The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-09-12
nseplng Star are Catholic Mssseager.
INV oaIT1ns. s1aD17. srrT1HsEa is ,sss.
KDiToRIAL AND orHKR ITKlGs.

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b-snspended.
A white knocking bird has been caught ana
eaged as ClsAsieston, @. g.
Ehe child population Of the United States, |
Between the ages OF six and thirteen, 10 esti-
mated By the U. 8. Commissioners at 10, ,2ss O0o
TO educate this hest of future freemen requires
500, 600 teachers.
They are now making. gilt edged paper COL
lars, and just as soon a. the public can be
educated mp to tine point of wearing them
there will be no farther need of dollar store
jewelry.-Detroit Free Press.
Cen. 10. johnson has resigned the presidency
OF the life insurance company and has accepted
the place of commandcr-in-chief OF the Khe-
dives army in Egypt He is allowed $loo. 600
for his outfit, and SCI, 900 per annum salary-
gold.
Mr.. O'Connor Power, II. P. for Mayo, one OF
she most distinguished Irishmen Of the day, ar
rived In New York on the 5th. He 10 to lecture
through the North on Ireland and Homo Rule.
We wonder il he will DO asked to come to Now
Orleans.
Since the year 1900 England has waged
forty-nine wars France, thirth-eight; Russia,
twenty-five; Austria, twelve; Prussia, eight !;
and, in spite Of all the peace societies and IN
ternational conventions, they all appear
anxious for another.
In tho Bois de vincennes, near Paris, q
practical joker hanged himself to . tree with
the rope under his arms but arranged so that
it appeared to be round his neck. He did it
for the pleasure Of kicking the people who
carne to cut him down.
A Cincinnati paper attacks the New York
Herald for using the word "gents." But the
Herald 10 right. There are "gents." plenty OF
them. They carry little Games, eat with q fork
only and smoke to excess. The world would
be o Wilderness without its gents."-L0ais
rifle COayier-JournaI
Ann Garley, of New Haven, the unfortunate
woman whose scalp was torn of nearly two
years ago In shirt factory, and upon whose
head the operation Of skin-grafting has beer
successfully performed, has left the Con
necticut hospital, and is now working as {
domestic In o hotel near the city.
In the Russian army Prince Woronsof wal
commapdaut of the regiment of Hussars of th,
Guard and was promoted, General Mayendort
receiving the place made vacant. Bot Mayen
dorff 10 German, or Of German family, ant
: upon his appointment ffty-four officers of tn
regiment requested permission to resign.
Louis Burke, of Burksville, KY. while blal
last year by dr6ught and this year by foot
was suddenly seized with paralysis and die
about twenty-four hours afterwards, havin
g been speechless from the time of the stroke.
similar case was reported from Indiana, thouG
the man recovered his voice soIne four de.
after the seizure.
In Maine the September election will ha'
for one Of its effects the adoption or rejecti,
A.. ~ aF - If Nakt k1kt ktNv.
amendments, the most important OF whi
provide for general laws as opposed to speci
legislation, for tho Executive appointment
municipal Judiciary and police, and for the G
clnsion from the right of suffrage for ten yes
Of all persons bribing or being bIibed at ell
tious.
A the doctors have killed several insa
patients in St. Louis with coninm they far
it worth while TO study the operation of Il
1nedicine, and DR.. Hoss has, with that vie
administered it to DR.. Vaughan. Two hundI
and forty minims of KILLERS preparation W
given in foar boaTs and half, with no eff
but slight dizziness. Seventy minims
Equibbs' fluid extract caused, in two hon
general nnmbness and partial paralysis q
the experiment was discontinued.
In the recent death of Admiral Excelma
90 in France, curious coincidence is noted.
father was Marshal Excelmans--a great CAY
~ soldier Of the First Empire, and most fam
rs for wonderful charge of hOrse at RaCQu
: court. He was in the saddle on the 10th
$ July, 1852. was thrown in the road and kill
On the 29nd of July, 1876, his sou'o mind
strangely on that event. He talked about
!, all day. In the evening he rode out,
thrown and killed In the Same manner.
: That dream OfscholarS, . universal indel
> again vigorously urged In spAmphlet Nj
A Cross, of London. He proposes that c
great library, learned society and publish
Arm shall take portion of the work in hs
and that central office be established TO WI
their respective contributions shall oonve
he proposes not one alphabet Of all literat
but . separate subject index for each q
division Of human knowledge, to be publia
as an independent work, and bought by Il
interested ia that special study.