The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-06

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I. is not probable that the schools, public or
private, will open before the frst week in NJ
yember.
Two of the Little Sisters of the Poor, aud
two of the helpless family under their care
are down with the fever.
It is reported that two hundred men are at
work building and repairing the wharves
along the river front in the Third District.
The New Orleans Catholic Total Abstinence
Society and St. Theresa's both met this even
ing. See advertisements 3 in proper column.
During the week ending September 25sh.
2S51 white and 1910 colored voters were regis
tered, making total to that date of 1919
white and 696 colored voters.
The right to collect the rent of stalls, ETC.,
in all the markets of the city for October was
sold last Friday for S14 423, being an increase
of s752 over the price paid for September.
Mr.. F. &. Southmayd, Secretary of the How
ard Association, has been chosen to succeed
Mr.. Richard Nugent, deceased, as Secretary
and Treasurer of the Board of Administrators
of the Charity Hospital.
Rev. T. J. Abbot, C.M., of St. Stephens
Church, and Rev. jeremiah Moynihan, of St.
Peters Church, were both taken sick with tie
fever in the early part of last week. Friday
they were both getting along we'll.
Last Sunday night the houses bearing even
numbers from 40s to 418 First street, near
Liberty, were destroyed by fire. The loss is
ESTIMATED at $4,000, partly covered by insur
ance in the Lafayette, Firemen's and San H.
slrance Companies.
Since they commenced operations the Pick
wick Club, which is composed of leading mer-
chants, have filled about 450O prescriptions for
beef tea and soup, ual to about 13 900 bottles.
They have also given to tae sick come six
hundred boxes ofjelly.
On October 1st, the new postal regulation
went in effeot fixing the postage of third class
matter, which includes merchandise, at one
cent an ounce and these packages can be re-
gistered for ten cents. By this regulation,
one pound can be sent registered in the mail
for twenty.six cents-sixteen cents postage
aad ten cents register fec.
The election for delegates TO the Democratic
Parish Convention Will take place next Satur-
day, October 18th, and the Convention will
meet on the following Monday. State regis
tration papers for 1873 will be used in this
election, and no one who cannot produce his
certificate at the polls will be allowed to vote,
hence all citizens who have not yet registered
should do 30 at once.
The commission to enquire into the causes
and nature of yellow fever, will meet in the
east wing of the University building, corner
Baronne and Common streets, some time next
week. The commissioners are DR.. Bemiss
of New Orleans, DR.. Cochran, of Mobile, and
DR.. Howard, of Baltimore. They were select
ed by DR.. WoodwoIth, Surgeon General of the
army and navy of the United States, bat the
expenses will be paid by voluntary cort;ibu-
tions.
Last week the Mitchell Rifles held their an
nual election with the following result:
Captain. NJ. Cooney;
First Lieutenant. A. j. Coburn;
Second Lieutenant M Griffin
Firat Sergeant, j Z. Acheson;
Second Sergeant, John Gaue
Third Sergeant, John Green;
Fourth Sergeant. Andrew Sullivan;
Fifth Sergeant, W. Mcguire.
CIVIL Officers-
Terrence Curry President;
a. j. Coburn. Treasurer;
NJ. Griffin, Financial Secretary;
g. P. Williams Recording Secretary;
Re elected,
The Board of Health has failed to meet for
several weeks for lack of quorum. Last
Thursday only two reports were received as
follows
DR.. Bezou, sanitary inspector of the Third