The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-03
EDITORIAL AND OTHER Items.

900 600 postal cards are daily manufactured at @
Springfield, Mass. al u
Hon. James Y. Elan, ex-Mayor Of Baton p
Rouge, died on the 3lst ult. =. :,
The Mexican Goverumentisa ABOUT TO seno n
5000 troops to the Rio Grande.
Millions Of grasshoppers have appeared IN
the vicinity of Sioux City. Their general
course is southwest rs
In the late fire at Baltimore the Sisters OF
Notre Dame and St. Alphepsus school loss $780,
OO0 but were insured. II
The railroad from Shreveport to Dallas,
Tex. 100 miles, is complete and trains will COM
| mence running in few days.
1t is reported that soon as the japanese
Embassy returns from Europe, all of japan
will be thrown open to foreigners.
| One hundred Deputies of the French Assem-
I'b]v recently sent to the Pope an address as
suripe him of their continued devotion
The President has confirmed the pardon OF
tho North and South Carolina Kuklux prison
sra receutly recommended by the Attorney
e General
The march of the German troops evacuating
French territory commenced on the 3rd.. ult.,
and will last until the 9Th August. They will
g proceed to Germany by way of kehl.
The War Department has received informa-
~ ltiou that the court has found all the Modocs
= pnilty of murder and that Gen. Davis IS only
i waiting the endorsement of the verdict to car
ry ont the order.
49, Twenty-two Chinese females broughe by
s+eamer from Hong Kong, were sold at public
ouotion in San Francisco on the 2sth ult. The
- voppp girls brought $3.50 each and the middle
- odd and old women from 800 to $40 each.
Under the presidency of II. E. Cardinal Pa
1,,,orsoatiop of Rites has taken q
: stem towards the commencement OF an enquiry
u, 90 70 the heroic virtues of the founder o.
Al. cororeoation of Missionaries of the Pre-
tn cious Blood.
The procession of Corpus Christi did no.
take place in any of the large cities OF ltal!
IN except Naples, Bologna. aud Venice. Az va
+o n,es it was unusually magnificent. In Genoa
ne vas confined to the interior of the churches
o. as also the case at Milan. Formerly Dol
.el- these cities were famous for the e2ceeoih
IN splendor of their professions.
ore Among the most interesting discoveries II
an Gently made in the interior of Japan Is tha'
red an ancient Christian church, still in perfe'
adv preservation, though used for other purpose
RE- than that of the worship for which 1t WI
,et- erected. having withstood better than son
ecclesiastical edifces OF. homo the ill-usage
iconoclasts and the shocks of time.
to It is commonly reported that Marshal Ma
rtv. Mabon will retain the Presidency but 8
,.rv months longer, when he will resign and retu
we're to the command of the army. 1t is consider
read certain that the Republican form OF Cover
Il to ment will be succeeded by monarchy a
zncb IT. is deemed essential that MacMahon, W
ling. possesses great influence with the army sho'
ash. in command on the occasion of the chan
iect The attempt has been often made to reno
,lity the property qualification from the right
aan+ spffrage in Rhode Island, but without ehe
-, The question must be again under discussi
go "A we fiHd the Providence Journal protest
and against any removal of the restriction.
..o,,I do not say that it is not best to nave sc
,s: qualification of the franchise, but it is
~ tain}v curious that the two States n
- strongly Republican and most clamorous
o''' universal suffrage among the ignorant sst
less blacks of the South, and anywhere
"uS'- everywhere, should both put, as far as t
erior- own citizens are concerned, stringent
IaSion :, force for its abrdgment.
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