The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-21


Philadelphia last week.
10 thirty -six million dollars.
Tho practice Of throwing kerosene on ladies'
dresses has been resumed in Broadway ut night.
The study Of the Euglish language II hs-
coming general amongst the youth Of Mexico
Prince do Polignac has been appointed mill
tazy attaohe Of the French Legation at Berlin.
4 lady was lately hugged to death in Mime
sota--another illustration Of the ''power of the
press"
The Raritan Woolen Mills, at Somerville,
New fork, now employ, regularly, some 400
| Cinnamon. a,
continues. Tho whereabouts of several trains
| 10 unknown.
1t IL said that ex-Queen Isabella, of Spain,
and the DIXIE de Montpensier have effected
recohciliation.
Of buffalo in ono day. One thousand Indians
| arc in the party.
| "Get your sweetheart new set Of teeth as
. Christmas present." is tho invitation of an
advertising dentist.
| Oae thousand and twenty-eight buildings,
| worth M.e27 SCI, were erected in st. Louis
| during tho past year.
Published statistics show that 10000 emi-
grants left Germany last year, nearly all going
to the United States
A Philsdelphis manufacturing establishment
has contracted to supply tho Russian Govern
| ment with 500 locomotives.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr. is mentioned in
connection with the coIonelcy of the Ninth.
Regiment, made vacant by the death Of Fisk.
10. g. A.
Assembly, whereby previous formation or ex-
preston of opinion ceases to disqualify juror.
Dublin advices state that sODonohoe hos
ben asked to resign his seat in Parliament, his
views regarding the Home Government being
opposed to those of his constituents.
Rochefort writes almsst every day letter to
President Theirs, imploring his clemency. He
has been informed that the President will not
receive any further communications from him.
We are = little opposed to the custom of |
tremendously Introducing tho lecturer to the |
audience, because it seems to as unnecessary |
where the man has been properly advertised. |
The Bishop of Vespriu,, in Hungary, has |
given 100000 forms for the foundation in
Pesth of Catholic girls school, to be placed !
under the charge Of the Sisters of st. vincant
de Paul.
Emil Ritterhaus, the most eminent of the
younger poets of Germany, has made himself
ridiculous by poem Lake Erie, in which
he talks about the palm trees and alligators of
that region!
Late Panama papers confirm the destruction
of the city of Oran, in the Argentine Republic,
by an earthquake. Not q house was left stand
ing. Fortunately only one life was lost. A
volcano has appeared in the vicinity.
The State Government of Wisconsin cests
each of its LOS. O7O Inhabitants ninety-one
and half cents year; the State Government
of Louisiana costs each one Of it's 72s, e15 in
habitants mine dollars and sixty-nine cents.
After hearing of seventy days the evidence
in support of the case of the claimant to the {
Tichborne baronetcy was brought to a close on {
the 2lst of December. The court then adjourn
ed to the 18th Of January, when the defence /
will be commenced. Ia
The supply of 1ndia-rubber is said to be in.
sxhaustible. Each tres can DO tapped for t
twenty successive years, and yields on an /
average three tablespoonfhls day. Forty 6
hree thousand of these trees have been count b
ID on tract of land thirty miles long by eight Il
vide. r.
There are in Alabama six cotton factories, L
wo near Florence, of about 5000 spindles each; a
he Bell factory, ut Huntsville, 1000 spindles o
wo at Prattsvills, 1000 aud 5000 spindles; one
t Tuscaloosa Of 800 and the Talasse factory of d
$500. The factories named consume 10000 q
ales annually. C
A little boy was recently presented with q
~ trumpet to which he became greatly ut r
ached. One night when he was about to be &c
Mt in his little bed" and was ready to say
is prayers, he handed the trumpet to his A
saying, "Here, gran'ma, you u
low while pray" z;
The greatest booksnle, probably, that ever %
ok place in the world was that of Richard pc pc
eber, in 1884. The catalogue was in five wv
lick octave volumes. Yet this collection had
1t small beginning-one volume, picked I'D
a stall, entitled the 'syYal1ie of Varietie.u oi
out which he was in doubt "to buy or not to Sc
~" is
At Berlin, VT, man has put up the follow A
g notice in the village postofice: "My wife tic