The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26

melodies.
A Catholic ecolesiastic-the Rrst-hss jus
been appointed life member of the Prussia
Upper Chsmber-M. Holzsr, the head of tn
Chapter Of the Cathedral of Treves.
Bismarck did not begin to make a noise il
the world, outside his provincial diet, unit
1859, when he was within two years OF tie ag
of Pitt at his death, and ten years older thai
Is ryon at his death.
The spring millinery business in Chicago
has not been buoyant. The Wholesale dealers
refused to sell to those tradesmen who were II
debt for fall amounts, and four ifths Of the
trade were in arrears.
The total length of gas pipes in the new
Opera at Paris Is over fifteen aud half Eng
lish miles that of the Vienna Opera House
soven and Q half Ofentimes from 2ooo to
5000 gas flames are required for lighting the
stage alone.
According to o statement of Rsv. Father
Quinn, New York, about So 0O0, 900 have been
expended on the new st. Patrick's Cathedral,
When completed it will be the finest church
structure on the American continent.
A Mr. Scarborough, organist at Spaulding.
England, having made wager that he would
strike one million notes on the piano in the
space of twelve hours, took q compass Of three
ooteyes ascending aud descending the different
scales, and succeeded in striking O9) 3J2 in
q few minutes loss than the twelve hours.
There was O movement in SG Louis to bnild
large opera house. committee was chosen
to select q site, receive plans from architects,
and arrange for the issue of stock. A site was
chosen, but il was soon divulged that members
of the committee had bought adjoining lots to
hold for rise. The publication of that fact
has killed the enterprise.
Aspap of horses drawing a carriage ran awsv
in Chicago. and the driver was thrown of
Three women in the carriage screamed for
dozen blocks without bringing anybody to
their resoue. Then one of them broke the
window in front, crawle through the aperture,
reached down to the loose reins, and stopped
the horses. Her companions saved her from
falling over the dashboard by holding to her
legs.
Sir w. Thompson's . soundinas of the Atlantic,
by means of the apparatus on board the Chsl.
leuger, showed that the great ocean has three
immense basins, viz: one extending from Ire. |
land to the upper North American coast, with !
an average depth of 8 600 fathoms, one divid- |
ing Europe and Central America with an aver |
age depth of 1900 fathoms; aud one running |
from South Africa to South America with an |
average depth of 500 fathoms.
On April 4, Lord Rodney took his seat in the |
House of Lords. He owes it to the generosity |
of French nobleman who, when the famons
Admiral Rodney was refugee from his oredi-
tors in Paris, was seized with compassion for
distinguished man laboring under adversely,
and Notwithstanding bitter taunts at assisting
an enemy, lent him money wherewith to go
home and apply for employ meDt. The result
was active SERVICE peerage, and pension.
A Philadelphia jury was left together twelve
days without being able to agree on q verdict,
the DIVISION being ten to two. with the two
awe are fast approaching a condition of things
in Philadelpha, and in all large cities that
viii compel 10 changei 10 the law so that it will
not bs possible for one or two men to stand
out gainst the conviction of great majority
of the jary, and thus prevent the proper con-
siderAtion of cases."
The Stradivarius violin. date 17o4. known to
eonnoisseurs as the Belts Strad," has beeu
purchased by Mr.. George Hart for the sun of
800 guineas. Some seventy years since it was
bought by John Bstts. the violin maker, for a
oovereign, and he declined all offers of s&e,
ShouRh the then unprecedented SUN of $500
vas rendered but after his death it was dis
posed Of to M Vuillaune of Paris and after
wards to II. Wilmotte of Antwerp, from whom
TIA late owner purchased 1t.
4 serious attempt is about to be made in
london to introduce horseh Ssh az an article of
Iood. 1t will be remembered that in 1865, q
ETapd banquet held at the Langham
every course consisted of horsefesh dressed in
y variety of ways. The dinner was pronounced
10 be q success. The Board Of Works having
sanctioned the establishment of slaughter
, Aouses for horses intended for human food,
AipDophsgy may be expected to have fair ]
IN Euglaud. I
GOO of the Euglish magistrates was recently {
refused an offer of E9O0 for his collection of
ltstion, of 1900 varieties, including many
nnique specimens, changed hands in London :
FOR $500. 1t is believed that this is the high !,
est price which such o collection has ever
Setched in England. In France however, the {
mania has reaohed higher pitch, for it 10 re-
ported that one of the most complete oolleo- |
tSons ever brought together was sold privately |
Snr no less than $15 600.
A gentleman recently returned from . win
Ter residence in the South of France was much !
lGsuok with the total absence of bird life in
tbose localties-Cannes, Nice, Mentone, eto.
Yon may walk for miles in the pine woods aud
olive groves around without ever hearing o
lnaitary bird sing. The cause of this is readily !
explained. Thousands of little birds (thrushes
Asa other song birds, and also songless birds
Of al Rsrent kinds) are slaughtered every day to
supply the table d'hotes OF the different hotels
n sbo above resorts, and no menu is oonsid-
Brsa complete without q dish Of them.
Deaths from strong emotion have been nu.
lAsTous within a few days. Louis WassmAn
Bss so affected by the imprisonment of young
companion in Moline, ILL.,, for theft, that he !
. ied of heart disease Henry 8. Moss, Louis.
vile merchant. declined rapidly in health after
kNe exposure of his forgeries and died Q ma
\ tap. Henry Altroch died of grief in East
Delaware, Ohio. on learning of his daughters
esopement. Mrs. AllinRham dropped dead