Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-04


---.Jri MISSISSIPPI RIVER,
On BoARg STEAMER ADAM 1JAcoBs, =
September 2, 1865.
Having turned our face homewards we pro-
pose preparing little conversation with the
TINES readers touching few important SUBJ
jects not referred to in our previous letters
On Thursday evening we accepted an inyi-
tation from a Fenian to visit the halrof his
brotherhood, and there see the mortal remains
of one, who in life had been shining light in
the galaxy of stars in the Fenian ARMAMENT
O'Clarence Mccarthy. The body was enclosed
in coffin, richly embellished, surrounded by
lighted candles and covered with choicest flow
ers. Present in the hall were 500 members of
the order and about 100 Irish ladies' tt. was
announced in the public prints of the city that
the body should lie in State until Sunday Ito
morrow, when it would be buried by the fra
ternity in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Much
to the surprise and CONSERVATION of the Order,
however, the Archbishop of ST. Louis issued
at1at on Thursday morning, denunciatory Of the,
Brotherhood coupled with the declaration that
the remains of McC. would not be perm itted
to pass through the gates of the Cemetry fol-
lowed by pageant procession.
The Fenian Brotherhood is mainly composed
OF men belonging to the Roman Catholic
Church, and the effect of this manifesto can
easily be imagined, though not described The
love of an Irishman for his down. trod den coun-
try is scarcely second to his devotion to his
Church and its tenets. While they accord to
the Archbishop his claim of being the Vice.
gerent the Almighty in spiritual matters, they
are unwilling to concede to him authority to
issue an spse dSrit which shall control them in
temporal ma tiers, ard through their Is Grand
Centre" have publicly notified him of their
conclusions in the premises. Some time since
Cardinal Barnabo issued a proclamation denun-
ciatory of the Order and it is anticipated by
many that the Pope will shortly put his sigma
ture to a s'bull,' which will effactually read
out of the Church all who insist upon attaching
themselves to the fraternity. But doubt very
much, whether even such an instrument would
have the effect of disbanding the Brotherhood.
We are not a Roman Catholic, neither are we
an opponent to the faith, but on the contrary
are as ardent an advocate Of religious as of
political tolerance. We do confess, however,
to large share of esteem for the Fenian
BrotherhoU0. and believe that it is not opposed
by any, whether cardinal, bishop, priest or
religious bigotry, or detestatonaof tile prin-
clples and aims Of the Order.
AS intmated in previous letter, business is
very brisk in st. Louis, considering the season
of the year, and commercial men of that city
are highly elated at the prospect before them,
fearing only the low water, and its effects upon
their trade. Already are the unsightly sand
bars and snags becoming visible, in all their
hideous deformity, which indelliby impresses
upon their minds the almost absolute necessity
of Railroad running direct to Caro-. Let
the sand bars and snags continue to speak
and make their impress.
We like st. Louis and its people. Never be-
fore or elsewhere were we treated better nor
ofteRer than at st. Louis on our recent visit
there. Forever may it and its citizens flourish.
A walk upon the promenade deck of proud
steamer as it plows the water like a thing of
life, through the waters Of the Mississippi
is luxury. Flanked upon either side by the
banks of Illinois and Missouri, which ir some
places rise to an altitude of an hundred feet.
and in others kiss the water as the wheels of
the passing steamer throws it upon it's breast,
passing palatal steamers, &C., all inspire the
favored passenger with feelings akin to ethe-
real bliss.
But we have already trenched too far upon
space and will .'dry up G.