The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-24


Tbe Providence Tool Company are making
500 Guns day for the Turkish Government.
Coal mining is becoming quite az important !
dntoreet in Alabama. From . yield OF 4,OOo
tsns in 1871, the producs Of her mines grew 20
&C, 900 tons in 1875.
Yt IN estimated that the school fand OF the
State Of Texss will be- $50. .0o0. 900 when the
s9choof lands are all sold, and the annual in
ccme will be 81. .so0, 600.
pablo opinion In Germany 10 thus reflected
1n q NoonversAtion between Two good burEhers
of Berlin, taken from . Berlin paper Firss
rB Bnrxher-"So are likely to have another
war with FranceP Second Burgher-"Lst ns
, r.rDv they may trash us, SO that they may be
1 as peoe % We are."
Tho canal around Mussel Shoals. In the Ten
szesaee river, will be fourteen and q half miles
Gong. Something lees than million OF dol
Lara. in addition to the amount already ex-
psnded, will be necessary to complete tne
work. The locks will bs large enough to
aOeommodate frst class Mississippi river
nueeanler.
unusual interest is being taken in the vol
untser military organizations npringing up all
over South Carolina. The Hampton hihe-
uneu, of Charleston, have q fatigue or summer
uniform consisting of black trousers, linen
Jackets with palmetto buttons and green
erimmings, black felt hat with green cord ana
stassel and green feather.
The Carsstian Inteligenosr gives fourteen bits
..of advice to vacant churches seeking pastors
o.
-caution. issued by grave and reverend
authority, 10 o confession Of the melancholy
and mortifying fact that there are buftoons in
the ministry. Tue arsstion, AZ @ to now these iese
che eAcred ranks would be Interesting In Its
bearing on the management Of some OF the
.shaological seminaries.
Among the interesting relics in Paris are the
celebrated lilacs in the gardens of the Luxem-
eourg, which at last aooounts were in full
Hover, ct the age of $50 years. They were
planted by Marie dc Mediois. Cardinal
Richslsu was % ssd passionate lover Q. ns aowers
pluckinG the branches with which to decorate
his reception room. There are eighty trees in
all, and frequenters of the garden have never
found them in such xuberant bloom as in the
present year.
During the past year the number of original
advertisements for "missing friends, or next of
kim" in the London Times was 700, and the
number of persons named therein about s.
600. The Treasury Solicitor advertised for the
next Of kin of twenty-siK persons. The amount
of money reversing TO the Grown by reason of
these intestaoes Is seldom stated but in one
case--Mrs. Helen Blake's-it amounted to
800, 600. From one ofthese advertisements il
appears that the heirs of person who emi-
> grated to America in 1858 are wanted to claim
- Sortnue Of q 000000
NJ 1873 the Petit Journal of Paris, which i6
: sold for o son. and pene.rates the most remote
villages of France, became almost hopelessly
{asolvent, Bourae agency having been start
cd In connection with 1t, and the company
having engaged 10 unfortunate sPeculetions
The Tribunal Of Commerce thereupon ap
fpointed q Mr.. Harouel receiver, with powers
= 20 usTTy on the undertaking or liquidate it, 81
he thopGht beet. The company was theI
6urdenSd with debt of over $500, 600 d
9Asouel has managed the business with sucl
Absllty, that in four years over two.thirda o
the debt have been paid off, and the remaining
liabilities are spread over q period OF severa
years. The last report shows that the Prott
In lS76 amounted to 1921 1876. The share
which, four years ago, were at SlS' are nov
Visitors to Paris just now are puzzled at tn
1ppearanoe Of q strange looking edihoe whicl
Ia being raised In what was formerly kuowl
.ns .sbe Isle of Louviers, It 10 q building
ssxected by the Department of Seine to con
Gain the n9uioipal and department archives
Experience In 1871. when the archives wer
0a6irely destroyed by the viliainous Commu
zzists, has shown tho necessity of erecting thi
ssaG1iRcewish extraordinary precautions. Ther
asa mo- ViuAews on the street side, and ever
sHsrice that promises security in case OF NJ
ssSss been eedulously resorted TO. Ihe onrr
sagchtvaa were o mine of wealth TO the hiet'
rIau, containing as they did an immsn'
.anaoIut of Information OF every ktnd, PonuS
saud municipal, in reference TO the ceplSel
{. France Some few of these records haa' rors
1aAely, been printed, but the most serious 10
OF Ali was that of the parish registers OF u
city, forming o series OF many tnonsAt
volumes, which went back to the thirteen
UsntuEy.