The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-26

prepared by counsel IN DuDiin, hnd Wn1cn
TaeHsatAer and as o,eps,-The whole Of
| iast~yeek was excessively hot, in fact almost
TOO much so for any out-of-door pursuits
| evening, which, Continued yesterday, was felt
| as most refreshing. During tho week the
cereal crops ripened rapidly, and in many
| t'golden gfain.n Flax pulling and stepping
were alsq1carried on to completion throughout
the coufy-the yield being very good, except
| in some poor Soils Altogether, we think the
| farmers have much reason for thankfulness to
the E'Giver of all good" for the favorable
position in which they must feel themselves
placed by the blessings abundantly vouch'
| safed to them.-FermdRdgh Nail
Y CHARGE of Tampering sritA a iSoldier.-On Sat
I urday evening man named Michael Eessen
berry, was lodged in Bridewell on the above
charge. 1t appears that Eessenberry, who
was somewhat under the influence of drink
met one of the Scots Greys on the military
road. He went up to him proclaiming himself
| a member of the Irish Republic, and asked the
soldier would not he join the brotherhood
The soldier at once took him into custody, and
with the assistance of q soldier of the 39th
regiment, took the prisoner to the barracks
The police were sent for, and EessenberTy w va
Luihe's Station, who lodged him in Brideweil
on the charge.
Rail,cay accident at MISUNDERSTANDING
Angus, 28.-The special excursion train TO
X,
reached here just before seven. The train ran
mt considerable speed on to the siding at the
station, where there is an incline. The
breaks, it is said, were put on, but they 1hiiea
to arrest the speed appreciably, and the engine
dashed right against the upright buffers in the
embankment Mt the end of the siding, and
broke down the. embankment and became
enfiXed Just under q bridge. There were aDout
$50 passengers in the train, and, although they
were shocked, only eight or ten were cut and
bruised.
OpeHiRg Of the Chrisfiam Brotkcrs' Schools ia
StpGUd .Sfreet-The interesting and edifying
ceremony of the opening of the schools of
the Christian Brothers took place at Great
Strand street on the 29th ult., under the
auspices of his Eminence the Cardinal Arch,
bishop, and large number of the clergy and
laity. The ceremonial was commenced by the
children to the number of more than seven
hundred, attending ten o'clock Mass in the Ca
thedra1 Church, Marlborough street. Thence
they marched in procession to Strand street,
where his Eminenee had already arrived
Tie TTpperu,y Election.--Thurles--A highly in
faential meeting was held here to-day, Thomas
O'Meara, Esq, coroner, in the char, at which a
requisition drawn up and numerously
signed, calling on n. V. Maher, Esq, Iurtullas,
the long tried, trusty, and premier-patriot, to
convene county meeting at an early day Tor
the purpose. of selecting proper person for
the vacancy i'm the representation caused by
the death of the late much to be regretted
member Charles Moore, Esq. The requisltIou
was also to be forwarded toother towns for
signatures.
Death of Captain LEROY, J: P.--Athy-It is
with feeiinge of regret we have to announce
the death, at q very advanced age, OF Captain
b. L. LEROY, j. p, which sad event took place
to-day at his residence, Cardarton House, Athy.
Captain LEROY was brother to the-late Lord
Chief Justice of the Queens Bench, and acted
in the capacity of chairman at our local ses-
sions, where his upright and impartial admin
istration of justice was distinguishing char
ncteristic.
Banquet to M. Doicmiaa, N. ,P-The banquet
to Mr.. Downing, NJ. p. for the county, will
take place ON the 7th inst, in the splendid hall
Henry Beeher for the occasion. Nearly all the
invited guests have promised to attend, and
amongst these are several members of Parlla-
ment-SiP John Gray, John f. Mcguire, w.
Shaw, etc.--Cork Examiner.
Reception of a Religeuse---0n Sunday most
touching and suggestive ceremony took place
in the chapel of the Convent of st. Teresa,
Warrenmount when Miss Frances Maria Pow
ell Gin religion Sister Mary Margaret), daughter
of William Powell, Esq, of this city, received
the habit of our Blessed lady of Mount Car
mel, from the hands of the Rev. III. Barlow, z.
p, st. Kevins. -
Wexford, 30th ult.-The Very Rev. james Sin
mott, p. p. Litter, Kilnuckridge, died ycster-
day morning at nine o'clock in the sgd year of
his age, and the 59th of his sacred ministry.
AS soon as the sad intelligence of his death
spread through the town to- day, the windows
of nearly all the shops in the principal streets
were either wholly or partially closed
Meeting in AHEHRgar.--A meeting of sympa-
thisers in the movement for general amnesty
to the political prisoners was held on Sunday
! in tho Market-square of Nullingar. Despite
the threatening character of the weather the
attendance was very large, there being no less
than 1900 people present The tenant farmers
from the districts adjoining the town mustered
in great force, and added much to the success
of the meeting.
One of the Results Of OrGngeism-Hugh
Swanzy, Esq, coroner for the county OF
Monaghan, held an inquest on last Saturday
at Bailibay on the body of young man named
William Henderson,, who died the previous
day from fracture in the skull received on
the 18th nit. upon the-loccasion of body OF
orangemen marching through that town.
The MdgistrGcy.-The Right Hon: the Lord
Chancellor has been pleased to appoint Captain
Llewellyn Blake, Cloghbal1ymore, to the com
! mission of the peace for the county of Galway,
on the recommendation of the Marquis OF
Clanricarde, the Lord Efeutenantoft the county.
VISIT TO THE PoPE-His lordship, Bishop
Meurin, writes ffezn Rome, July 4; " On the
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