The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-17

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i The universal art catalogse authorize
by the Bfitish Government cost 90, 900.
4 Berg has received the classical title o
"animaltheopist," and the press applaud II
II 10 said that the late Emperor Maxi
milian's quartermaster IL selling soda-wate
in Texas.
The "miscellaneous refreshments" of tn,
Boston City Council for two months sunni
up abo1t 5000.
A Dayton girl recently won bonnet by
throwing her father twice out of three
| times In wrestling match.
The Presby terians are getting up e5,-
O0G, 600 memorial fund. What's the point
to be commemorateda
Darcy Irvine, who has made himself 20
notorious in Ireland Of late, died in a luna
tic asylum.
Two sisters of Gottschalk, the one .
vocalist and the other . pianist, are to give
concerts In New York shortly.
Illinois furnishes three-fourths of the
beef, consumed in New York; but how
much comes originally from Texasf
Mdfle. Leontine Melin has taken the prize
virtuous woman in France.
The Investigation Of Collector Bailey's
accounts in New York make him out de-
faulter for more than $780,
At the last election in Belgium the Ca
tholic party gained fifteen seats. The min
istry resigned.
An Indiana young man has made himself
famous <or infamous) by clipping with the
second wife of his uncle.
Two Sisters of the Visitation collected
$500 in Boston and vicinity within the
past few neutrality-suspicious. subscribing
literally.
In consequence of the scarcity Of preach
ers in North Germany, the Government has
determined to exempt theological students
from military duty.
The French Prince Imperial has had
Office fitted up for his amusement
at the Tuilleries. So then he will play the
devil before he succeeds papa.
The Rev. DR.. Osborne, of Nashville, has
been deposed for illustrating in his lectures
the evils of intemperance rather too prac-
tically.
The heat in Chicago has been so great
as to give it's people foretaste of what
they may get-some say deservedly-in
nameless locality.
Ling, the interpreter of the Massachu-
setts- Chinese shoemakers, cut off his thumb
lately While "pegging away" which caused
no grief among the Knights Of St. Crispin.
The census takers have met with re-
markable case--a woman who gave her
age as thirty lone years, and whose eldest
son was twenty-seven.
Spotted Tail became q widower during
his trip, to Washington, and attributing his
wife,s death to his absence, he put all his
presents in her grave.
A woman at Fort Dodge, Iowa, allowed
her husband to give her a severe beating
before witnesses, in order to obtain di-
vorce, which the husband likewise wanted.
The Woman's Advocate estimates the
number of female compositors in the print
ing offices of New York city at over three
hundred.
The King of Burmah, who is known as
His sGolden- Footed Majesty, is sending
representative to visit England, Germany,
The Emperor of Morocco has decided
that certain number of young men be-
longing to the first families of his dominions
shall be sent to Paris to be educated.
The growth of sanitary science has re-
duced the death-rate in England from 80
per 1000 to II per 1000. By vaccination
$4,000 are also said to have been saved.
The Empress Eugene is economizing, no
doubt for a good purpose. Two vacancies
lately occurred in her household, one of
which only is to be filled-thus saving
$4,000.
A Baptist paper, referring to Beecher's
Friday evening meetings, says that Cocoa
sionaliy something is said or done that is
scandal upon the good name of the church
and the cause which it loves"
The Wonaan'a Advocate, in objecting to
the word "obey" in the marriage service,
says: "Whoever is pledged to obey is
technically and literally a slave, no matter
how many roses surround the chains"
Two ladies are employed in the Post
office Department, Washington, in trans
lating and keeping the accounts in foreign
languages they are accomplished in Ger
man, French, Spanish and italian.
A new Caspar Hauser has been found in
the person of John Herriges, of Lombard
street, London, incarcerated by his brother