The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-03-29

The public debt of the United States is said
to be four billions. What a debt of gratitude
we owe to the authors of this little account cur
rent.
Gen. Buchanan is to be only temporary COM
Mander of this district
The magnificent organ ordered for Notre
Dame, Paris, is under the direct superintend.
ence of the minister of worship.
The House of Commons has abolished church
rates. That's q beginning, at any rate.
The President has vetoed the bill muzzling
the Supreme Court.
Ten thousand Germans are on their way to
settle in the South.
The man who Bragg ID on the Mexican Mus,
tang Liniment is dead.
The mingling of white and black children in
the Connecticut schools has given rise to o law.
suit If the. decision is adverse to one party,
they will, In their grief, wear black-suits.
Butler accuses Gen. Grant of sacrificing the
lives of three hundred thousand soldiers
Wonder if the latter smokes an impeachment.
The uniform of the Garde Mobile resembles
that of the chorus in Der Freischutz, it is said.
Appropriate enough, as Garde shoots.
The Aston estate is valued at $144, 600, Co.,
Few would consider it o dis-Astor to possess q
slice of such an estate.
In New Paris, Ohio, the women, wishing to
break up whisky shop, visited it daily with
and thaconcern bursted. We're the ladies sewed
while on this benevolent missionf Must be re
ferred to the debating club.
A pork dealer in Buffalo lately divided the
profits of the season among his employees, after
deducting ten per cent. That man will go the
whole hog some day.
A young lady, while walking in Boston, fell,
causing four large hair pins which fastened her
chignon to enter her skull, and-ifshe had any
bfain.
Biography has sued his Lordship for literary
services.
writer in the London Leader has two col
umns, showing up the shortcomings of ser
wants.
An Egyptian interpreter, employed at Mas
sowa, has been sent to Cairo in irons.
An aristocratic husband in England has in
stituted suit against surgeon for amputating
his wife's leg-alleging that he misiudged the
seriousness of the disease. A decided case of
mis- Misunderstanding.
Sir Robert Peel has been summoned before
the Vice Chancellor of England, for refusing to
furnish his accounts relating to Tamworth
school.
Baron Rothschild is to be raised to the Peer,
age, by recommendation of :Disraeli.
reading-room has been opened at Rome for
the benefit of the English speaking Zouaves
The Church of the Madelaine was lately filed
with Poles, who celebrated the one hundredth
anniversary of the Confederation of Bar.
sermon was preached by the cure
Rev. Mr.. Spike, whose disappearance created
such a sensation, has made his first appearance
in Drury Lane Theatre.
Minotti Garibaldi, and some of his adherents,
it is reported, have started for this county,
Soap-boiling on Long Island may be more profit
able than revolutionizing.
Slade, formerly porter of a hotel in Wash
ington City, but of late steward of the White
House, died recently, worth one hundred thou
sand dollars. He has evidently been u faithful
steward to-himself.
The storm which lately swept over Chatham.
ILL.,, killed three citizens, injured five seriously.
and damaged over forty houses.
The Liberia Legislature lately refused to pass
bill permitting white men to vote. Liberal
Liberia!