The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-03-28
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absence.
The local expenses of Paris are sl5,0eo,-
900 in gold per year.
Minors are not allowed to play billiards
in Indiana --'---s-4-'7=-
The. medical department. of Harvard
University has six negro students.
An Illinois sheriff has supplied himself
and deputies with yeloeipides.
Gen. Sickles has been offered the mission
to Mexico.
at Greenville, Tenn.
Jules Ennemoser has been nominated
assessor for the Third Louisiana District
Moses Grinnen has been appointed col
lector of the customs at New York.
In Indiana, Democrats have been re-
elected in ah cases of resignation.
A German resident of Chicago committed
suicide last week from disgust of the place.
Gustave Dore is engaged on large
painting representing Rossini on his death
bed.
The latest inspiration of Brigham Young
is to build a million dollar hotel at Salt
Lake. E,l
Lord Lytton has sent fifty dollars for the
fund raised to aid the family of Ernest
Jones.
The novel of q Griffith Gaunt" Melted its
author forty thousand dollars-the work of
six months.
The London newspaper press fund has
an invested capital of 10000, with 247
members.
An American ex-Brigadier General of
volunteers is giving drawing lessons in
Heidelberg.
The library of the Marquis of Hastings,
lately sold, had not volume added to it
for u century.
The Pope has committed the sentence of
death against Ajani and Luzzi TO hard labor
for life.
Houdin, the famous French magician,
haying lost his fortune by speculation, is
now writing for a living. -
The common habit of sucking the ink
from a pen has resulted in bad case of
poisoning to girl in Cincinnati.
The long discussed resolutions restoring
Blanton Duncan's property, have passed
Congress.
The Superior Court sitting at Whitman
tic, Conn.,, has adopted the singular prac-
tice Of charging ten cents admission.
A wonderful occurrence is-a postmaster
has resigned. Mr.: Cleveland, of Hartford,
has thus distinguished himself.
Vermont reports six women as engaged
in ship building. This is the proper way
of steering for woman's rights.
The Euening Poet is tho first Radical
linz
President.
The Grand Jury have found true bill
| against Arthur Guerin for manslaughter for
killing Hennessey.
The Society for the protection of Desti-
tute Catholic Children, N. Y, recently re-
ceived the sum of S1O, 900 from aiaAnknown
| donor.
Last summer there was not house in
marlborough, Minnesota. Now lots sell
there for $1,000, and a $4,000 hotel is going
! up.
The Emperor Napoleon has just received
from the " King of the Birmans" present
of twenty eight volumes of Buddhist manu-
acript. -
The Paris notaries are forbidden by Their
rules to ride on the top of omnibuses. We
have few dignified notaries in New Or
leans.
Gen. Rousseau's life was insured in the
Equitable Life Insurance Company of New
York for $4,000, and that Company il
ready to pay the amount of the policy.
A daughter of the unfortunate Capt
Wirz-said to be an accomplished lady-it
a governess in the family of an Englisl
nobleman.
] Harriet Beecher Stoves farming in Flo
-rida is said to be anything but successful
Harriet has found out that the pen is bet.
ter weapon than the pitchfork.
hrs. Grant, it seems, is the most disap-
pointed at the failure of Stewdrt to qualify
! eause--Mrs. Stewart was needed as com.
: panion of the lady Of the White House.
The Judiciary bill just passed provides
for nine Supreme Judges, relieving them
from circuit duty, which latter function is