The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-09-19
Sr--snx Star ana Catholic Messenger.
EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

~ made the run from Louisville to Nashville,
1s5 miles in four hours and fffy three minutes.
The eldest son of Marshal MacMahon has
Just left St. Cy-, and will euter the infautry,
1hat modest arm of the service which is good
for nothing bat 20 win battles.
CEarirari is of opipion that the diplomacy
which is wasted in Paris getting small loans
uould be sufficient, properly directed, to re-
establish the balance of power in Europe.
A great national training school will soon be
opened in Ireland. The bishops have sub
seribed each we hundred dollars for the fsun-
dation. II will be placed under the direction
ofthe LazaTists.
Rev. John B. Mollally, 8. j., late of Loyola
College, Baltimore, has been appointed vice
president and treasurer of Georgetown Col
lege, and will enter on the duties of his office
With the commencement Of the collegiate year.
Tho St. Louis Republican has been nvestigat-
ing the city directory, and declares that 10
avery hundred males there are 20 Johns, 10
williams, 10 Jameses, g ThomAses, Patricks,
sAfichaels, Charleses, 4 Edwards, , Georges,
3Josephs and Henries.
English private soldiers complain that even
- after the Crimean war their officers aped the
French style of dresS, bsir-cutting, ETC., since
the Franco-Prnssian war they have gone Ger
mani mad particularly as regards the treatment
Of the rank and file, which is harsh almost to
brutality.
One of the few English men Who have ever
aetrsyed any tendency to sociability was re-
gently fined < 7s. for risking his life by
scrambling along the foot-board of railway
train in motion for the purpose of having a
chat with 2a acquaintance in compartment
near his o1a.
The regular British army is about leo 0o0
men, of which number the natives OF gland
are III, ,7o0 of Scotland, l., SIS; and of Ire
land, ~ o92 The religions of the rank and file
are as follows: Protestant E Episcopalians, l14,-
le0 /; Catholics A $50; Presby yterians, 16 5O4 /;
other demo ations, rs & total, 1s3, ,024.
Rev. James McGill, C.M., of Germantown,
conducted the exercises of the retreat of the
clergy Of the diocese of Pittsburg, Pa, which
opened on Monday, Aug. 16. The Right Rev.
Bishop and tbirty-two of the Rev. clergy
were present. The second week commenced
% Monday, the 23d ult., the exercises being
conducted by Father Giesen, C. SIS. r.
IN France the telegraphic service has yielded
IN the past year an excess of S400. 900 over ex-
penses. The year before expenses and receipts
balanced, bat always previously there was a
II
do develop IN increased of the wires; but
it takes longer to get tie effect here than it
did to ge: The equivalent effect in cheap post
age.
The reign of shoddy in the book publishing
feltine," superficial imitation of book clotl
made of coiored paper, and of " leatherette
also paper imitation of embossed leather
tot maj 4 1rpD pCe1y in
london BookstIier, books bound iu them soor
cracking IN the joints and entirely wanting
abe supp!eness and elasticity of leather.
Money is SO plentiful in Massachusetts tha
1ne savings bank at Northampton recently re
fused to accept deposits account, and
Springfield bank has had to send money ava
for investment. Despite the hard times tn
savings deposits are increasing though the de
posits are smaller in amount than usua
evidence that people are becoming impresse
With the necessity of economizing rigdly.
OHcers io the French army are not allo y G
So marry unless they can show that the brid
has an independent income of ZOO francs
year. Hitherto the formalities required
chow that this fortune did not exist like
castle in The air were very CALLING. The Mir
isteT of War has just ruled that be will leav
ahe declaration as to possessing the reguIatio
income 10 tie brides word of honor and tn
statement of her witnesses.
"The Passionist Fathers OF this city, Say
Ghs Cincinnati Telegraph have received fror
Rome the sacred remains of st. Constant
martyr, taken from the catacomb Of Pontianu nj
and on next Sunday, September IL. they wi
Ae Solemply placed under the altar in the
church of the Holy Cross. Mt. Adams. We al
sOld that the wax figure which covers th
bones of the martyr is masterpiece of ar
executed by ;he famous Roman sculptor, ,
Soeyola.
Mr. GeGEaa, the member of the Oaio Leg
}ature who a: the last session succeeded
having passed tie now celebrated bill whic
bears his name, guaranteeing to the inmate
Of State Institutions the right TO worship Go
according 10 ;he dictates of their conscience
has been rcuominated in his district for tn
same posi;ou Tais result was not secured
however, without some difficulty, as q fer