The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-03

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7 takes four days of starvation to kill aman.
There are eight brick yards in Rome, Ca
still they cannot supply the demaSd for brick.
! The well disposed Indians in Minnesota are
discontented because the Government treats
| their more savage brethren better.
The freshets in Washington county, Kansas,
have done immense damage, mills, farm houses
and crops having been washed away.
The Emperor of Austria has engaged to re-
cover the private estates of the King of Naples
on condition that ex=King Francis does not re-
turn to Rome.
Tom Thumb advertises his performances in
Ysan Francisco, by means of posters, in Chinese
as well as English. In two weeks he took in
$751; in gold.
Count Tebe, Swede, has bought large tracts
of land in Wisconsin, together with the i'm
mense water power at st. Croix falls, for cot.
ony of emigrants.
The yiceroy or Egypt has ordered 6OoO flower
pots from French mandatory, to be deliv-
cred i'll time for the festivities on the opening
of the Suez Canal.
There is talk of erecting monument to
William Wallace in Louisville. similar pro
ject to erect one in the Scottish capital pro-
crosses very slowly.
The New York Tribune says many joined in
the Humboldt celebration who knew nothing
about him, who, put on oath, could tell
what Cosmos +" is.
The first consignment of tea overland, ar
rived in Chicago last week, and the event was
celebrated with music and a public parade
through the streets.
Henry Wiletts, in Detroit, Michigan, was
killed by a'burglar ON the night of the 22d
nit. The deceased effected an insurance on his
life the day previous for $4,000.
1t is reported that the proprietors of Hearth
and Home, of which Mrs. Stowe is one of the
editors, Will soon dispense with her services in
consequence of her Byron scandal.
The Lord Chief Justice Clerk of Scotland
has unaecountably disappeared. If he copied
our. exampleson this side, he wouit disappear
with full pockets of other peoples money.
WaskAeaFae, our former Minister to Para
quay, has written a letter to the London jour
nails accusing Lopez of great barbarities. Con
siderable allowance must be made for this
statement.
At the late Humboldt celebration in Buffalo,
at the philosophers house. stated that although
sitting by table he always wrote on his knee,
travel having induced the habit.
Gen. Spinner says, in published letter, that
resumption of specie payments is impossible
unless the banks, the people and Government
combine. Can the trio succeed ? Or would it
be spasmodic effort and smash7
The Harpers Ferry property isto be sold in
November There are no pleasant reco1lections
connected with that warlike site, therefore it
is fitting that John Browns defeat there should
have neither q habitation or name.
A in Cbicnno offarad n raSol,A;or
that candidates for the School Board Of Educa-
ton should parse the sentence, Z" Let the cat out
the bag" This shows that he had no great
opinion of the applicants capacity.
AT Konigsburg, during festival in honor of
the visit of the King of Prussia, the railing of
n bridge, which was over-crowded with specta-
tors, burst, and many were precpitated into
the river, twenty -four of whom were drowned.