The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-06-25

NEW oRI1ANs. SUNDAY JUNE IS 1879.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
There are 662 miles of water pipe in the cit.
of Philadelphia according to the calculation
of "curious cuss," aud the city has Seventy
four free drinking fountains.
When the steamship Javad, which wa
wrecked near Jeddsh, struck, the passengers
Mussulman pilgrims, several hundred in mum
her tied the captain and Ulcers to the masts
said their prayers and went down philosophy
a great linden tree, under which the Rreat
Copde took his rest after the battle of Sons, II
I64s, was blown down by hurricane on the
13sh of March. The city of Arras has boogh!
the tree and will preserve it as historical
curiosity.
In Great Britain there are s6 horses to each
1000 Inhabitants; in Ireland. w. In Germany
before the war with France there were Al
horses to 1000 people in the Rhine provinces,
and IFS to coo in Prussia proper. The German
Empire now averages ~ horses to LOU 10
hAbitents.
The German navy, humilating to relate. has
to depend on Epgland for coal to run its iron
olads and the tact has hitherto postponed iu-
definitely the sa o,
mepts at Wiihelmshafen to see if Westphaiian
coal will not answer.
Notwithstanding the Publio Worship ReguIa-
ton act, there 10 an increase Of churches in Lon
don where extreme Ritualism is practioed.
Vestments and incense are used IN eighteen
churches, as against seventeen last year, and
there is also an increase in the number of
churches using altar lights. All this only
shows how much illegality is tolerated in the
favored fold.
The first Catholic chapel in Philadelphia was
built in 1920 when Miss McGauley, an Irish
lady, brought over q colony as tenents, and set
tied on the road leading from Fran & fort to
Newton. Penn complained that it was q sub
jeot of offence against him in England that he
suffered the scanda al of the ass in his province
but he made no Effort to stop it.
A buge kiln on Government dock in London
10 known as 1.-THE Qaeen's tobacco pipe," and is
used to burn condemned imported goods. Great
quantities of tobacco, forfeited because rift for
GALE, are there consumed; and various perish
able things, upon which the duties are not
paid, are also destroyed. Nine hundred spoiled
bans and ship lead OF tea were recently
burned.
In the criminal court in Paris the other day
German, named Alphonse Baer. was sentenced
to o months imprisonment for selling quaok
medicine. The magical drug which was ad-
vertised as q specific in affsctfors of the nerves
and epilepsy, under the name of eau ants neural. |
gique, WAS found to be brandy, with an infusion |
of tobacco leaves and burnt Sugar. The re. |
ceipts from i'R sale, however, in tho last year,
amounted to $3.50 600.
storm recently broke out in the italian |
Parliament throue b the discovery of q black |
book in the secret Ministerial archives CON-
tanning D detailed and generally li5ellons &C. |
count of the private live, of members, espec- |
ally those of the opposition. This clsndestine |
carried
years under former Ministers, but as the pres
ent liberal Minister, Nicoters, has himself been |
q victim of these pryipg practices, the House
dropped the matter.
small box arrived at the railway at Lille,
in the north of France, few days since.
directed to the Museum of Natural History in
Paris. The revenue officials at the station
opened the box, but could find nothing. It was
coon ascertaine1, however, that the box had
contained an extremely poisonous snake, which
had made it's escape when the box was opened.
Since then they have not been able to find the
snake, and his presence in the railway station
has caused not q little consternation in Lille.
"Speak up?' is becoming as familiar q cry
in the British House of Commons as Divide p
During the midnight and early morning scenes
" Speak Up" has become quite joke. When.
ever some member is bswliDg out at the very
top OF stentorian voice, in the hope of roaring
down opposition, be is assaiied at every mo.
mentary pauee with the cry Of "Spesk upp
followed by shrieks of laughter. During one
of these recent scenes the ofd-fashioDed cock
crow, disused since 1itNebst Titmouse ceased
to be g member of Parliament, again announced
itS shrin presence.
In the death of Vioomte Tanin. France and
the French arWs have lost an able statesman
and . great General. He held the position of
Vice Commander in the Chinese expedition,
whence he retained crowned with glory. The
Journal des DebGts, a French Liberal paper,
gives brief account Of the end of this great
General. His last words were very edifyiug,
His granddaughter, the Countess Mailer hes, | I
having knelt by her grandfathers death bed to {
receive his last blessing, he said to her: "My /
child, take my right hand, which am unable
low to raise, and sign me with the holy Sign of 8
me Cross, that you may see your grandfather &
lying as Christian" She complied with his I
"ieh-she raised his right hand in hera, made {
Nlth It the Sign of the Cross, and the General Z
Dreamed his soul into the hands of his Creator.
The following touching incident is taken
rom the Life of Catherine McAuley, foundr ess !,
md first superioress of the Sisters of Mercy; /
Eminent charity, too, the Sisters found arnopo q
The poor. Ono day, calling at the room of o
'ough-loOking apple woman, they found girl I
If about fourteen in an advanced stage of CON q
umption. There wes an air of comfort about q
.he apartmenk that la seldom met 1zirh in | [