The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-12

struck for. from 80 to so per cent higher wages
/ Efforts are being made in Berlin to organize
a line of steamers between Stettin and New
York. ssa +sf 4e5s q ~ 10 $3.50.
Mrs. Beeoher Stowe is preparing a voinmi-
nous reply to her critics, both American and
English.
Brigham Young is greatly incensod ut Joe
Smiths sons for preaching against polygamy
| in Salt Lake City. , ..lq = =. !.
One Thousand bnffaloos were killed in one
week, lately, within ten miles of Camp Sup
ply, Indian Territory.
In the death of Secretary Rawlins, the Pres
ident loses one Of the most disintercsted and
honest of his friends. -
Some Chinese miners recently found-in sier-
IA county gold nugget weighing over nine
pounds, valued at $500.
Tonry,. the young surgeon who was dismissed
for marrying Anne Surratt, has accepted a lu-
crative position in Kansas.
The correspondent of Louisville paper says
that Mrs Stoves scandal was written as
sensation piece ON a wager.
a recent fire in the arsenal at Ciyita Vecchia
consumed the entire stock of forage of the
French troops serving in Rome.
1t took fifty men, with ropes levers pullcys,
and other appliances, two hours and half to
raise mp an elephant which lately fell in Ver~
mont. ~
physician of the Prussian Admiralty has
proposed the adoption by all civilized States
of a flag of distress, to be used both in peace
and war.
Mrs. st. Clair has been occurring in San
Francisco in defense of po1ygamy and the Nor
mons. She ought to have been cleared out of
the city.
Capt. Shaw, commanding officer of the Lon
| don Fire Brigade, is inspecting the various ap-
planes in this country, and the mode of man
aging fires. s. ~ --.r
Jenlsins-whether him of the newspapers is
not stated crossed the gorge below Niagara
"Wednesday week a velocipede moving over
tight rope.
The cars on the White Mountain Railroad
were delayed by snow lately, and $50 people
We're compelled to pass the night on Mount
Washington.
Gustaxe Dore the famous French artist, is
systematically exploring the ms and outs of
London, with the view to bringing out a great
work on that capital.
In speech lately delivered by Disraeli, at
the seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury he care
fully avoided politics. declaring "there was no
such thing as politics in August"
The great fire raging in the Dismal Swamp,
! after consuming many miles of fencing and
large amount of cord-wood, has driven herds
of wild animals into the open country.
The cost of our army and navy last year was
Sl49, 009, 0O0-greater than that of any other
nation in the world except Great Britain ;
which, however, has immense colonies to pro-
tect. @ -'@i
An eccentric old gentleman named Savage,
who was notable in the streets of London for
his shabby outfit, and who was supposed to
live on the charity of his relations, has Just
died, leaving 100000 to the Emperor Napo-
leon.
The poet, SAKE, says that he ran twice as the
Democratic candidate for Governor of Yer
mont, and each time came withiG'ene of being
elected. That was the candidate who
against him, ~~-
Greeley, i'll his long article on China, shows
his qualification, in the opinion of the Herald,
for the office of Minister to the Celestials. In
his comments, he docs mp brown" our late
Minister, Ross Brown.
The Judges of Washington, following the
example of the Cabinet, have left that inter-
esting burg How do the people get along
without ininnctons Here, in the Crescent
City, they never failing comfort.
A hage steel hummer, weighing one tho,l-
sand tons, is being made in England for the
RussiaIi goyernment.rT The hanmor-head weighs
forty tws tons, the anvil block five hundred
tons, and \ is to be used in forging steel gnns.
a commiSeo of the ''womcn's rights stripe
lately waited on Ida Lewis, with view to
enlist her in the cause. They were greatly
Disguised to find her at the wash-tub, helping
her mother, and altogether oblivious Of her
rights"
The question, ''Win the coming woman pull
teeth % has been sent up to the American Den
tai Association, which sent down answer
that they had no jurisdiction Which may be
considered as equivalent to saying, Oct her'-
not rip but-pull
A man engaged inn shoveling wheat at the
Niagara elevator, Buffalo, becoming exhausted,
laid down in one of the compartments of the
boat and went to sleep, about O'Clock on Sat
urdoy evening, and was smothered by de-
posit of wheat upon him.