The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-08-04

Levy's Palais Royal, 1877 Canal street, in t
Touro row of buildings, was destroyed by fl
The damage to the building is estimated
$12 600; and the stock, which the manag
for Levy claims to have been worth fro
S75. 900 to $1oO. 900 was either burned or entil
ly ruined by water. Levy is said to be insur
for $40. 600 in foreign companies. The roofs
the adjoining buildings. occupied by P. We
lein as piano store, and by Fredsrickson
Harte, Druggists, also caught FIRE which wa
however, soon extinguished. The damage
the goods in these two stores Is said to be vel
great.
SHAKsPEARE CLUB.-Last Friday this organ
ization entertained their friends with IL
presentation of "The Wife Tale of Mani tua
The play 10 an excellent one, possessing
strong plot, excellent situations, and charmin
language. The cast embraced the finest taller
OF the club, thereby ensuring the best possibl
| Interpretation. We consider it the best pei
formance given by the shakspeares for many
day. The audience was not 50 large as is usus
at "complimentaries"-th weather and th
yellow fever scare no doubt deterring man
from attending. The Committee of Arrange
ments of which Mr.. F. 81. Wilson is Chairman
deserve the thanks of all present.
New Orleans is partly built on the higl
ridge bordering the Mississippi river, and j,
almost entirely enoircled by natural levees
which renders its proper drainage all the
easier. These ridges are the Net ,irie and
Gentilly ridges. The Metairie ridge was form
ed by the alluvion deposited on each side of q
bayou called the Metairie Bayou, which was 6
branch of the Mississippi river, starting from
Kennerville. The Mississippi river partly dis
charged itself through these bayous, and de-
posting its sediment on both sides, formed
ridges. In the case of the Metairie bayou, the
waters, after crossing many miles, came in
contact with the waters of the Bayou st. John
aud crossing them formed sort of connection
with the Bayou Road stream, which commenced
about Toulouse street. These two streams.
uniting, continued casts ward and formed the
Gentilly ridge, extending to Chef Menteur.
The Com mittee, consisting of the Mayor.
MoCaffrey and Rengstorff and
Dr.. Chopin, appointed to investigate the
charges against the management of the House
Of Refuge, reported at the last meeting of the
Council. They concur in many of the stric-
lures Of the Grand Jury, but say that q thor.
'ugh Investigation reveals facts which will
temper the harsher features of that body's re.
bort. They believe that in some cases the
'unis hment has been too severe, though, for
certain crimes not to be mentioned publicly,
md of which few of the boys were guilty,
very severe punishment had to be administer
ID. They state that there will be q reform in
hose points of discipline and management.
nd NV
Il James Riley for treating the boys with un-
lue severity, and by condemning the superin-
endent, Mr. Thos. Devereaux, for being absent
rom his post and leaving the boys ut the
mercy of his subordinates.
Captain ]. A. Aiken and a number of other
sading citizens endorsed the following COM
which appeared in the Democrat,
nd sent it to the Council which, however,
ook no action in reference to it
1t is conceded that csrbolic acid is good
hing to fight off yellow fever with, and pro-
ose that We try it on grand scale, and at
noe drive the plague from among ne; and, for
nat purpose, l suggest that our Board of
Thich every household and premises in the CITY
% disinfected with it daily and continuously, |
0 long as it may be deemed necessary. suR-
est that q sufficient number of citizens Of |
0Sh
ointed, with full power to see that the thing
) thoroughly and we'll done. 1 would also
ave the entire police force to aid them. The |
ity carts could, as now. sprinkle the streets.
here should be no ohild's play about it. A |
ew headaches here aud there should count as |
othing as against an epidemic. If we have q |
light to say that no child shall att snd the pub
Ic schools unless vaccinsted, or to take o per- !
on sick with tae smallpox from his home to |
he pest house, or to invade any mans premises
o arrest q oonfsgrstion, we certainly have the |
light and it is our duty to do everything pos
ible to ward off the great calamity that now
hreatens our city. ACTION.
THE TEA1PRRATURK.-Fhe records of the
FEATHER for July, at the local signal office, are
low complete, and it is found that the maximum
emperature for the month was 90 degrees. |
The monthly mean of the maximum daily |
emperatures is 80 degrees, which lie three and |
ighttenths below the average for the Eve
preceding years. This would seem to indicate,
8 announced by us last week, that this July
Iss very much cooler than ordinary. There ere
ther circumstances, however, which ought to !
9 taken into consideration; but the facts