The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-04
EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS !.

= o"AAL AND OTHER ITENs -
The United States debt statement T.,
decrease of $2,25O, 900 for April.
Gov. w. L. Sharkey, of Mississinn; a.,
'ne 18th, in Washington, aged SO years.
Inc yellow fever, which ravaged the ~,
Clues OF Brazil some months ago, has emit
disappeared. ''fe
The Emperor of Germany arrived j.,
} petersburg on the 9th, and was received ~
great honors by the Gear. VII
The Pub. Docs.' printed by the Gov...
ment in 1872 cost the tax producers or a.
country. the enormous sum of $2,436 O5o 40
A private dispatch from Liverpool annonr,.
the burning of the British ship Soutbam,to.
while on her way from New Orleans to Re-.
She hada cargo of 1854 bales of cotton.
A meeting of Irishmen was held !, D..
on the 21st inst, for the purpose of confsrr;a
upon the feasibility of organizing a socis,
tor revlving the study of the Irish language
Inc United States has become the ]eadin,
cheese producing country in the world ~:
from the expectation of 100000 pounds :.
1852, the amount has risen to 60 900 ooo :,
1872. '''0 IL
on account of Irregularities in the 1-n;,.,
States Depository at Mobile, that Off,. h'1
been closed. Hereafter the business vii, a'
discharged by the Assistant Treasurer a. NJ
Orleans. N''"
Melville recently beat Frank Den,iso
Boston, at billiards, 1925 to 800 Tba aos VI
was one Thousand points up, and played LEFT.
nanaed. r oster's average, 10. This is thu f,,s.
ieit-handed game ever played by right-banded
players. "Aueu
An eccentric old fellow, who lives alonosid.
OF graveyard, was asked if it was not an mn
peasant location. NO." said he, "I nay.,
lined places in all my life with a set of ne;.h
bors that minded their business so stiddv =.
they do" ~
charleston, s. c., papers say that adyices
rom the neighboring coast sections report dir.
's'rous results to the crops from killing frosts
u the 26th Much of the cotton will have n
20 repianted and the injury to early vegetables
s irreparabIe.
The Savannah Ne,rs says that Co,nmb;,
county, Ga, is exerting herself in GOD
ause. On Monday the wives of two wopthr
itlzens of that county, Messrs. Jno. Smith
Il" ihomas rascal, gave birth to seven chill
fen-'he wife OF the former to three, and of
he latter to four.
Inc government of Holland Las ordered
'"rteen steam vessels to proceed ilnmediatelr
eumatra, for the purpose of co.oreratino
ith the Dutch troops now in that island in
lie movement against the Atcheneese. The
'ssels Will carry large quantity of ammuni.
ON and arms for the troops.
A special order from the War Department
signs thirty companies, including all arms,
l'n All the machinery and supplies for q pro-
nged expedition to protect operations on the
'rthern Pacific Railroad. This is the beavi.
expedition ever sent ont in time of neaca
e expedition leaves on the 18th of June. and
IL remain in the field until October 18th.
The report of the Directors of Convict Pris.
s. ireland for 1872, has been published, and
orus 1urther evidence of the steady de-
Ease OF serious crime in that country. The
mber of persons detained in the several
sons on the LIST of January last was 1,143.
1854, there were 1888 convicts in ireland,
the number has been growing smaller ev-
year. On the 1st of January, 1872 it was
90.
he following anecdote has outlived its ear
youth, but it still reads well John Pho
tells the story that he was one day
wing San Francisco by the steamer. Every
y else was taking leave of friends-but he
not know soul in the crowd. Ashamedof
Loneliness, as the boat sheered off he called
in loud voice Good bye, Colonel. " and
is great delight, every man on the wharf
OFT his hat and shouted "Colonel. GOOD
!"
he Supreme Court of Missouri has declared
institutional an act of the Legislature
bhshing what is known as the west city
is, and which has since been added to st.
is as the thirteenth ward. The act also
'ided for board of park commissioners,
power to purchase or condemn lands for
purposes, issue bonds, and levy and collect
8, all of which have been done, and will
have to be undone, leading to many COM
atoms and much vexation.
short time since, the Protestant Bishop
anchester, England, preached in the par
II Blackburn, and took occasion to de-
&c the scheme of secular education as be-
10 better than that tanoht by tho Graeks