The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-12-24
16ernlng Star and Catholic Messenger
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

There are in St. Louis twenty.six kinder
sEartens, with an average attendance Of fifty
p0piis each.
The newest article made of iron is "csst-
iron GRANDMOTHER" not q term of reproacb, but
q machine for darnipg hose.
There's girl in<his city that whistles. She
pcactices it for self-protectiOn. Suppose"
said she, 81 married Q man that couldn't whis.
tie, who would call for the dog, II We had onef"
st. louis Iimes.
,ueer, states, as the result of his observation
and experience with London streets, that a
horse would travel 1872 miles before fall took
place on granite, l9l miles on asphalt, and 446
1nilea on wood.
Springfield woman who had son in
Brooklyn dreamed, on the night of the disas-
GeE, that he was burned in a theatre. On
reading the news of the fire she was convinced
that the dream was prophetic, and she tele-
Rraphed for informs ton, learning in reply that
she son had not been in the theatre.
Mr.. Walker, the late Mayor Of Liverpool.
gave the city an art gallery costing 500 600
this gift by 70 electinR him. Bot it has been
for years the custom to limit the incumbent to
ing and decided that the gift, vas q noble one
and then.by vote of Is TO 10 voted that re-
espect for precedent required that Mr. Walker
should step down and out.
A proposition has been started to connect
Europe and Africa by tunnel under the
Strait of Gibraltar. It 10 suggested that the
4annel should start from q point between
TARIFF and A1gesiras on the Spanish coast, and
come ont between Quota and Tangjers ON the
African side. The submarine part of the tun-
mol would only be nine miles, with approaches
On either side six miles in length. The estima-
ted cost is about GA, 100000 sterling.
On November 20 his Eminence Cardinal Ma
riano Barrio y Ferdandez died ut his residence.
BE received all the consultations of religion,
raHd was com forted by the benediction of the
Supreme Pontf. His Eminence was born at
1000, 22nd of November, 1906 and was conse-
Quently in his 10th year. He was created aud
published Cardinal in the ConsistoTy of s2ad
December 1873, of the title of SIS Giovanni @
Paolo, and was Archbishop Of Valencia.
From Gibraltar we have report of very
interesting match between eighteen men of
the marine artillery with q Calling gun and
similar number of men from the rife brigade
with xifes. They formed at 500 yards from the
targets, representing section of men, and
then advancing 300 yards opened fire. The re-
cult was greatly in favor of the riflemen who
dred 32s rounds, making 1s4 hits, while the
Gatling gum which damned the vise' fired ao7
sounds for only 50 hits.
A Anancier was receiving at dinner q dis
tinguished guest renowned for his TASTE and
in the course of conversation the latter spoke
OF having dined the day before at q house
where the host had entertained the company
with some excellent epigrsms." The inancier's
Jealousy was excited. He rang for bis cook,
and. in presence of his distinguished guest,
.aSked him whether he could make epigrsms,
and, if SO, how it happened that he had hither.
Astonishe6 cook to reply, the fnancier ordered
him in . peremptory manner to serve up dish
Ofepigrams at the next days dinner, and at
the Same time invited the distinguished guest
to come and see whether they were as good as
those Of which he had just spoken.
Mrs. Siddons once described with no small
humor to Campbell the scene of her probation
on the Ednburg boards. The grave attention
OF the ScotohmaD, and their canny reservation
of praise till they were sure it was deserved,
sine said, had we'll nigh worn out her patience.
She had been used to speak to animated clay,
hat she now Felt az if abe had been speaking
60 stone. Successive flashes of her elcqueDce,
chat had always been sure to electriiy the
South, fell in vain on these Northern fints. at
Last she said she had worked up her powers to
the utmost emphatic possible utterance of one
passage, having previously vowed in her heart
that If this could not touch the Scotch she
#ould Dever again cross the E~eed When IL
was finished she paused and looked at the an
dience The silence broken by single
voioe exclaiming, That's no bHdH'
AS a reason why American farmers ought to
be contented, the AgricUlturist gives this &C
count of the farmer in England: He does not
own his land, exceptiu very rare instances ard
az obliged not only To pay yearly rental OF
work ed land in good condition, is forced to
employ q working capital of at least $50 an
aore, to be expended in artificial fertilizers
Ha is prohibited by law from killing wild
aufmRIs such as rabbits, hares, foxes, psTtTid-
Sres and pigeons. while his cats ard dogs are
Killed by his laudlord's Ramekeeper, lest they
might ipluID the game. 1nlb game ioouo ou
MA cropS' and hs must submit 10 see his folds
sometimes ravished by them. He is obliged
to raise such crops his landlord considers
best for the land. He is bound to ell these re-
Environments by an exacting lease, which makes
him q species of serf to his landlord"
A correspondent of the London Times tells
story about a COssaak Captain, of magnificent
physioue who sat down TO dinner with him at
= decent Servian table dhOfe His ample dress
aid splendid small sword as sharp as razor,
q revolver with sixteen chambers, and two
hnivbs. 16 aud IS inches long. and bitterly re-
syretted not having his rifle with HIM Asked
The use of the knives, he laughed, ana said:
f,,Cver take a Turk alive. ! have five hundred
Cossecks, every one has knives, and every
Tork will DO s6alpNd." His views on matters
Tnrkevj which he said they would overrun III
a fortnight, and spoke soornfully of Germany,
saying that when Russia had done with Inr'
key she would invite France to diNiSe Ger
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