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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 50, 5 April 1889, Page 27

A peiioa of ear'liquake shocks, have occurie 1 in Colorado, detaching rocks, Rhaking buildings, terrorising men and cattle, and causing threat gushes of water and sulphurous gases tronu the hot springs. TLe shoes was preceded by thunder, but unaccompanied by rain. German newspipeis of a 1 sb:ide-i of political opinion regard the success of General Houlanger as an evil augury for the French repub ic. The .'Sort lt German Gazette siys : "It is the most importaut evt- nt of n c *nt times in the domain of foreign politics. The ntjiine of the Parli unsntary republic his suffered a severe reverse in its own eipita'. Tne defeat or the Governuaeut will probably lead to ell soits of Hurpnaes.' 1 The authority of 'he city ( f Poitiers, Frinc, recently received, through th*- han Is ot a orn>st ot the diocese, the sum of 18 825 franc* — in act of restituti in on the part of a penitent. To questions tbat were put to him, the priest gave the sole reply : " Let the Govert - me it thank the Cuholic religion." It is worth recording that thu authorities a few days afterwards cinveyed their foimal acknowledgment t > the worthy ecclesiasti • with a large t-um of money to be di' t'ibutod in alme.