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

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Guard has elected the Archduke Albert o.
Austria, the hero of Custozza, an honorary
member, and the Emperor has said amen
The Austrian Archdnke is reputed one o.
the best soldiers in Europe, and inheritt
the military genius of his ancestor, the
the Archdake Charles, Who gave Napoleon
more trouble than all the other comman
ders of the Continent put together. If the
Sultan continues to be sulky the Archduke
Albert will be heard of before long, we
fancy.
England is now expecting with entbusi-
asm the arrival of Lieutenant Cameron,
who has accomplished the unprecedented
Africa from the Red Sea to the Atlantic
Lieutenant Cameron, who was last heard
of in May, 1874, at Ujji, on Lake Tan
ganyika, and who has long been given up
by many persons for lost, appeared safe
and sound on the 7ch of Decem Der at Ben
Africa; and ID now on his way home,
where he will be received by the Royal
Geographical Society with unexampled
honors.
Washington society lie said to be alb
sorbed by the high rank and scenic dis
play of the Russian Minister'S establish
ment. The Minister and his wife go
about on visits of ceremony accompanied
by chasseur, who wearsa sword and a
cap with a long dropping white feather
This chasseur, sits on the box alongside
the coachman, and dismounts when the
carriage stops, and, with drawn sword
uplifted, assists Her Royal Highness
and conducts them TO the house, and
then stands military fashion until they
appear.
The proceedings of the secret investiga
ton of the steamship Pacific disaster, by
Capt. Waterman and JOS. Hiilman, United
States Inspectors, are made public. They
report that the accident was the fault
of the officers of the ship Orpbeus, aud in
consequence of steering wrong. The in
apectors are unable to account for the
failure of the Pacific to stop and back
when the collision became inevitable,
but that it was impossible to take steps
for the preservation of life after the COLI
sion on account of the panic among the
passengers.
1t is better to be the son of a Republican
President of the United States aud cadet
at West Point than the son of prince of
the Honse of Orleans and lieutenant in
the French Navy. Mr.. Frederick Grant,
a youth of less than thirty summers con
siderably, has already become q lieutenant
colonel ls the American Army. But the
Duke of PenthievEe, aged thirty, a son of
the Prince of Joinville, who is a lieutenant
in the French Navy, and who has lust an
piled for promotion. has been informed by
the Council of the French Admiralty that
be has not held his present grade long
enough aud must wait his proper time.
Very pithy is the CONCLUSION of the st.
Louie Times, from the absence of Southern
Congressman from the late Centennial
spread, at Philadelphia. This was not
because they loved the Centennial less, but
pie are, they don't banker after the free
lunches Of the lobby. We hope the latter
end of this Congress may not be worse than
its first; and we should specially regret
the presence of single Southern name 10
the list of ayes for any subsidy whatever
Singular and seductive forms many of
these will doubtless take bat the South
ern Congressman is forewarned and should
be foreaI med.
MI Cox" says "Perley," in the Bos
ton Journal, lin his capital article on
Congressional humOr omits the best things
which have been said while be has been a
representative, his modesty preventing
his repeating his own BON mots. One Of
these was when the headers off when the
roll was called were Cakes Ames. OF Mas
sachusetts, and Archer, cf Maryland. The
yeas and nays were called on a railroad
grab bill, and Archer, in his indignant
haste TO vote no, first responded to the
name of Ames and then to his own. This
duplicate No" was greeted with IL shout
IL.
t" his feet, struck stage attitude, aud
E exclaimed IN a mouruful tone. "IDsatiate
Archer, would not one suf1ice7'''
1t lie good year for girls. The daugh
ter OF NJ. Benoist, Veudeean school mas
ter, has passed hriliaut examination for
the degree of bachelor of letters at the
University of Pottiers, in France, and, the
other day, the Berkbeck Institution, of
London, a large and old college, distributed
the first prizes in modern languages and
" advanced mathematics " TO three woman.
" What is to become of the men if this
goes on I" asked Lord Chief Justice Cock
burn, who handed around the medels.
The old gentleman noticed the lack Of
prize in English composition, aud founded
one of 500 for that purpose on the sput.
Princess Louise, in distributing prizes at
girls high school recently, offered ad-
dltional prizes for English composition and
for keeping accounts, as she considered
that every woman should be able to keep
her household accounts correctly and
write good business letter." What fra
a ND n IL.