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The Sisters of Mount Carmel.

The order of Mount Carmel in this AIohdio-
$500 has seven houses. three in tits city and
6u7 in the country: The Mother House, sita.
a1sd next to St. Augustines Church, Bayou
Road, near st. Claude street; the Mount Car
mel Asylum, So Piety street, Third District
tho Conv ent in Algiers and one houae each in
thg towug- IF -Vrrmitiionvfifes New -fbeftai
PAincourtvile and Thibodaux. The last
named house has two branch6s, one in ST.
Charles Parish, the other in St. Johns. In all
chs Sisters of Mount Carmel number ninety
three OF whom 6fteen have had the yellow
Gsver during the pest summer. In Eve cases
the sicknets proved fatal, and as one Sister
died of consumption last August. the members
nf the Order now mourn the recent deaths of
nix Of their number. We here append the list
of the deceased Sisters:
Anna Martin, in religion Sister Mary Aga sha;
DCrn IN the Parish Of Assumption, La, died
at Thibodaux, August 23rd, age 81 yeare.
Ezilda Thbodaux, in religion Sister Euphe-
mic, born ir the Parish of st. John the Baptist,
died of consumption, at Tbibodaux, August
:ssth, aged As years.
Mary Ann Marcsult, in religion Sister Mar
ShR. born in LHndesn, Brittany, died in New
GFlsanS, August Both, aged y years.
Bnlalie Martin, in religion Sister Mary
RSustine, born in the Parish of Assump tion,
died at Thibodaux, September 4:h, aged IL
ysArs.
Josephine Lafond, in religion Sister MAJ
Josephine, born in Lyons, France, died at
Thibodanx. September l9tA, 1873, sged 35
years.
Mary Weston Wright, in religion Sister
Mary Ephrem, born 10 Vicks5urg, Miss died
IN New Orleans. October i b., 1873. aged 20
TSnrS
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DESERTED VILLAGES.
Crawford, (Pa.) Journal.

While roaming through the oil country,
our interest was excited by having certain
localities pointed out to us as the place
where once stood small city. Perhaps no
part of the oil region shows this as much as
that situated between Oil City and Titus
Vile, and no place go much as'PetrOleum
Center. We stand amazed, and almost
doubt the truth of our inform alton, when
we are told that this is the Petroleum Gen.
ter which we saw ten year ago. At that
time, as the name implies, it was the center
of the land of grease. Surrounded as it
could not be otherwise. Vast numbers of
houses, stores, machine shops, etc, were
erected in short time, and in 1868 it was
city of 5000 or 1000 inhabitants. Every
body in oidom knew the Petroleum Center.
The city had banks, immense hotels, large
four fine churches. The whole country
around the place was city. At night it
was almost impossible to get through the
great crowd of people collected for all kinds
of pleasure. What a change! Nothing can
be compared to it except the destruction of
war. Instead of fine residences, the ground
is no W used for potato patches; a road marks
the place where the principal street was;
the churches yet stand, but nobody remains
to attend them. Perhaps there are 100 in
habitants in the town now.
North of Petroleum Center we were
SHOWN tn6 place "neT6 IN % anu % was
the famous Bennington Run. There re-
mains not sign Of anything ever having
been there. As many will mber, this
was one of the best oil territories i'll the
country at that time. On the northern
part of this farm was a small town by the
name of Dublin. 1t had 200 Inhabitants,
and was the terminus of the Bennington
Run railroad. Not single house remains.
In fact, one would think, not knowing any
better, that it had never been cleared.
Many towns like this have gone the same
way. But perhaps the next In Importance
is Pithole. Like Petroleum Center, it ia
nearly gone. When G. B. Duncan, who
died in glasgow come years ago, made his
will, he lett a church of Pithole $25 600.
During the litigation which followed, a
committee was sent to find the church.
They returned and stated no such building
existed, nor could they find anyone who
ever knew of it. The facts are, when Mr..
Duncan was in Pithole the church existed
in flourishing condition. But it had dis
appeared long before the committee went
there. On account of this, more than any
thing else, Mr.. D. was thought to have
been crazy when he made his will.
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THE LAND QUESTION IN AMERICA.

| A member of the California Constit q toni q
Convention, Mr.. O'Sullivan, has introduced
into that body q proposition for what he dee
| oribes as "grad uated progressive taxstion.'
! The State Board of Eq ualiz alton 10 to divide
the land of the State in 60 Glasses, upon each OF
which q specific valuation per acre 10 to be set
This valuation will serve as the basis of assess-
| ment Whenever any one person owns more
than g thousand acres of land SO per cent. shall
be added to the valuation of his land for taxes;
an additional % per cant, is to be added W here
! the ownership extends to 2000 acres and an
other similar amount where the ownership ex-
| tends to 5000 acres. For the ownership of 5000
to be the penalty, and for the ownership of
5000 and incres ed valuation of 200 per cent.
The object of this legislation is, of course, to
prevent the accumulation of great landed es.
tstes which has gone on to great extent
already in California. The dread of great
land wning classii spreading from the noisier
labor reformers in that State to other and more
quiet reformers in various parts of the couu-
try, who sit in their libraries and weave out of
their min6s systems of social i'm pro ovement for
the futore race. MIR. George W. Julian, in an
RerieU on "The Pending Ordeals OF Democracy"
lays basis for some such action as Mr.. o Sui
livan proposes. He says:
"In the State of California quite q number
of men own hundreds of thors snds of acres
each, and in crossing the lands of one of these
you are obliged to travel seventy-fve miles.
These nooopolisss, in league with the navige-
tion and railway companies and banking cor
poreto of the State, naturally favor the
ooolie trs fiji ., since it supplies q background of
degraded and pauperized labor ON which q
splendid aristocracy of wealth may fitly and
securely flourish. The curse of monopoly in
the States Of the Northwest, caused by the
cruel commerce in land which the Government
has encouraged, has been an irreparable blight
to their prosperity. Great estates are every
where tending to swallow mp the smaller ones
and to produce constantly multiplying aud
crouohing tenantry."
The vast cattle ranges of Texss, where re-
gions literally as large as some European king
doms are now held by individual owners. will
doubtless invite the attention of these reform
ers at 30 distant day. II 10 curious feature
of our times to see the English land question
reproducing itself thus early and in so fo1mid-
able shape on this continent, which it used
to be thought would afford ample scope and
verge enough for a population twenty times as
large as that wbioh now occupies if.
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MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.


THE BUILDING PARTIALLY DESToYED BY FIRE.
Dublin Nor. 2-The Rom AZ Cotholic Ecclesi-
astfcaf College Of MayD00th, Comfy kildare,
narrowly escaped desti iu1tipn by FIRE yest erday.
1t was not at fret known how the fire origiua-
ted, but when discovered it had already made
considerable headway, and owing to the ab.
senoe of proper provision for such an emer-
gency it ooald not be got under control till
the arrival of engines aud fremen from Dob
lin. The fire broke out in the new quadran-
gle-a building which has been erected within
the past few years-and it spread rapidly.
The most alarming rumors were circulated in
the city during the day, and Captain Ingram,
with several engines, were promptly dispstch-
ed by rail to the scene of the disaster.
The frenen worked vigorously, and were
actively assisted by the students and towns
people; and after some hours the fire was got
under control and several threatened portions
of the building saved. By midnight the fire
wascomPletely extingaisaed bat two wings of
the building, the southern and western ends,
were destroyed, the library suffored consider
able damage and some valuable books were
destroyed; but although the students lost
their personal effscts, and some of them were
rescued with difficulty, no lives were lost.
The balldings were massive stone structuree,
with long corridors, and the students are look
ed in at night, making it difficult to escape in
case of sudden fire. After an investigation
the fire was caused by tho overheating of the
warming apparatns. The loss is estimated at
E1O, ,0o0. Great sympathy is felt for the stu
dents, and subsori ptions will probably be
opened in all the Catholic churches in ireland
tomorrow for their relief.
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REV. j. B. MOUTON.
Macon. MIss, Beacon.

| Macon, Mss, Beacon.
Died. of yellow fever, in YazoO City, on
the night OF Tuesday, October 22nd, 1878,
Rev. j. B. Mouton.
duty, another spirit hears the delightful
words, "well done, thou good aud faithful
| servant" while many of us mourn the loss
| of a kind friend, and an energetic priest of
| the Catholic Church. Well know through
| out East Mississippi, he was loved by all
who knew him people of every religious
persuasion had word of praise for the man
who knew so we'll how to please all, with
out compromising principle.
Simple as a child and cheerful as only
such men can be in the social world, yet
and knowledge of human nature seldom
surpassed, Father Moutou was a general
favorite.
He was born in France, but came to this
country as miesionary priest in the year
1855. He had to encounter hardships of
every description, dangers by "field and
food" in his travels from one Catholic
habitation to another. Updismayed by
the obstacles surrounding him, be perse-
vered in his labors, with what success the
Catholic churches of Corinth, Colum bus,
Macon, Louisville aud many other places
attest. With discriminating judgment
and unconquersble energy he united Chris
tian charity and all those general attributes
OF the eoul that made everyone admire him
and even those who differed from his reli-
gious belief loved him for his noble auali-
ties as man, whiie Catholics regret him
as useful missionary, energetic priest and
a fervent Christian. Bat while we pay to
him the last tributes of orr ad m ia ton and
love we must remember that our loss is his
eternal gain. May his soul rest in peace.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

NEW ANDIATTRAcTIvE STOCK Tomorrow
and Tuesday enterprlsnR friend E. H. Adams Esq
will have the grand opening of his splendid stock
Of fancy and staple dry goods notions all selected
under hiS personal supervision during hs recent visit
North. Mr.. Adams has for his house = most enyi
able reputation the place where the best OF dry
goods In all neS be bought At the most
rates and this reputation he is resolved to maintain
At any cost to himself The prices Of his new goods
low to place the bulk of them within the
reach of the pooreSt Of the poor but
be disposed the terrible experiences OF the past
few months, TO carry economy to an extreme We may
mention for their special benefit that MI Adams has
some goods left from last season which he will ssl
below All rich and poor, young aud old, can be
sOIted 70 aot by calling 81 sel Magazine street four
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GRAND OPENING AT BRAsELMAN's-By n

GRAND OPENING AT BRAsELMAN's-ByH n
advertisement another column cur readers will Pef'
cev that sper did new stock of dry goods bA ja.'
been received by Mr. j. A Braselman, whose speheiN
es,a bthment corner Magazine and st: Andrew seSs'
Is deservedy popular among all olasaee. Mr. BFhsSf
offers styles and fabrics in all lines OF Gf.'
goods, special bargains in mourning Roods fah .'
of annes and sackinRs, and great variety OF cAo
and usters thawls, etc. He has some PArlspA.'
black cashmere c'oakS at prices ranging from ~
&lO-each worth fully double the price charged 4a
respects the stock complete and the prices ~ l0
any reasonable person could desire
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10
THE ELECTIONS

S)ur people haye just cause for oongrztuls-
aSOA upon the quiet and orderly manner in
NRAieh the elections wtIe conducted in this
nj y and State last Tnesdey. The returns so
iS2l received warrant the assertion that Major
gSnrke, the Democratic nominee. was elected
Gsass Treasurer, by about 40 COO msjority, and
that the entire CouRr, s,ional delegation is
E0sno ocratio.
Ths retnrus made to the Civil Sheriff, of the
vSHs for PAroobiat and Monioipa1 f1oes, are
N GOnoWs:
For Mayor.
y Patton = n, Hta' . Ohm Ohm W.OS % ,I 9s5 r. q
Administrator Of Finance.
:. n. ] ss on I4!T2 A. ReichArd CS-6 l. c. Army
ls42 gat ndy Burke 67a3 Rudolph ETedeIiohs lao.
Administrator Of accounts.
Gnn W Sss asSs.T5 T. 71s II GoIsTSn B4aass ss ia
administrator Of Commerce.
Is H BehAn 1854 T. II Hunt 6C23 A. Dumestre
2E2 O. d. Hte 7:s22, W. c. KinSellR l3S.
Administrator Of assessments
wHahinGton M&,ks l5lAo, Ar slide Mary 612s; J. A
UHthnS e27u. j. j. Journey 96u julius ReuSch 40
Administrator Of Water Works.
K Chtxally IL SIS Z T Manning 1883, G. Stroud
1SNG, j. Il GAudet 6447, p. w. Aikena l:5.
AdminiStrator Of Police.
P Meslie l42ap VIM. Pierce 1877. WIN. G. Harrison
aK% TtOS. HRsunGs llao Samuel r. Davis l&o
A3miniS'rdtor Of Improvements.
J. D. Houstn Is SOS, 7. s. Williams sOs9 r. L. ST
SSrAn %I3. ThoS. Lucy lIs2. George GronAn 100.
Grill Sheriff.
JR. A. Gsuthreau1 is Oc6. ThoS, Askew StI5, R. b.
ZAaAAants see5.
Criminal Sheriff.
lUhn Fl, 1patrick is ss5 Vaudeville Marguy !s 1873.
Recorders.
girSt Disti,t-N. Shehan, ID m f4OS, Theo. g.
asptSG,s W. l. ENArs 4 81 y. j. N. Smith I9t
Second Dstiict-E. AitenberRer, Dem $685. h. DoC.
's7lIsr - ),
Cor0ners.
Upper Distrcts-J. r. Aarkey, Dem. s9l3, F. l..
fancy 3I77, j G Roche GIL.
lever DiStrcts-H. Rance Dem 4a+9, II. BSzou
Sst9 x. Dubuclet 3s1, A. dc Vensuvo 1908
The LegiSlat are will be Democratic by two
thirds majority in both houses.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

WESTERN PRODUCE, Provisions, WHIskih0'
ETc.-Specal attention is called to the cara 9l ~ st
Byrpes Bro, ~ and 20 Poydras street, "hich App'
on our fifth page. These gentlemen are smonk -
largest dealers in the above mentioned lines Of SoOS
in the South their superior facilities joined N
n thorough knowledge OF the business in all lts u0'.
enable them to offer great advantages to their p.~v
They the sole agents for ODonnens ceieUI.S~s
white wheat o. Z. whiskey which, during tne pas ~
or three years. has become 60 popular througn0u'
United States and particularly in New Orleans
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

The Aristocratio students of the celebrate d
EGEAall University, New York, have q mode of
asausing themselves that recalls to mind the
yu,iSssS tales of Indian barbarity. Recently
4Asy took q young nephew of that foul-mouth-
cd bat eloquent atheist, Col. Bob Ingersoll,
EUand and gagged him, suspended him from .
naAm with his head downwArds, shaved off his
zaastAohe. colOred his face and spoiled his
s8othet; all because he would not do as he was
asiaden by them.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

SPRING HILL CoLLRGE.-Studies at this W.
known ard popular College will bs resumed M0n.s =
next, IIth inst Students from New Orleans 3" -
pected to leave that morning the Mobile tram -
of Canal street. Further infOrmAtI on may be ootA
on application at the Jeauts College, Baronne ssf'
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

The Herald Of Health cantions parents not to
allow their children to be walked up in the
Da7ninR. Let nature wake them; she will not
40 IL prematurely. Take care that they go to
Red at an early honr--let it be earlier and
earlier, until it 10 found that they wake MP
thamaelVes In fall Sine 20 dresa for break
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plements occurred. Mr.. Wakemau prd
ises full and illustrated account Of nj
the "fiudings" to which ! have referred
1t is highly creditable to Captain ArchdsI1
to assist as he has done in this investi qatio.
Probably further examination of MI
mounds may be fraught with interest nal
only to Irish antiquarians, but in a gresI
measure to acb % ologists of various nation
alities,
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

Our lady friends will be glad to know th At
C. t. schilling, ESQ, has just retained from the
North with = splendid stock in the line of hair
goods French millir cry fancy articles etc selected
by himself personally. visit to Mr.. Schilling's ee
CANT establishments I59 Canal street, will prove both
interesting and profitable the ladies OF New Orleans
who know 81 we'll how to appreciate beauty and
excellencs in all lines Of goods
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

Dtdy Slr-we aak you as friend.
To print this present which We send,
Explaining to the Irish nation
The causs of our determination
To meet Jack Bull. your ne1t-door ne!Rh6 Dor,
With pike and cannon. gun and sabre.
Es has n very winning fashion
which proves his origin Circaesan)
OF gaining over mems Affections,
BY executions and elections.
He comes to Bee you aa guest,
Tou treat him to the very beat
he eats your bread and salt, then sHlveS
To alah your silver forks and knives
II you object, You blasted Hindoo,
III hurl you head ong through the windoW.
He burns your homestead to the ground,
He Htrewa your sacred thinRs aIoand,
A nd then meath his courser . heels
He chains you TO his chariot wheels
Thus does he grind and pulverize you
This 10 his plan TO civllZe you,
lis therefore shat We don't approve
His oopqueriuR style OF making love;
Tis therefore after taking counsel
And weig hing all things in the ounsel.
That we nave como TO the conclusion
TO treat his raid as an intrusion;
And IL We are compelled to met him.
Lib Afghan warriors We will greet him,
Fieroely, untiinchiugly and b idly,
with steel that glistens blue and coldly,
He need not rust for want Of action
u we can give him satisfaction.
Moreover do We now defy him.
md all the JascHls " hO stand by him,
Including Lytton and Disraelt,
TO break lance with,
SuRRE ALI.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

MONEY To morrow (MondHy) evening, IL th
inst,, at ~ O'Clock, in the Morning Star Hall,
the New Orleans Homestead Association will
offer loan OF money to its Stockholders. The
nublio are inYired t. attend.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

81 SO will buy a SO comforter at Levy bN'"
5s5 and 5sT Magazine street.
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For fret class dry goods at low prices, call
at the popular emporium Of those energetic and
liberal merchants. The Levy Bros, 5sS and $50 Maya
sins street.
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GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The feitle soil aud genial climate Of the
| United States induced 60,6l0 Csnsdi ans tO emi
CRATE during the year ending June 30. 1873.
Capt. Pratt, u. 8, A, has taken number OF
| Indian children from the West to an industrial
school at Hampton. Va, where they will be
educated ct Government expense.
The Treasurer Of MethueD, Mass, robbed the
| town, and was sentenced to six years impris-
onment man at Boxford, Mass, robbed O
hen-roost. and was sentenced to eight years
imprisonment.
North Carolina paper says of an tHciel {:
"H!s m ole threw him, dragged him some dis
have caused a vacancy in the office he now so
acoeptably flls."
Jones, the man who was recently tarred and
feathered in Reno, Cal spends mort of his time
reading the hotel registers in San Fraooisoo.
He carries two loaded revolvers, and will talk
with nobody. 1t is surm;ssd that he is in
sane.
On November 14th. the French Academy will
elect q euocessor to M. de Lomenie. The two
candidates with any chances of success are M.
Taine, we'll known for his works on England.
and the Due d'Audiffret. Pasqu uier, President of
the Senate.
phs, and Rasical- -Workingman- Independent-
Greenbaok ticket was elected. All the new
officials-Sheriff Judge Of the Crimi nal Court
and Chancellor-died of yellow fever, and the
vacancies have been filled by the appointment
of Democrats.
The Methodist EpiscopsI Missionary Society
at it's meeting in New York on the 2d, appropri-
ated Si4 600 f,r the purpose of converting the
benighted Catholics of Italy and Mexico. The
appropriations for other countries, presu mably
more enlightened and virtuous, such as s I'VE
den, Soath India. etc, were much smaller.
From Havana we hear that the Government
has issued positive orders that no employees
receiving a salary from the State, or from any
province Or municipality, shall be allowed,
under any pretext, to belong openly to any of
the political parties contesting the approach
inu eli em plo 0nly fO ha
permitted to vote for candidates oftheir choice
on election day.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

ComfOEters worth S3 are offered for 81 so
g Eezy Rses',, sss and ss7 lrsgaiRe strsos.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10
Morning Star ana Catholic Messenger.
From tho Dublin Nation.
A GREETING.

TO the Editor of the NGtten,
Health and our cordial "a utatton.
CAbul headquarters bearing date
Septe IN Der twentieth, rs.
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ADVERTISING RATES OF THE "sT3

Transient Advertisements eI 80 poI FquArs
uertion.
Cuts inserted As speoiAlPatos. ,.-,,,s,sirs
vents aud PerRonal 1nfOEmAs4eA AotSeh,
10 ccnfa per the each iaroFtlou
sditnrin1 lfoiIcea & Q qtrtS 9ire
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-12-07

The Auditors report for the year 1877
8, in giving the debts of the various mu-
inequalities of. the State specifies for
what purpose the debts were contracted.
An examination of the tables shows that
more than one half of the entire amount
of such debts were incurred in aiding
the building of railroads. To be more
specific, the sum ofs7, 129, 900 in county.
city, and township bonds has been issued
in aid of railroads. These bonds for the
most part bear interest at the rate of
seven per cent. per annum, and run a
sufficient time to make the payments in
interest fully equal the principal; in
deed, on the average considerably ex-
coed the principal. Consequently the
total sum which this railroad aid will
finally amount to will be, principal and
interest between fifteen and twenty mil
lions of dollars. The total assessed value
of all the railroad property in the State
is $l5, 525, O33.25. Hence, the people of
Kansas when their railroad aid bonds
shall be paid, principal and interest,
will have expended as much. or more,
than the assessed value of all the railroad
property in the State This result makes
itself manifest in another way. The av-
erage interest on our railroad bonds is a
little more than seven per cent. The
average rate of taxation on property
throughout the State is not far from
three and a half per cent. on its assessed
value. Three and half per cent. tax on
the railroad property amounts, therefore,
to just about the same sum as the seven
per cent. interest on our railroad bonds.
In other words, the State and the various
municipalities get back in taxes on the
railroads just about the same amount
which the people of the indebted munic-
qualities pay for interest on railroad
bonds.