The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-21
Seeming Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEw ORLEANS. SUNDAY, APRIL Al. 1872.
EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

A Connecticut sign reads, Cake and Bsre
for sale here, and Barber Shop including"
$4,000 have been collected in New York
towards paying off the French indemnity.
Tho Council of Revision have annulled the
sentence pronounced against Blanqui, and
granted him new trial.
The Apachees attacked the stage near Pres
colt, Arizona, on the sth inst. The passengers
killed one Indian and escaped.
A. T. Stewart had his entire establishment,
onsisting of eight hundred persons, vaccin-
ated by the Health Department Inspectors re-
Gently.
CASTELAR,, the great Spanish orator. in q
speech at Seville, said that his party aspired to
the formation Of the United States of Europe,
and the foundation of q universal republic.
While daily papers are thrown away each
day, weekly papers are kept the whole week,
and are often passed around from one family
to another. Advertisers should make o note
of this. -s
The California grape crop is damaged to the
extent of one-fifth or onesixth by the late
frosts. Peaches, figs, apricots, almonds, nee
tarines and English walnuts are also damaged
in some localities.
Eastern Mississippi was treated to q eight
dose of earthquake at halfpast two O'Clock on
the morning of the 10th. The shock lasted
only half a minute, cracking plastering and
breaking some glasses, etc.
A large number of the deputies to the French
Assembly accomplished their Easter duty to-
gether in a special general communion, ON
Palm Sunday, at which the Bishop of Yer
sailles oficiated and preached.
The Methodist Conference assembled in New
York, on the 10th adopted a resolution con-
demnng Sunday mail trains, the ground
that they lead to Sunday travel, and the con-
sequent violation of the Sabbath, incidentally
leading to Communism.
DR.. William Hewer, English miser, aged
sighty-four years, was found dead in his room
on Dupont street, San Francisco, few days
ago. The room had not been swept in fourteen
years. Twelve thousand pounds English money
were found in the room.
The Rev. Charles II. A. Dali, for many years
past Unitarian missionary in India, has
lately given in his adhesion to the Brahmo
Somaj," sort of Hiudoo church founded to
strengthen the bonds Of union between men
of all religious professions and creeds."
The man who will distance his competitors
is he who masters his business, who preserves
his integrity, who lives clearly and purely,
who devotes his leisure to the acquisition of
friends by deserving them, and who saves his
money.
How greatly the world would be benefited
by unlimited facilities for transportation apt
exchange of goods is shown by the fact that
while the people Of Persia are starving by ten,
of thousands, the inhabitants of some of on,
Western States are burning corn in thei,
stoves in place of coal.
The Italian Government organs, apparently
seriously alarmed lest the Pope should leave
Rome, are publishing articles pretending
that it is the duty of the Pontin, under all cir.
cumstances, to remain in that city, ia which
tradition and the wishes of the faithful have
located him as the Head of the Church!
The collection for the Seminary in the Do
cese of Philadelphia amounted to See, 1s3 q
the city churches giving $50, 1889, the country
churches STAB. The largest amount from any
one church was received from the Cathedral,
$3507 IS, st. Patrick's standing next, with
$3.50 so; five other churches giving over $1,000
each.
meeting held at fremont Temple,
Boston, on the 14th, in favor of O religious
amendment to the Constitution, providing for
an unquestionable basis for Christian educa-
ton in our common schools, and for every
other Christian feature of our national life.
Addresses were made by the Rev. Mr.. McAllis-
ter, of New York, and Professor J. A. Seelye
DR.. Evans, of Paris, writes to the Standard,
contradicting the statements in American pa.
pers that the OK Emperor Napoleon owned the
eatate on Broadway, New York city, recently
purchased by the Western Union Telegraph
Company. The Doctor says that the property
belonged exclusively to himself, and that Ma
poleon never had any ownership or interest in
il whatever
The marriage of the Marquis of Butte to the
daughter of Lord Howard took place on the
morning of the 10th, at the, Roman Catholic
Oratory at Brompton. The wedding ceremo-
MES were witnessed by great crowd of per-
sons. The Baroness Burdett Coutts the Ducb-
ess of Argyle, the BARONESS Rothschild. the
Duke of Norfolk, and many other noble per
sonages were presented to the newly married
couple. Among the many presents sent to the
bride was set of cameo brooches from the