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New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 81, 14 November 1874, Page 11

The 600 th anniversary of the death of St. Bonavenlitvc, who was acting in the kitchen-of his monastery when the Cardinal's hat was brought him, was recently celebrated in England. James Corey, an Irish-American, one of the five soldiers who cufc the cable across the Mississippi in Farragut's expedition against Port; Hudson, lias just received £200 prize money for that exploit. Tlirco others were killed at the time, and the fourth has since died.

Two pigmies have arrived at Naples from the contro of Africa, under the care of Professor Pahnera. They are said to be clescendanlf from tho race of pigmies mentioned by Herodotus,