Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-11-26

CONSERVATION OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
BISHOPS On Sunday the 9th inst, at St.
Patrick's Cathedral, New York. the Right
Rev. Drs Bailey, Loughlin and Groesbriend
were consecrated as Bishops of Newark.
Brooklyn and Burlington. The ordination
of so many Bishops at one time, has no
| precedent in this country. The church was
crowded, although one dollar admission fee
was charged and the street was filed with
spectators TO witness the procession of Bish-
ops and Clergy. Among the Bishops who
assisted on the occasion, we notice the
name of Bishop Rape. of Cleveland The
Pope's Nuncio, Bedini, oficiated, over whom,
IN the procession. was carried a canopy
The robes Of the Nuncio could be distin-
guished from other splendid vestments by
their brilliancy and elegance. The New
York Herald says:
After the procession entered the church,
the officiating clergy and Bishops walked
direct TO the alter. where chair, or throne
surmonnted by handsome crimson canopy.
was erected for the Nuncio On one side of
the altar, and in the enclosed space known
as the SANITARY, were placed six small kegs
OF wine, and the same number of loaves of
bread, two of each of which were presented
in the course OF the ceremony to each of
the Bishops. The assistant Bishops were
clothed with cope, and wore the mitre on
their heads, which is the distinctive mark of
their high office. The Bishops elect wore
the simple biretum, or priests cap until
invested with the mitre by the Nuncio, by
whom they were consecrated. The cope is
large mantle, used by priests and others of
the inferior orders. and was originally en-
ployed in professions. The mitre cores
ponds to that which the Jewish high priests
wore, and is intended to represent the he'll.
met of salvation, wherewith the Bishop, as
leader of the Christian people, should be
specially protected. gRs 40 q <sssys-ss-g-
The entire ceremony. which was exceed
ingly grand and imposing. occupied over
five hours, but our room will not permit a
full description. The sermon was preached
by Archbishop Hughes. go. .1ts.
A VIOLIN ATrAcHMENr.-A curious case
came before the Supreme Court on Tuesday
wherein Ole BIPs fdde-his favorate fiddle
from which he conjures such wonderful, de-
llcious, enhancing music-appears in all
the vulgar prose of attachment for debt!
Only think of it! That ethereal creature,
whose slightest whispers so many thousands
of delighted souls have drunk in with de-
votion too deep for words-that very dupli-
cate Of the Norwegian's musical self, 10 be
rudely gclutched by a barbarons Deputy
Sheriff as security for debt, is profanity only
paraIleled by the farmer who purchased
Pegasus, and harnessed him to a muck
wagon. Indeed, we wonder the enchanted
violin does not fly away ind disgust, as did the
immortal hippogriff. Ole Bulls fiddle in
limbo! What are We coming to? Spirit of
Euterpe! rap US an answer.-N. Y. Tribune
TEMPERANCE. AND PoLTrIcs IN OH TINES.
In looking over some old papers, says the
Advocate, we came across the proceedings
Of temperance meeting held in Washing
Ton, i'll February, 1889, at which the Hon.
Lewis cass, Of Michigan, presided, with the
Hor. John Blair, Of Tennessee, for secretary
Among the prominent names at this meet
ng. we notice those Of the Hon. Felix Grun-
iy: Of Tennessee, the Hon. Messrs Viking,
IT Pennsylvania, Upton, Of Indiana, and
theodore Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey,
At this meeting the following resolutions
we're adopted with great unanimity:
ResolUed, As the sense of this meeting
hat the liberties and welfare of the nation
re Intimately and indissolubly connected
With the morals and virtue of the people:
nd that in the enactment Of laws for the
ommon benefit, it is equally the duty of the
legislative body to guard and preserve the
ubllc from corruption, as to advance
ne pecnniary interests or to maintain the
ivil rights and freedom of the country.
RESOLVED. That the use of ardent spirits.
nd the unrestrained traffic in them. directly
cad to the introduction amongst US Of crimes
nd vice, in various forms, and to the over
lrow of that purity and virtue Of the people,
pen which depends the permanence of our
zee institutions, and. therefore, ought 10 be
.scouraged and resisted by every friend of
lvli and religious liberty throughout the