The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27
GENERAL Ne VS. ITEMS

GENEhA II We " > AIE-HS
A Mr.. Cooper of California has an orchard
near Santa Barbara of $4,000 almond trees );
| / 900 ErRlish walnu trees ) 900 olive trees
5000 eucalyptus trees and vineyard of E 900
grape vnes.
Thomas Livers:dge, who died recently in
| Dorchester Mas loft his entire property,
amounting to e40O, 900, with the exception OF
few requests, 10 an lnptitution for the ednos-
ton of poor boys.
A Freuchman who has lived in America for
several years says when they bald q rail-
rord, the first thIr. tLoy 10 is to break ground.
This is done with great ceremony. IhSc they
break he stock holders. TAis is done without
! CEREMONY
The remains of Bishop Fitzpatrick, who died
| ten years ago. were temporarily buried III the
cemetery OF ST. AuGustin's Church, South Bos-
| ton The remains were recently deposit ted in
their tnal resting place in the crynt OF the new
cathedral on Washington street, Boston
The Kew. a. Wolleston IIntton, rector OF
5priGinGton, England, has resigned lis living,
worth S. 500 ~ year. and place" hmsslt unocr
tho instruction Of Dr. J. II. Newman With u
view Of joining the Catholic Church. He
succeeded ans father in the family ltTiug three
years ago, auH has t"u brothers il. the anglican
clergy.
| The osten:a,ious display of wealth. made ty
SECRETARY lknap in W ashinGtou, winch has
| excteG IA good deh! Of comment III private
| circles familiar with the career OF Grants Sec
~
OF ne"saap"Is i'll the West, where Gen. Relk
maps financial situation before he WAS appoint
ed to Federal Office is wei! r"dcret ooc.
Mr.. Joseph Arch, President of the Agricul
turai I.!horers tninn, addressed ~ Church
dIsrs.h 'IlShmcnt meeting ut She field on Feb
roar" |. " hen he denied that TIM Anglican
Church had done ans thing for the USrIcIItu
raj lah"rrrs, aud said she Ought TO he Gi-esrab
ilshei ~ she was n"t worth preserving. Toe
ueetluC was very uproarious, but il PASSED
resolution III favoI OF dlsestaUlishmrut by
very large majority.
THO case OF the steamer Propontis OF Liver
pool, viii be introduced into the English par
. lament this season hy MI. Pimsoll I've
days after leaving the Mersey, in Septemhe
last, the vessel stopped owing to th'
printing Of her boilers. On the eth of th
same month ere Of them burst, scaldinE TIL
fourth engineer and two of the fremen, tn
former 80 severely that he died. The boile
patched up at Lisbon, and the ship put Il
sea. but on the 2.ta the same boiler bnrs
again, this.time killing the second enGlnee
and severely scaldIrg two of the hremer
jennie June" relates this reminiscence @
, Eer life AT SouthbIldge, Mass. ." | had onl
on" enemy in Southbvidge to my kno led &c
and that was an elderly deacon's wife. TIL
way IT came about was this: was my nephew
. teacher, ~ well rs my brothers housekt ereT
. and on one occasion, when We had been invite,
: 10 dine ia state at her house, she called ont t
= Egbert III high voice from her end OF tn
= table, Sonny, won't you have some puddin
,
U and nIyHef, the terrible infant It piled quite a
l., loudly, guess # you lived at our house N
Il aunt woulG make you say pudding" am sur
. at that moment l wished grammar and III
/! correct pronunciation were with truth NJ tn
;; bottom of well, buy it was Of no avail. Com
home, my reverend brother remarked. IL Wi
= never 10 forgiven, Jennie. And he proved
a be rIEht-lt never WAS.
At A very distinguished lawyer Of Richmou,
\. who has passed the meridian of life and b.
4. won n high renown" as orator and iurs
WAS addressing Court recently, aud was
ne the mlds; OF a brilliant argument, when he sa
All his wife-the idol of his heArt-cntcr th e room
,d lie at once grew confused, md conclude
A; with some nhruptuess. 1t was the FIRST tin
es that his wife had ever heard him spea'
IL Fearful that he would not make a decided
III favorable Impression npon her, he who ha
il. trlumphautly faced Judges, iures lerislati>
.is asseiuhiaGes, mass meetings. political CONVEX
IN tions aud the best of the I'erdu succumbr
r.. and before one Who in her love tor him wo,
in have only seen the gems of his speech Il,
ht whose criticisms would have been flNe
81 praise etsrsburg "a IAdrr
ii The Egyptian military expedition t" Adv
slnIa has reached the heart of that couutr
rs, after n TWO mouths march through n mou
rs famous region, and the Egyptian command,
at at latest accounts, was anticipating a decisi
T. battle in the Viclulty OF Adowa. The Abyssj
UT ian horsemen have haraSsed the invaders alo
Of the entire two hundred miles of their marc
at and the Egyptians are reported to be in b
ur condition, and much reduced from their orit
nd nal strength of ten thousand men. There O
til contradictory reports of the numerical. strcnC
all Of the Abyssinians, but it seems 10 be nS
re- than equal to that of the Egyptians, Who no
Oh ever, are better armed and disciplined. +
nj Egyptian khedivo recently gave his pledge
re- the British Government that he would L
attempt 10 conquer Abyssinia, hut would
Nc satisfied with Furnishing the Abyssinans. Th
-, far the Egyptians themselves seem to ha
10 Geon most severely punished in their remar
able campaign.
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