The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26

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has not as yet filled his bond, and the expeo..
ant officer seekers still wear their mournfn,
looks.
From September 1st last year, up to Thur,.
day last, May 23rd, the receipts Of cotton n.
this port amounted to 1. .365 .952 bales, m sx-
cess of 191 .610 over the receipts for the sam.
time last year.
Among the persons confirmed by the Ma.
Rev. Archbishop, at the Home Of the Little az.
ters OF the Poor, last Tuesday, was o man ona
hundred and two years old. Every one of tb.
six others confirmed that day was over sixtv
years of age.
Sunday, June 2nd, at 1880 p. m, Very Rev.
| A. Neithart, will preach in st. Theress,u
| Church, and o collection will be taken M for
the benefit Of the poor Of the parish visited by
the Society of st. Vincent de Paul. The ser
vices will close with Benediotiop.
Last Tuesday the Water Works COMPANY
commenced cleaning ont their two reservoirs.
The one that was emptied contained q large
| number of fish. Its capacity is 1.osO, 900 gal
| Ions, bat space which would hold S75 600
gallons of water was filed with mud.
During the storm which visited New Osleaps
last Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
nearly six inches of rain fell. The lightning
also was very active, striking, among other
places, the residence of Mr.. R. Carey, corner
Of Canal and Dorgenois streets. Mr.. Csrey,a
son was knocked seuseless for several minutes.
Two large oaks at the Rife Park were alse
struck one being uprooted and the other split
in two.
Next Thursdsy, Feast of the Ascension. at
the 6:30 O'Clock Mass, about $50 children will
receive their First Communion in st. Theresas
Church. At the 10 O'Clock Mass they will re-
new their Bsptismal vows and at 5 O'Clock D.
M, the same day, they will be confirmed. The
Masses that day, which is Holiday of Obliga.
tion, will be at the folio wing hours lat Mass
at $50; 2ud at 6:3o; Bed at $50; and 4sh at
10 o'clock.
A humanitarian writes to the Picayune in
favor of the establishment of floating hospi.
tai in the Mississippi, in front of the city. He
says the experiment has been successfully tried
in "New York, where 1s 900 persons were re-
lieved from suffering and enjoyed the cool,
pure air of the water" Some gentleman,
whose name he does not give, has commenced
soliciting subscriptions here for the purpose of
experimenting on small scale.
Last Thursday morning, at O'Clock, in ST:
Patrick's Church, the children of the parish
who had been under instructions for some
months, made their First Communion. Both
before and after the ceremony, the Very Rev.
Pastor, Father Allen, preached. At 10 O'Clock,
the same day, Father Clark celebrated Mass
and His Grace, the Most Rev. Archbishop Of
New Orleans, confirmed the First Communi-
oants, who numbered 63 and two adults. Be-
SIDES dis Grace and thu Very Rev: Pastor,
there were present Monsignor Frsin, and Rev,
Fathers MaHardier and Dumas.
The new Water Works Company have pub
lished an advertisement wherein they state
that:
No subscriber will be allowed to supply
water to any person or to use it for any purpose
not specified in the permit"
Is this meant to prevent people from giving
water to their neighbors during the summer
droughts Another rule established by the
company is as follows:
No hydrant will be permitted on the side
walk or in any place accessible to persons
other than the sa abscriber.
At the usual weekly meeting of the City
Council, last Tuesday, the Mayor vetoed She
resolution adopted at the previous meeting,
ordering the captains and other officers of tho
Police force who had been changed some time
before, to be replaced in their old positions.
The resolution was promptly passed over his
veto and was duly promulgated without his
signature. Since then, the Chief has ordered
the officers back to their old positions. Thus
closes this episode in the Police war on the
part of q majority Of the Council as against
the Mayor and the Chief, the latter having
sustained series of defeats from the begin
ming to the end.
At the regular meeting of the State Union,
Catholic Total Abstinence Societies, held last
Wednesday in the Morning Star Hall, it was
unanimously resolved that all the members Of
the several societies celebrate the Feast of the
Sacred Heart by approaching Holy Com.
munion in body. This special General Com