The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-20
EDITORIAL AID OTHER ITEMS.

piece of nonsense.
The fires set by the insurgents continue
to rage in the forests Of Algeria.
The first Bible printed in America was
Catholic Bible printed in Mexico.
There are $s6, 75O, 600 coin and @4,75O,OOO
currency in tho United States Treasury.
Some people say that dark-haired women !
marry soonest. We differ, it is the light
headed ones.
There were 10000 dogs registered in
Ireland in 1870, and the license duty paid
amounted to ca, 900.
The city council of Paris has authorized
a loan of $50 ,O00, 900 francs to be used for
rebuilding and repairs.
Gen. Ewell, of the Confederate States
army, is cultivating little garden spot of
1900 acres in Tennessee.
The Mount Cents tunnel is complete
success. An announcement has been made
that it will be formally opened in Septem-
Der.
The French decimal system of weights
| and measures goes into operation through
out all Germany ON the Let of January
next.
Mayor Hall recently saved child from
drowning in South Bay, by jumping from
his boat and swimming to the yacht from
which the child fell.
A magnificent gift enterprise" lately
broken up by the police at Cleveland, was
found to be conducted on o capital of four
dollars and few odd cents.
The Right Rev. Bishop Persico has adj
vertised for plans and specifications for the
Cathedral at Savannah, Ga. The architect
whose plan ia adopted will receive $500.
The japanese Government announces
new system of national coinage of gold
and silver, to correspond with the American
systematic VOW, or dollar, being the unit.
In row at the junction OF the Lake Su-
perior and North Pacific railroads, over the
suppression of the liquor traffic, the sheriff
was dangerously shot, one rioter killed and
one wounded.
The Picavune learns that the Park Com
missioners contaminated the purchase OF
the Foueher property, or that portion OF
the same lying between the river and ST.
Charles avenue, for the sum of 100000.
The Oldest printer in the United States
ia perhaps Mr.. H. H. O'Farrell, of the
southern Sun, Bainbrdge, Ga. He was born
in l775, in Ireland, and has been regularly
= = at the printing business for over e'gn's
= years.
The heaviest rain storm of the season
occurred in Richmond. Va, on the 18th;
g ACCOMPANIED by considerable hail. The
1t thermometer, which had been ranging all
1t day in the nineties, fell twenty one degrees
% in fifteen minutes.
N The Crown lands in Ireland produces
q s45, 600 year. The income in 1869 was
&c f45. 642, and the expenditure In Ireland
" s1191, probably agents fees. Let this Dc
n. devoted to support the dignity OF the
r .rovn and not sent across the Channel
" The curative power OF excitemehs was
'g curiously illustrated the other day IN
of Connecticut hospital. Arheumatic patient
ed suddenly discovering the corpse OF suicide
in tho next cot to his own, sprapg up anu
ran nimbly out of the room, with out stop
ming to say Sc God m orning" to his crutches
T. The Lorraine Museum at Nancy has just
NJ. been destroyed by fire with all Its contents
in the only article saved being the ancien
ms tanestry of Charles the Bold. The 'puio
;sh inc was the last remains of the forme
M ,aIace of the Dukes of Lorraine, and wa
re- a fine specimen of architecture OF the earl
* ,ort of the sixteenth century. The loss
la estimated at SOC, 600 francs.
The sword subscribed by the Aisau 10
his resideuts of New York for Gen Ulrlch' u
I've defender of Strasburg, was presen'eu
him o. few days ago. In accepting inc q
Pa of his countrymen of America, Gen. ol,''
'Pn said he would only draw the sword Wne
90. an attempt was made to reconquer the pr
we vinces which had been torn from ffa D
to. TO- by the results of the war.
WE At Keokuk, Iowa, VIM. Briggs lh'en
ten inc to open his coal mine, sent his sou I"
any daughter to dip out the water. Inc
one mt q ladder in the shaft and descenoe
s sals His sister, not hearing from him. also
ing scended. Briggs, his pro'hei' anu
ers man followed each of the others down :, J.
ga shaft. All FIVE were suffOcated. AT Il
" as accounts two of the bodies had been