The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21
D0cDiaG Star and Catholic Messenger.
EBW 0zzEK AN0 SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 81. 1873
KUiTURIAI AMD OTHER ERNB.


EDITORIAL AMD OfHKR TrkNS.
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The Italian Parliament met on the 18th inst
The sioppS Of war, Antietan, commenced II
yeaFs ago,eHas launched ut Philadelphia, or
the 18th. ga
8 The ordsf suspendiug Postmaster Pease. Of
vicksburg, and Postmaster Stems, OF Holly
Springs, ss besn revoked.
Immigrstiohsf for September at New York
shows o falli6g Of compared with September,
1874, OF 1000, nearly one-half
Carlyle says there may be . courage which
is the total abssnce of fear. That is, when the
fence is bstweeasyou and the dog.
Tho celebrated Jesuit missionary, Father
wcninger comnSenced q mission in the German
Catholic Church, Houston, Texas, on the 1Ath
inst
Sixtythree millards of francs ~. 600, 900 ,ooC
were spent by the combined nations of Europe
in the effort to put down France between 1871
and 1916. ssaszSssts
The writing paper manufacturers in session
at Springfield, Mass, on the 18th, decided to
shut down for ave weeks from the middle OF
December.
The Irish and Temperance Societies Of Louis
vile are preparing a grand reception for Mr..
OCornor Power, who is to lecture in that city
on the 18th inst.
DIR. Lindermana estimates the probable yield
of the gold and silver mines of this country
for 1876 to be 500. coo 900, about twice the
average yield since fs49.
The Commissioner of the Land oHice will
recommend that all timbered lands belonging
to the Government be appraised and pu: on the
market at the appraised value.
Nothing is more note worthy" says the New
York Herald, than that the Southern news
papers, edited By old Southern men, are more
friendly to the West than to the East"
Col Michael Magevenis Jr., prominent
citizep~5f Memphis. has donated house and
six acres of ground on the boulevard near
that city to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
Treasurer New has paid into the Treasury
$1,000 stolen therefrom during his administra-
zion. There were TIVE thefts-one of $1,000,
another ofS2O00. The guilty parties have not
been discovered.
The. bones of over one thousand Cinnamon
have been gathered together at Sacramento,
Cal, from all parts Of the State, preparatory
TO their being forwarded to China, in few
days, by q clipper ship.
On account Of the state Of the markets, the
Amoskeag mills, of Manchester, N. H, have
given notice OF cot down of five to fifteen per
cent on wages of operatives from December l
Other mills will probably follow suit.
Owing to tho falling off OF prices in print
cloths, nearly cents per yard since Septem.
Der 5, manufacturers have appointed commit
tee to visit England to arrange for the ex
portation of fabrics. Another reduction of II
per cent. Of wages has been voted.
An academy and school, under the direction
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Petersburg, Va, in January. house and lot
valued at $1,000, have been bought for thi
purpose. The Catholics of Petersburg sub
scribed generously to this good work.
People are frequently surprised while read
ire advertisements of deaths at the number G
.sersons who die at advanced years. In til
death column Of the N. Y. Herald for one da
the average Mt death of twenty.six person
was as follows: % years, months, 20 day
Is hours, 81 minutes, IL 7-30 seconds.
Chiraman at Truckee being detected ii
other day in an attempt to steal piece
rubber hose, was kicked around the enti
block by the irate owner, and after he ha
thoroughly exhausted himself and worn OF
the seat of the Celestial's pantaloors, job
calmly proponuded the following question
"wha fort You no likee lendumi'
For the three years, 1870, 1871 aud 49,
there were in New York $50 suicides, 1872
whom were Germans. OF that number al
Ms were males and 81 females the age of Il
oldest being eighty-six and of the youDge
ten. The months in which self destructi
was most preva!en: were those of summ'
August Furnishing more than twice as maj
suicides an December. OF the occupations
presented clerks agure most largely.