The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14
assrr,n9 Star and Catholic MESSENGER.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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The number of fres happening IN faris DUR
;n1 IS77 vas21q2 The total approximate lcss
was S474 1903 The average lose per hfe "aS
only S2l7.
MissAnnie Rosecrans, third daughter OF Gen.
Rosecrans has Joined o religious oom munlty
N Ohio One the General's daughters, also a
reIigimse, died recently.
The ioiners of Manchester. q 900 strong. have
heen on q strike sinoe May, 1877, to no effect as
at the last meeting OF the employers ss u "H' 10
certa;ned that all the shops were fol.
The Mahometans of Bshar. India. have taken
10 wearing the fez, and are closely initiating
the Turkish costume in their dress, Sy way oi
expressing their sympathy with the suitan'
OF the two Irish dukes. tltz GeTain; Luxe nd oi
Leipster, owns 20, ,462 acres in Kildare ana
2,ll9 in Meath, and Hamilton, Doke OF Aoer'
corn, 81 $50 in Donegal and 10 9l9 in Tyrone.
The English Parlisment has passed an Indian
press law, TO restrain the papers Wnion IN
Lower b sngal and other parts OF Hlndostan
Rave of late teemed with seditious utter
Ances.
The Duke of Sutherland, who owns over
million OF acres in Scotland, has obtained
leave, his heir oonsenting. to disentail his 90.
-fntes in thnt eeantfy.-They have been In the
family i've or six centuries.
Among the postulsnts who recently received
the reli gious habit ut the Convent OF the HOLY
vas I Miss 1s Mary w Rose MoMaster, who has taken
the name, in religion, of Mary st: John: she
is the daughter OF Mr.. J; a. MoMsster' editor OF
the "FreemRnS JOURNAL
Even in Scotland the Church is making rapid
headway. From an English non-Catholio
paper We learn that in June, 1876, there were
&25 Catholic ohapels in Scotland, and y rs
priests, who had under their spiritual care 32o,-
900 souls. The Episoopalian Church, in con-
trast with this, could only muster 73, 600 wor'
shippers.
OF course there is to be legal contest over
She will of the deceased millionaire, Samuel
Wood who left the greater part of his fortune
for the founding Of musical oollegs in New
York oity. He made handsome bequests to
twenty.six of his cousins, and appears to have
been very oonsiderate OF everyoo VINO no ifI na1
was offered for probate, notice was given of
contest, on the ground, OF course, that the tee
&ator was not competent to make will
The Methodist Episcopal pastor of church
as sandlake, N. Y, surprised his people on
Sunday last by making this announcements
"The Board Of Trustees have not paid my
eslary, have taken no notice Of my demands,
other effort to fulfil their obligations to me. l
am badly involved in debt, and do not propose
TO continue preaching for nothing. therefore
declare the pulpit vacant until God In his
mercy can send you g minister who can live
on air and wear buokskin breeohes of his own
make"
The american Art Journal points to the OBJ
scots often introduced by great painters into
such objeo excited. Thus Raphael introduces
hewn stone step into the expulsion OF para
disc, and book bound in the neatest manner
into the picture Of Elymas struck blind. Albert
Eurer Introduces o tent, bedsteAd, o cooking
range and china oandleetioks into his "Birth
Of tho Virgin" In one of Vandyke's pictures
che apostles wear sea boots, and Paul Veron ese
depicts italian peasants in felt hats and plumes
contemplating the Alteration Of the Magi.'
Minister Williamson, In late report regard
ing the loss Of Mexican and Central American
arade in the United States, says that while
.anarranca from Nav York Ia two per cent, thai
from European ports 10 but one per cent; New
York commissions for buying and selling are
ave per cent; in Europe, two and half
American packing is bad that of Europe, e1
soediugIy good. AS the goods stand rougt
handling aud are often transported on mu los
Skis is nm Important point American CONNER
oial agents have often but ON different kno "
upsak it thoroughly.
Erzeroum, in tho recent war, seems TO hav,
been q vast chsruel house During the pas
three months 500 Turkish soldiers have diet
m the various hospitals there. and probably q
least as many civilians, making total NOR
aality of nearly 10000 in ErZeroum alone il
about twelve weeks. In January. the weathe
being then very severe, detachment OF SV
aroopS were sent over the mountains to Erzing
ham. Only 400 reached their destination
They were overtaken by fearful SNOW stor N
with him in . covered ARABIA he and they al
rcerished. The hospitals at Erzeroum are ful
of Gases Of frostbite, come Of them as severe o
any GASES on record. Twenty-Seven soldier
without feet under the charge of one sur
IReon slone they had been ell frostbitten, an
their feet had TO be amputated.
The English crown diamonds have arrives
at the Paris Exposition, and are valued a
81 500, 900. They sre in . thick iron chest, an
are guarded by sentinels day and night. Tier
70 o diadem of eight ak diamonds of variou
sizes, in the middle Of which 10 the celebrate
Roh-i-Noor, alone valued at $500, 900; also
collar of los diamonds, in the centre Of who
. an emerald, said to be the purest and mos
beautiful extsnt. A second diadem is blend
ing of diamonds and emeralds In the centr
is the large Kandavassy diamond, valued q
SeoO 900. 1t would be rated at higher sur
were it not for slight defect. These, an
znany other valuAbles Of the kind, belong t
+he English crown. portion are used by th
Princess of Wales on special occasions th
others are reserved for the Queen. The KHr
davassy was formerly the eye of one eye
Hiadoo deity, and has been but lately added t
abe collection.
Diner la Russo, now almost UNIVERSAL
adopted by the wealthier Glasses everywhere
Ss all events when they entertain, was rare on
oERussia twenty five years ego, and writing il
1870, n wellknoWn diArist, then in Rome, re