The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-12
M.r.,ag Star and Catholic Messenger
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GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

eeived into the Catholic Church of whioh bis
wife has ever been devoted member
Switzerland is suffering greatly from b1sl-
meas depression, The state Of Europe dis
oonrages travel aud the swiss hotels are in q
very poor way
The Rev. A. Z. P. Albert, psstor of o color
nd con Rregation in the town OF Horma has IN
aueerated tho total abstinence movement
snong his people.
The Supreme Court Of Massachu setts has dc.
sidsd that o note given for q church subscrp-
tion does not carry with 1t an o6ligstion 70 pay
Gnce it is given without consideration.
The residence and demesne lands OF Marino,
near Dublin, the property OF the Eeii aed od
Charlemont have been purchased ior tS'ZoO
by Cardinal Cullen, who intends TO erect
ladies home thereon.
Atan carly closing association meeting held
m London lately il was stated thAt ~hiie
artisans work about ffty-two hours week
shop assistants (they are never IN England
dignifed by the name OF cierk,) Work elSnty
and ninety.
Lord Beaconsfeld recently wrote to gen
tleman in Birmingham that the English mill
sary preparat ations were actually necessary, war
or no war, the tenure Of India was Directly
Involved through the strong foothold gained
by Russia in Turkey.
Gov. Irwin of California does not believe in
hanging on Good Friday. He reprteVea John
Runk. q murderer sentenced to be hanged on
that day, giving u reason "a respect for the
religious sentiments of q very large number OF
citizens, that revered religious holiday
should not be profaned by fixing npon it as
day for the inf1iction of capital punish
nent."
Hon ]. II. Aoklen, who represents the scd
Louisiana District in Congress, is the youngest
member of that body, being only % years old.
He is q native OF Nashville, Tenn, and was
Bducated at Belmont, the summer home OF his
parents, who were Louisiana people. He grad
mated at Burlington college, after which he
went to Europe and took degrees at two OF the
universities there.
The Chinese companies of San Francisco
Aeve met with defeat at the threshold of
their attempt to make citizens Of their wards,
Judge Sawyer, of the United Circuit for Cali
ornis, having decided that "Chinamen are not
white persons within the meaning OF the term
Is used in the naturalization laws" The case
will, of course, be carried to the Supreme
Court. Under Judge Sawyers cision negroes
as we'll as Cinnamon, cannot be naturalzsd.
Tho islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Auriguy,
and Sark, in the British Channel, which have
belonged to England since the time OF vii.
liam the Conqueror, still preserve the old
Erench of that period as the language OF the
peasautry. The modern French is the language
OF the educated classes, though English is
spoken, and the official language of the courts
and governing bodies is French An attempt
vhs lately made to substitute EnRtsh, bnt it
was strongly resisted, and finally relinquished.
The Western Union Telegraph Company now
swn over 200 900 miles lof wire, whereas, when
the late William Orton became President it
owned but So 29l miles. They had then 26O
ofices now over 3 600. This year the number
Of messages forwarded will exceed 30 000, 900,
while then they were bnt SO 2S2. The
Iorofts have in creased over half a million dol
lara per annum. The average cost of trans
mission per message then was sixty-three
1ents, whereas it is now but twenty nine
ceute.
Near Il Roohestown, in the county Cork, Ire
land. is an island called Hop Island, which got
shis name in n singular way. At the revoCs-
tSOn of the edict Of Nantes, NJ. d. la Maine. q
t=snch Huguenot, sought refuge in Cork, and
became so successful IA a dancing master thAt
n
ialand hitherto known Ratland from its
swarmiDg with rate. Here he built hand
soms house and laid ont charming grounds
Fhs suilors and boatmcn persisted in csliiug it
Eop leland in allusou to it's owners protes.
sion, aud that name it has retained.
For some time past large Quantities OF Now
castle (Englapd) coal have been imported inTo
Boston as lower ffeights than coal il often
brought into that port from the Pennsyl-
ysAiR mines. This arises from the closing of
the Russian grain ports, whereby steamers are
diverted into carry ing American grain to Eu-
rope, and bringing coal here. which seils ut
s. 40 ton, Tne B)ston Journal Of Commeroe
says ITO show how curiously trade changes,
ID may be stated that about the time of the
great Are in Boston u certain house here W as
figuring ns to sending n cargo of Cumberland
coal to England, and only shilling ton
stood against the feasibility of the venture"
The war speotaoles ct the East of London
kheA'Ess are increasing in mahnitude and in
SSreSt. In some of them over 600 auxiiaries
sre employed. At Canterbury Hall, where the
audiences are enormous and the applause I'M
9tinted The drill of the soldiers is described
az perfect. They go through the manoeuvres
and their exercises Us il they belonged to a crack
regiment, and so thoroughly do they enter into
the spirit of their parts, that men with canes
have to be stationed behind the scenes to pre-
rent the rival armies from falling on each
other in earnest 80 soon as the curtain falls.
After the battle there is an exhibition of por-
traits of distr glished people from a magic.
lantern. Mr.. q lsdstone is decidedly not pop
nlar at music halls his presentment usually
She Dig nal for q storm of groaus, which are ex-
changed for cheers when the scene shows
LIKENESS of Lord Beaeonsheld.
poor woman in Denmark, the wife of a
iaborer, past tiity, observing few months ago
Ghree children who had fallen through the ice
on O lake, rushcd into the water, and ut the
imminent peril of her own life rescued the
children. The King decided that this act of
bravery should not pass unrewsrded. The
woman was sent up to town from the country;
\ room was prepared for her in the Royal
Palace, whore she stayed couple days to SEQ
the eiRhts of Copenhsgen, and she received
from the hands of the King, in tho presence OF