The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-20

sold.
A collegeat Harpers' Ferry has q bell which
10 heard in Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
The present debt Of the city of Paris is over
two hundred million dollars, to be paid in sixty
years.
The occupant of the White House believes in
good dinners as welr as good cigars. Blot is
engaged az cook.
Charles Mathews, the comedian, is to receive
for his two years. engagement in Australia no
less than sc, 900.
Since the agitation of removing tho capital
from Washington, property there has depreei-
ated over $l2,OOo,OO0.
New York and New Jersey are going to war
about their harbors. The former has appealed
to Uncle Sam for protection.
More than 1000 persons have left their cards
at the Farnese palace, to congratulate Francis
II. on the birth of the princess.
In Buffalo, out of 1300O0 people, not more
than 10000 are regular church-goers There
are 20 churches without pastors.
Of 1000 persons confined in the Pittsburg
"lock-up" during the past year. more than SUI
were under the influence of liquor.
A menagerie-keeper in Liverpool has been
arrested on u charge of cruelty to animals, be-
cause he fed his serpents on live rabbits.
The Russians are not an inventive people
their only achievements in that line being q
peculiar tea urn and ready made cigarettes.
Woodruff, Claffin & Co. is the name OF
lady firm of stockholders in Wall street. They
have made 100000 in three years operations
The finances in Italy are in such a deplorable
condition that the Government employees in
Florence could not be paid in December last
The student Ivanofi who recently betrayed
the great political conspiracy in Moscow, has
been assassinated by some of his accomplices
The Mayor of Folz, in Bavaria, has been SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment for fraud.
The Mayor of New Orleans has sentenced him
self.
A woman recently fell out of q ffth-story
window in Paris upon the head of q passenger,
when both rolled. in the mud but neither were
injured.
A Mr.. Pancake announced himself o can
didate for reelection to Office in Illinois recent
ly but the voters ungratefully refused to re-
turn him.
An Englishman has constructed q perfect
steam engine so small that it will stand on q
half dollar piece. Can our readers remember
that rarityi
Gen. Grants father was 76 years old on the
9TH inst, and his dutiful son renominated him
to the postmastershp of Covington, KY, as a
birthday present.
A man in Cincinnati, a short time since, sud
denly lost the sight of an eye. To all outward
appearance the eye is as good as ever, but the
sight is entirely gone.
&c -, &1,n Nat,
politan District, London, on the second week
in January last was $4,000. being 1000 over
the corresponding week in 1869.
Miss Julia Hubbard is ''transcrihing clerk
in the WISCONSIN Legislature. young mem
Der called her The transporting clerk but the
soft legislator called to order.
a man in the First District the other day
complained of the dullness of business which
looked like running the ttiing into thc ground
the grumbler h'iNG M undertaken.
The General Cou.t of M"ysac'us..,~ having
failed TO pass the semrrai appropriation bill
the clerks threatea to attend thu Eo.i ou soup
houses to keep DO y and soai tggethc'.
Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, pailonc,, los con
victs last year, including four convicted OF
murder and twelve convicted of manslanghter
Palm-y times criminals have in that State.
In New York oranges are drug-twenty five
can be had for quarter. In this city, in whose
vicinity they grown in abundance, the poor.
est specimens cannot be had for that price.
A preacher in Grundy county, Iowa, objects
to the practice prevalent among his flock, OF
holding meeting and charging quarter to
kiss the girls, to raise money to pay his salary
The King of Burmah intends to present each
of the 800 Fathers of the Council with a pas.
-toEal cross enriched with gems. That of the
Pope is reported to be an Oriental masterpiece
One of President Baez's chief assistants in
the business of annexing st. Domingo, was
formerly q Spectator in camels. His recent
doings show that he aspires to deal in ele-
plants.
Such is the popularity of Australian canned
neighbors in Texas would drive their herds OF
cattle into the cannisters, they would add i'm
mensely to their resources.
Capt. Hall, the Arctic navigator, with the
Esquimaux family, visited the White House,
Wednesday week, and the President gave the
autograph. Whatrl she do with it, A.r
Electricity is said to be powerful agent in
restoring public speakers and singers, when
over-exertion has affected the respiratory or
gans. Some benevolent persons ought to pre-
sent battery to our legislative orators at the
Mechanics Institute.
A profound astronomer predicts that this