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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-21

DIOCESE OF New ORLEANs.-COnttrma-
Gons.-On Sunday last, the l4th inst, the
Most Rev. Archbishop confirmed two hun
dred and forty persons in the Church of the
Assumption, Lafayette. On Tuesday, the
10th, the prclate confirmed eighty-nine
persons in the Church OF Notre Dame de
Bon Secours, French congregation, Fourth
District On Wednesday last, he confirmed
thirty-nine persons in the Chapel of the
Ursuline Convent-some, the pupils of the
convent, the remainder, attached to the
confirmed three hundred and eighty persons
in st. Joseph's Church, Common street and
at the Hospital Chapel, on the same day,
His Grace confirmed tifty-one persons, of
whom twenty-three We're converts.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-21

We send several copies of our paper this
week to our friends in Western Texas.
Many of them, we know, only await an op-
portunity to disseminate our journal in fur
therance of the good cause in which we are
engaged.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-21

to be permanent; it does not interfere with
politics, but it sheds upon morals light
80 divine that PHILOSOPHY is illuminated by
the reflection, and no longer loses its way
among the by-paths of folly.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-21

Monday juno 99-St. AArnAbos, Apostle
Tae.dsy June ss-st Aaicet; rcps and AsEtyI;, .,
Tharpday. June 95-St. Gallican, Martyr.
Friday. June 96St. John and St Paul, Martyrr.
Sat arSav.. jane S7-St. William. Abbot.
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PAPAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Mr.. Richard Hickey, is the agent for this
paper, at San Antonio, Texas.
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cA1xnDA1 OF THE WEEK.

IEw ORLEANS, SUNDAY. JUNE 81. 1885,
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the policy of a mysterious imperial cabinet
may, at any moment, leave him exposed to
an invasion, by which he would, surely, be
overwhelmed. If, therefore, we claim to be
a people who ALWAYS incline to favor the
weaker side, here is an occasion for sympa-
thy beyond question.
Gratitude, too, always appeals irresistibly
to generous hearts, and gratitude for soul
felt sympathy, even though fruitless, is al
ways stronger than for ostentatious aid. In
the darkest days of the late Southern
struggle, when the nations of the world sent
their citizens by tens of thousands to swell
the ranks of the Northern armies, the Pope
alone of all the potentates of Christendom,
the weakest and, generally, the most pru-
dent, sent to us kind words of sympathy and
to our enemies messages of unmistakable
rebukc. We all know his efforts in behalf
of unfortunate Poland, and, if our States of
| the South should, through the success of
revolutionary policy, be reduced perma-
nently to condition similar to that of Po-
land, we know that his prayers. his tears,
and his influence would all be for us, too
Non-Catholics of the South ought to rec
ognizc their own interest in maintaining
the permanence of the Papal influence.
That influence has always been welded for
the maintenance of order and the suppress
sion of usurpation: for the protection of the
weak and the Illuminating of power; it has
ever been the watchful enemy of radicalism
in every shape, and the friend of conserya-
tism; it discOurages revolution when vio-
lent and fosters all progress that can hone
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18

OPENING OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL,
The next term Of the State Normal
School, at Piatteville. commences on
Tuesday the 9th day of September.
The completion of the new building
which is to be dedicated on the next
day will afford ample and comfortable
accommodations for all who may wish
TO attend, The old building will be
used for the Preparatory and Aca>
demic Department which will be un-
der the charge of competent and
efficient Professor, and its object will
be to fit students to enter the \ ormal
School, as to give good pratical ed
ucation. The Model School will be
transferred to an elegant room on the
first floor of the new building and
will be furnished with all the appli>
ances necessary to make it truly q
Model School A limited numbe
only of pupils will be received into
this Department, and it is designed
that it shall be composed of about
forty OF as near an age and qualitica-
tons as possible, 10 be under the inn
mediate charge of Mrs. E. A. Graham
and it will no doubt afford privileges
for perfectness which have never be-
fore been offered in this vicinity.
Three new Professors will be added
to the faculty making one 0: the
most efficient in the State.
PiatteUiUe Witness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18

TO PURIFY THE AIR OF A ROOM
Set a pitcher of water III room, and
in few hours it will have absoberd
all the respired gases in the room, the
air Of which will have become purer,
but the water utterly filthy. The
colder the water is the greater ca
pacity to contain the gases. At or.
binary temperatures pail of water
will contain pint of carboic acid
gas, aud several pints of ammonia
The capacity is nearly doubled by
reducing the water to a temperature
of ice. Hence, water kept in the
room awhile is always unfit for use.
For the same reason, the water in a
pump should always be pumped out
in the morning, before it is used. I'm
pure water is more injurious than
impure air.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
The Politicians after Gen. Cobb-A Big
Thing to Come of it.

Ma. Cover IL send you the in
closed letter from one of the Siamese
aspirants for Congressional honors,
residing at Boscouel, and presume he
is writing the same to his friends in
all parts of the county. You will see
he wants it fixed up so that Grant
County shall elect delegates all pledg>
ed to go for some Grant County man
at the Boscobel convention, without
knowing who. The appeal is for "a
Grant County man," but we may re-
ally infer the writer means himself or
hisnext door neighbor, as there are
no more candidates. 1t is willy pol.
| itician's trick to steal march in this
way. 1t was the trick played last
fall successfully in the Senatorial
convention. Word was sent out to
elect delegates pledged for some new
man, and they came so pledged -
And when we got TO Lancaster, sew
eral new men were talked up, but the
man who originated the trick had or
ganized his friends and he was nom
mated. | protest now and again, and
ask for fair open and shut race in
the county between any one man and
Cobb. If Field and Cobb, then so.
But if Hazleton and Cobb, then so.
The letter also advises that the
friends of "a Grant County man
(who?) turn out and carry MAORI
ty at the county convention on the
Goth OF August, 'Jor a neeo man.
Mr.. Editor, such underhandedness
is unworthy, and likewise the more
for ga Grant County man" Were Gen
Cobb or his friends to resort to these
dark and undetermined tricks | couC
not be his supporter. | have knowr
him for ten years and he is great
ways above work like this.
| shall be at the Lancaster Count,
Convention on the Goth Of August
Wednesday of next week, aud hop,
to see there the thousands of homes
working republican friends of Gen
Cobb, who was never guilty of Low
act and never will be. A WORKER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
Communicated.
Penny Wise-Pound Foolish.

Mr.. COVER AS one who voted
tax to build our ",Sdcred to the Memo.
ry Of the Taxpayers" and who voted
again for new building, | wish to
ask whether it is wise in our building
committee TO repeat the mistake
made last year; viz. that of building
without plan. This was the great
cause of failure before it will be the
cause of failure again. A good ar
chitect, such as Randall of Chicago,
would charge about $500 for thor
ough plan with specifications for our
proposed building And there will
be no $500 of the $40, 900 so well ex-
pended. In fact the expense for a
good plan repays itself, in that good
mechanics can afford 20 take con,
tract for less money where a plan is
perfect and the specifications def
mite. One knows then just what is
to be done, how it is to be done, and
what it will cost to do it.
Let us have q good architect en-
ployed and no more botch work, or
we may again mourn our folly in a
pile OF brick and mortar ruins
OLD FOGY,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
Mass County Convention on Wednes-
day, Aug 90, at Lancaster The Issue.

The question whether the brave
and honest Cobb shall be Endorsed by
tho people OF Grant County is TO be
tried at Lancaster, on Wednesday,
Aug. 26, which Convention the wor-
kers against Cobb are privately mus'
tering their forces to control-as will
be seen by reading the communica>
ton in the Herald this week, signed,
"a Worker"
He makes public the understands
ed tricks" as be calls them, of men
possessing the ability to lead but
lacking what is best of all, the out
and-out manly practice that inspires
faith and trust of men for those who
ought to lead.
On behalf true and good man,
we call upon the thousands of friends
Of that well tried man, Gen. Cobb, to
turn out and do him sound service
for once. Be at the Lancaster Con,
vention, on Wednesday,, the Goth OF
August, and elect delegates pledged
to him for Congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
Benedict Arnold.

The life OF Benedict Arnold con>
tains the following letter Written by
him just after his detection for treas
on. We copy it because it reads ex~
actIy like recent copperhead Sey>
mour bill of complaints against the
country it was his proclamation
letter to his men:
PROCLAMATION TO THE CITIZENS AND
SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES.
You are promised liberty by the
leaders of your affairs, is there an
individual in the enjoyment of it,
saving your oppressors :? Who among
you dare to speak or write what he
thinks against the tyranny which has
robbed-yeu OF your property, impris>
ons your sons, drags you to the field
OF battle, and is daily deluging your
country with blood?
Your country once was happy. and
had the profferod peace been em-
braced, the last two years of misery
been spent in peace and plenty, and
repairing the desolation of the quar-,
rel that would have set the interests
OF Great Britain and America in a
true light, and cemented their friend.
ships.
wish to lead chosen band of A
mericans in the attainment of peace,
liberty and safety, the first objects in
taking the field.
What is America but land of wild
ows, Orphans and beggars But
what need of argument to such as
feel infinitely more misery than
tongue can express give my prom
Use of most affectionate welcome to
all who are disposed to join me in
measures necessary to close the scene
of our affiictons which must increase
until we are satisfied with the LIBERAL
ity OF the mother country, which still
offers us protection and exemption
from all taxes but such as we see fl
to impose upon ourselves.
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
| Oa.aho. On lzeo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
suicide of Private Miles O'Reilly'
Whiskey and Chloroform the Cause
of it.

General Charles G. Halpine, better
known as "Miles O'ReilIy' editor of
the Citizen, and City Register COM
mlt.ed suicide on the morning of Aug.
Sd at tho Astor House. by taking
chloroform.
Halpine has been for years addict
ed to sprees, and since the Democrat.
&c Convention had been drinking TO
excess.
He came to the hotel on Saturday
night under the influence of liquor.
ordered a room and went to bed
tie drank during the night, and in
the morning appeared at the break
fast table too intoxicated to eat fle
was taken up stairs during the day.
continued drunk, and became almost
delirious. He called last right for
chloroform, saying be had always
used it to steady his nerves. No sns.
picicn was felt OF his intention, and
it was given him. He took a very
large quantity, which soon proved
fatal.
MT. ualplne was one OF the most
prominent politicians in the country,
and had favored Chase's nomination
in his paper He leaves a widow
and several children Mr.. Halpine
has again and again resolved to be
temperate, and had broken his prom.
Use until he had lost faith in himself
In the beginning of last week he be-
came sober and said if he got drunk
againI hesswould destroy himself, and
he kept his word.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18

MARCH OF CIVILIZATION IN KAN
sAs The Kansas Agricultural Col
lege leads the world for liberality.-
The tuition is free to all, no respect
for sex or color, the State supporting
the institution, except what Congress
has done in lands, 10000 acres. The
regular course is as thorough as in
the older colleges. More than BALI
are girls, who take the regular course
and are to compete for the degrees );
thus far they excel the masculines in
learning, and even in solid compost
ion, defamation and mathematics
stand at the head. rhey support a
debating club and learn Parliam, =
tary law. Ii women go so far, they
must keep on going up. Under the
laws OF Kansas women may vote at
school meetings and hold school off,
ces. Nowhere is a single complaint
heard or do any object.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
A Mining Adventure-sayed by Cat.


Last week man by the name of
Mattox, who is engaged in mining
near Fenelon street, on the bluffs,
met with the following adventure:
He WIS standing at the mouth of the
shaft, tending to the windlass while
his companion was down below rum
ming an east and west drift. He was
ins. on the point of going down him
self, when large cat came running
toward him and going TO the mouth
of the shaft gave an unearthly squat
and vanished. This was repeated
three times. Thinking that the fell
inc was mad, Mr.. Mattox called to
his companion, who came out 0! the
! shaft, and together they gave chase.
Around yards, through back alleys
and gardens, they pursued their tor
mentor, but the cat eluded them, and
with Il loud, prolonged will vanished
from sight. On returning TO the
shaft and going down, what was the
establishment Of the miners to find
that the earth bad caved in, compile
tely hlling up the drift. Had not
the miner come up just as he did, be
would certainly have met with ter
rible death-a result which was aver
ted by the timely squall of the cat.
Will some one be kind enough TO ex-
plain the strange conduct of the fell
ne 4?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
Estate OF Airkpaticis.

GRIN OF WISCONSIN, [ :, In Probate. Grant coun-
- County OF Grant IS ty Court Aug term, Us
In the matter Of the Guardianship Of George W and
Rachel kirkpatrick, beth decea~l Present Wm
McGOnigd, Judge
On this 18th day Of August 1868, upoa readneanl H.
ing the petition II Elizabeth Woodward Of said c0uh ~
stating that both the parents ut said died in
testte IN said Grant county and that necessary to
have Guardian appointed 70 said min,r heirs and
praying that Peter Clayton, OF SAID county be app )nt
cd 20 said trust,
Therefore IS ordered at said application be heard
before the Judge of this Court the Pr bate oee in
the village Of Lancaster, IN said county Tuesday the
5 day of sept, a D. 1865, at l clock afternoon OF
said day.
And is further ordered that notice Of said applica-
ton and hearing be given to ali persons iutcrostcd
the said estate by b i 5 IA < 4 copy Of this
order for three successive weeks ia each week,
IN the Grant County ur4id wee newspaper print
ca a. Lancaster IN said county, lrior to sad day Of
hearing.
by the Court WI. MeG0NIGAL,
llwj county Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18

aRay~The bi-monthly exhibit oc the
National Debt for August / has lust
been issued from the Treasury De-
partment. 1t shows a total of So
O8S, 37l 800 of Debt bearing Coin in
terest, S84, GOA, 800 of Debt bearino
Currency interest, $18, 099, IT'S which
formerly paid interest, but which
draws interest no longer Gas the Gov
ernment stands ready to redeem it
on presentation beside $50, 21O, 900
of bonds issued to the several Pa
cifie Railroad Companies, drawing
interest but this, as well as the
principal, is payable by the compa>
MES. The Debt bearing no interest
(Greenbacks, &c.) is $4l0,302, 89l -
The Public Debt Of all kinds amounts,
therefore, to .633. 588, 756; from which
deduct $40, 054, 276 cash in the Treas
ury 1883, 409,9 l7 of it in coin) and the
actual Debt is $2,523. 534, 848; from
which deduct the $50, 210, 900 of bonds
issued to the Pacific Railroad Cons
panies and payable, principal and
interest, by them, and the actual Debt
is but 81, 400, 1924, 848. This is over
S267, 100000 less than it was on the
lst Of August, 1865-three years ago;
beside which we have paid more than
100,000,000 for Soldiers Bounties,
State War Claims, and other forms of
National Debt, since that time. Thus
far we have reduced the actual Ma
tional Debt, by more than 100000
600 per annum since our Volunteers
were generally paid off and mustered
out; and we should have kept on the
taxes and persisted in paying at least
that sum per annum till the last dime
was paid off.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
THIRD CONal DISTRICT CONVENTION.

The Union Republicans Of the Third Congressional
District Of Wisconsin embracing Crawford, Grant
Green Iowa, Lafayette, Richmond and Sank counties,
Including all Unconditional Union men during the
late war;
All Democratic supporters Of the war for the Union
without but or an IT, who voted for Lincoln in 1864;
An those who sincerely regret their blunder Of hay
ing supported Mcclellan and having voted the war
failure;
Aud especial all who now oppose the Seymour
democratic mongrels represented III their late
n Y. Convention of the few original Democrats, the
many Copperheads aud the multitude ofunrsconstruc
ted Rebels, each having Confederate commission IN
his pocket from under the hand OF Jeil. DAVIS or
parole of honor from under the hand OF Generals Grant
ana Sherman-the latter document to be violated the
moment his friend Seymour 5wears into the Presiden-
tal Office;
Are requested to assemble at Y o'clock, NJ and hold
a Convention
AT BosCODEL, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. ~ 1868,
For the purpose OF nominating q candidate for Con-
eress be voted for at the ensuing November election,
and for the transaction of any other business which
may properly come before said Convention.
The basis ef representation in said Convention shall
consist of two delegates from each Assembly District,
and two from each Senatorial District. Each county
will be eutitled at east Senatorial delegate,
whether fun Senatorial District or not
County and Assembly District committees are expec-
ted to issue immediate calls for Town, District and
County Meetings and Conventions og eectng delegates
above fixing times and places.
j. c. COVER N. ". WHEELER,
j. WALWORTH JAMES NORRIS,
o. e. THOMAS. ALLEN WARDEN,
G. W. BLISS,
District Central Com.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18
Death of Jefferson Crawford.

Died, at Hazel Green, on Sunday
last, of Dysentery after an illness of
two weeks, Mr. Jefferson Crawford,
aged about SO years.
Mr.. Crawford, if we are correctly
came to Grant County
about the year 1923, being therefore
one of the earliest settlers. He was
q man of marked individuality. being
remarkably firm in his opinions, un-
swerving in his notions of right, and
of such high integrity that none
doubted his word. His energy and
persistency in business, made him
quite successful, even in venturesome
undertakings. But what he could
not reach may be we'll expressed in
these lines by Goldsmith
"E'en his failings leaned to virtues side.n
He was native Of Green Co. Pa,
which place he left, poor and alone,
and came to Hazel Green his home
during his remaining years of west,
ern pioneer life. Upon his arrival
he at once engaged in mining, at
which he was successful, amassing a
large fortune thereby. Perhaps no
man has done more if even as much
at developing the rich mineral treas
uies of this county, especially in the
last dozen years, during which time
he has been the active partner in the
mining and level works of Crawford,
Mills, & Co.
Mr.. Crawford possessed fine in
telect, and for executive abilities as
without a superior in the country -
He might have been prominent as q
politician, and held most any office
in the State, but he steadily declined
Office, and only took part in politics
when the public interests appeared
| involved.
His loss is great to the whole com
munity in which he lived, and in 6
degree to the county and State. He
will be mourned by all who knew
him, and there will be many to prize
him dearly, now that he is gone
His heart was always moved by th,
appeals of distress and his hand open
ed wide in every good cause, wheth
er it was to relieve the poor arounC
him or far away. The widows anc
orphans, the starving whites anC
blacks in the South and the needy
within all bounds of charity have hat
their drafts IGNORED at the excheauel
of Mr.. Crawford.
During the war he gave hundred
of dollars for relieving the sick ant
wounded and we are reminded tha
he left his business at one time an(
went to see that the wounded 90
proper care after severe battle, il
which q Company from Hazel Greer
served. During the last sickness o
Mr. Crawford, Sen. Grant who al
ways dearly priced the sterling quail
tiles Of Mr.. Crawford, being on a Wis
it to his home in Galena, came out L
see him, but was too late he wa
struggling with death and Their
could be no meeting.
Among the charitable intentions 0
Mr.. Crawford was especially that o
erecting monument where rest tn,
remains Of the late James Gates Per
cival, the greatmmpoet and scholar o
the nineteenth century, who died ant
was buried some years since at Haze
Green. Mr.. c. was President Of th
association of literary men for rails
ing fund and erecting such memo
rial. The organization was perfect
ed last winter, and it was the design
to AIRY through the work within I
year.
The wife and several children o
Mr. Crawford are left TO mourn tn
sudden and unexpected departure o
a kind husband and father.