The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-26

hood by the Most Rev. DR.. Furlong, Lord
Bishop Of Ferns, having previously received
tending the ordination of this young gem
tleman were held in the chapel attached to
ST. Peters College, of which college the Rev.
gentleman has been for some time profess
sor. Father Power is Il native of New Ross,
and is nephew to the Very Rev. Canon
He received his education at Clongowes and
Carlow. ~ ~
| KILKENNY.-A correspondent of the Dub
lin Freeman says, in writing from kilken-
ny: AS all members OF the Irish constabu-
larry are to he shortly supplied with breech
I leaders, the following officers, OH the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Bracken, county inspector,
have been lately drafted up to Dublin, for
4 the purpose of acquiring the necessary drill,
viz: Constable Beresford, Grange Con-
stable Dalton, State Quarries, and Acting
Constable Kelly, Callan.
l The Tipperary Free Press says that at the
festival of St. Joseph, a ceremony of pro-
fession took place in the Presentation Con
vent, Kilkenny. The young lady who was
invested with the black veil was Miss c.
Coyne, in religion Sister Mary Alphonsus.
KINGS CoUNTY.-A large meeting, con-
vened by Colonel Bernard, lord lieutenant
of the Kings County, was held in Parsons
town on the 2'd ult, for the purpose of
taking steps to erect IL testimonial to the
| late Earl of Rose.
| CORK.-The Dublin Freeman says: A me-
mortal in favor of Mr.. Joyce, Of Cork, who
was recently arrested under the Habeas Cor
pus Suspension Act, was forwarded to the
lord lieutenant to be examined.
| 1t is with the most unaffected regret we
have to announce the death of Mr.. Philip
| O'Connell, inspector of national schools,
which took place suddenly Mt Waterford. :
| The Reporter of Il late date says: A fund
is about to be raised for Mrs. Mackey, who,
it is said, is in need of assistance in conse-
Quence of the expense incurred by her in
the defense of her husband.
| LIMERICK.-A correspondent of the Dub
! lin Freeman, writing from Limerick, says ::
| A fire, supposed to be the act of an incen-
diary, recently took place in this city, re-
| sulting ill the destruction OF eight tons of
hay belonging to u car owner named O'Brien,
who resides in lane near the railway ter
minus.
kERRl.-The Tralee Chronicle of a late
date says in reference to the roofing of the
Dominican church of that town: The work
ing classes of Tralee have determined not
| to be behind hand in the good work which
has been so nobly pushed forward, specially
in honor OF the late Very. Rev. DIR. Russ.
They have organized Il drawing for a SPLEEN
did watch and chain, which are to be drawn
for on the Art Union principle, the proceeds
to go to the funds now being raised for roof
ing the handsome new church of the Holy
Cross, which DR.. Rush founded. 1t has been
we'll said that the pennies of the poor have
done more than the pounds of the rich
for the building of the many handsome
churches that have been raised in Catholic
Ireland to the honor of God.
| ANTR1M.-<The Dundalk Democrat of the
2sth ult., says: Last week, the Most Rev.
DR.. Dorian, Bishop of Down and Connor
received Miss Margaret Malone,-seeend
daughter of Mr.. John Malone, of HAMS
town, into the Convent of Mercy, Belfast.
The name in religion of the young lady is
Sister Mary Joseph,
At the Belfast police court, on the
2:3d ult., John Murray was brought up in
custody, charged by Sub Constable Thomas
Greenan, with having been disorderly and
prOclaiming himself a Fenian in Townsend
| street.
The Northern Wing says: On Monday,
preliminary meeting of the friends of united
education was held in the town hall, Bel
fast, to consider the propriety of taking pub
lie steps to oppose the granting of a charter
to the Roman Catholic University, on the
ground of its inconsistency with the princi-
pie of united education. After consultation
it was resolved that there should he u meet
ing to protest against the proposal as made
by Lord Mayo, and to claim the opening ND
of Trinity College-the meeting to be held
on an early day.
GALwAY.-The Connaught Patriot of the
21st ult., says: st. Patrick's Day. in Tuam,
was kept with peaceful solemnity by the
Catholic people of this town and neighbor-
hood. AT nine o'clock the archbishop cele.
brated mass, at which, as usual, some hun
dreds of the pious faithful evinced their
practical piety by approaching the holy
table of our Lords body. AT twelve clock
there was Il solemn high mass.
The Rev. James Corbett, sub-deacon; the
Rev. Martin Mellet, sub-deacon; and the
Rev. Patrick Greatly, are to be raised to the
holy order of Diaconate; and on the Feast
of the >Annunciation, the same Rev. gentle
men, together with the Rev. Patrick Scully,
diocese of Achonry, are to be raised to the
dignity of the priesthood.
A Galway correspondent writes: On
| Tuesday, the national festival was cele-