The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-08-02
DOMESTIC CATHOLIC 1H7E1I1cEscs.

LION Lon was administered by the Right Rev
ai isnoP hosecrans to sixty-fve persons
: chiefly children.
}, DIOCESE OF RocHEsr ER.-TLe Right Rev
t y: Is; NicQuaid, Bishop OF the new dioces
a OF Rochester, arrived in Rochester ON tn,
io.n ut, ana was received by u gatherin.
VI many thousands. a long procession es
cofted him to st. Patrick's Church ediNce
and suitable exercises of welcome we're m r
tlcl oated In by hundreds OF clergy men.
DIOCESE oF CINCINNArI.-There were
fifty -rsons confirmed by Archbishop Pur-
cell III the new and handsome Church of st.
John Baptist, Dry Ridge, Hamilton county.
Ohio There were also seventy persons
confirmed by the same in the Church of St
John Evangelist, i'll Lewisburg West Gov
inston, Kentucky, tile Right Rev. Bishop
CarreH being stiis, we Iegreat to say, VERY
iH.-cfaeitnah Ieleg,ulA.
| DIOCESE OF NEwAHK.-On Sunday, the
18th ult., the cornerstcne of the new Cath
Ole church of St. Joseph, Hudson City,
New ssev Jersey, was laid by hight Rev. Bishop
men Fathers venuta, W assMS., S. e.eIgy-
Sheahan. kIleen, De CoDcilio, Cauvin,
| McNuIty, Wilson, McGovern, Niederhauser,
Eugene, Hugh, and Michael ,Foarteen
boken, Hudson City, and Jersey City, and
marched in procession. The ceremoAies
concluded with an eloquent discourse from
! Rev. DIR. McGlynn, of St. Stephens, New
Apfk.-IFtsh American!
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YoRK.-D etiico-
tion:-The Most Rev. Archbishop dedicated
to the service of God; on the. l4tla nlt., un-
der the invocation of the Holy Name Of Je-
| sus, the new church recently erected in
Otisvilie, Orange county, New York, by the
Rev. Richard Brennan, pastor of Port uer.
Wis and neighboring mission. After high
mass, which followed the dedication, he ad-
ministered the sacrament of confirmation to
seventy SIX. persons. He also administered
the sacrament of confirmation, on the 18th
nlt., in ST. Johns Church, Middletown,
Orange county, to one hundred and eighty
five persons. On the following day, he ad-
miDistered the sacrament of confirmation
in ST. Joseph's Church, Goshen, Orange
county, to two bundled and sixty -four
persons. ..
OF NATCHEZ.-St. Jose ph's School.
The first session Of st. Joseph's school for
girls closed on the 23d alt, with the annual
distribution of premiums and an exhibition.
There was a good attendance within the
grounds. "A large number of premiums
were Distributed. Rey. Father Grignon,
vicar general of the diocese, awarding them
to the successful contestants, accompanying
with some remarks TO each OF them. The
exhibition comprised a pleasing variety of
Dialogues, recitations, and vocal and instru-
mental music, all of which were rendered
I with credit to the performers. 1t is gratfy-
ling to see the rapid progress made by the
pupils of the St. Joseph school, under the
careful trimming and instruction of the good
Sisters who have charge of it. The school
! is yet in its infancy, but it can already
eomIete with the older establishments in
LMll the studies which here taught
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Examination and Exhibition of the Cattle
draf SckooI.-The annual examination and
exhibition Of the Cathedral school, Under
the control OF the Brothers of the Sacred
Heart, took place On the Goth and 2lst ult.
It was with the greatest pleasure and salts
faction that the large audience noticed the
intellectual progress made by the pupils
Courier. -.
DIOCESE OF BRooKLYN.-Ordimeti
On the morning of the 18th ult., ut st.
James Cathedral, in Jay street, q very
numerous congregation assembled to witness
the ordination of two priests. The recipients
of holy, orders were Charles Farreliy aud
William O'Donnell. The ceremony was
R sy h'jneR uroseg k s
Gardiner, Fathers Friel, Mcsherry, aud
McCloskey. Mr.. O'Donnell is a son of
Bryan O'Donnell, ESQ.,, of Clareen, county
Limerick, Ireland, and a nephew Of DR..
ODonnell, of New York, and studied for
the ministry in Belgium, College Of All
Hallows, Dublin, aud st. Bonaventure's
College, Cattaraugus county, New York.
Father Farrelly completed his studies in
Genoa.-1ablet. .1l-,. =
The corner-stone of the new church of
Williamsburg, was laid, q short time Stree,
with imposing ceremonies, by the Right
Rev. Bishop Loughlin, assisted by the pas
tor, the Rev. David MuHane, and Father j.
r. Mcdonald, of St. Mary's Church. An
immense concourse of citizens witnessed
the exercises, and many civic societies
paraded. After depositing the tsttal re-
cords in the allotted place, Bishop Louglllin
addressed the assembiage briefly, and paid
a weli-merited compliment to the young
pastor and those who so cheerfully assisted
him i'll his great undertaking.
DIOCESE OF PHILApELPHIA.-Cdmf
tion$.-7The Right Rev. Bishop Wood visited
Pottsviife, and administered the sacrament
of confirmation in st. Patlick's Church.
Rev. Nicholas j. Walsh, pastor, to two
HUNDRED and eighty-fo PERSONS and in
the Church of st. John tile Baptist, Rev.