The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-22
lssruing Star ard Catholic Messenger.
WV oRLEANs, suNpAY. OCTOBER "a. Is7e
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The coast of Brittany is said to be swsrming
with sardines. EpicuTes will be rejoiced.
Japan's new postal sy stem is a success, and
ia nearly every town may be seen the sign in
English, "Post-offce.'
There is peace once more for the Church in
Venezuela. The prosecuting edicts. lately
enacted have been repealed.
A Philadelphia chemist, while acting as
Judge Of candies in the exhibition, ate so much
sweets that he has been seriously i'll ever sin &c.
A late Charleston circular puts the present
rice crop of Georgia and South Carolina at
5000 tIerces, or about per cent. more than
any crop since the war.
Tie heirs of William P, nm now receive from
she British Government aud are TO receive
forever, so o0o year 10 compensation for
their proprietary rights 10 Pennsy ivania
Statistics show that in l97O there were about
y 500 people in the United States engaged 10
making brooms. thai the material used cost
about S1l, coo coo and that The product was
worth about Sl3 900 600.
The expenses of the wife House under
Democratic rule wsrs Si7 az %, Under Re
publican rule, SlU- 2C4 - Inc difference,
e50,4l7 33 is rather a high price 10 pay fox
Repubiican White House.
They have only one kind OF Law in Canada,
and we shall see within q few weeks the IN
wonted spectacle of merchant wort h nearly
= million hanstd for murder Is If lie had been
ruftian without penny.
The Spanish pilgrims, who are said to num-
beg about 5000 were 10 have arrived in Rome
about the 12th inst The cable states that
they we're received by the Pope the 18Th,
and that they numbered IL. 900.
In 1890, not a hundred years ago, at the sack
of Ismail, the Russians were atrocious TO-
ward the Turks the latter are toward the
Servians; and Suwarrow put 5000 persons to
death, as lecture to his soldiers in the art of
massacre.
Lord Dutferin, Governor General of Canada,
is visiting the Exhibition. He is great
grandson Of Richard BEinsley Sheridan. and q
nephew Of Mrs Norton, authoress Of "B:ngen
on the Rhine" and other poems familiar to
schoolboy elocutiopistS.
Judge Henderson of Lebanon county, Pa.
1t q late session of the Court of Quarter Ses-
eions, issued an order forbiddipg the admission
cases. He based the order upon the democrat
iziug effects of the narration of crime upon the
young.
man at Fairview, ky.,wth craving for
lSlor, after selling everything Of value
wnerewith to buy the slim ulant, took his few
months old child and traded IL over the bar
for o drink of whiskey. The chiid was after
ward redeemed by the mother on paying for
the liuaor.
1t IS signifi SAINT of the change which is
taking place n marine locomotion that, of all
the tonnage imported into Great Britain last
year. steam vessels represent - 1874 .ll6 tons,
as against 10 800 047 tons in sailing vessels,
IS, 190,9 9l tons were conveyed in English, and
only 1902 Up tons in foreign vessels.
A New York bar keeper has invented
patent free lunch counter. 1t Is arranged 80
that when tho wandering hummer has eaten
six pieces of cheese, three crackers, and two
pickles and he attacks the baked BEANS a
b giant fist descends from the ceillng ana BON
nets" him, while gigantic foot springs from
the W all and kicks HIM into the street.
An English magazine says: Scattered about
the earth there are supposed to be 10 OOO ooo or
1900 900 of jews alive: Thousands OF the
people are ROB; some of them own colossal
fortunes Rotschild could buy up the fee
simple of Palestine; Goldsmith might rebuild
the Temple of Herod; Monte fore has money
,,Al fnfT nf
1Sor.
An EneGshman who insulated his Sed-stead
by placing underneath each post broken CT
bottle Gays he bad not been free from 'heunS-
improve Immediately after the application I
the insnlAtors. paper quoting to1s' ~l'e.!
says: There's many fe..o~ no c2U.' ere
his goQt, if he woCld break OF o2'tcTs ::
Us Sisssbott!es N time
Tie Daubrry Neg, Z ~ las made Z Bs:--
E:s Erst appearance IS a iect1:e-. TIE -
porIe;s Say that 80 description - travel u
Rag: and WIS hun5ECC-. bat did -yt cAcee 7 :
rSar1oas laughter. = pC.lI w. MADE ty
ssking who ever taOa set OF q ole -sRg-c DIX.
~ ccosS-eytc duchess .: sa:ol = ws-
u ;he Top q L.s heal' ~ o-e =; Re 81
actually fsuLC tLel- - he .-et at y-.-' Pep
~ere, e-d "a "a -lta--
General Saegua9 "a te-c New. =ed a
CEIcsgp He dec. I'D 70 tLf'ees . . D;,.-3yt
- % TIE sumner. Cat. pa = q L-:ry 80
Crooks, which viii thr Geuera. q ~ays uaeau
tia: he has y,.y Gee oed sIa uliAS Vcab
option. The woe ca-.p "a X -s --s III !
Gen. Sheridac. He SAID: - az CT Il =
political arecs altogether. Ag idea ab,ai a
these Poil'isa! con;st's i KAT toe su1 : IL. Is
Honorrow js-i Tie sane a. !; DID 10 CO.? I
.EAtrer Who = elected 10 eff e or What part.
comes .nto pc weT.
The Boston Head is willing TO welcor
sSoody aud Sankey - Boston, bat csonot 50
che Use of spending $4,000 IL getting read,
for the meetings. Taxing business view Q
The matter. II says II Ar. Moody can't con-
to Boston AID begin work without preli ml
nary outlay of $50. 900 before a word is spoke
on sung, isn't he going TO be a dear invest
uHeutf" Other people are asking the sam
question, not ont Of any disrespect to Brothe
Moody. but purely a matter of gospel econ
ony. The call for such gigantic expeuditur
for meetings which lset bu, short time, look
like q confession that the regular work of tn
churches lie lot success.
The effects of tobacco smoking, described
by the Scientific american are discoloriug of th
teeth by carbon, excitement of the salivarI
glands by the smm onia, headache and lAsSitud
from the cArbonio acid, dsease of the hear
from the Carlo ic oxide, nausea from the bite