The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-03
EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS.


attending the Catholic Schools in New York |
City.
Garibaldi publishes denial of the reports
that he is connected with the International |
Society.
The Germans of San Francisco are organic |
ing for independent action in the coming poll |
tioal campaign.
The fire in Florence, Italy, on the 23d of
January, rendered 200 families homeless and |
dependant upon charity for sustenance.
The German Government has renewed its
prohibition of the sale of HoodhuH and Clcc
fms Weekly in the states of the German En-
pire.
The Archbishop of Paris has named Rev. NJ.
LIE Rebours a Cure Of the Madeleine, to re-
place NJ. Deguerry, who was murdered by the
Commune.
The Lit$le Sisters Of the Poor have founded
upwards u 80 houses, for the aged poor, in
France. England, Scotland, Ireland and the
United ssstes.
|. W. Osxell Livingstone, a son OF DR.. Living
stone, was born in Africa, and is veritable
Telemachus hunting after the perverse old
wanderer Ulysses.
The Rev. VIM. McNulty of Paterson, n. j.,
administered tho total abstinence, pledge to
one thousand people in the old st. Johns
church on the 25th ult.
| The London Society for the Suppression of
Vice and immortality, have succeeded i'll sup
pressing the Days Doings, and in modifying
! other papers of n like tendency.
The Father Matthew Convention has appoint
ed committee of seven to raise funds for the
erection of a nj onument to that apostle of tenn
perance in Central Park, New York.
| The American Iron Works of Pittsburg were
burned last week. Loss from $780, 600 to $780,
900. Tho works were the most extensive in
| America and afforded employment to 25t0 men.
According to accounts received from the Re-
| public of Bolivia, the sanity prelate of Salina
is dead: the whole of his diocese has gone into
mourning as q mark Of respect and generation
for their holy Bishop.
The Catholic Committee of Paris has pre-
sented four series of petitions against the Gov
eminent Education Bill to the commission ap-
point Cd to report on that measure. The petit
ton contained los, 1888 signatures.
1t is stated that Thos A. Scott will soon
withdraw from the Union Pacific Railroad,
and devote all his energies to the management
of the Texas Pacific road, of which company
be has recently assumed the presidency.
Mr.. Seward thinks the demand for conse-
quential damages in the Alabama case beneath
the dignity of the United States, which should
demand On apology instead Of money. He
Thinks q WAC between England and America
Impossible. ~
Unhappy Hayti is threatened with another
revolution. Her treasury is empty, the Ger
man Government demands damages for out
RACES its subjects, while France insists on
taking custom duties as indemnity for similar
outrages.
The Turkish authorities have Forcbly caused
the official seal of the Patriarchate of Cilcia
to be handed over to the schsmatic Armcnians.
A great commotion was lately caused amongst
these latter by three of their body, when
dying, having called in the assistance of a
non schismatc priest.
The ancient and ridiculous ceremony by
which the English people seek to perpetnate
the memory Of the celebrated gunpowder plot
of Guy Fawkes. was again gone through with
on the 9th of February The wants beneath
the House of Parliament were searched, but no
| trace of either the arcli-traitor Of gunpow-
der was found.
The Irish of st. Louis will celebrate st.
Patrick's day Monday the 18th inst, by
grand procession. The vote upon the question
as to whether the celebration should take
place on Sunday Monday stood % for Sun
day aud 81 for Monday. John Powers of
St. Bridget's Total Abstinence Society was
elected grand marshal
| On account of the compulsory introduction
of Russian, the language in which all in
structon is to be given, into the schools of
| Lithuania, these institutions are nearly desert
ed. Both jews and Catholics prefer to sacri-
| fee the advantages of school education rather
than expose their children to the proselytising
| influences of the Russian teachers.
| A petition, signed by about 10000 citizens of
New York city, has been presented to the d
rectors of Cooper Institute, asking that the Ii
| brary and reading room of the Institute he
| kept open OH Sunday, for the benefit of those
who have no time to visit them week days,
and a wholesome influence to others who
might thereby be kept from dissipation on that
day.
A Western newspaper, criticisirg certain