The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-23
laornlng Star sAd Catholic Messenger.
EDIToRIAL AND OTHER ITEMS.


Tho steamer II. A. Jones with cargo OF cot
ten was burned in Galveston bay OH the i4th'
and twenty lives lost.
A resolution favoring women suffrage haS
passed the Ma inc house of representatives os
vote of sixty four TO fifty.
Archbishop McCloskey has appointed the
Rev. Father Preston, of ST. Anns' Vicat-oeh-
eral in place of the late Father STAIRS.
Mrs, Smith the occupant of tenement
house in Brooklyn, left her two children locked
M in a room alone. While absent, the house
caught fire, and the children were burnt to
death.
In Philadelphia last week four men Were sem
fenced to a fine of $500 and two years and
half Imprisonment for keeping gambling
house. When will New Orleans commence
the work of n reform in this directionf
Robert Emmet, son of Thomas Adds En-
met, the Irish patriot, and nephew to the
celebrated Robert Emmet, died at New ko-
chelle, on tho fifteenth. Tho deceased had
long been an eminent lawyer of New York.
The Indiana State Senate, after discussion
of day and n half, passed the temperance
bill, which had previously passed the House, by
y vote of twenty to nineteen. The temperance
people in indianapolis are rejoicing and fired
salute in honor of the event.
That Japan is rapidly advancing in civiiiza-
ton is evidenced by tho fact that an imperial
proclaim alton has been published, giving notice
that in the event of war, the young men of oil
classes, husbaudmen, mechan les, traders as
well as the yeomanry, will be called upon
to serve in the army.
No wonder railroad accidents are frequent
in this country. A train in Arkansas, for the
sake Of economy, VIC suppose, was run without
bell ropes, and one of the cars leaving the
track, was drawn 900 yards before the engineer
discovered the fact The thirty-two passen-
gers were knocked from side to side of tho car,
one being killed and twenty-four badly
wennded.
From the Planters Banner we learn the
death of the wife of Mr.. Septime Lanaux of
Franklin, La. She was the daughter of the
late Hon. Jules G. Olivier, and was twenty
seven years of ago. She was most estimable
lady, being particularly remarkable for her
great piety and zeal which led her to Church
while quite unwcl, and was tho mediate cause
of her death.
Germany is making war upon states. Some
of the objections urged against their is
that they are noisy, hurtful to the eyes, and
takes years of pen practice to overcome. ThoiI
place is to be filled by an elastic. light paper
slate, upon which ink can be used, and from
which it can be removed as often as needful
The total abolition OF states will be u joyful
move for teachers us we'll as pupils, and the day
which witnesses tho sharpening of the last
slate pencil should be marked with white
stone by every teacher whose teeth have beer
"set on edge" by the hosrid sound.
Crime among the dangerous classes, md snf
fering among the crowded poor of the city o.
Berlin, still attract the anxious attention O
the authorities of that city. Berlin has pop
ulation estimated at $50 900, and of these 1875,
900 are recipients of municipal charity, Mt ar
annual cost Of 100000 of thalers for theiI
support so great is the depression, sullenness
and suffering that prevail among the labolin
classes of Berlin many of whom find it impos
sible to obtain lodgings in the city, that one
Journal, the Lon9esscitung, suggests that tn.
seat of government be transferred TO CasseI.
Jus at the conclusion of recdnt circus per
formance in d North Carolina town, the clown
stepped forward aud informed the vast assem-
bly, that they had taken in about 5000 that day
more money, he ventured to say, than any
minister of the gospel in that county would re-
ceive for years service. He then plainly told
them that a largo portion of the audience were
church members, who would plead their pow
erty when asked for money to support the Cos
pei, and severely exposed their inconsistency
A few Sundays after, he preached in the
same community, and made n strong appea
for missions, when collection was taken NJ
amounting to S43S.
census of Rome, jast taken, puts her pop
ulation at 244 900. This is far below the mum
Der of inhabitants she had at the time tina,
she could boast tho glory of calling herself the
queen of the world. To the year 6S3 Of Rome
which was near the end Of the Republic, the
population is presumed to have been 600, 600
this number including the slaves. In the first
year of our cru u census was taken, and the
population of Rome was found to be $50. 600
which number diminished by 10000, 26o wears
later under Aurelian. In 1l9S we SEQ it fallen
down to 3o, 200, and then as low as II 900 in
1877, when the Popes had etnigrated to Avir-
non. From 1913, at which time it was 40. 900
is the commencement of u slow rising prop.
xess until 1896, when it reached log, 4l7. Then.
owing 70 the political events of the end of the