The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-08-08

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TSarli s, uprtsipgs are reported in TORTOISE and
Irevei The shooting 81 two Garlist prisoners
Is contradictoa.
!, CoNsEAssTINoPIE,i August A.-4.An Aid of the
Grand Vizier leayss for Egypt bearing n letter
TO the Vfcer6y, which, Understanding the
grievances OF the Sublime Porto, concludes
explanations are given tho Porte will witia-
draw the privileges of 1871.
LONDON, August 4.-The Times money article
says tiere are strong rumors that the pre4iini-
nary steps have been taken for an agreement
between the United Statesand Spain regarding
FLORENCE, August 5.---The drapery in Tau
Cathedral, Sicily, caught fire during q festival.
panic ensned and sixteen persons were
trodden to death. flsseD3 ~
PARIS, August PIT is reported that the
emperor, as a last act of personal governments,
Wall Issue manifesto reducing taxes and ex-
tending the educational system.
VIENNA, August 5.-Baron Won Beust, dis
cussinG the budget, said IL has hazardous to
promise peace for a considerable lengtht-of
time, but expressed the opinion that If fseace
was preserved during the ne xt four years; its
continuance tof along period is seeEsain fi.d
fARls,s August 5s--yEuganie will visit. Cons
sIanInoPle. Immense preparations are being
made. fsabelia sabdieatesr IN fayor,of Prince
b. PARIS, August 6. - Phe diffeufty betwaeG
way of aettleInant.i NEaTly all the reprsstntay
tires Of the Po.sess y. iCeassestsepla urge the
sublime Porte to ascourss' OF concilia tionSand
a. MOBILE, August 6.--I4pst night Il serious riot
oeenrrellin this ianiug at az d utsloar
Radical meeting ter celebrate the. triumph of
DISTRICT The meeting was large and ali negroes
except d few white. leaders. Daring the whole
Of yesterday rnifters Asetet IN circulation that
and threatening, md meant Is BURN The
Deip9eratic candidate for Congress, Col, Mann,
IN Iediigy. Several eitizens called On 1.-the
Mayor and soniez OF the Radical leaders aud
advfseJRs them ithass 10 would be- better Il,
postpone the meeting, for if the efiigy threat
was carried ont the White people could not be
by fsres. sa, as thou tSat sssss
repfesentations had the desired effect, and that
there would be NO meeting, a9 At eight 8seiScE,
however, the tar barrels were Iii hted, and tho
negroes began TO flock in until they swelled
into n crowd of 1000 or 1860. Many came with
guns almost all with concealed arms,' fistels,
knives and razors. Nothing occurred rs dis
turb the harmony of the meeting except, the
until about ten O'clock, When a jocose AispnE
foreign to politics or the meeting attracted
some attention, AID int fessfhg uiI TO SEQ what
it was abont q, white man, accidentally trod on
the foot of negro. just as the alteration
! about this was settled, pistol shot waslheard,
aud Ibis waSa signal for o general firing ,lt
The<wh2leerowddi dispersed Immediately, The
firing continued q few moments, as the crowd
scattered, and in ten minutes n dead quiet
reigned, broken only by the tread of white
patrols. detachmeht 81 ~. 8. troops wefe
stationed at the ghafdShouse at the request of
the Mayor, an Hnticipationi of trouble. They
took no part in the fray except to mafeipup
town to look after and pnt a stop TO some
firing. 1t was not known who fired the first
shot. 1t was the natural resnit of the excite
ment. There were not over one hundred white
| men as lockers on ut the ,iaeetingas The
casualties were small considering the number
of shots and the close quarsefa Many shots
must have been fred in the air. Three negross
wore killed outright, four police officers, fiYe
negroes ana three white lnea wre I, wounded
InIsIIAzFx OF THE AGE.--,Eor saine tiIaae paat
Haigcr's Aagdsi,e has. been pub isIifng y
! series of papers under the title of South
Coast sannterings in England. p We rarely
End anything III this = Itch COM
rneT4s itself to- etir ballypsoBationy sbuta.we
suppose FOR the sake of variety tie. writer
throws into his last article, e. ri ay of ID
gaalpe, the ollevin reg riilig sh talcEs.:
OF Departed inaenatcs lregard @6hing bad to
this eenturygalohe3 we intte Ireland lass com
Pfoutr( Ja,nas DR. II tltlpe Of
anysaineIiinal works of high valneSA Sanuel
4 lover. u C.eiist and poet; Fntherf Matthew;
Mr. Spgiag Rice, ftet wards Lord Mon teaglc:5
( DR., 0SSha1ghnessyy who iatfoduced tele graIhs
into hIndia; Steflipg1 Coyne, the, 'draRatist;
4 darcy Magee, the historian ard tpplitieian;
and Geonge Petra, istarian, = emit and
philOlegist, whose abiog Iaphy has, just been
writteH by DIR. Stokes. The celebrated family
| of Barrys was 1rish-James, the painter, and
Sir David, the physioloa st Sir ch l Barry,
of Irish extraction, Though 4 am nos that
ne was born in -Ifefaud: Fh6 =Bro4ltis were of
Irish, and not of French gextraction,4 rs is
| commonly supposed. They of the Irish
family of Prnnry, or irunty5 in tflc.l,ortf= of
ireland! DIR Dornn also WIS Irishman, as
was also Wallace, the composer. When we
| come among the living we find such names as
Professor Tyndall, of the Royal Institution;
Mr. Leckey, the historian of Rationalisnl;
Maclese and Mulready, the Acadenlicaus; Balfe
the composer; Sir William Wylde, the Vice.
President of the Royal Irish AcadeHy: Sir w.
r. Hamilton, Astronomer Royal for Ireland
Sir Robert Kane the geologist; Whitley Stokes.
the great Celtic scholar, aud CKief SGCfgrary
of the Indian Government in Calcutta; Arch
bishop TrAaehi- Lord Dufferin, author of
Letters from High LatituIes,n and the fine
satire high life, tThe Hon. Tmpulsia
Gushington;o also Lady Duferin. the writer
of many charming Irish songs; William Car
Teton, author Traits and stories of the
Irish Peasahtry;" Samuel Ferguson, author of
The Forging eE tho Anchor;;n Julia Kayauagh; !
Frances Power Cobbe; Richard Doyle, long the
chief oaricaturist of PaRcb and deiineator of
"Brown, Jones and Rohinson;" Mrs. Riddell,