The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-03-26
GENBRAL NEWS ITEMS.

being distinctly noticed with favorable
wind.
Mcdonald, the convicted but not sentenced
whiskey ring conspirator, is allo we'd TO go cut
walking regularly in the company of an
OFFICIAL in private clothing, even TO attend the
theatre.
The Correctional Tribunal of Rouen has just
been called upon to decide q case which has
settled 3 long-disputed question, viz whether
selling skinned milk was a breach of the law.
The Court decided in the affirmative, declaring
that milk without its cream must be considered
as adulterated.
The Columbus Times states that the State of
Georgia exempts from tnxes cotton and woolen
mills and machinery for ten years from the
time the mills are started There is one mill
in Augusta, containing $4,000 spindles, which
has made a dividend Of twenty per cent among
the stockholders =
The Journal AZ Jure has received from the
Protestants of the Jnra spirited protest
against the suppression of religions teaching
in the Cantonai schools at Parrentruy. This 10
unlocked for but welcome aid to the Catholics,
who have never ceased pointing ont the de-
structive nature Of purely secular education.
There are four hundred religious journals in
the United States. The Methodists have forty
seven, the largest number; then come the Ca
tholics, who numbe forty-one; the Baptists,
thirty five; the Presbyterians, twenty nine;
the f Episcopalians, tw enty one; the Lutherans.
fourteen {; German Reformed, fourteen; Jews,
nine; Congregationslists, eight
Wade Hampton Bolton, of Tennessee, lately
deceased, left the following provision in his
children Of General Thomas Jonathan Jackson,
known as "Stonewali" jackson, who fell at
the battle of Chanoelorsvlle, Virginia, $40 900.
as history tells me his widows furniture was
sold after his death for debt"
The destruction of small birds has been so
thorough in the north of Italy and in parts of
the Tyrol that their protection has been made
the subject of diplomatic treaty between
Austria and Italy. These countries are also
endea voring to agree with France and Switzer-
land for a law forbiddipg the destruction of
all insectiverous birds. Since the wholesale
destruction of swallows, nightiDgales, and the
like, caterpillars and insects have increased to
an alarming extent.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has declared
void the bequest of Stephen &. Griffith, who
gave $4,000 worth of land to the American
Tract Society, the Church Extension Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Am er-
lean Bible Society, on the grou nd that foreign
corporation cannot hold real estate in Illinois
Mr., Griffith made this disposal of his property
in fulfilment of o VOW which he took several
wears ago when he was in financial Distress
that if God would prosper him in his basi ness
he would bequeath his property to religious
| and charitable objects.
The Alexandria Sentinel publishes the follow
| ing letter from Gen. Joseph Johnston to an
| old oolored servant: "Savannah, Feb. 10, 1876.
! Dear Jim-I cannot tell you how glad Mrs
see me- in Richmond. And we agreed then to
| send you q Christmas gift: But when Christ-
| mas came, people were 30 slow in bringing me
| my money that could not raise q decent sum
| for you. At last, however, l am paid, and
| send you fifty dollars in q check on the Ma
| tiousl City Bank of New York. with our best
/ member, Jim. that you can never find truet
friends than Mrs. Johnston and i.
| - 81, E. JOHNSTON"
| good movement will soon be made by the
| Q convention ON April Doth, to consider the
| reformation of the custom Of expensive
| funeral parades. The Irish people of Scranton,
correspondent writes, have 5s got into the the
| extravagant manner. They vie with each
other in exhibiting the longest procession Of
carriages at the burial OF their dead: The
livery-stable keepers are by this practice en-
riched; but the Irish communities are i'm
poverished." The Irish Societies have taken
the matter in hand; and no doubt they have
more respect to the dead and help to the living
| by unpretentious funerals. The movement iS
| so excellent that we commend it to our readers
| throughout the Union.
The Duke of Norfolk has been taking steps
to prevent Arundle Castle from being Injured
| by the ivy which has grown into the walls
| and expanded SO as to cause many parts of the
walls to crumble. The ivy has now been re-
| moved and the walls carefully restored. at
present an interesting search is going on In
| square tower adjacent to the keep, called the
"WelI Tower" In this building is well
| formerly 400 feet deep, but now nearly flled
| up. There is a tradition that it contains hid
den treasures, the occupants of the castle dur,
| ing he sieges sustained by the fortress having
| cast their valuables into it to save them from
the enemy. Already the we'll has been eX,
plored to the depth of nearly 200 feet. Between
| thirty aud forty stone common balls, sbout BIZ
| inches in diameter, some spurs, aud halves Of
cannon balls have been brought 20 the surface
but 90 yet nothing has been seen of the expect
| ed treasures.
In the County Kildare, Ireland, it appears
there is a fine county pack of hounds. Th'
meet was at Cuppagh the other day, and neal
Cnppagh there dwells a small farmer, wht
soreiy dislikes having his fields ridden ovel
and his crops damaged. 50, so prevent this n
had cunDingly caused iron wires to be wover
through and to be carried high in the ail
! above his fences. At one of these armoret
fences, q military gentleman of the kildare
hunt-in- his ardor not observing the aeris
cheuaur de frise-most gaiiantly rode: His hors
| went plump into the wires, and, with his rider
was rolled over and over into the ditch be
meath. Both horse and rider were daddy hurt
| A number of the indignant huntsman there
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