The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-15
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


annexation to Germany.
J The Gulf Hotel, Pass Christian, wa,
burned to the ground on the 18th.
In the British Empire there at.
now one hundred and twenty five Catholic
prelates.
4 There are between three end four thou.
sand miles of railway in ireland, costing
about 100000 per mile.
In a few weeks the doors, affairs and
pews for the Savannah Cathedral will be
| received from Baltimore.
The Triah banks have a capital of about
$50, 0O0, 900 in gold. The shares are worth
at this day $50, 600.
Mrs Augusta Evans Wilson of Mobile,
has made 100000 by-novel writing in the
past eight years, aud she says that Infe-
lice is her novel d'adieu.
VIM. Randolph, of the firm of Ran
dolf, Singleton and Hardie, one of the most
distinguished lawyers of New Orleans, died
in Virginia on the 9Th inst.
| The feeling of alarm in Europe at the
| near prospect of war is UNDATED. Little
Denmark is fortifying herself, and little
Holland is recognizing her army.
The Marquis of Ripon, for years Grand
Master of the Masonic Order in England,
but now dutiful SOD of the Church, has
presented the Pope with 10000 sterling.
| The Government has ordered the con-
centration of War vessels at Port Royal,
S. c., in pursuance of plan to make that
port the headquarters of the Atlantic
stations.
The Duke of Norfolk. President of the
Catholic Association of Great Britain,
calls for subscriptions to aid the per-
secuted German priests. The Duke
snhscribes $1,000 and Cardinal Manning
$500.
Cardinal McCloskey has contributed
fifty dollars to the Centennial Fountain of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union.
Some time ago Archbishop Purcell
subscribed the same same amount to the
same cause.
No less than 90, 400 persons paid lone
shilling" each to see Holman Hunts picture
"Tbe Shadow of Denth," during the five
weeks it was exhibited in Leeds. England.
AS speculation this picture has been an
enormous success.
The jury in the case of Eaton vs. the
Baltimore and Potomac road, for a refusal
to carry plaintiff on an excursion ticket
few hours after its date, rendered q yer
dict for $500. Eaton sued for $4,000. The
case has been appealed.
Among the bills introduced in the Ohio
Legislature is one aakiog Gen. Graut to
dismiss his relations from Office and ap-
point Union soldiers. Another bill i'm
poses fine of $50 Oh any one who takes
inc name OF zoo In vain.
The King of Sweden has been in the
babit Of committing the death sentences
OF murderers to imprisonment for life but
the number of murders has increased SO
rapidly that he lately ceased interfering
with the conrse of the law.
"My DEAR" said Cincinnati packer to
his daughter, ga regular Murillo painting
has been discovered in our city" 'Is it
water color. pa 7" "No. my dear, it's
oil hrrrfn
lady screamed, "Oh, Lard"
On the 18th, of December His Holiness
gave audience to large number of per-
sons, among whom were two converts
from Professionalism, who were presented
bv Mgr. Kirby, and brought to the Pope
5000, from the Bishop and Diocese o:
Cork.
After an absence of two years. the
celebrated Mrs. Gaines returned 70 Wash.
iDgton last Sunday. She has been en-.
gagged for forty years in law suits con
cerniog her interests in New Orleans, and
has spent three fortunes in trying to Sc.
cure her rights.
Sister Genevieve, of the Sisters of Our
Lady of Mercy, in company with six other
sisters, has been transferred from the CON
vent In Savannah TO Augusta, Ga, 10 take
charge OF the school of the 's Sacred Heart"
attached to the Jesuits' Church of that
place. We wish her and her pious COM
panIons the best success.
Bishop Berkely, the Irish philosopher of
CioEne. said that Ireland could support
20 900 600 people if she were enclosed by a
brazen wall. She could not probably amp
port in modern comfort more than I6, OOO,-
600 that is the population of Prussia.
There are nearly that number of her own
children scattered over the globe.
The annual statement of the business of
Richmond, Va. for the year 1873, shows
an increase in the products of its manu-
features of 5000 ,5I4 as compared with
1874. Its commerce has also increased,
and it boasts of both a larger number Of
vessels and of a greater amount of tonnage
the latter by about 30 per cent.
Herald cable special Gays the Spanish
Government has ordered from Herr
kruPps foundry, at Essin, six II-inch
breech-lO loading steel cannon, with 600
rounds of mmuDitioD, for delivery in Cuba
at the earliest moment. The contract has
been made at the special request of Gen.
L.,