The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-12
Norning Star and Catholic Messenger.

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sEw ORLEANS. SUNDAY. MAY la 1872.
EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS,
A city that scots people-Pittsburg.
The new Notifications CT Strasbourg are to
ost the Germans S35, 100000.
A week ago it was freezing in Salt Lake City.
Now tho thermometer is 81 in the shade.
Mr. Alcott says he calls o man practical who
c an make another see his own ignorance.
Gov. Reed, of Florida, who was impeached
by the Assembly, has been acquitted, and re-
eumed his Office.
The Fishkill mountains, opposite Newbury,
are burning. Many million cords of wood are
reported destroyed.
Madras and the vicinity has been visited by
torrible cyclone, causing loss of life aud
number of vessels.
The Provincial Correspondence reports that the
Pope declines to receive Prince Hohenlohe as
ambassador from Germany.
1t is stated that Senator Trumbull has
nounced his willingness to run for Governor of
Illinois on the Greeley ticket.
A terrible mortality rages among the dogs of
Louisville. The premonitory symptoms are
usually violent attack of policeman.
Lazy California bartenders place the ingre-
dents of cobbIer into tembfer, and then
wait for An earthquake to mix them up.
The London I1mes editorially hints that it
might be beneficial to the world were England
to absolve Canada from her allegiance.
The Municipal Council of Paris has resolved
to rebuild the Hotel de Vile, which was de-
stroyed by the Communists. The now struc-
ture will cost $685. francs.
The Wyoming Journal publishes tho follow
ing in its advertising rates: Fees for marriage
notices as high the ocstacy and liberality of
the bridegroom may prompt"
A California obituary: "The deceased was q
talented man of Romantic nature. He placed
tho butt of his gun in the fire while he looked
down the muzzle, aud departed hence sponta-
neously."
Fonr years ago, Lincoln the capital Of Ne
hrnska, was away out on the prairie, and was
called Youngs colony. Before the close of the
present season it will have six railroads, and
will bs lighted with gas.
Niblo's Theatre, New York, has been destroy
ed by fire. All the scenery of " Lalla Rookh,"
belonging to the Grand Opera House, which
Elad been transferred to Nblos, was burned,
cntailing Il loss of $4,000.
Adviccs received here by telegraph from Aus
tra1a state that heavy floods, which caused
terrible loss of life, have occurred in Mel
bourne. -Four hundred persons were drowned.
The growing crops have been greatly dam
aged.
Tho Great Western Telegraph Company,
which intends laying telegraph cable from
New York 20 England, via Bermuda, has paid
Mcssrs. Hooper, who nre manufacturing tho
cable, the first installment of one hundred
Thousand pounds.
The st. Clair and Carondelet Bridge Com
pany have contracted for the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi at South st. Louis
to be conn lcted in tw years, at n cost of about
$i,O00oCo. 1t is to DO Il doublc-track railroad
and carriage way bridge.
In Chicago q meeting of Democratic editors,
representing eighteen journals, resolved to
await Tie action of the Democratic Convcn-
ton, when if the Cincinnati nominees are in
tlorscd, they will receive the hearty support Of
the Democratic press of Illinois.
A I-oudoa special to the World says: MA
iori,y of the Lie Railroad shareholders here
have cou,niucd for making Tom Scott prcsi-
deut eth" American Board, and Mr.. Scott has
photographed sufficient assurances, and the COM
bination is considered successful.
Is the following an Ingenious method on the
part of tie CarhonGnle (Pn.) .idrancc to per-
suade subscribers to bring i'll the article, or is
the -4dra"ce above wood !" Somebody says that
every cord al wood given to the poor is re-
corded above. But it does not require many
angels to make the entries"
The report OF the French Council of inquiry
into the capitalization of Sedan, which has lust
been published, censurcs Emperor Napoleon III
for ordering the cariulation without previous
ly cor sultiny his generals. The report bamcs
- Gen. VIM lir:, tor taking the command from
Gen. Ducro5 without having settled plan
although it praises Geh. Winptftn for opposing
capitalization.
WM. BoHNE, OrllClAN. - Though we are
sorry to lHst M. Wa. ,inc. the eminent ortcian,
immediate uvi Ihhor, very much pleased at
she fact that ;Ac :reat increase of his business