The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-20

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York on d" national sins" He has text for n
lifetime.
The most learned bOtanist in Hungary is
Archbishop Hajnald, who is said to own the
most complete herbarium in Europe.
The owner of the genuine factory of Eaurde
Cologne is young girl of 21-Laura Maria
Farina-said to be worth n million.
Springer, the bond robber who recently es-
capped from confinement in Schenectady, N. ",
has returned and surrendered to the sheriff.
Anna Dickinson says she will be an NJ. G. i'll
ten years. reckless personal inquiries wheth-
er that stands for Mother of Children.
Velocipedes have run, themselves down i'll
price Recently in New York frst-class ma
chimes sold at auction at from SIS to $50.
The people of Grenoble, France, propose to
erect monument to Jouvin, the glove-maker
All bands ought to join heartily in the matter
The young Duke of Newcastle, following the
example Of the Marquis of Hastings, has
squandered. his immense fortune in gambling.
The big drum used at the Boston Jubilee is
! three feet through, from head to head. O'Bald-
win, the giant, was engaged to beat the Mas
todoniau instrument.
London clergyman advertises that he will
% lend " his weekly sermons for half a crown
| apiece, four for ten shiilings, warranted
- original, earnest and evangelical"
COUNTLESS myriads of grasshoppers have late
! ly made their appearance on the shores OF Salt
Lake. The ground is literally black around
Promontory Point with these rapacious insects
Cardinal Bonapa rte is expected shortly i'll
Paris, and, it is reported, will preside over
the religious ceremonies on the 18th of August
at Ajaccio on the occasion of Napoleon's cen
| tenary....r--..s -. ,..s..r.
A negro doctor in Georgia prescribed for q
rheumatic old woman that she shoald bury all
her husbands money in the garden. She did
so, and though the rhcumatics didn't vanish,
the money did.
A negro i'll Kent, Maryland, has been digging
for gold in lot about week, his dreams in
dicating the spot. He digs only at night, and
keeps his mother sitting by him with an open
Bible to ward off ghosts and give him luck.
At Il fire near Mount Holyoke Seminary,
Massachusetts,, lately, the young ladies turned
out and were very efficient in distinguishing
| the flames. Unsuually the sex more busy i'll
kindling than extinguishing flames-eh, boys
The official paper of the kingdom of Saxeny
refers in q leading article to the " free and
easy conduct of certain American ladies at a
1 late court ball i'll Dresden, and says steps have
been taken to prevent recurrence OF such
scenes.
Professor Gaspar in his work medicine,
i says that the greatest enemies the United
States have-worse than traitors-are the
abortionists, whose villaries will change the
destinies OF, this republic in less thautwentS-
! five'years! ''I.-~. -
The councilmen of Marietta, Ohio, ride
through the alleys of that burg Sundays
mounted on velocipedes, to amuse the children.
Our councilmen in New Orleans have hobbies
of their own to ride-but the amusement is
rather expensive to the fathers of :. the chill
Lieut.. Gov. Dunn, of this State, is said by
the New York Tribune, to have acquired his
knowledge of parliamentary rules, which he
displays as President of the Senate, In Ma
sonic lodge His knowledge" did not serve
to keep him from six hours in the parish pris,
on to which he was Coolly consi gned for con,
tempt.
Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, addressed the
! Convention of Christians opposed to secret
societies. assembled in Chicago last week H'
took strong grounds against secret organiza
tons and denounced Masonry particularly.
number of the latter were present, aud thu
!, discussion finally became exciting and tumult
uous.
In Newark, y. j., the other day, at n mis-
sionary meeting, DIR. Boggs was lamenting owe
the empty seats in his church of Sunday, am
. aslsed=to know how to fill them, when an irreV
erent brother sung out, " I'll tell you how, bro
= her tsurgs Il convert frott-f tel
4 the secrets of converts; he'll fill your churc
for YOU" .....-~~ ..r.