The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-08
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Napoleon travels ~ the Compts do Pierrefons.
Great suffering from the drouth 10 reported
In Arizona.
It 10 said that there are II. 0sl 900 horses in
tho United States.
Mr.. Frouds hes rslinquished the editorship
of Frazer's Magazine.
Drouin do L'Huys has been appointed Am
bassador of France to Austria.
Differences have arisen between France and
Italy, respecting the Ponti6eal debt.
Tho approaching census Of Berlin u expect
cd to show tho population 1t 10000.
The corner-sto Of tho New York Custom
house will be laid by tho Masons.
Intense heat prevails throughout California,
and many sun strokes have occurred.
The United States debt statement shows
decrease during September Of e13, 500, 900.
In New York . man seventy Ave years old
cut his wife into pieces and then shot himself.
Richard Bentley, tho well-known Publisher,
died ON tho 10th Of September, In his seventy
seventh year.
Three negroes were taken few days ago
from the Jail At Winchester, Tenn, and hanged
for burning church.
Mr.. Gibbons, . successful merchant and .
member of tho conservative party, has been
elected Lord Mayor Of London.
The value Of landed estates devoted TO the
support Of tho ministers Of the -estsblished
Church Of England 10 Get down ut tl50. oo0, 900.
+. w. Conway-bettsr known - Parson
Conway-has been removed from once ~
State member for Louisiana in tho Union
League.
Somebody has made the discovery that
among the 12O, 900 words in Websters Una
bridged, the word unabridged" 10 not to DO
found.
A total eclipse Of the sun will be visible
from Hindostan, the Indian Ocean, Australia,
New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean, ON the 14th
of December.
The course Of Vincent, tho head Of the Peace
Commissioners, in thwarting the campaign of
Gen. Crook against the Apaches, 10 denounced
by the whole press and public Of California
and the Pacific coast.
Gen. Robert Anderson Of Fort Sumptsr fame
receives $4,000 per annum from tho United
States Government-half pay A. . Bdgadier
General. The story Of his poverty striker
condition in Switzerland il untrue.
partially constructed bridge over Verdi
| Rrse river, near Fort Gibson, ON the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railroad, fell, drowning ten,
killing ono and seriously wounding sixteen
others, ten of whom will die.
International money orders between the United
States and Great Britain commenced on the I'd
Remittances may also be made via Switzer-
land to the principal towns and cities Of Aus
tria, Hungary, Spain, Russia, Sweden, Dem
mark, Greece, Egypt, East India and China:
The Bostoa foevt;ssr has an acquaintsiee
who remarks 4 1t he has often heard the p1P-
verb: "A frisAd in need is friend indesT'
but he says he can't SEQ where tho laugh COMES
in. He has friend in need who Is always
borrowing money Of him.
| Tho SYDNEY Advertiser informs ua thatAt tho
Thames Goldfeld, in New Zealand, the extra
ordinary dividend Of f75,0O0 was realized
from the Caledonian Reef within fourteen
days. It is stated that considerably moro than
one ton of gold was obtained from $50 tons of
quartz.
1t Isl the height of meanness to impale a
man on his own dagger, but some people are
interruptions The editor of the Hudson N.
! Y. Star received an acrostic recently which he
innecently publishes, not knowing that 1T I'M
pudently said: "A. N. Webb is An ass" He
doesn't care so much for acrostics as he did
but he is eagerly searching for 'Ellen," the
acrostic maker.
An old condemned bridge over Wheeling
Creek, near Wheeling, West Virginia, which
has been obstructed for some time to prevent
people from using it, fell on the 1st, under the
weight of nine persons who were engaged IN
removing the obstruction for their own con-
venience. Four were killed, two mortally
wounded and three badly hurt.
HORRIBLE DEATH.-The following particu-
lars of the death of Professor Wilbur, the
aeronaut, near Paoli, Indiana. on the 3Oth OF
September, are given by a special correspond
ent of q Louisville paper: