The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-09

was sccosted by q drunken weaver, who, stag-
gerinE sesip't him; said, ~ have been spin.
you are Keeling 1t home"
A young lady says that young gentleman
ought never to feel discouraged when the
"momeDtons question is Degatived by the
object of hi. choice, for in life as in gram
mar, We always decline before we conf gate. -
Danbnry has the champion patient boy. He
went to neighbor's house for q cup Of sour
milk. 81 haven't anything but sweet milk, /"
souri, Ah''! the oblgipg youth, sinking VITO Il
chair.
Bos'on paper states that notwithstanding
the talk ahout the great number of men ont
cations have been received since the city gov
ernmept voted to give all applicants work at
81 per day.
Lady Cartaret, wife of the Lord Lieut. enant
of Ireland, remarked on one occasion to Dean
Swift: The air in Ireland Ia very excellent
and healthy" "For Gods sake, madam, !" said
Swift, " don't say 30 in England, for if you do
they will certainly tax it," Not tar from the
truth.
kentucky man, A. Blcdsoe who died re-
Gently. disposed of his property valued at
admitted to probate and reads TINS: abraham
Bledsne's last will and testament. To my wife
Elizabeth will and bequeath all my person al
aud real property, TO do as she peases with
forever
Moses Fowler, Esq, of Lafayette, Ind, al
though not Catholic. has donated half o SEQ
ton OF the finest land in the world, Joining the
town of Fowler. county seat of Benton county,
lands donated are worth at least $25, 900. The
Abbey of st. Boniface, Munich, Bavaria, and
st. Menrad, Indiana, will unite in the estab-
lishtnept of this new foundation.
Jefferson Davis 10 unable, from previous en-.
gageDents, to address the Lee Benevolent
Aesocis:ion of Mobile. but says in his letter
1t is very gratifying for me to know that
these close ties and tender memories which
N o. 81 Ian
common sacrifice are being preserved for the
common benefit of the survivors and the honor
of the dead"
An invention that has received little atten-
ton here has been taken up warmly by the
Canadian iron-founders. This is the process of
employing crude petroleum in smelling iron
The trial made ut the Mormora Works
resulted successfully, and large smelting works
are IN process OF construction nj Belleville on
this system. If they prove successful the cost
Of manufacturing iron will be materially re-
duesd.
AS - & railroad To connect the Pacific coast
with cx sting roads in Texas, Colonel Tom
SScot''s bid no ioueor has the floor. TIE South
ern Pacific EailroGd Company, Of California,
Offers do the work for the land grants which
Scott ards so Inadequate; and the men VINO
nave built 800 miles OF the Southern Pacific of
California. and will have 700 miles running by
the year 1876, are sure to lay h"tr plans before
tho Comnitteea on Pacific RGilI Dad in the
House and Senate
The Lancet Gays that the throat symptoms
are the most trustworthy for tho purpose OF
diagnosis in the initial stage of scarlet fever.
The sSt5 part of the palate IL extensively red
dened, and not merely the tonsis, as is the case
IN the !.rSt instance i'll urdiLary sore throat.
When this condition iS met with, accompani led
b by very hot skin and IL very quick pulse, &C
comparied preceded by sickness, with a
thickly furred tongue, red borders and promi.
nent papilf@, @ Case of scarlet fever may be
prepared for.
very magnificent procession of the Blessed
Sacrament took place round the Church OF
Notrs Dame, Paris, last month. Over p 900 men
walked IN il. most impressive sermon was
preached and something like = 600 men ap-
preached the Holy Table. The Blessed Sacra
DSut " az or this occasion carried by the Al Gu.
bishop OF Lariese. His Futinence, Cardinal
Gnlhc:t. followed by his GALLONS and attendants
closed :he procession which in honor ul
the second general communion ct men III Notre
Dame dnTing the year.
a: new process having recently been discov
cred - make sugar from grapes, tho Cafrtor
mana are ahuut to Try the experiment. H. il
stated That the farmers eau now get but $40 :.
&I5 per tvu tor their Ri sslon grapes. To make
them 1850 sugar say % prv cent OF sugar from
- tee, hat is 500 pounds "t sugar, with cosE o
tCaA.uG, ccuts pound, would leave The
IaIn.rc S!2o per tor, estimating the piice oh
raiutd Tor the sugar 10 cents per pount
which Is from ) ~ cents less than sugar car
now e bought fov III the California markets
1..e late Senate of California has by IT,
CaSi.gg vote Of III" President, abolished tht
Oficc ~ Chaplan, The t.. u.utiun abulishiuA
appu. ii; ;neu; "Hot ht'HE absolutely niece scar!
Tor IL, public COED, involving ia" pretermeu
as to - religions orrrtis, fostering - Split "
riva,ry AVID C"nitnI'"n am"rG teen, DrctG'nl
animos::y ard tn,stt turuIrH-, lowering tn'
dignity Of tie ministry TO IL" tirena OF part,
l,olltlcR, aesr"y!rg the suleunity of prayer b.
reducing u to- "a mere formula. tending to uuit
Church and State, and making Invdrou
destruction between tho departments of gov
eminent by giving Chaplain go SOME ant
denying it to Others"
.2,ry nko LaD NOT l,i in Wnu in
ton IA correspondent says Secretary Fish sns
rairs lie position Of premier, or head of thu
Cabinet, NJ nI expenditure of at least $lO, 900
wear above HIS salary. He is of orthodox
Kuicke booker stock, and the services of hi
IatheT. Cot. Nicholas Fish, gave him heredi
taFy right to belong 10 the Society of tn
Cincinnati, the central orgauiZat ion u
which ne presidCs as Captain General. On TIL
door of his carriage, on his silver and ON hi
dainty note paper his family oIests-i
dolphin aud = ser -gr fin with the motto, Den
flnh1I IL. , En- h,r lnrrr. British -lnok lnt