The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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owners saved over So 100000 In wages.
In list Of British places pensions, and sine.
cures, in 1919 appear the names OF Edward
Hhippen Arnold, James Robertson Arnold, Geo.
Shree for f4Oo O year, the last for f100. They
q note 10 appended: IN. B.-These are the
children of the notorious American General
Arnold"
We learn from the New York Times that
vhen the Rev. Robert Nourse ended his OPEN
ing prayer before the Illinois Republican Con-
vention the hall rang with applause. Mr.: Nourse
OF one Of whose pulpit performances, when he
was o clergyman, Boston paper said, IL was
the most eloquent prayer ever addressed to
Boston audience"
Marquis Autinori. at the head of On explor'
ing expedition in Eq natorial Africa. writes to
his brother from Mahak Nopzs, In the King
dom Of Shoa 81 am very happily residing
among this raw flesh eating people. The King
goes barefoot, dresses like the rest, uses bis
hngers for knife and fork, and wears only
gold pin in his greasy, curly hair as the sign
Of bis royal rank"
A4r. Austen Henry Layard, the British Am
Austen Layard as q Grand Crofs of the Bath.
He used to be called In Parliament Lord
Palmerston's liar" as being always put for
ward to tell graceful or emphsiio lbs whenever
80 was necessary to protect some rash act OF
the Ministry. Perhaps this was the reason
Why Lord Bsac onsf cid sent him to the stamp
ing ground of General Iguatief in the East.
Tho vignettos on the tickets at the late
election in San Fran cisco were peculiar. The
Non. Partisan ticket bore an American eagle.
with . Union shield the Democratic, an arm
grasping after flag, with the words, "A Con.
stitntion for the People;" the Keafney Work
man bomew ard, with the motto, "The Chinese
Must Go )" the Anti-Kearney Workingmens, q
medallion, with the appraised arm of labor and
she motto, "John, Go West; :" the National
Labor Party, the arm of labor over two branch
es Of oak, and the Contractors' Union ticket,
two hsnds grasped over cut symbolical OF
the Constitution.
Apparatus costing o. 900 has been success
fully used in San Francisco to photograph q
horse while trottng. row of cameras was
uncovered and covered by electricity, thus
phothographing the famous horse at successive
points Of his stride while going at 225 gait.
These pictures show that his feet were all off
Che ground together twice during the stride,
notwithstanding the general belief Of turfmen
while in action. They also upset accepted
theories as to the shape of the fore leg whom
the foot touches the ground, for Occident 10
shown with the leg projecting ut considerable
with tho heel In contact with the surface, and
she toe not yet brought down.
Every time the Gear announces his inten-
tion Of visiting military barraek that place
10 Odessa the Colonel In command spent
several Thousand roubles in making his men
and their quarters presentable. For three days
the soldiers lived, had good clothes, Hne din
neYD money In their pockets, vodki to drink,
and clean rugs to lie Cd. No wonder their
loyalty was pleasantly stimulated toward the
sovereign, whose presence brought such lux
1ry /; bat as soon as he had turned his back
thinRs reIsr ed into their old condition, which
10 one of equalor. The money that 10 set down
in the estimates for the keeping Of o regiment
- amply su a. ceut IL applied to that purpose,
but . large part Of it Is stolen by those who
handle 1t.
Among the many devices for the utilization
Of sewage, that of converting 1t into cement is
not the least curious, and it has actually been
pat into practice at Burnley. in England. The
town sewage runs iuto settling tsnks, being
-znf<e6 On the way with--tim Urs1m.7 After
sestNpg the sludge Is dried, aud finally packed
Gessary than iust suff oient coal aud shavinRs
tN set 1t alighJ. "Cemsnt clinkers" are the re-
snItS and thess ground into coarse powder
make the cement whioh 10 Alable as Portland
or other hydraulic cement. Either Portland
% Roman cement, or agricultural lime, is pro-
aueed, according to the quantity of lime
employed. Tho corporation of Burnley are
0aid to be satisfied with the publication thus
elected OF the sewage, and the company work
5DR the invention find il profitable. The
syatam lie said to be applicable to London.
The Governor of iowa pardoned Q man who
had been sentenoed to State prison for ten
yesys, on the conditions that he should, during
ths renainder Of his term, abstain from the use
Sii1toxicating liquors as o beverage that he
eGoulu exert hlmeeAE TOT bho support OF nls
mother and sister ; and that he should not be
1snvioted during the term of the sentence OF
any violation OF criminal law. The act OF
pardon provided that, as to the frst and second
Of the conditions, the Governor was to be
Judge, and that, in the event of the violation
Oi either, he should have the right to remand
the prisoner to custody for the remainder of
Che term Of his sentence. The prisoner accePt-
ed the conditions and was released. Subse-
Qnently he fell into drupkednees, aud the Gov
srnor ordered his return to State prison. The
question as to the validity Of this proceeding
came before the Supreme Court of Iowa, and
Is was held by the Court that the Governor
had the right to grant conditional pardon,
and upon the failure of the party to fulfill the
conditions specified, to replace him in the posi-
lion IN whicn he would have been but for the
pArdcn.
Some uneasiuess has zen caused in Eugland
by tho attempt to pass through Parliament q
measure entitled "The HAbitual DrunkRrds'
BILL" The bill provides for the establishment
oE z treats to which hAbitual drunkards may
resort of their own motion, or upon the order
Of = magistrate in Petty Sessions. The action
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