The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-03-28
ED1ToRIAL AND OTHER ITEMS

81 400. DOC. 900 tract deed has just been put
on record in Denver. Rich men have TO s'uaI
arithmetic out there.
DESPITE acts of Parliament, English women
and girls of tender years continue to LABOR In
the brick fields like slaves.
The Columbus, Ca, factories have taken
nine hundred and thirty-fve more bales OF
cotton this season than last year.
The number of adult white men in the
limited States who cannot read or write Is
| stated at 72O 600; of women in the same pre-
dicament, $4,000. 8
! Donble eagles to the amount of $500 COO were
| turned out in q single day recently at the san
Francisco Mint-the largest days Work ever
performed by any mint in the United STATES
| "Au the handsome Irishmen in town." says
the Buff4lo Union "joined in the parade on
st. Patrck's Day. The ugly ones kept to the
sidew alks or toasted their country at the hre
side"
Prince P;smsrck always was a wideawake
man, but the trouble now Is that he is too
widea wake, and cannot get to sleep when he
wants to. His brain, like the famous Cork
leg, wont stop.
The Pail Mall Gdsette says after very long
protracted negotiations the Government OF
Janau has consented to admit foreigners into
the interior of the country. For this purpose,
however thew mast be provided with special
passports.
A resolution has been introduced in the
Minnesota House of Representatives which
provides for an amendment to the Constitu-
I ton, authorizing the Legislature to grant an
equitable share Of the school fund to all free
parochial schools.
flames Gordon Bennett says" we are told
{" that he expects to sink half a million dollars
in starting daily newspaper in London
. Few of the brighter hopes of this world are
q realized but it is fact, nevertheless, that the
y Hottest expectation of sinking large sum O.
money in trying to start a daily newspaper il
Is seldom, if ever, blasted.
< A few years ago the authorities of Boston
l. agreed that they would incur no debt which
IL they could not pay the same year. AS con
TO sequence taxes have been reduced ten pc
cent, and more than 81 900 600 of the municipal
III debt has been paid off. In the meantime man
!! substantial Improvements have been made
IS Other cities might find lesson in this.
y At last here is new fancy in the prestid g
% tation line. He borrowed bonnet from
lady in the audience, and as he was about t
~ return it it caught fire in the gas, and he ha
20 stamp on it with both feet to extingush til
- flame. Misery Of the lady 1t was her bes
= bonnet, Then he fred a pistol, and bonnt
y Just like it fell from the chandelier in the mic
die of the theatre.
!. The thieves of Europe, more progressis
than the politicians, have united the sever
- countries into species of confederacy tn:
-, recognizes national frontiers and steals
every language. Theft is more progressi,
-, than pure politics, says the N. Y. Herald, an
- perhaps the true cause why we are ahead of q
81 other nations is that all politicians are ha
. thieves and half our thevesea are politicians.
In one of the English military prisons thel
- is man who has deserted eight times. +
could neither live out of the army nor in
>, Every time he deserted be enlisted in son
~ other regiment-except once that he took
the water and became marine. Whenever
found desertion monotonous he surrender
-, himself to some of his former regimen
and accepted the punishment.
~ The intense love of the President and b
ia party for the negroes may be judged by the ia
~ that recently two Thousand of them formed
- procession and, headed by a brass band, MARCH
'in w ' "
them out of their pay. His Serene Hghnes
happening to be playing game of cribba
at the time, sent them word that he could n
, see them.
WI ST. VIScENTs LADIES RELIEF SOCIETY.
ing This Soci.tv was start.d Monde, March =,
III at ST. Vincents Church The Most Rev. Arc