The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-08-01
EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

The Empress Eugene is to visit the United
States. ,s'.,s,- rs,i ,,@...a,...
1t is estimated that $4,000 Americans are
now travelling in Europe.
Miss Ida Lewis is the lioness at Newport
Phil. Sheridan is the lion. a-..t
The recent overflow in the Illinois river COW
cred 100000 acres of bottom land.
The value of property in Nebraska is six
times greater than it was in 1862.
There were over 5000 arrests in the moral
city of Chicago within three months
Emo <aD1o zAiu--e - - ~r-~,
the proceeds of a concert at Ratisbon.
DIR. Pussy has recently preached an eloquent
sermon in defence of the real presence
The Viceroy of Egypt spent $4,000 in pres
ents during his stay of few days in London.
Queen Victoria has ordered an Irish spinning
wheel, ut which certain parties are in costa
cies.
A young woman in Michigan has applied for
divorce, after protracted married life of
two weeks.
Emmerson was mistaken by Gilmore for q
flute blower, at the Peace Jubilee and ordered
to his place.
A woman in Chicago recently applied for a
divorce because her husband refused to take
her to theatre.
A Spectator in Paris proposes to print all
the Paris journals on one press and thus effect
a saving of ten per cent.
It is said that the subject of Mr. Tennyson's
new poem is the old German legend of the
Quest of the Holy Grail s--.e-.esgzs.
Cube meals at: a low rate are now given in
Helena, which are considered an Improvement
on, the square article in Montana. -
The dfnnaE TO be given TO the Duke of Edin-
burgh, when he visits Agra, India, has been
contracted foE, and is to cost Sc, UDUs
Eben Tonrgee, organizer of the chorus at the
Boston jubilee, has Teceived7thc degree Of Mu-
steal Doctor from o Northern IJniYersity 81
The Belgian government has given Roche
| fort the option of leaving thatcountry or dis
continuing the publication of the Lanterne
By fire caused by a lamp carried by n train
inspector, thirty cars laden with oil were
burned at the depot, in Cleveland, Thursday
week.
The French government has officially in
formed the Court of Rome that special am
bassador win be sent to attend the approach
iag Council
Eight hundred Chinese have been engaged
to work on the branch of the Ohio and Missis-
sippi Railroad, between Jacksonville and
North Vernon, Wis. q e ~
The Record EpiscopaT is severe on the Bish-
op of Oxford for his 'lubricity," and the Bish-
OPP of Peterborough for the 'hoi1owness" of his
Protestant principles. t<"1 s-si'
Bad as Spain is, it should lie stated that it
has forwarded 5000 of the 10000 piastres annu-
ally furnished towards tho maintenance of the
Basilica of st. Peters. nas.
An itiuerant preacher on natural depravity
said that Little children who could neither
speak nor walk were to be seen running about
the streets cursfng and swearing.
Dining terrific storm at lHnntin gton, Pa,
lately, two men, while sitting sheltered on the
coal wharf, were stunned by lightning, and
falling into the canal, were drowned.
Bishop Gosss of, Liverpool having been left
| $4,000 by Mr. MoretOn's viii, has compro.
missed with his widow for $1,000 year ard a
farm and other property near Chester.
| A cure for somnambulism has been found
1t consists in winding round the leg Of the pa.
tient copper wire. 1t doesn't say whether
the other end of theswire is to be fastened to
! the bed-post. s.a.a.3 e,