The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-11-07

able man named William Nixon, n lPr6tcsta
F'Fl aud highly respected by his neighbors.
married some years ago Catholic. They Il
es, the happiness of being blessed with two so
Is and two daughters. The eldest of the faInil
III named Susan, endeared herself to all wi
in came within the circle of her acquaintanc
nf and two years ago was appointed teacher
n the neighboring national school, in whit
n capacity she gave general satisfaction. Son
=, months ago she was attacked with coRsuu1
=, - ton, and finding her dissolution fast approaci
q ing, she requested her father that she be pc
4 mitted to see the priest, and be admitted int
- the Catholic Church. Her request was in
y mediately granted, and the respected paris
y priest, the Rev. r. Prendergast, promptly Al
+ tended, and received her into tho Church, ad
y mlnistering to her the last rites of religion
i Thousands hocked to her funeral, TO pay tn
n last tribute to her memory, and the funera
4 cortege proceeded to the place of interment
. which was in the old chapel near the Abbey o
BurrishOole, the remains of an ancient eccieai
( astical building used formerly rs place o.
Uatnollc worship, but now used as a private
! burial place of the Nixon family and few
others. According to the wish of the parents
the Rev. X. Prendergast attended to perform
the funeral service, and nothing occurred to
. disturb the solemnity of the occasion till the
vast procession reached the churchyard, which
:, was taken possession of by the rural dean and
rector, who insisted that the priest had no
\ right to perform the funeral service. Matters
We're becoming very serious until some persons
lnteriered, and among them we are happy to
mention the name of the Rev. Mr.. Keegan,
Pros byterfan minister of the parish, who was
naetatiSaDieip his exertions to prevent any
| thing like breach of the peace, and the
| earnest admonitions of the worthy priest
fortunately no disturbances occurred, and the
vast assemblage quietly dispersed to their
homes.
| The Primdcy.-At meeting of the clergy of
the Archdiocese, held in Armagh TO- elect q
successor to our late lamented primate, the
following names were returned to his Holiness
Most Rev. DR.. Kelly, Bishop of Derry, Dignus>
Arctdeacon Tierney Dignfor. Most Rev DR..
MGettigan, Bishop of Raphoe, Dignissimus.
TIE Represe"tation Of zEgperary.-We under
stand that the Rev. DIR. O'Neill, President of
the Iipperary branch of the Irish Tenant
League, has telegraphed, behalf of that
branch, to Mr. John Stuart Mill, requesting to
be informed of his sentiments on the land and
education questions, and whether he would be |
willing to allow himself to be put in nomina- |
lion 1or the representation of the county. The |
name OF Sir George GRAY Bart whose letter
ON the Irish land question created SO fayorabie
a sensation in March last, is now spoken of
among the candidates for the premier county
Oh 1Feiand.-IIpperdry indicator.
The Sligo Election Con,nission.-The evidence
To-day related chiefly to the payment to the
voters after the election of Sergeant Armstrong
and Mr.. Maedonogh. Mr.. Byrne of the Hiber.
lmined. Robert Stokes was examined and
wore that Capt. Ethelred Knox gave him
s2.o before the election to bride ten electors
ither to vote for Major Knox or abstain from |
citing. Mr., Robert William Shekelton. harris
er, was examined to-day, and contradicted in n
nportant particulars, Mr.. Macdonogh's version :
,or one circumstance e' under which he advanced
ohiinisslon was adjourned till Friday.
I ne Land Qnestion.-Tuam, Monday 18th milf | n
IT john Gray, NJ. p, dined with his grace the lie
rchblshop OF Tuan where a large number of t.
10 clergy of the district also entertained 81
having become known that the honorable Ia,
ember for Kilkenny was the guest of his vi
race, the citizens, to the number of some 90
onsands, assembled after dinner and request. bJ
that the honorable member would address W
em ON the land question. Sir John GRAY adj st
essed the vast assemblage from the palace IN
cps IN speech of more than haitian hours
ration. The whole area around was briI ! Sc
lntiy lighted by improvised torch lights of
men mad a most picturesque effect: cHe dwelt
peciaily ON the notice to quit, and closed his D.
eecn by promising to use his most energetic | "
orts to secure the restoration of the exles to Ell
en- homes, and making the homes of the n
hole people secure. III
Athenry.-A large meeting was held snt the Pa
arket square, the Rev. John OGfrady, PIP ~
cupied the chair, and in an able speech in eh
oduced the subject, saying he convened the
setting on that day in order to piye-them an AC
portunity of hearing Sir j ohm Gray, who had lea
me to the neighborhood. Sir John Gray then
dressed the meeting, urging that the tenants :
re as deslrons as the landlords that life and Tu
operty should be rendered secure, and that as
Q castle and the cabin should alike be under wo
Q protection of the law. ID
demonstrations here on SIM IL
y IN favor of tenant right and the release of
Q prisoners was attended by between ten and Coz
elve Thousand persons. The proceedings
re conducted with the utmost decorum, I'M I
T the AUSPICES of the Very Rev D n 1,pa par
n D d - ooa,t1Sa, ~ - ! ~ " ne yer
- 4: = - ~ S'cO"Pieu INC ChdlT, ana the nea
estions were discussed a moderation Boz
4 intelligence highiy creditabfe. The Feso- II
ION IN references to the land declared for fix m m
of tenure and insisted that the interests of the the
laborer should not be forgotten. as '
-oryofD ,rh, D., NJ ~ 9th
nov MI ,DuISSan addressed q +
sc hee5lhS OF the Pensioners of Conner after the
IS on Sunday, at the bridge of Corrofn on T
subject of tenant right, aud elected decla- VIII
IONS fhat-h$ed- tenure and the abolition of -
notice to quit would alone satisfy the ee {; :
Mr.. Calleran, tenant farmer, who said ~
bad himself a lease for twenty -one years,
ie very plain and forcibIe,statementt to the TIL
ct that a lease was only a long notice to
t,-and that it, like tenancy at will, prevent
vigorous improvement by the Certainty that II
given time the man would lose his occunan- ton
or be rack=Eented- -a1IsI4-etit4s4 thai
hIray who was present at the meeting was Edu
stion, giving several illustrations Of the r,Ia
'sslty of tixity of tenure and putting an 70
for ever to cyictions. 70