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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-22

AMERICANS IN EUROPE. - We wish the
Americans on the Continent would behave
like the Scotch, whom on points they close
ly resemble, but they don't. Nobody in
as the American who knows something, but
there is Il class of Americans just now in
Europe who are to experienced travellers the
most intolerable of mankind. American
gentlemen say they are I" the shoddy aris-
tocracy,' but they have uniformly three
boxes for which they ought to pay rent,
and not merely fares, loud voices, and bad
tempcrs. In q pretty large acquaintance
with Americans of all grades, we declare
that, except on the Continent, we never
heard II loud voice or met q visibly bad
temper, and their own description of them
selves is that n valse with 81 tooth comb
with two "dickeys" is too much luggage.
Nevertheless, a class with the peculiarities
we have mentioned, in fact a class exactly
resembling the English of thirty years since,
is flooding the Continent, is running half its
best hotels, not by extravaganza, but by
the introduction of q bad tone, and is con-
centrating on the Union all that angry dis
taste Which for years was felt and expressed
toward: our own cOuntrymen. The wild
est cav;catures friends of the South ever
painted OF Yankees ars weak descriptions
of some Of these people, who are ut last,
fortunately for us, ceasing to be mistaken
for En%iIshmen. who they are, why they
want half dozen boxes apiece, why they
should quarrel with all service, what in
duces them to criticise the guests at tables
"hote in IN audible voice, above all, why
they should be so invariably cross, passes
human comprehension. Americans at home
or in England display none of those foibles,
and why a special class of them should give
themselves that reputation on the Cont
pcnt remains to he explained. The evil
will pass away, but if some American sa-
tirist would laugh his travelling compatriots
out of their " ways" as Englishmen have at
last been laughed by satirists out of theirs,
he would make the great routes far pleas
anter to the remainder of mankind.-Lon-
. Don IiMcs,
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the horses to the front door again. When
the carriage came he sprang intoit as nimbly
as though he had been thirty years young
er, and drove rapidly down to the church,
and rushing into the presence of the writer;
with tears still moistening his eyes, he cried
out: IS Oh, Father! Father! what have
you done to my Fannys" "Thank God
she is now one of our own" repeated the
priest. '"Oh, but how is this, how is this ~
and taking chair, he insisted upon the en-
tire history.
When lie had heard all he rose, and in the
most solemn manner assured the writer
there was nothing within his reach that he
would not do for him. " What is it I can
do for you, Father, what is itf shall do
everything for YOU" "Well," replied the
clergyman, you have it in yoar power to
render me u great service" What is 1t,
what is it and 1 shall do it.' Well, then,
will tell you. Senior Calderon, if have
since you approached confession and Holy
Communion follow now the example of
the sacraments." z All! Father" said the
good old gentleman, throwing his arms
around the others eek" that is just
what / wanted somebody to say to me /;
when shall come to confessional "This
evening, mt seven O'clock" said the priest.
He was there-the dear old man-at the
appointed hour, and from that day forth
Senior CalderOn de la Barc;l and his pious
lady were among the most regular and edi-
flying members of st. IS congregation.
Madame Calderon is yet living in Spain ::
she has succeeded in inducing several of her
numerous kindred to follow her into the
Catholic Church.
Senior CalderOn de la Barca, after reach
ing Il good old age, died Il few years since
in Madrid in the odor ofgrace.
BURLINGTON, Iowa.
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THE DEAD LETTER OFFlcE.-Thc
Dead Letter Office at Washington, as we
are informed by an interesting article
in the November number of 6 Hours at
Home" annually receives an average of
IL, 900 letters per diem. During the past
year 81 900 went into that department of
the Bureau destined to deal with the mis-
sve continuing money, checks or other valu
ables. They enclosed, in all, $142, 24. and
90, 900 containing $780, 20 were restored to
their owners. Apart from the money let
tiers there were 81 900 containing bills of
exchange, etc, worth So ,000,O 900: 40 900 con-
tanning photographs, jcwelry etc, and
81 900 containing stamps and articles of
small value. Yet, Will, all this, of the 900
millions of papers, letters. &c, that anna
ally pass through the L. S Mails, more than
80 per cent. so directly To their mark, aud
of the per cent. that go to the Dead Letter
Office, the most are safely returned to their
writer's.
In 1903. the whole southern mail that left
New York was carried on one mans back
to n small boat that WAS rawrd across the
North River. Now eight four horse teams
are engaged in carrying that mail to the
tsree trains of cars that daily leave Jersey
City.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-22

THE WAY THE CoLoRED PEOPLE ARE
TREATED BY THEIR FRIENDs.-The Calves
ton Correspondent of the New Orleans
AdcOcdte says.
Our Free Mans Press proves a humbug
The editor has borrowed all the money
from the friends here he can get, has got out
two sickly issues of his paper, and left us
without saying whether or not he will ever
return.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-22

The plan proposed by the Mutual Aid and Benevolent
Life Insurance Association is as follows:
Ist.-Each person upon enrolling himself or herself as
a member, shall pay into the Treasury n membership
fee. if between the ages of
lG to 80, inclusive, the sum Off, -sle
81 to ~, Observation-Disclosures 10
II 50, -
81 80, Observation-Disclosures. -
which payment constitutes him or her life member
2d-A Life Insurance Policy is issued for Il equal
dollar for each enrolled member appearing. the
of the Association at the ecease OF said member
But in event shall the amount be paid said policy
exceed 5000.
3d.-on tho death of any member, assessment il
upon each policy holder, for dollar and
tyve cents, payable al tho Office of the Association
within thirty days after notification thereof y pubica
ton in daily wspaper published in the city of New
Orleans in English and French for five consocu-
tive days.
4th.-Shonld the number of members exceed Ave
Thousand the assessment of dollar and twenty-five
cents will DC reduced in proportion to the number OF
members exceeding five thousand.
5thShoud any member fail TO pay the assessment in
the time specified he foriets all previous payments or
| credits.
6th.-An accumuations from whatever source such as
orfeturcs interest, etc. shall be credited upon the
books of the Associaton the members rata TO he
withdrawn III lieu of assessments. au2s i'm
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SEEING Is DECEIvING.--1Ierei is Il row of
Ortlinnry capital letters and ligures-

SEEING Is DECEIvING.-~II Here is Il row Of
ordinary capital letters and figures
SSSS NNZZZZ 333359S
They are such as are made up OF two parts
of equal shape. Look carefully ut these
AND you will perceive that the upper halves
of the characters are rery little smaller
than the lower halves-so little that an or
binary eye will declare them to he of equal
size. Now turn the page upside down, and +,
without any careful looking, you will see
that this difference in size is very much
exaggerated-that the real half top of the
letter is very much smaller than the bot
tom half. 1t will be seen from this that
there is II tendency i'll the eye to enlarge
the upper part of any object upon which it
looks. We might draw two circles of un-
equal size, and SO place them that they
should appear equal.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-22

The city clock of Galveston, Texas, has been
sold for debt. 1t went too much on tick.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-22

WHY'S the letter L like a calls tail Be-
cause it is at the end Of veal.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-22

WINDOW SHADES, ETC.
"A large and well selected stock the above goods
always on hand and for sale at greatly reduced prices
the paint store OF
NJ. wEEELAHAN.
feS IL No los Canal street
MATTHEW WARD, FURNITURE AND BAG
W Wagon, No. iii Mel pone street. New Orleans
Furniture taken down and and Pianos removed
carefully most reasonable tcrInsz
Orders be left the Music Store of Messrs Zorn
& Bremen, No % Camp
The Car stands ut the corner of Camp and Poydras
streets. mil Iy
pEEr, WILLIAMSON d BOWLING,
Formcrly Peet, Snms & Coz
IMPORTERS ANp WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS,
Nos. % and 25 Magazine
fees ly New Orleans.
STAINED GLASS.
HENRY L. SHARP
Nos. I47 and I49 EAST TwENTY.sEcoND STREET
Between Third and Lexington Avenues.
apps ~ New York.
+ I. GIBBONS * CO..
GRAIN, CORN MEAL AND HAY.
81. Poydras street.........--..3s
myl7 ly New Orleans
Il XCHANGE .-.......-.. Observation-Disclosures
SIGHT DRAFTS FOR SALE
| ID 7 r. T 4 an
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J. j. CLARKE,
Office and Yard. corner Julia and Dryades: Branch
Office, 3t9 Julia street New Basin. 7seI3 I'm
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MORTON,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN BOOTS AND
SHOES,
117- ST. ANDREW STREET. 1T
OBJ GIN New Orleans
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WINDOW SHADES, ETC

M INDOW GLASS PAINTS, WALL PAPER.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12
Seward In Love.

G. T. A. writes from Washington to
the Cleveland Leader:
Miss Olive R, the daughter Of an
officer of the Treasury, a large and
handsome lady of dark hair and stately
carriage, has been amused and flattered
BY tho gossip current that Mr.. Seward
is in love with her. The lady is under
80, the Secretary CT, having been born
in the year one (ls0l). The whole
story rests upon the fact that Mr.. Sew
ard sent q favorito physician to her
mother, recently deceased, and now
comforts the lady by giving her airings
in his carriage. Among the diplomats
Of the Old World these marriages Of
power on the one side and beauty on
the other are quito common. Count
Bodisko, white as Russian snow, mar
ried a tripping school girl Of George
town. Mr.. Seward is hale and lively as
q boy. At his receptions he will stand
three hours at the foot of the room,
never showing fatigue. To make a con-
quest Of q handsome woman would be
the browning feat of his diplomacy,
While SUI S0ulu OOuoS bhoei "hiV nv
could outlive the knife Of a gigantic as
~sassin, he yielded up his heart 10 her.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial says on the same subject:
Mr.. Stewards marriage is fully an
nounced. His bride is to be Miss Olive
-, a lady not above IS or 81 years Of
age. She is noted here for her stately
figure, large and almost masculine in
hight and fullness. Her eyes are dark,
and her intelligence is remarkable. She
will probably make the most agreeable
lady in Washington society that we
have had since Mrs. Madison. She halls
from Chatauqua County, New York,
where Seward lived at one time, about
IL years before she was born, and q
year before he became Governor Of the
Commonwealth. He is lonely in his
great establishments here and at Au-
burn, and, being IN amiable, sportive,
frisky, foxy, and iufatuating man of
fame and place, who would not marry
him that was ambitious and the daugh-
ter of n politician? This marriage is
Endorsed by both families, and by Mr..
Stewards mothsr-in-law, who called the
young bridegroom to her bedside and
babe him be happy.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12

THE SEssIoy.-The fifth regular ses-
sion Of the Oregon Legislature has
brought its labors to an end, perhaps
not Voluntarily, but rs q necessity, the
assertions and protestations Of several
Of the would-be leaders to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Chapman informed
the House in no mild language on the
last day Of the session, that be would
sit there until the chair rotted under
him, yet he gracefully adjourned with
the rest at IL o'clock p. ". of the same
day. The legislation had during the
session was very little, let the fault lie
where it will. Perhaps none Of the
business done will be Of as much pres.
eut benefit to the State as would have
been the passage Of the appropriation
bill. Why that measure failed at the
time it did, is plain to all but to an.
swer the question why it was not passed
days before, is no so easy q matter.
The reasons arc probably known to the
Democratic majority alone. The ma
jority in the House charge its defeat to
the Republican members, who in turn
assert that no effort on their part was
lost to pass it. They throw the whole
responsibility on the Democrats alone,
and justify their course by saying they
resigned in self-defense.
What is to be done on the 4th OF
March next is not exactly clear, and it
is a question whether there will be any
more likelihood of a quorum being
present to do business then than now.
It is extremely questionable whether
members will leave their homes and
business at that time aud come here,
paying their own expenses, without any
prospect Of having = quorum.-Salem
[ Oregon) Unionist.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12
GENERAL GRANTS CABINET.

Already the gossips are al work
making up the Cabinet of General Grant.
It being recollected that only the very
best of men, and always the right man
for the right place, was chosen in time
Of war, confidence is felt that he will
surround himself with the very best men
while President. ~ Washington cores
pondent of the Chicago Tribune writes
to hat paper that in all probability
Stanton will be Secretary Of State, and
that Governor Fenton, A. T. Stewart,
Gen. Schenck, Governor Morton and
Jay Cooke, are the leading aspirants for
Secretary of the Treasury. The Secre-
tary of War is by some conceded to +.
B. washburne, BY others to General
Rawlings, and BY others to Henry Will
son, or General Sehenck. For the Navy
Farragut and Porter are named, also
Pike, of Maine, and Griswold, Of New
York, Galusha A. Grow, Of Pennslyya-
MIA, and John D. Defrees, of Indiana,
are mentioned for Secretary Of the In.
terror. Matthew Carpenter, Senator
Trumbull aud James Wilson, of Iowa,
are aspirants for the Attorney General
ship. Henry l.. Dawes, Of Massachu-
sets, and Horace Greeley, Of New York,
arc mentioned in connection with the
Postmaster G~eneralship.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12
Don,t Atay LonG!'

1t is rarely, indeed, that we have read
anything more beautifully pathetic than
the ,ubjoined waif, which we find float
ing among our exchanges. Would that
every husband in the land might read
and profit:
"Don't stay long, husband p said a
young bride, tenderly, in my presence
one evening, as her husband was pre-
pairing to 90 out. The words themselves
were Insignificant, but the look OF melt
ing tenderness with which they were
accompanisd,i spoke volumes. It told
the vast depths Of woman's love-of the
grief when the light of his smile, the
source of all her joy, heamsd not bright
ly upon her. =.
"Don't stay long, husband ~ and
faneied I saw the loving, gentle wife,
sitting alone, a~nxiously counting the
moments of her husbands absence, ev.
cry few moments running to the door to
see il be were not in sight, and finding
that he was not, I thought could hear
her sxclaiming, in disappointed tones /:
"Not yeti .
"Don't stay long, husband p and
again | could see the young wife rock
ing ~nervously in her great arm chair,
weeping as though her heart would
break, as her thoughtless "lord and
master" prolonged his stay to a weari-
some length Of time.
Oh, you that have wives to say
"Don't stay long," when you go forth,
think of them kindly when you are
mingling in the busy hive Of life, and
try Just a little to make their homes and
hearts happy, for thoy are gems too
seldom replaced. You cannot find amid
the pleasures of the world, the peace
and JOY that q quiet homo, blest with
such q woman's presence, would afford.
"Don't stay long, husband ~ and the
wife's look seemed to say " for here
In your own sweet home is q loving
heart whose music 10 hushed when you
are absent-here 10 q soft place to lay
your weary head upon, and here pure
lips, unsullied by sin, that will pay you
kisses for coming back so soon."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12

THAT AMONG 0rHERs.-Among the
manifold blessings that the election has
brought us there is n over which all
who have faith in Republican iustitu.
tions should feel elatsd 4; the election
Of last week, although expected to be
the most riotous that ever occurred,
was one of the most peaceable In the
great centers of population where wealth
and poverty, each in its place is almost
unapproachable, and where vice is full
Of strength, there vas tranquility. In
the Southern States where a new ele-
ment has been added to the voting pop
ulation, and where fierce threats Of veu-
geance were muttered, there was scarce
ly more than the usual disturbance. In
Missouri where by the Legislature and
amended Constitution rebels were denied
the right Of suffrage, all was peace, not
w%ithstanding that the d~isfranchised Oft
en- resolved to vote in spite Of the law
or die in the attempt. And here, upon
this coast, where the population is
mixed as much rs can be, there was no
injury to life or limb or property ! And
this, too, at an election the most excit-
ing that has been held for forty years
and just after the country had emerged
from a civil war, aud at which election
many of the issues arising out of that
war were to be passed upon and APP
proved or condemned. There is cause
for congrstulation. The nation is at
tanning a higher moral Standards
purer ciyilization.-Sdc. Bee.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.


Our Congressman, Fitch, Arrested, clio,
SAN FRANCISCO, November l2.-Miss
Julia Lachern was thrown from a buggy,
ono wheel passing over her, decorating
her head and face and nearly severiug
the right ear from her head.
The schooner s. D. Bale, which left
here for Victoria May 18th and was sup
posed to be lost, arrived at New Zealand
August 25th. It is a question whether
Captain Robbins was forced to make
that port by stress of weather, or went
there for the purpose Of making away
with the vessel and cargo, consisting Of
general merchandise valued at $45, 900.
Levi Keller, the we'll known auction
Ger, died last night of govt in the stom.
aeh, after q short illness.
The ships Candidate, from Glasgow,
semeranies, from Liverpool, and Twi.
light, from New York, are tslegraphed
outside.
Thomas Fitch was arrested this morn.
ing on the charge Of libel, preferred by
B. R. Nickerson. He was released on
his own recognizance.
The Police Court adjourned to-day
out Of respect to the memory of VIM
P. Mofitt, a member of the bar, de-
ceased.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12
National ~ThansksIvins'

BY the President of the United States Of
TN THE YEAR WHICH IS NOW DRAW.
l. ing to Its end. the art, the skill and the labor
OF the people Of the United States have been
employed with greater diligence and yigor. and
on broader fields, than ever before, and the fruits
OF the earth have been gathered into the granary
and the storehouse In marvellous abundance.
Our highways have been heightened, and new
and prolific regions have been occupied. We
arc permitted to hope TINT long protracted polit-
ical and sectional discussions arc, ut no distant
day, to give place to returning harmony and fra.
tcrnal affection throughout the Republic. Many
foreign States have entered into liberal agree.
mcnts with us, while nations which arc far OF.
and which, heretofore. have been unsocial and
exclusive. have become our friends. Tho annual
period OF rest which VIC have reached In health
and tranquility, and which II crowned With 10
much blessing, Is, by universal consent. a con.
venient and suitable one for cultivating personal
picty and practical public devotion. I, there.
fore, recommend that Thursday, the Goth day Of
all the people OF the United States on day OF
public praise, Thanksgiving and prayer to the
Almighty Creator and Divine Ruler OF the uni.
versc, by whose cver-watchful merciful and gra.
cious providence alone States and Nations. no
less than families and individual men, do live
and move and have their being.
In witness whereof. i have h~ereunto
LIS. set my hand and caused the seal Of the
49, United States to be affixed. Done at the
city OF Washington. this 18th day OF October, In
the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
ANDREW JOHNSON.
by the President:
VIZ. ii SEWARD. Secretary of State
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12
A Curyxsx almanac is @ mos, extraor-

A CHINESE almanac is o most extraor-
binary publication. The days for plow-
ing, building, travelling and marrying
ara laid down in II With the greatest
miuuteness. Tho whole period Of four
seasons is divided into t~wenty-four So
lar terms, each possessing a character.
istic name, and corresponding to the
day on which the sur covers the first or
fifteenth degree of one Of the twelve
signs of the zodiac. As the Chinese 10
q lunar calender, the places of these
solstices, e~quinoxss, etc., which 'regu-
late the great festivals of the year, are
changed every year. There is also the
NATURALIZATION of the arrears of the
Chinese year of 1854 days, which In
q period of 80 or 80 months
amount to a great month of thirty days,
which is introduced every two or three
years, in such a way as to preserve the
order of these t%wenty-four periods.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-12

PRESERVATION or MEAT.-An expert
meut is now being made in Australia,
the results Of which, if satisfactory,
will have a very important influence on
the world. 1t is to attempt the trans
portation Of fresh meat to England,
preserved by q chemical process from
decay. Mutton is selling in Melbourne
for one and two pence a,pound, while
in London it costs nearly a shilling.
In South America, and also in Texas,
beef can be obtained at a very slight
cost, and if means of preservation are
discovered, all the markets Of the world
might be supplied. The proposed plan
for keeping the meat fresh is said to be
adapted from a late discovery Of Pro-
lessor Farsday's, and consists in freez-
ing it by evaporation. No exact de-
scription Of the process has yet been
given, but its feasibility may be judged
from the fact that the sheep raisers in
Australia have subscribed 10000 to
carry on the experiment with, and 300
tons of meat have been shipped to Eng
land on trial.