The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-13
EDITORIAL AHD orm uxr,.

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berland, Nd, on the 18th.
Tortoise-shell parasols are the lat
fashionable piece of nonsense.
The fires set by the insurgents contin|
to rage in the forests Of Algeria.
The FIRST Bible printed in America wa,
Catholic Bible printed in Mexico.
There are $s6, 750, 900 coin and $4,75o. a
currency in the United States Treasury.
Some people say that dark haired wom|
marry soonest. We differ, it is the liub
headed ones.
There were 10000 dogs reeistered
Ireland in 1870, and the license duty ps|
amounted to 927, 900.
The city council of Paris has autbor;z|
a loan of $50 000, 600 francs to be used !
rebuilding aud repairs.
| Gen. Ewell, of the Confederate Stat
army, is cultivating little garden SPOT
1000 acres in Tennessee.
The Mount Gents tunnel is a connie
snccess. An announcement has been ma
that 1t will be formally opened in septed
Der.
The French decimal system of weigh
and measures goes into operation through
out all Germany on the Let of Janua}
next.
Mayor Hall recently saved a child fro|
drowning in South Bay, by jumping fro|
his boat and swimming to the yacht fro|
which the child fell.
A Z" magnificent gift enterprise" late|
broken up by the police at Cleveland, vi
found to be conducted on capital of fol
dollars and q few odd cents.
The Right Rev. Bishop Persico has al
vertised for plans and specifications for ID
Cathedral at Savannah, Ga. The archite|
whose plan in adopted will receive $500,
The Japanese Government announces|
new system Of national coinage of go]
and silver, to correspond with the Americ,
system-the VOW, or dollar, being the uni
In row at the junction of the Lake Sd
perior and North Pacific railroads, over ed
suppression of the liquor traffic, the sherj
was dangerously shot, one rioter killed ar|
one wounded.
The Picayaae learns that the Park Con
missioners contaminated the purchase
the Foucher property, or that portion
the same lying between the river and 81
Charles avenue, for the sum of $500, OOO
The Oldest printer in the United Stat{
is perhaps Mr.. H. H. O'Farrell, of til
southern Sun, Bainbrdge, Ga. He was boz
in 1775, in Ireland, and has been REGULAR
at the printing business for over eighd
years.
The heaviest rain storm of the seaso
occurred in Richmond. Va, on the 17tl|
accompanied by considerable hail. Til
thermometer, which had been ranging al
day in the nineties, fell twenty one degred
in fifteen minutes.
The Crown lands in Ireland product
cas-, 600 year. The income in 1869 ws
S45,642, and the expenditure in Irelan|
4I19l, probably agents. fees. Let this d
devoted to support the dignity of til
crown, and not sent across the Channel,
The curative power of excitement wa
curiously illustrated the other day in
Connecticut hospital. Arheumatic patient
suddenly discovering the corpse of sulcid|
III tu0 ncAt SVb w LID o"As opAobS Wy @n1
ran nimbly out of the room, without stop
ping to say Good m orning" to his crutched
The Lorraine Museum at Nancy has JUS
been destroyed by fire with all it's contents
the only article saved being the ancien|
tapestry of Charles the Bold. The build
ing was the last remains of the forme|
palace of the Dukes of Lorraine, and wa
a fine specimen of architecture of the earl
part of the sixteenth century. The loss
estimated at 500, 900 francs.
The sword subscribed by the AlsatiaI
residents of New York for Gen Uirich, til
defender of Strasburg, was presented 4
him few days ago. In accepting the gil
of his countrymen of America, Gen. Uric
said he would only draw the sword whe|
an attempt was made to reconquer the prd|
vinces which had been torn from Franc
by the results of the war.
AT Keokuk, Iowa, VIM. Briggs, intend
ing to open his coal mine, sent his son AM
daughter to dip out the water. The sol
put ladder in the shaft and descended
His sister, not hearing from him, also ID