The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-02-16
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Mayor Hoffman, of New York, are candle
dates for the next Presidency.
TWO Of. the worlds wonders arc getting
out OF, joint. The Strasburg Clock is Civ
ing out, and the leaning tower of Pisa is in
danger of falling.
The gross receipts of six theatres in this
city for the year 1867, as reported to the
internal revenue department, amounted to
1922 1914, estimated in greenbacks. How
| weary would be the effort to raise IN equi-
valent sum for charitable purposes!
The New York Tribune says hanging in-
wolves needless cruelty. Tender-hearted
Horace, can't you spare some Of this exu-
berant sympathy for the white trash" of
the South, who are hanging in suspense
over the agony of reconstruction.
Thirty years ago there was but one Ho-
meopathic physician in New England. In
1857 there were 100 in Massachusetts, alone,
while at the present time there are two hun.
dred and fifty -one. In the same time there
were butt in New Orleans, and now there
arc 12-showing only o homeopathic in-
crease.
Robert johnson, son Of the President, L.
said to be confirmed inebriate.
The expedition sent to search for DR.. Liv-
ingstone has returned, the members Of
which report their belief that he was not
murdered.
1t is said that the weather was colder on
the sea coast this winter than for fifteen
years previous. -
Eighty per cent of the grain crop of Ca
lifornia went to Great Britain last year.
The value of the whole crop was 500, OOO, 600;
the two previous years it amounted to only
SO, 800 600.
President johnson has accepted IN invi-
tation to visit Baltimore and partake of
banquet, at which he will make q speech.
Dickens returns to England in April. It
would not surprise us if he were to issue a
new edition of his 60 Notes. with emenda-
lions to suit the Ismes-and The taste of
it's readers.
Greeley, looking upon the state of things
in the South says, Root hog, or die" To
which Prentice replies: I" But there are no
hogs there to root. The niggers have stolen
them all-every squealer and grunter.'' So
Mr.. Guthrie las resigned his place in tho
Senate on account of sickness.v--,~+--
Darcy MCGEE has been expelled from tho
st. Patriclls Society of Mobile.
The Prince of Wales is to-visit Ireland
next month.
sA-sirgcr in London gets SGOO,O 600 per
month. How many men of undoubtcd, tall.
ent-benefactors of their kind--live in des-
titution the while
The French Government has consented to
expel the Hanoverian refugees from France
A man who lost money by the failure of u
bank in Memphis, instead of drawing i.
check for His funds, drew pistol on tho
president. -
Judge Busted has so FIR recovered from
his wounds as To :c able to visit HIomtso
cry.
. Admiral Farraglt was at Florence at last
adviccs. His fleet remained at spezzi.l.
! - The purchase of the Island OF SANTANA
cannot bc-completcd. The revolution that
has broken out renders it doubtful to whom
MIR. Seward can rightfully pay the money:
There is doubt all parties arc willing to
receive it.
There are eight negro preachers in tho
penitentiaries of South Carolina There is
q white preacher in the Workhousc of New
Orleans. -
AS an evidence of destitution in New
Orleans, over sixty able bodied men applied
for lodgings in-the Third District police
station.
The ratification of the Alabama Constitu-
ton has been defeated by over $1,000 ma
jority.
Macmillan is the 102d member of the
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