The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-24
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md construct the faGades OF seyeral hundfed
pslsoes The maEniaosnos o. ,a sne, snd more =.
tonishing.
Tho burning of the forests in Eastern Oregon
this season, caused the death Of many Thousand
charred districts, had their feet 90 burned the
drivers were obliged to shoot them. The bears
and wolves Toasted ON mutton. Deer ana elk
collected along the mountain streams in large
numbers and were ct the mercy of panthers,j
wolves and hunters. The rains have now ex-
tinguished the fro.
Lumps Of silver orc are now used q currency
It White Pine, Nevada, tho scat of the last sill
yer discovery sensation. II passes eyen ct the
ramin0 table. The kind Of ore used 10 tho pure
chloride, which 1: @ rich = e be quite MALE
1ency under his arm. marches up TO . hzo-ta-
BE, takes ont . chunk and plants 1t on card,
calling its value as he puts it down. The bank
or picks it up, examines it. and if satisfied, re-
places it on tho card. In another moment he
wins the hump, and throws it into o sack be-
hind him. II
A new process of refining iron without "pnd- I
dlingn has been creating sensation among |
iron manufacturers in Pittsburg. LPhe process |
consists simply In combining, mechanically,
mixture Is thoroughly Effected, the result is in
stantly mafieabie iron, superior to the best
puddled balls. tits then only necessary to heat
it as blooms are heated, and put it through the
machinery to produce the best quality of horse
shoe bars from material which, If pnddled,
would yield only common iron. Extensive ex-
D6rlmentS
shoenberger Jnniata Iron Works, Pittshurg.
The principles involved are not patentable, 1T
is said, the only new thing in the process being
the proportion of hot and cold metal USED.
Audu6oa and ReihscAild.--In 1884, being in
London, Audubon called on Baron Rothschild
with proper letters Of Introduction, hoping to
secure his subscription to the Ornithology. He
writes: Soon a corpulent man appeared,
hitching mp his trowsers, with a face red with
any one present, dropped his fat, comfortable
IL ~ E,rr nne al N
the wide world but himself While the Baron
sat, we stood, with our hats in our hands 1
stepped forward, and with bow presented hlm
my credentials. The banker opened the letter,
read it with the manner of one who was look,
ing only at the temporal side of things, and
after residing it, said: This is only a letter OF
that you are the publisher of some book OF
other, and needing subscription Had man
the size of a mountain spoken to me in that ar
rogant style in America, L should have lndig-
nantly resented it but where l then was 1t
seemed best to swallow and digest it MS well as
i could; SO, in reply to the offensive arrogance
his subscription to the Birds of America
ssir,, he said, II never sign my name to any
work, and will pay for q copy of it. Gentle,
men, I am busy, and wish you good morning
We were busy men too, and SO, bowling respect
fully, we retired, pretty well satisfied with the
small side of his opulence which our labor was
dikely TO obtain" The point of this interview
was in its result. Several numbers OF the
Audubon, and after eight OF ten months i aal
Audubon, looked at il With ams1e% qn and y
Il will give you f5, and not a farthing more.
And since the naturalist did not regard tina
amount or the Baron's money as worth floe
from any one else, he was compelled TO TAX
back the numbers delivered.
IN Indiam Opisns Fdctory.-There are TIVE
large opium factories in India. The one
Patna is the largest of the two, and may safei.
$1,o y,Oie
world. The establishment faces the rive
Gances whose bed is here four mile across
some seasons desert of baked mud with TN
river far away ON the other side OF The waste
The opium is shipped to Calcutta IN a steamer
The opium packing for 1867 was finished aSon
Christmas, and nearl y 100000 chests OF Cnln
44,O00,000. Each chest contains forty cakes
The dark, sticky stuff Is ingen1ousiy enclose s'
in coating of dried poppy leaves, SO , Una
each cake, weighing about two pounds, pre-
sents the appearance of Dutcn cheese OF
cannon bali. 1t has given rise to the saylh
that in war the British gave the Chlnese sci, car !
non balls of iron, and in peace cannon balis G
opium, thus giving them the choice OF DEN
shot or poisoned, and making them pay smarti
for either attention.
The Erupp Cannon-The new feature in tn
gun, which has produced such formidable r.
sults is the enlarged chamber in which the ca
fridge is lodged. The charge Is double Tn;
frat used while the ball remains ut its forms
weight of 300 lbs. When tested side by sid
with the 9-inch Armstrong gun, the PRUSSIA
proved greatly superior.
External applications Of CarboIic Acid.-A co
reanonsieut OF the British Medical Journal So,
care must be taken in the external applicable
of carbolic acid over large surfaces. as Sn y,
cases of poisoning by it have occurred IN :.
-Workhouse near Birmingham. 1t was apple
in Wholesale manner, in mistake for sulpn,
lotion for the cure Of the itch. Two OF u
eases proved fatal s..s
Marine Pyojectisss.-A paper by Mr. Whitwor
1Haa read at the last meeting of the British a
sociation, on the proper form OF 2rolectMes !
penetrating through the water itgnve tne !
suits of numerous experiments, nom wMcn I
conclusien was drawn that the form OF Pro1e'
lie best adapted for penetrating armor-Pia
under water is that having o Hat head, on
nounf nf ifs heinz lass liable TO DETECTION