wednesday night discussed the
Native American Alliance problem. One
member offered a resolution instructing Com
missioners not to allow any member of the
Alliance to register or vote. A substitute was
proposed and adopted providing that "only
such as are known Democrats or Conser atives,
or who there and then declare their intention
of being Democrats or Conservatives and who
intend to act in>concert with the party" shall
be allowed to register and vote at primaries.
The debate clearly Indicated that IN the opiu=
ion of the majority of the Committee no one
could be both "good" Democrat and "good'
Native Alliance man.
The Police Board last. .Tuesday tried the case
of Captain Kelly of the police force, command
ing Third Precinct. He was charged with
conduct unbecoming an officer, and insu ubordi-
nation, in this, that the said Capt. Kelly took
legal action against Recorder Miltenberger in
terfering with the said Judge without the
knowledge or consent of the Mayor, Admins
traitor of Police, or Board of Police Commits
was the fact that, while dressed in citizens
clothes, he approached a lottery ticket seller in
the French Market and said 81 do not buy
Louisiana Lottery tickets. Have you any
Havana tickets {" The man showed him q
Havana ticket which he had concealed, and
was arrested for having violated the law Civ
ing q monopoly to the Louisians Lottery. The
charges against Captain Kelly having been
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PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. - Two
hundred children made their First Communion
Sunday last at the Church of st, John the BAp-
tist, Rev. Father Kenny, Pastor. The Sacra-
ment of Confirmation, which was to have been
administered in the evening of the same day,
had to be deferred because the Archbishop WAS
too unwell to attend. At least ore.half of the
Communicates were boys. The work of pre-
pairing these devolved on the Rev. Fathers
Kenny and Footte, as there is yet no Catho-
lie School for males in the parish. Butt end
of this state of things has now at 9Th ar
rived, and st. Johns is henceforth destined to
be a centre of educational attraction. The
Christian BIothers having arrived, as previ-
ously noticed in the STAR, are taking estimates
for the repair of the buildings and making
other necessary arrangement for q commence
ment Of happy augury to take place in Sep
tember next.
The PiodyHIe cails attention to the fact that
few years ago the City Government used to
adopt budget of expenditures for q year
amounting to Sc. 100000, of which sum the Ds.
psrtment of Improvement would spend some
times as much as 81. 800. 900. Every year, for
five or six years the budget has been reduced,
till at present it only amounts to about
$2,4oO.ooo of which sum, about one fourth,
something over $500, 600, goes towards the pay
ment of interest on the bonds and the redemp.
tlon OF the bonds themselves under the prem
ium bond scheme. The Department of I'm
pro7ements under Mr.. Lewis got about $780,
900, under Major Burke $3.50. COO and under Mr..
McCafrey, for the short time that he had con-