The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-24
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lse OF May.
Eleven editors have snnk from life OF
honest poverty to ConRress.
Twelve million dollars are being invested in
hotel property in Chicaso, Ills.
Tho Tichborne claimant 10 unable to obtain
bail, and has been remanded to prison for tyial-
Dr. Gosham, Postmaster Of Dyessbuss, Tenn.
has absconded with $4,000 Of Government funds.
Figaro gives fantastic definition. of N.
Thiers: "This 10 man whose ideas are most
large, but least high
The New Jersey Methodist Conference haa
passed . resolution closing Camp meetings ON
Sunday. Pretty hard on Camp msetinss.
1t has been proved that Marshal Razaine
dined with Prince Frederick Chszles, Of Prus-
sia, shortly before tho cspitulation Of Metz.
Tho Pope has received An address of sym-
patty, to which 11,715 signatures were .t.
taohed, from the Indian diocese of Tamaulip,s.
A man out West was offered plate of maca-
roni soup, but declined it, declaring that thew
couldn't play off any billed pipe stems on
him."
It il rumored that q treaty IL pending be-
tween Prussia aud Italy, whereby Alsaoe and
Lorraine are guaranteed to Prussia aud Rome
to Italy.
It is reported that England and Urupusv
have come to an open RUPTURE and that all
friendly relations between tho two nation,
have ceased.
In the Christ Church district of South Lon
don the population is 10000, of whom 10000
| are paupers. Nice for tho ratepayers-Sosss
London Courier.
A Canada editor says he has "a keen rapie,
to prick all fools and knsves." His friends if
| they are prudent, will take it from him. He
might commit suicide.
cheerful giver puts the following note ina
pair of pantaleons sent to the Michigan sut
ferers: "There, take 'em last pair I've got
Don't get burned out sgain."
The Jacksonville Union and Webster are at
antipodes. The former, in describing an e1-
cursion down the 81. Johns says: "scrutilla.
tions of wit and repsrtee," etc.
A fire occurred in tenement house occupied
by negroes, in Lawrence. Kansas, on the 2lst.
The father aud three children were burned to
death, only two of the family escaping.
The following somewhat ambiguous para
graph appeared in an Edinburgh paper: eve
regret to find that the announcement of the
death of Mr.. w. is q malicious fabrication"
The Archbishop of Cologne has formally ex.
communicated Profs. Hilgers, Kuoodt saugen
and Rusch, of the University of Bonn, for their
rejection of the dogma of Papal Infallibility.
Tho Cincinnati pork packing statistics for
1871 show the number packed ,968, 44s, against
!, SOS PSI last year, an increase in the crop "a
per cent. The increase of lard is PCT per cent.
President Theirs, at Q reception recently,
spoke upon the Roman question, and in his re-
marks maintained that Catholicism is tradi.
ton and an element Of strength to the French.
The aggregate of wool products of Californa,
for last year, was - 276 253 pounds, an increase
of nearly 5000, 600 pounds on the previous year.
) The clip this season is expected to be larger
and of superior quality.
Horace Greeley, in An editorial on the Gu
cinnati Convention, says if free trade be made
r plank in the platform, he asks to be counted
out. All he asks is that there be left freedom
to all classes on economic questions.
my friend, don't you know that it is very
dangerous to take . nap while the train is in
motion r. "Why, no." exclaimed the aston
ished individual, waking up; "why soy
because this train runs over sleepers."
. The jury for damages in the Westfield dis
! aster disagreed, one juror holding that the de-
PENDANTS were not liable, attributing the acct
, dent to the dispsnsation Of Providence. Eleven
jurors favored verdict against the company
A jealous contemporary says that the city
editor of the Jacksonville Ill.) Journal has
! frozen his ears foot deep, but that, as they
have been suputated at the second joint, be
has an abundance left for the requirements OF
his position.
The London papers have intelligence from
Roumania of continual prosecutions of the Jews
: at Cabul. The entire Jewish population cen
, sisting of about one thousand, have been fear
fully punished, routed, and their synagogues
f filthy polluted.
, Delegates of the old Catholic party, to the
number of one hundred, held meeting at Bonn
last week, and resolved to call congress
. to meet at Cologne in September. A petition
against the Jesuits was framed, to be presented
to the Reichstag.
The assassin of Lord Mayo has been exc
cuted. He confessed that the assassination
was not the work of conspiracy, but that Do
alone designed and carried out the murder
He designed also to kill Gen. Stewart, VINO a'
, companed Earl Mayo. :,
Tn Sonth Florida orange trees five years olu