The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-09
aornIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS

- Arkansaw Traveller, died n-Llttle ROCK OF
the 4th inst.
The Detroit Free Press says: Communica
tions to the press should be short-the sigma
ture in some cases is enough"
The official report to the English Govern
mont places the number of persons who starved
to death in India during the last famine at
1000.
st. Johnsburg, VT, has abolished its high
school on the ground that it is cheaper for the
district to pay for the private tuition of the
pupils.
A graduate of the Pittsfeld, Mass, High
School, who had both his arms amputated in
infancy, has learned to write good hand with
his mouth.
contemporary prescIibes as capital means
to remove dandruff, go out on the plains and
insult an Indian" 1t is also speedy method
Of raising head of hair.
The Government expenses for the fiscal year
ending June 10th were $2s7 1875 600, a decrease
of S3,25O,OO0 The debt statement shows a
decrease of ST. $50 600.
Bishop Corrigan has re-enacted the decree
of Bishop Bayley in the diocese of Newark
prohibiting lager beer other nto1icants
at church picnics, fairs excursions.
The Bavaran Government has put its veto
on Rcinckens the Old Catholic Bishop. He
had requested leave to administer the Sacra
mcnt Of Confirmation in Bavaria, and the
Government said I" No."
The present estimate is that Central Texas
has population of 100000; Northern and
Eastern Texas 100000; while Western Texas,
which is cut of from the other portions of the
State by the swift rolling Colorado has but
100000
During the month of July last, there were
received at the Dead Letter Office 367, 494 let.
tiers; of this number, 235, 9o5 were domestic
22,2S7 foreign and &c, 500 drop letters; "a ,643
of these letters were held for postage, while
5l61 were misdirected.
The Citizens Ticket of Vcksburg in the last
election was composed of three Irishmen, three
Germans, one Swede and fifteen Americans
Two of them are Israeltes, two Baptists, two
Presbyterians four Episcopalans, six Catho.
lies, four Methodists and two scattering.
The indefatigable Father Nugent, of Liver
pool, inspired by tho success of his Total Alb
stinence League, has secured land and started
company with q capital of .elO, OOOnto found
hall accommodating 1000 persons, for the
general use of the 10000 Catholics of that
city.
Protestant religious paper North remarks
that many of our churches tire Of tho present
mode Of conducting the services of song in the
house of the Lord. In some cases the singers
hardly get the burnt cork off their faces in
season for the morning worship. Italians and
Jewesses, who sing at the theatre until mid
night on Saturday at heavy salary, appear
IN the church to praise the Lord"
The Christian at Uork remarks that il has
been fnnni hat nI bol,
little worth in the struggle for life and cana
city on the part of woman to sweep out a
draw ing room without fainting, and to make
n lo"i Oh bread not sour or soggy, is of moro
Importance than the satin in cheek which
inc myers OF diphtheria may unrave, tho
color of the hair which one strong grip of fever
may pull ont.
We bear from Liverpool that Father Porter,
IN addressing the audience present at the Ex-
hioitlon at st. Francis &avier's College stated
mat the Liverpool College is to be very much
enlarged Mt once, and that all the Jesuit Col
reyes IN England will be amalgamated 80 far
rs examination and competition for prizes are
concerned; and that these prizes are to be of
considerably greater value than those given
by any single college out of it's own funds.
The Nonitore degli Ordini ReligioSi gives tho
following statistics of the religious Orders in
Austria: There are twenty five religious
Orders of men in the Empire and twenty seven
OF women 463 nunneries and 300 IN onasteries.
There are 1900 monks and 60OO nuns In
twenty years there has been an increase of 1s4
religious houses and of 1856 religious In 1851
the Jesuiis had only three houses with six teen |
fathers; they have now thirty-seveu houses
and 527 fathers.
The French papers formally deny one of the
late kilograms, which affirmed that the Pope
had sent bis special benediction to the Repub-
Acan army of Spain, and had not answered an
address sent 10 him by the Carlists on the oc-
CasIon of the anniversary OF his accession to
the throne. The truth is, the Pope sent his
benediction To the clergy who attend upon tho
ambuiHnccs belonging to both the Republican
Ind Cariist armies. He Lever answered tho
Carlist address, because none was sent him.
Several revolts have broken out in the north
eTn and eastern parts of Prussia against the