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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07
PAPER FLOUR BARRELS

A firm at Syracuse, New York, are
now manufacturing a novel flour barrel.
The barrels are composed of straw-paper
pulp, which is run into a mold made in
the shape OF one-half of a barrel cut YER
tically. The pulp is subjected to a pow
erful hydraulic pressure, and, when re-
duced to the required thickness, the ends
of the halves are cut off at the ends. The
pieces are then placed in a steam drler.
and the sides are trimmed evenly and
the substance thoroughly dried. It comes
from the drier ready for making up into
barrels. There are three heavy wooden
hoops and two hoops fastened together;
and, into grooves cut in the slaves, the
paper halves. which have an average
thickness of three.sixteenths of an inch.
are slid. The ends of the barrels are
made of paper of q similar thickness.
constructed upon the same princiEes as
the sides, and protected by heavy wooden
ones. The advantages of these barrels
wooden mes are lightness, cheap.
ness, durability, and the prevention of
aour sitting ont while in transit. Thew
constructed entirely by machinery.
and the halves are cut SO true that any
pieces of the same size will readily ft
together. They will not cost more than
'ne-third the price of wooden barrels.
IRE lighter, and fit so nicely in the
grooves that there is no chance for aour
sift through, which loss is quite a
leayy per centage in the use of other
finds.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07

the world it will hardly be possible for
Gen. Sherman OF any other man to make
ne American people believe that a con-
s;aarobIs standing army is essential to
their salvation.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07
AND GAY


SESstHO NsOS
They are sitting around upon barre 'SoTs's affairs
Discussing their own and their DeaghG = each face
And the look of content that Is seen o late place Z
seems TO say, 81 have found nay appEOM
Sitting around.
In bar.~ooms aid groceries calmly they s5' t,
ia soro pely chew borrowed tobacco ana sA h
While the tories they tell, and the JOKES S@0fN
W. I Ibs;r hearts have grown hard and uNdeabtsdA
While slit ug aroand.
The glitter around" is a 1an % no means,
md his lace wouldn't pass for .S9usEtoi ~ oS0n
Dot he somehow or other CONT NVes - THnf Z.
And Is frequently seen with a dHLE9 I'LL"
While sitting around.
The 1o,nsers they toll not, nor yet do t"sg sp'n'
Unless It be yarns, while enjoying their -
They are people Of leiGure, yet often, US u ~,A
They allude to the work they're intendlnS W."
While sitting alound'
THEY'VE a habit of talking Of other mems "tSss4,.
As thew whittle up sticks with their norn-n3r110'
rbev,re a scaly old set, and wherever you 81
You'll and them in groups or strung out III u A0"'
Sitting around.
Detroit Free Press
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07
CURRENT

AMONG the choicest treasures the of
st. Petersburg Museum are specimens of
the skin, hair, and bones of the Siberian
mammoth, obtained many years ago by
Adams, a Russian merchant, from the
natives in northern Siberia. The entire
animal had been washed out from a frozen
gravel drift, and had served as food for
the dogs Of the natives for a long time.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07

Pleasures are like poppies spread
you can seize the flower, its bloom is
shed,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07

A CONDEMNED statement of the foreign
trade of the United States for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1876, shows the i'm
ports to have been $476,677,871 the
domestic exports, mixed values, $685.
463,969, and the re-exports of foreign
commodities, $2l, c70,O35. The exports
of domestic commodities, it will thus be
eeen, exceeded the imports by nearly
$3.50, $1,000, or considerably over one
third.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07

The sweetest pleasure is in impart-
it,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07

TIE Protestant Episcopal chnrch sup
ports, in its foreign missionary work,
forty-seven stations; twelve of which are
in western Africa, nineteen in China,
six in Japan, nine in Hayti, n in
Greece and one in Palestine. The num-
Der of missionaries and other laborers
employed is one hundred and eleven, of
whom two are missionary bishops. The
communicates number about eight hun
dred.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18

A story has been going the rounds of the
English press lately that q party of gentle
men agreed to give a dinner ar Green wich,
each man to bring with him as his guest the
most disagreeable person he knew in Lon
don. When the company assembled there
was but single guest, Sir William Har-
court, who had been invited by every mem
Der Of the party. This remarkable teeth
mony to the value of the ballot has lust
been fairly capped at Sayozuka, village
IN japan. The village in question had been
tormented by the depredations of q mid
night robber. As he could not be detected.
the chief of the village called all the male
population together, gave them blank bal
lois of rice-paper, and told them to elect
their owR criminal. All the votes were in
favor OF one Abe Tanihei, evidently any,
thing but the " Honest Old Abe - Of that
region. Probably he had never heard that
the COZ popuh is the cor Del, but he bowed
to it as If he had confessed his guilt and
as Japan has not yet adopted the American
system of returning boards, he has doubt.
less ere this expiated his offence in some
ingeniously disagreeable manner. All
which goes to chow that the ballot in
japan is more to be trusted than an Electo-
raj Commission in the United States.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18

The Protestant Bishop of Lincoln, Eng.
land, objects to the use of bags for the col.
lection as at variance Q) with the spiri,
and letter of the law of the Church, which
prescribes "a decent basin," (2) with the
usage of the ancieBt Church of God: (3l
as leading to great evils, being the recepta-
clee of scurrilous scraps from newspapers
and other things which had better not be
mentioned; and az as against a true inter.
probation of st. Matthew, iv., 5 and s. which
is not directed against public almseivin9
and (5) because, by means of secrecy Of
oags, come of orr rich men, who ought to
cast much into the treasury of God, do in
fact put into it the widows two mites
without the widows's faith and love.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18
d DISASTER IN 4 CHURCH.
SEVER PERSONS CRUSHED TO DEATH IN ST.
FRANCIS XAvIER's.
IL. Z. Sun, March 81

There was . mission for women in ST,
Francis Xavier's Catholic Church in Six
teenth street last evening. Ais!es, galleries,
and vestibule were crowded With women
and children, and the cburchyard and side.
walk beyond were thropged with those
who could not obtain standing room in the
church. AT S:25 o'clock, when Father
Langcake was drawing near the conclusion
Of his sermon, the Shrek of a fainting wo,
man distracted the attention of the conRre-
cation. The voice came from the west
gallery. Many pereons there seated stood
mp TO see the cause of the trouble. A bows
ehrill voice piPed out Z" Fire, FIRE." and in
an instant wild panic took posses sion of
the gallery Occapsuts, who started terror
stricken toward the exit from the gallery
narrow staircase that emptied into one
of the three front exits from the church.
Eight wooden steps led to the first floor
Vestibule, aud eight stone steps thence into
the chUrchyard; but before the gallery was
emPtted; six women and one boy lay dead
In the vestibule and the yard.
Three thOusSnd persons, so the priests
estimate, were in the church, and nearly
all OF them were women. After the cry OF
I" Fire" many arose, but Father LaDgcake
Oontinued his exhortation. The collegiate
fathers, trained 90 timely ministration.
were out Of their oratories and into the
church before half the Vorshippers knew
theEo was danger. The sound Of tramp
ing feet coming from the gallery was
fast working panic among those sitting in
she body Of charcb; bat the preacher Still
talked on, aud it was only when Q brother
priest urged his olOsing that the benedietion
was pronounced. BY this time half the
congregation were in the aisles, and press
ing toward tho dOOTs. The sexton, with
OOmmendnble prOmptness, had opened
every exit; and the narrow peWs and mar
rover aiSleg did more to prevent greater
faeality than any human agency coOid have
accomplished. The panic in the body OF
hhe church was wild, and the rush WaA nm
00ntrOllablO; but wide and straight steps at
tRe main entrance were capable of giving
nns1ARe 70 the women az fast 80 they came,
hfAor thoae able TO get ont had reached
safety. nos less than twenty-five women
- lcfe On the pewR, frightened to faint
fnN ~ che 1Eies Of terror.
Es Gcana on The sidewalk was scarcely
- e. ili1R. May women had tainted
= = Seesa dir They fen ana sworO
f'aos 81 h1sF Gaeiag fellow.
y \ sgcE F1tolgsa,.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18
BosRke ANe eArHOLs aESsEfaEK soas1r HAa IS m

1 A French journal says that famoul
French surgeon, lately deceased, who wal
brueque and unpublished, found, on entsrine
his house one day, an old priest who had
been long waiting bis return. What do
you want of me Z" 81 want you to look at
this," meekly replied the priest, taking of
an old WOODEN cravat, which revealed upon
the nape of his neck q bideous tumor.
You'll have to die with that" .coOlly re-.
marked the surgeon. 81 thank you, Doc.
tor" simply replied the priest, replacing
his cravat, "and am much obliged to you
for warning me, for can prepare myself,
as we'll as my poor parisbioners, who love
me very much" The surgeon, who was
rever astonished at great thinks, looked
upon this priest, who received his death
sentence unmOved, with amusement, and
said Come to morrow, at eight O'Clock,
to the Hotel Dieu, and ask for me-" The
priest was prompt. The surgeon procured
for him a special room, and in a month the |
man went out cured. When leaving he
took out of a sack thirty francs in changss
- 1t is all have to offer you, Doctor" he !
aid ~ came here on foot from Rouen in
,rder to save this" The doctor looked at
he money, emiled, and, drawing handful
4 gold from his pocket, put it in the bag
long with the thirty francs, saying, "It's
Or your poor" and the priest went away.
ONE years later the surgeon, feeling death
D be near, bethought him of the priest, and
rote to him. He came at once, and the
lrgeon received at his hands the last con-
'lation of religion.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18

THE ANTARCTIC POLE So much has
been said about the North Pole, and SO many
attempts have been made to reach it, that
readers generally forget that there is also q
south Pole, which remains to be explored
Sir Wyviile Thomson, commander of the
Challenger expedition, recently gave an &C
count OF his adventures in the Antarctic
ocean, In popular lecture in the City
Hall, Glasgow, in which he describes the
iceburgs, the foes and ice barriers of
tie South Pole, az being very similar to
those encountered in the North. Professor
Thomson went as far as latitude &c deg. 40
min. s., and longitude 70 deg. % min. E.,
exactly 400 mtles from the South Pole.
On the morning of the 18th of February,
1874, large iceburg, table shaped, the
top perfectly fat, and covered with q
dazzling layer Of snow, was observed about
SIX miles Off The height of this berg above
the sea was 2ls feet, and it's extreme length
oy angular measure was 2. 202 feet; go that,
snpposing it to be symmetrical In shape,
the contour of the visible portion being
continued downwards, its depth below
TIE water may probably have been about
,5UO to 1 800 feet. Other masses of ice.
of nearly equal size, were observed, and,
as the ship was not equipped tor a polar ex-
petition, the commander decided not to
venture any nearer the pole than the point
reached, and the Challenger was put about
to the north.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18

AS means of preventing collisions ut sea
an English inventor, ]. j. Nickoli, has
Drought out system Of helm. signals. In
Institute, Mr.. Nicholl says: GAS NV sia-
mails move automatically with the r1ddeP.
every material shifting of the helm to the
port or starbOard is at once shown AZ The
head of the vessel by q red or green IiSht
and before she answers her helm, tbns DIV.
ing timely notice to an approaching sbip
what course she lie about to steer, The
mast-head lights."
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18
TIE SEEKS OF IRELAND.

Emigration, within the last thirty years,
has made radical changes in the parochial
| and diocesan distribution of the Catholic
population in Ireland. II We look to the
early sees their names have almost disap-
| FeaIed from modern geography, the indus
trial drift of population having diverted
population from these centres. The Arch
| bishop of Caskel no longer lives in that
ruined ancient city; the Bishop of Rsphoe
resides many miles from that village the
Bishop Of Down and Connor resides in Bel.
fat, while the. village of Conner does not
| contain q score of Catholics the Bishop of
Dromore lives 10 Newry, far from that lit |
tie town the Bishop of Clogber does not |
reside in that obscure ham ct the Bishop
of kilmore lives in Cavan, G few miles
from the village from which the zee takes
its name; the Bishop of Ardagh resides
many miles from the village of that name,
and from CionmacDoise; the Bishop of
Meath, with a provincial designation, does
not reside in any of the nine centres of
episcopal sees within ancient royal Meath; |
the Bishop of Ferns lives far from the viii s
iage OF that name, once the residence of {
the Kings of Leinster; the Bishop of Kill '
dare and Leighlin resides in Carlow, be- 8
tween both towns; the Bishop of Ossory g.
iyes In Kilkenny, far distant from the seat :
II his see; the Bishop of Cloyno resides in
Queenstown the Bishop of Ross in Skib -
'ereen; the Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe 7
wrongly called Kerry in Killarney the
5ishop OF Killaloe rarely in that little
own; the Bishop of Kilmacdus and Kill
enora never lives in either village the Is
Bishop Of Elphin resides in Sligo; the Bish-
p of Killala in Balliua the Bishop of tn
Achonry in Ballaghadereen and the Bish- a.
p of Clonfert in Loughrea. This state IL
lent proves the vast changes that have
aken place by the diversion of trade and Nj
opulation from the centres of the ancient te::
sss OF ireland and the gradual adaptation -
tie residence of the Bishops to these y
langes.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18

Macauiay shrewdly remarked that a. the
Solest and most acute minds had in All
Imes lovingly PrOfessed the Catholic
Faith, it was hard to see what it mad -
rear RON the Progress Of sO-called knOwI.
cage and enlightenment. The world il NOT
nicely to be adorned with more sublime
genlUe IN the future than in the past; 0DS
the no6lest sPeeimens Of our race. morally
Ana enthusiastically have been, a. EGSoauIay
enseryeas deVoas Catholics -ORaBo lfY-r.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18
FATHER LANGcAKE's ACCOUNT.

The Rev. Missioner who was preachinV
at the time the panic occurred gives this
account cit was about quarter past
eight O'Clock, for We had just concluded
blessing the beads, aud had begun my
sermon on He'll and Death The text was
sad one, and the audience, composed of
about twenty-five hundred persons. sat
very still, and were evidently impressed. 1
had just referred to the suddenness of
death-how it comes upon us when we are
least prepared-when my attention Was
drawn to . wOman's apparently heart.
breaking sigh, proceeding from the Sixth
avenue side of the body of the church,
Then the shrill, piercing notes of a child's
voice broke the stiffness in the church, and
it seemed like that of little one, awHkinC
rom sleep, for 1t said, Mamma nam
mat Ihen another voice exclaimed,
Fire hreH There seemed to be an i'm.
mediate raising of the large audience on the
west side OF the church. Immediately
approached the chancel gates, and in "a aS.
suriDg . voice a. could command At the
moment, said, "My good friends, cit down,
1t 10 only woman that has fSinted.' /
then continued my address, for the large
majority Of the people still retained their
eeats. But suddenly there was q tleafen-
ing roar, 80 OF people fighting and scream :
ing. Then Father Merique quietly came
up to me and said: Brother, you had bet.
ter cay the benediction. There lie a panic
end we are taking means to have all the
doore opened. closed my address abort,
and then in low tones said the benediction'
The people bowed their heads, and some
prepared to rise, but Father Minister had
gone mp to the choir, aud as the benedic-
ton was concluded the organ burst out in
grand TIE Deum. Then several women
gathered ct the gates, and in pitoous tones
saidI Father, father, where is the Gre p /
assured them that there was none, and
they all walked ont quietly. Strange 90 it
may seem Tonight Father LanRcske al
qeds s'as ! locked over Ehse VAT 80 sf
tAeeas eRiris came over ne of more thsn
oElAR2Ey aalnEanoe. So1aeGinea Wien 8
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18

church 10 Alled yon cannot help feeling
alarm cd at the ohaDees of o panic. To-
night, however, had none Of that feeling
none but one of security.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18
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panas substitute for Coal OIL or Kerosene
It may be used in ordinary lamps
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THE NEW ORLEANS BOARD OF UNDER-
WRITERS Say.
1t is our opinion that the general use of
tho Insurance Oil would greatly reduce the
number of lamp fires and explosions, and less
on the risk Of destruction Of life and property"
1t will not explode or ignite in lamp; the price
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: g
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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18
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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18

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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18
HUGH FLYNN,

1872 And 169- .Poydras Street. 1877 nd 100
IL receiving LARGE STOCK OF NEW
FURNITURE, of all descriptions and qualities, suit
able for housekeeping and will sell it prloes 80 low
as any other house in the city.
Parties about purchasing Furniture will find it to
their advantage to call and themselves before
purchasing elsewhere ocs7slv
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The general reflections
which suggest themselves are that. with
distinct schools of opinion SO violently
contracted, tits extremely improbable that
the country will be dragged into war
Then there is the suspicion that the main
interest is chiefly confined to politicians,
military men, and litterateurs, and that
the general mass of the people, up to this
point, are not wildly moved on the sub
ject either in ole way or another Lon-
don Society.