The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-27
M,rning Star and Catholic Messenger
EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

There are Tau Farmers oranges IN n1lssis-
' sippi. In Missouri, there are nearly 400.
California exported $l9,252. 900 worth OF
| -four and wheat during the year ending June
3Oth.
The death is announced of Father Myers,
for many years pastor of St. viucents Church.
Baltimore
The German Catholic Union numbers, in the
United Stetes, over two hundred and thirty
thousand members.
The manufacturers of Fall River, Mass,
have unanimously agreed to stop their mills
' for two weeks in August.
The Emperor of Austria will go to st. Pc
tersburg in the autumn. The xisit is regarded
by the press rs of deep political significance.
John .McMahon, of New York, defeated
Thomas Copeland, of Canada, in a wrestling
match for stake of $1,000, gold, and the cham
pionship of America.
The San Francisco Democrats have nominal
ed James Mcdonald for Mayor of the city.
fThey adopted resolutions against Chinese i'm
migration and railroad subsidies
The famous chieftain Lozada, commander
sof the revolutionists in the Stase of Jalisco,
ldexico, and who, for fifteen years, has refused
Ito submit to the Government, has been cap
Etnrsd.
n A st. Petersburg letter says that 450 Ger
man residents in Russia left in a body for the
United States because the government de-
|elared them liable to be forced into the militia
] ~ service.
The Atlanta Herald initiating its New York
namesake, on the 23Id, chartered a special
| train from Atlanta to West point, Ga, to carry
by twenty -four hours.
A revolution has broken out in the Argen-
| tine Republic. 5000 men.are enlisted each
side, and the General commanding one of the
' armies threatens to shoot any foreigner cap
tured fighting against him.
The New York Board of Underwriters have
unanimously agreed to raise the rate of insur-
| ance on buildings with Mansard roofs, and
have invited all insurance companies in the
country to unite with them.
The Emperor of China granted an audience
to foreign ambassadors on the Goth ult. Eight
hundred Mandarins in splendid costumes were
present, and the streets of Pekin were crowded
with people. The Pekin Gazette says that the
' Imperial decree granting the audience is in
sulting in tone.
J. c. Cloud started from New York on the
Goth, to row to New Orleans for a wager of
$4,000. He is not to sleep on shore. He is to go
| by way of Benton, Easton, Reading and AL
toona, the boat to be carried over the noun
|stains and put in the Ohio river. His boat
weighs sixty pounds
A fool hardy expedition to cross the Atlantic
in balloon is about to be undertaken by
Prof. Wise. The government having consent
ed to allow an officer of the signal service to
accompany him to take observations, MIR.
| Downing, Detroit youth of twentyfour, has
. volunteered for the service.
Samuel Wilberforce, Protestant Bishop of
' Winchester, fell from his horse on the 10Th,
and was killed. He was riding with Earl
Granville from Leatherhead to Lord Gran
! ville's country seat, where Gladstone awaited
' him. The horse was going at full speed at the
time he fell. The Bishops neck was broken
. and death was instantaneous.
A. T. Stewart, before leaving for Europe last
| week. is said to have made will proving his
wealth to be $1OO,O00,00O. One cipher must
| have bean added to the amount by some news
paper man or telegraph operator, as from all
accounts heretofore published the impression
was that SIC, OO0, 900 would be large estimate
of bis wealth.
A letter from Africa states that the English
burned the town of Elmina on the first of
June, on account of the Inhabitants furnish
ing the ASnauteeS WIN arms ana
The town of Cape Coast is full of refugee
Fantees to the number of 10000, they having
be@p driven in by the Ashantees, who now
command all the interior to within a mile of
| the coast.
The surviving Massachusetts, veterans of the
Mexican war will have reunion in Boston on
Saturday, the twenty fifth anniversary of their
return home. Upon which the Savannah Ne1cS
remarks that " If the Massachusetts, survivors
have not greatly increased in number since
they were mustered into service, they will not
require very large hall in which to hold their
reunion banquet"
The National Cathedral of So. Patrick, Ar
magb, said to be the finest of the kind in
the kingdom, and which has been erected at
cost of over EGG, oO0 is now approaching COM
pletion, and it is expected it will be opened
with an imposing ceremonial on Sunday, the
' oath of August. Cardinal Cullen, with nearly
| all the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Ireland,
are to be present. Pontifical High Mass will
he elaborated bv HishoD Rutler of Limerick