The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-11-25
Msrning Star and Catholic Messenger.
NHw uaLEAHs. sUspAY. NovEMgEn es lsl7
GENERAL NE Ws ITEAS.

drunk.
AT the last show in Paris ffty different
kinds Of grapes from one district were die
played.
Z ,ilroad travelling in France 10 very safe
Between 1928 bot one person was killed
out of As 25s 270, and one injured in ,024 800.
On Saturday, November 3. there were ffty
one sesgoing craft in the tSrbor OF Charleston
q. c., either discbar argipg CT taking on cargoes
Sir Samuel Baker calls attention to th'
singular fact that o negro has never beer
known TO tame an elephant or any wild ami
NAL.
saws, Choctaws, and Cherokees arc steadily
increasing in plumbers and advancing in agri-
cultural wealth, good oder, and educstioo.
Lieuteunnt FieteAexy04- the 13sh Infantry.
U. 8. A. lately stationed in Scranton. Pa, em.
braced the Catholic faith week before lest, and
was baptized and confirmed by Bishop O'Hara.
English physicians and hnmADitarisns are
urging the introduction into hospitals not
only OF Aowers, plants, and fruit. but OF paint
ings, statuary, and other works Of art, which
have beea fosnd to exert beneficial effect
upon patients.
It is computed that the grain used for liquors
in year in the United States reaches 90 COO OOO
bushels which would make 1000, 600 600 four
pound loaves of bread. Great Britain uses
$4,000 900 bushels Of grain yearly for the Same
purpose and annually i'm por % food TO the value
Of nearly $4oo. .ooo. 600.
OF late years political nntsgonisms have
Disrseli can be seen chatting with Mr.. Glad
stone in the latter's drawing. room, and . few
days ago went into the very focns of intense
# ,ss sssi
family.
Ihe reports s.aserning the damages caused
by the recent hoods 81 the Argentine Rspub bile
mated that at least 10 600 head o q = cattle I and
s0o0, 900 sheep pcrished. Hundreds OF fnniiies
have been ruined by this inundation, the most
disastrous which has ever occurred in the
country.
dino. Cal, and he had barely time to reach .
creek. He rolled over and over in the shallow
water, scorched by the flames that swept
overhead, and was almost smothered The
terrible heat lasted only few seconds, but
sufholently long to burn off his hair and char
his clothing.
The number Of Cinnamon who came to San
Francisco last month was only 22S while ss2
returned to their native land. For the first
ten months of the present year the total num-
ber OF Chinese arrivals was 9,3o2: as against
1880 for the corresponding months of ls.t
year. The anti Chinese movement is begin.
Mug to show some fruit.
1t ID on record that, in the infancy of the
State Of Michigan. pioos priest was elected
from Michigan to the Honse Of Representatives
of the United States, discharged faithfully his
political trust, lived in great self denial
helped by Catholics of the District of Colnm-
bia-and kept his salary Congressman TO
pay In part for the building of Catholic
church.
County Treasurer Robinson, Of Batavia.
Ohio, whose safe was rifled of $24 600 has been
driven inaRne by the robbery. His predeces-
sor In office was defsuiter, and his own apx-
iety about the safety of the public money was
increased by the Intense feeling against the
old treasurer. He had morbid fear that the
SAFE wenid be robbed, aud himself aocused Of
tne crime. he now imagines that he is under
suspicion, which is not the fact.
The Tule Shootinp CInh ~ aan P-...;..
nave mating house or shooting box on 8
scow, !uxoriously fitted up with kitcbsp, pan
lilee. pSrlcr dining room, state-roor, for lady
8ueete, berths, lounges, ducking boats, decoys
and all the necessities of SHOOTING and far
nished with all the CON forts Of Q hoase ashore
me craft las . sail, aud is thus enabled to
navigate the " vaters Of the San Jo1aoin and
Sacramento independently of steam aod a: lit.
tie expense.
oHs OF the striking psssaees of the Army
urnat' was :he statement OF Congressman |
WIiEut' OF FennsyivaniH, WHO represents a
0lStfjGs 10 which troops were stationed last |
summer hr. Wrigat said that the troops
were no: called for by the con muuity at large,
but by The mine owLers ard operators that |
BE had bren there all the time, and saw no oo- |
easion whatever for an officers sword or a
soldier = musket. Accordingly he favored the
reduction of the army.
The most recent case Of Western repudia-
bion 10 that of Nebraska City, with on nIsfADd-
in & bonds, held chiefly in New York. amount
ing to $i00, 600. Nebraska City cant pay the
interest, aud doesn'S propose to pay the prin-
cipnl The Mayor end City Council offer so
cents on the dolisr, by issuing funding bonds
of the city besrjpE7 per cent. interest per an
mum, pay able in twenty years. The PROPOSE
ton is now before the bondholders of New
York. with tire Interesting iptimstion If they
Eefose they are likely to get little or nothing.
Tho growing of fax aud the manufacture of
Irish linen are restricted to the province of
Ulster Some idea of the magnitude OF the
Irish linen trade may be gathered from the
fAst that the quantity exported to foreign
countries last month amounted to 13 937 200
yArGs, being an increase over the correspond
iug month Of 1876 Of !. .s99 900 yards. Spain
and Italy used to be the best customers of
the Irish linen manufacturers, but the United
States now consumes nearly As much IA all
other foreign countries put together. Thus
during the last month we took 643 eco yards
out of o total export of 13 937 900.
The official report of the Boerd Of Directors
of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company,
just issued, Shove that up to Msy 31st, 1877,
there have been $50 miles of road con.
structed, all of which is in working order.
This includes 2i9 miles the main line
from Shreveport to Fort Worth; fi5 miiea
of the Trans continental branch, from Toxer-
kama to Sherman; 60 miles Of the Jefferson