The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-05

Two prominent citizens died last week
John Gauche and H. M. Wright.
| Congress has decided that confiscation
without trial by jury is null and void.
From an investment of $1,000 in sheep,
a farmer in Texas has realized $50, 900.
Peach growers promise large crop this
year. We hope that promise will be kept.
| Butler opened the impeachment case. He
is credited with opening good many other
cases.
Col. steedman, late Collector of Internal
Revenue for this district, left for Washing
| ton on Friday last.
Strawberries are selling in Washington at
ten dollars per quart. They sell at one
tenth of that here.
Special Commissioner Wells reports that
not one half the revenue tax collected
reaches the treasury.
A youth of fifteen lately committed sui
eide in Liverpool, because his father repri-
manded him sharply.
An Evangelical" boarding house is about
to be opened in New York. Fried soles are
to be standing dish.
Lamps for railroad travellers is the latest
invention. Wonder if they'll throw light
on coming collisions?
Nine out of the eleven nominations for
aldermen, and all the school directors, in
st. Louis, are Germans.
A hog, under three years old, and weigh
ing eight hundred and sixty eight pounds,
was sold i'll Piqua lately.
A beggar won the $IOO,O0O prize in the
last drawing of the Havana lottery. He
may well be called jolly beggar.
Barnum announces that he has retired
from the show business. The mermaid and
woody horse should vote him thanks.
Ground has been sold in Lombard street,
I at fhn rat Of SnI1
foot.
Mormons are moderating in matrimonial
matters. "A colony are settling near Tail
Lake, Minnesota, who are content with one
wife.
There are one hundred million francs in
gold deposited in the Bank of France
We'd like the franking privilege on that
concern.
Young Ketchum, who forged to the amount
of s., ZOO, 900, is to be pardoned. Ii the
sum was small one, the offense would be
objectionable.
Accountants are said to be long-lived.-
One in the Bank of England has just
tered on the sixtieth year of his connection
with that institution.
moved to Chicago. AS the editor is un-
married, he is relieved from the imputation
of seeking IL divorce.
A solar eclipse will occur "in August. A
lunar eclipse has rested over New Orleans
for some months-particularly in the vicin-
age of Dryades street.
A young man by the name of Carstains,
while singing the Bonnie Blue Flag" in
Il Liverpool saloon, was killed by an Amer
lean captain, with a bottle.
Dentists in New Orleans are said to be
more prosperous than physicians, in pro-
portion to the number. Does this prove
that they've more gum-tion
A piece of crude gold of the value of five
dollars, was taken from a chickens craw, in
Warren county, Va. We would like to get
some of that breed of chickens.
The New York Tribune acknowledges that
Parson Conway was the individual who tel
Orleans toward Jefferson Davis.
The Italian Prime Minister, Count Mena-
brea, is said to be the greatest mathemati-
clan in Europe; yet we venture to guess he
can't count-on retaining his Office.
The President reviewed the procession
celebrating ST. Patrick's day, in Washing
ton City. He wore sprig of shamrock in
his button hole which grew in Limerick.
A shoemaker in London being reproached
by his wife for drunkenness, took II kettle
containing hot water off the fire, and poured
its contents over herself and the children.
Herrings are so plentiful in Scotland that
it is thought they will sell for Il penny Il
hundred. If they're eaten in too great
quantities., tho4Duke of Argyle's posts will
be brought into requisition. Il
A Power full machine was brought to bear
Bakers bread -baskct, last Monday, |
near a. well-<nown shirt store on Canal
street The effect on the spectators varied |
some were Indifferent, others were Moody, |
Murders and attempts to murder, are
fearfully prevalent in England. The last is
that of a man who endeavored to kill Il cler
gyman and his family, because he was for
hidden to visit IL female in the minister's
family. |
Krupp, the great iron founder, is getting
up hammer which ill'weigh one hundred
and twenty tons. Thad. Stevens will Dor
TOW it. nerhans as in his present feeble