The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-11-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

indicates that the population Of that city ID
about A07 ,661.
dom Of Dublin in o easket of bog-oak, in &C
knoWledgment Of his success in getting the
Municipal Privileges bill passed.
The Archbishop Of York, speaking at tenn
Persnce meeting said that there is q public
house to every $50 persons in Great Britain
aud that fl46 900 600 are spent there annually
in strong drink.
The Scottish people are Mortified to fnd that
the whisky sold in the little villages Of that
country is adulterated with vitriolo acid
and committees of investigation are every.
where appointed.
The number of French Marshals 10 limited
to ak in peace and twelve in war. Only four
Generals are now holding that high rank
Paraguay d'Hilliers, Canrobert, Mcmahon, the
President Of tho Republic, and LIE Boeuf.
The chief marshal of Boston political de
monstration concluded his general order az
follows: " The Chief Marshal proposes to move
himself at eight O'clock precisely, and hopes
to be followed promptly by the entire process
sion"
With the exception of the pyr amid of Cheops
the spire of the Strasburg Cathe dral, AGA feet
in height. has hitherto been the most elevated
building in the world. It has now been ex-
Seeded BY the lately completed spire of the
Rouen Cathedral, which is 400 feet high.
The population of Russia proper is 65, ia, 557;
1919, 0O0-a grand total of e5 696 900. From
this immense aggregate she can put in the field
An army half larger than that Of any other
nation In the world, and still not trench upon
her reserves.
The number of convictions for murder in
England has been greater in 1875 than in any
preceding year, the exact figures being, since
1870, respectively, a. SO, 56. 60 and g. Shooting,
wounding and stabbinH have also increased,
the number of convictions last year having
been eS7. Grimes against property and pau
peEism are, however steadily decreasing,
Gymnasto exercises for young ladies are
part of the regular instruction in q large num-
Der of the schools of Germany. In the higher
schools in Berlin they have been for some time
compulsory, and on October 1st the same sys-
tenn was extended to all the communal schools
for girls in the German capital. The chief
hostility to the movement comes from the
mothers Of the pupils
British manufacturers are complaining that
the street cars used there are made IN the
United States because the British mechanics
cannot do the work properly; the iron girders
for the Central Station in Glasgow are bel d z
constructed in Belgium some of the She f1ield
steel manufacturers are leaving the country;
and American cotton goods can be exported
from Liverpool cheaper than those of Eugksh
make can be from Manchester,
Sophooles' tragedy of "Antigone" was re.
Gently produced at the Theatre Royal, in Dub
lin with music, and the gallery
gods were go well pleased that, according to
author. IL Bring out SapherclaZe," they shout
ed. The manager explained that Sophoclee
had been dead two thousand years or more, and
y
y" Then chuck us out his mummy.
~ Willieham, near Ipswich, is the champion
sstronghold of illiteraoy in England. No one
can be found to occupy the Office OF church.
warden, surveyor overseer Who can read or
write. The overseer who attended the petty
sessions with the jury lists is 30 illiterate that
he is obliged to obtain the help of the local
postman to ill up the notices. There has been
no service in the church, which is very dilapi-
dated, every window being broken, for more
than two years.
Count de Lesseps has been entertained by
the King of the Bslgians with almost royal
1ouors. For years 1t has been Q hobby with
SAe King to and an eligible emigration ground
for his densely peopled country, and much OF
the Counts time during his visit was passed in
giving the King an account OF his plans for
colonization in Africa When Duke de Brabant
the King studied the subject of English emf
grafton closely, assisted by one Of the Under
Secretaries for the Colonies.
English merchants aud shipowners are be-
coming much alarmed at the increasing crime
Of broaching csrgoes at pea by sailors. Many
Instances are on record where sailors, obtained
at low wages, and consequently untruBtworthy,
have broken into the oargoes, helped them-
selves to wines, spirits and provisions, and be-
came mutinous, and through using lights and
matches in their search, have set ships on fire.
The only practical remedy yet suggested
consists in having the bulkheads lined with
Rheetiron.
The distressing sensation known as "stage-
fright" which often afd cts nervous persons In
e1p erienced in public speaking, can be relieved
by n few wbiffs of ether. DE-. William Pullor
of Montreal says that either this remedy a
minute dose of morphine Will remove the
spasm of the cerebral vessel-. the violent pal
pitation OF tie heart, and obviste the confu-
sion aud forRetfulness with " bich tie sufferer
is sezed 90 that he does not have 10 wait for
symptoms of reaction to set in to enable him
TO get warmed up"
The biggest tree in California is not in the
Yosemite Valley. Kings River Valley, in
Eresno county is 5000 feet above the sea, and
ia rRl lie wi nhnnt iUh
very precipitoEs. In this valley grove
Of colossal redwood trees has been discovered.
One of them eclipses all that have been dis
covered on the Pacific coast Its crcumfer-
enee, as high a man can reach and pass a
tspeline around, is few inches less than $50
feet. This is beyond the measurement of any
tree in the CAlsveras grove. The height is
estimated at 100 feet; and part OF the top,
lying on the ground, is over 100 feet ip length.
Thirty years ago in California men would
Cook in crowds to catch glimpse of that rare