The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-16

but owing to she heroic sForts Of "the fre
boys" the destruction was confined 10 two
stores-snd this ss the risk Of many lives
which were fortunately saved by the with.
drawal Of engines and men, . few minutes
before portion Of the wall on Poydrss street
fell. Tho loss 10 estimated ct some 90, 900.
Mr.. G. A. whitney, the son-in-law Of the late
Charles Morgan, and mansger Of his business
here for some years, returned to the city last
Wednesday. he says thas all the spikes and
other necessary articles for the railroad from
Brashear to Vermillionville are on the way,
and that that section Of the road will be com.
pleted immediately. He has also made an
| agreement with the managers of the Texas
section, from Houston to Orange, on the Sabine,
| for the building of the section between Orange
and Vermillionville.
Last Tuesday evening a magnificent enter.
tainment was given ut st. Patrick's Hall. The
attraction was advertised as the Gipsey En-
campment." The tableaux, properties, COS.
tunes and stage appointments were suoh as
called for unanimous appreciation upon the
part of every one in the Hall. The singing
was all that could be desired-s soH and choruses
being rendered in the most artistic manner.
We noticed among the singers little Archie
Rennyson, the same little boy to whom we re-
ferred in q complimentary notice in our last
issue. On this occasion he fully convinced us
that the statements made by us last week
were we'll deserved.
Every night last week the city was in utter
darkness. By the contract between the NUM-
cipal Authorities and the Gas Company the
latter is allowed to turn out all the lights at
snch times as the almanac says the moon ought
to shine. As moeu-shine was due Last week, of
course, the lamp extinguishers were abroad
early, and nobIy performed their duty, utterly
regardless of the fact that dark clouds hung
ominously over the city and heavy showers
fell every few hours. Pedestrians were conse.
quently compelled in utter darkness to find
their way over swollen cutters and through
muddy, slippery and in many places overflowed
streets. Yet the city pays $l4o, 900 year for
light. Reform-the contract.
In the Sixth District Court, Judge Rightor,
an interesting Gaze is now being tried. In
October last Mr.. A. n. Summers took seat in
one of the Crescent City Railroad cars. Fol-
lowing general and comfortable custom, he
rested his arm on the window, about six inches
of it protruding outside. When the car reached
the corner of Canal and Magazine, in slight
curve, it was passed by another car Of the
same line, which knocked Mr.. Sammers' arm,
bresking the bone and otherwise bruising and
ipjuring it. Mr. Summers demands $50, 900
damages. The Judge, jury ard lawyers, at
tended by large crowd, visited the scene of
were from each other. The examination proved |
hal ho iafo
seven inches, the least three and o quarter
should be three feet.
The financial officers of the city government
claim, according to the Pioayane, that the /
semi-annual statement, which will appear
July 1st, will show reduction of over 81, ,00O,-
D00 in the bonded and foating indeb tedness for |
The first six months Of this year. The reduc- |
lion in the floating ndebtednes is caused by the |
sale of the Water Works and, therefore, there |
g little, If any, real gain Tor the city which has
parted with most valuable property that could
and should have been made source Of revenue,
.s it will no doubt prove to the stockholders of
;he new company. As to the bonded indebted
ness there are many people who think that 1t
8 being reduced entirely too fast for, to pay
t of at the present rate, the authorities are
to dispense with public works of
the utmost importance and even to stop the
payment Of the police and other neritorioGs
'ublic servants, who have large families de-
PENDENT on them, much earlier in the year than
would otherwise be neoe ssary. There are two
sometimes more) ways of looking at every
hing. Never holler till you get out of the
voods," 10 homely bnt very prudent
maxim.