The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-17


vania Mining company failed, work stopped at
the mine and most of the people moved
away, the church closed.
FOREIGN CATHOLIC MTEILIGKNCR.
ROME. December 16.-Last night the Pope
went to the Church Of the Holy Apostles, to
assist at the close of the noceRa of the Immacu-
late Conception. Tho Pontidcal party, irritated
by the anti-Papal demonstration called forth
in the cities of Italy by the execution OF Monti
and Tognetti, assembled along the route In un-
usual numbers to greet his appearance, ana
their enthusiasm was very vehement in the
Piazza Santi ApostoE, where they had the CO.
operation of foreign legitimists. The demon
Marquis de Bonneville, whose palace is close to
the church, and for whose satisfaction it was
probably carried tofthis frantic height: The
Marquis is arranging with Cardinal antoneii
ton, which, perhaps, has something to do with
Gen. Dumont's visit to Paris. considerable
force is awaiting embarkation at Tou!on, and
we are told that its arrival here will be the
signal for war, the French Government having
decided to secure the neutrality of Italy by an
army of observation. Cardinal Antonelli, thus
design of striking another blow at the Mena-
brea ministry, in the hope of raising to power
Crispi and the Left, which means the republic
and anarchy. The impression produced through
Italy by the late executions is beyond his hopes,
and he believes that the execution OF the AJan1
band would drive the Italians into rupture
with France, if not into revolution. The judges
have shown slackness in the trial OF these
insurgents which was brought to a close last
night, when Monsignor Pasqualoni, the Procn-
rator fiscal, demanded sentence of death OIL
four of the accused.
The Pope bought pretty cottage for the
widow Of Month, settling it so as to descend to
her infant, but she scornfully refused the gift
and then quilted Rome in disguise. 1t need
! hardly be said that she was received with open
| arms by the italian authorities Nobody denies
that the crime of Monti and Tognetti was OF
the blacklist dye, or that, while Month thought
| to save his life by denOuncing his accompllces
Tognetti was to the last poltroon. Yet Italy
| links her holy cause with these ruffans. anG
elevates them into martyrs. -
The General Co9nct-On the Feast OF the I'm
maculate Conception, after the Papal Cappella
| the Holy Father summoned into his presence
the seven Architects of st. Peters, the Prefec
of Ceremonies, and Mgr. Teodoli, Secretary o
locale for holding the Ecumenical Council
| The sessions of General Council are of TIVE
kinds-the private or particular and the gen
eral sessions. The particular sessions are com
posed of various congregations, which discuss
topics that special to them. There will b.
| at least seven of these particular congrega
lions, for in addition to the six, of which W.
gave the names and consultors some week
ago, another has been created, under thu
presidency of His Eminence, Cardinal d.
Luca, especially charged with subjects re
latnS to Holy Scripture and to the Index. Th
Holy Father then determined that the particu
lar sessions of the Council shall be held in TIN
great Loggia i'll the front of st. Peters, wher
| the Cena takes place in Holy Week. The pub
lie sessions of the Council are to meet in TIL
| braccio di S. S. Processo Martiniano, the tran
sepe in which the Lavanda is celebrated OIL
Maunday Thursday. The bishops viii be place.
on raised palcos, which viii be arranged accord
ing to the pictures which common of tn
Council of Trent. In these public sessions tn
conclusions arrived at i'll the particular session
will be finally discussed and decided on. Th
last General Council at which the Pope pre-
sided in person the 9Th of Lateran. Til
acts and ceremonial details of this Council ar
carefully preserved, and the Sovereign Ponti
has determined that they shall serve as tn
norma for the ceremonial of the Council whlc
will meet next year. We also informe
| upon competent authority that the public wi
not be admitted to be present at the cuisines
g of the general or particular sessions, thoug
they will be admitted spectators of til
: solemn functions and magnificent procession
: which will frequently take place; and whe
e the general sessions begin the seal of scores
will be removed from tho lips OF those WI
= compose them.
S In connection with the approaching Councl
it is interesting to know that the number
n prelates composing the Hierarchy, according
+ | the -fnnmariO Pontifci0 for 1868, is 9S2. The
= are actual vacancies in 112 Sees. Belongi ing
t. the Oriental Rite there are 10 Sees; and
/, Sees in parfibus infdelinm there are 229. In q
l. | there are in the Catholic Church IL Patrarc
If ates, TT Archbishoprics, 905 Bishoprics tot:
: 1904. But there vacant L Patriarchate
J. Archbishoprics, log Bishoprics. The number
r Sees and ViCarates in the British dominions
d 10. Great Britain alone, therefore, will rep
4 sent above one-tcnth of the Prclates who W
d have right to sit and judge in the Ecumenic
Council
A Polish Priest.-A correspondent of the b.
=. ton Pilot, writing from Port Huron, Mich, L
cember 10, says:
Thursday, December 16, was n memorial
st day for the Catholics of this rising Michiss
Loft numbering