The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-24
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Chlorine iS found to be efficacious In treating
smallpox patients in San Francisco. 80 - =;
Now Haven, Conn.,, is to have public park,
costing half million dollars. ass .a.is,
1t is said Major Andres watch is owned by
an old widow lady in Fon du Lac, Wisconsin.
A Californian has invented an earthquake
proof chimney. 4t ga
Margaret O'Keefe died at Hopkinton, Mass,
last week, at the age Of los years.
Some of the female clerks in Boston get one
per cent ON alftheir sales.
AnationaI convention of bee raisers met at
Cleveland on Wednesday last.
The cabmen at Montreal resist the ordinance
requiring them to carry ights.l>i
New South Wales produced five millions of
gold last year.
Greeley says the only fault with the peace |
societies is that they are too good for this world
There is proposition to have European gov
ernments adopt international postage stamps.
The Princess Mathilde has q model farm in
her park at st. Grati9n. ht t"i
American railways are borrowing money in
England. sAa a.s 81.
Marshal McMahon's sudden trip to Vienna
has caused some comment. -ars tees
brother Of Disraeli died recently. He held
q small Office in the revenue department.
aAlonarchists greatly pFeponderate in the new
Spanish Cortes,
John GLADDEN. has been nominated Secretary
of Legation to Mexico. - 1908 -'-' ~ .'''
The President has decided to pardon DR..
Mudd.
The testimony of Chinese is not received
against white men in California.
Wool can BIO grown in Buenos Ayres at ten
cents pound.
The Radical postmaster of Salem, Mass, is q
defaulter for $4,000.
There werey692 patients in the Charity Hos
pital of this city on the 18th inst.
Gen. Mower has been appointed to the COM
mand of this military district.
| The last male descendent Of Gustavus Vasa
| died in Stockholm last month.
man recently died in England from the
effects of carbolic acid applied to a tooth.
| The Chicago Adrance says that though Su-
rats trial cost 10000, 4" he still lives"
| The export of coin and bullion from San
Francisco for 1868 was $37 100000.
| Three million dollars will cover the loss by
the late earthquake in California.
OF the 100000 women in England, $500, 600
| are unmarried.
Beet sugar culture is to be attempted in Ire
| land again.
Kossuth, like Mazzni and Garibaldi, recon-
mends the Spaniards to adopt q republic.
In France, 100000 were paid last year for the
destruction of pernicious white worms.
In Holland, the Chambers have voted for the
abolition of capital punishment.
Imprisonment for debt has been abolished in
Wurtemberg. Better abolish debt itself.
Gems Buchanan and Gillem have been >nomi-
l A., 1o,,k prs. Isav Hay,n
Lieut. Braine, for two years held d prisoner
on the absurd charge of piracy, has at last
been released.
Astounding charges of CORRUPTION are made
against United States Senator Fenton, recently
elected by the New York Legislature.
Up to the present time sixteen deaths have
resulted from the explosion on the steamer
Glide.
Minister Hale Whites that the Spanish Gov
eminent is willing to sell Cuba, but are the
Cubans willing to be soldf
The Pei Nall Gazette is opposed to the Ala
bama treaty, if the question of Confederate
belligerants is to be re.opened.
Allthe distilleries in New York have stopped
So much the better. Let the West follow
suit"
X 1t is said the Bishop of Limburg will resign
as the annexation of Nassau to Prussia Is op
, posed to his sentiments.
! The money left by the late Baron Rothschiie
is consider ably more than half the income o.
Great Britain.
Gen. Grant advises against the abolition O
the Office of General, designing to bestow it OF
: Gen. Sherman.
The number of houses erected in Paris las
year was 1000, each of which contains si'
apartments. sa..s
Fusil oil, an ounce of which will kill a rab
: bit In four minutes, is q large ingredient il
liquor sold in the New York bar-rooms.
"Good will" and the softest kind of soap
tho staple of Reverdy Johnson's speeches il
England.