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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-02
THE COAL STRIKE.
From the N. Y. Times.

From the W Y. Times.
The scene has changed again at Scranton
Eccentric as the movements of the miners
generally are, their last turnabout has been
unusually sudden. On Monday riot was
imminent. A thousand men and more had
assembled from the surrounding coal fields to
overawe those miners who were disposed to
accept the Scranton company's terms and go
to work Against them had gathered seven
hundred citizens enrolled as a volunteer force
under Colonel Boyce, and large body of
police headed by the Mayor. On Tuesday,
however, the outsiders, or Invaders, as the
dispatches call them, broke camp and aban-
doned the field.
The strike sprang from the efforts of the
miners to establish the basis system of
payment throughout the anthracite field.
And it's long continuance may be charged to
the existenGe of that basis in a part of this
field. With coal at the rates to which it has
been forced, the men working on the basis
could afford to aid their brethren on strike
and these latter were themselves able. even
on the other system, to work half the season.
and lie idle on strike the other half, without
trouble.
But the injustice of the strike eliminated
when these men who have worked all summer
on the basis declared, the other day, to those
who had been holding out, that they should
Ouly ~ W WOAh AGAIN OH Unelf terms. BV
taking that position, they have hitherto pre-.
vented the Delaware and Hudson men and
the Delaware and Lackawanna men from
working to any extent, although the latter
were offered an advance amounting to FORTY
seven per cent over the spring wages.
The original rejection of this proposition
showed that what the miners were aiming at
was not an increase of wages, but the 6Gsis !.
and their real "basis" amounted, apparently.
to the plan of doing pretty much as they
pleased, without regard to the value of coal
properties. The basis substantially proposes
to turn over the control of the mines from
the companies that now own them to the
Miners Union, in direct injury to the public
outside of the anthracite field. For, taking
coal at tidewater at So as a basis, which is
only fair price for the producer, the Union
thereupon fixes an arbitrary price for mining
adding the stipulation that if the price shal
advance above So, it shall have ten per cent
of the advance on prices at the mines; but il
prices 50 te,or Sj, it shall make no reduction
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stance accompanied with misgivings that the
country would not be as well governed as
before. This well-grounded feeling Of per-
manence and security is one of the chief ad-
vantages of representative government, which
trains political capacity in such abundance,
and affords such ready channels for public
opinion TO act upon rulers, that the national
prosperity is never felt to be staked upon the
life of one man.
Personal government seldom operates well
during the whole life even of an able and sa-
gac1ons ruler. The early part of such reign
is generally better than its latter end. Such
a ruler, at the outset of his reign, establishes
his ascendancy by representing the spirit and
carrying ont the real wishes of his nation;
but he is apt to be intoxicated by success
filed with overweening confidence in him
SELF and tempted into undertakings
which are prompted merely by the aspira-
tions of personal vanity or thirst for glory,
and not by the felt wants of his people
When he passes into this stage, he be-
comes as dangerous as he had previously
been useful the overbearing ascendancy
acquired by his past career exempting him
from every check but that which comes too
late by disaster and modification. 1t was by
such overweening egotism, spurning all adj
vice, that the first Napoleon was hurried into
his fatal Russian campaign. 1t was by obey
ing the aspirations of his own vanity, unsup-
ported by the public sentiment of France,
that the present Emperor made his great mis-
take of the Mexican expedition. There is
no safety for any people, even with the ablest
rulers, unless there is some regular ma
chinery for bringing the public intelligence
to act upon the government and restraining
the vagaries to which statesmen are subject
when a successful career has inspired them
with foolish belief in their personal infalli-
bility or omnipotence.
Louis Napoleon has at length discovered
but, unless his life is still prolonged for few
years, has discovered too late-that the only
security for the permanence of his dynasty
consists in political institutions which will
bring the Government under the coutrol of
the national will. If he should be taken away
now, while the change is merely initiated but
not established, and his son a mere boy re-
quiring the tutelage of a regency, his inilu-
ence probably would not survive him for
three months. 1t needs his strong hand and
his experience to steady the new institutions
until time and use shall render them self-act-
ing If he is spared for this work, and ac-
complishes it in a sagacious, liberal spirit, he
may transmit his authority, greatly yretrenched
and curtailed, to his son. The tranquility OF
France is staked upon his success in this post
poned and belated task
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s.NEsT PENN SQUARE ACADEMY"
w S. w. corner of MARKET Street and WEST
PENN SQUARE.
L. BRANTLY LANGTON having leased the upper part
of the Third National Bank Building, will reopen
School on MONDAY, tember l3.
The facilities of this building for school purposes will
be apparent upon inspection. The Gymnasium viii be
under the immediat ervis of DIR. Jansen, and is
being abundanty supplied with apparatus for the practice
of either light or heavy gymnastics.
The course of instruction embraces all that is needed
to fit boys for College, Polytechnic Schools Commercial
Life.
Circulars containing full information respecting Primary
Department College Glasses the study of Vocal Music
Art, may be obtained by addressing the Principal as
above. The rooms will be open for inspection after
August 81. s2ltf
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SsVN II E II I L l."
Il SELECT FAMILY BOARDING SCHOOL.
An English, Classical Mathematical, Scientific
and Artistic Institution,
FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYSl
- At Pottstown Montgomery County, Pa.
The First Term of the Nineteenth Annual Session win
con mence ON WEDNESDAY, the 9Th day of Septemhar
next Pupils received at time For Circulars
REV. GEORGE Il. MILLER, A. NJ
Principal
- REFERENCES:
REV; DRS.-Meigs, SchAeffer, Mann, Krauth, Seiss
Muhlenberg, Slower, Hutter, Stork Conrad Bom
berger Wylie. Sterret, Murphy Cruikshanks, etc
HONS.-Judge Ludlow Leonard Myers M. Russell
IhayeT, Benz Nj. Boyer Jacob s. Yost Hester oiymer
ESQS.-James E. Caldwell, James L. Claghorn O. g.
Grove T. @. Wood, Harvey Bancroft Theodore g. Boggs
O. f. Norton l.. l.. Houpt, S Gross Fry, Miller Derr
Charles Wannemacher, James, Kent, Santee 90,
etc. 726 mwf2m
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sN BEACH and PALMER iiEis sttreets

SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY, FIFTH AND
- WASHINGTON Streets,
PHILADELPHIA
MERRICK & SONS,
ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS,
manufacture High and Low Pressure Steam Engines
for Land, River, and Marine Service.
Boilers, Gasometers Tanks, Iron Boats, etc.
Castings of all kinds, either Iron or Brass.
Iron Frame Roofs for Gas Works. Workshops, and
Railroad Stations etc.
Retorts and Gas Machinery of the latest and most
improved construction.
Every description OF Plantation Machinery, also,
sugar, Saw, and Grst Mills, Vacuum Pans, Oh
Steam Trains, Defecators, Filters, Pumping En-
gines, etc.
Sole Agents for N. Billeux's Sugar Boiling Appa-
ratus, Nesmyth's Patent Steam Hammer, and Aspin-
wall Woolsey's Patent Centrifugal Sugar Drain
lng MaCnlneS. 30S
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-10
Communicated
Another Appeal.

A few weeks since / addressed an appeal to
the charitable citizens Of New Orleans in be.
half of the st. Mary's Orphan Boys Asylum,
Third District. AS that little articlemay have
escaped the notice of many, / thought'it ad-
visable TO renew the subject. No separat.
asylum in this city, and few if Children as
countFy, contain such ng u ltthose orphans are
meense sums that mnst lie expended every
month, not to say every week, in providing
food and clothing, and in meeting the many
hard to realize it even after we have made the
calculation. Public and private munifcence
cannot be directed towards more meritOrious
object. In the present state of financial affairs
the appropriation made by the City Council
cannot he collected. When times We're at
their best, this appropriation was needed. And
now that the traces OF the hard times through
which we have passed are only beginning to
be etfiaced, the inmates of the asylum must,
for n while at least look solely TO the generosf-
ty of the public for support
The appeal referred to above spoke only OF
old clothes, simply because there are very few
who cannot spare something, in that way,
whilst many are unable TO contribute otherwise.
1t would be mistake to suppose that even
these fOrsaken children cannot appreciate the
comforts of n new suit. Their couRtenances
sparkle with pleasure, not when they are
covered with rags and pinched by want, but
when they are made to feel the comforts of
home, in Which they are provided at least with
sufiiceney. Then it is that thor hearts
bound with joy, and that they may be taught
to look upwards to q heavenly friend. Ihls
Father, when he deprived them of their natu-
raj protectors, raised up others to supply the
place thus left void. Then they know that
they have symP thizfHts friends, no less tiaH
those mere favored children whose parents
have been spared to them. 1t is for assistance
in continuing to carry out this idea Of
comfortable home for the orphans that the
public is appealed to.
l take this occasion to mention with graft
tude, though at the risk of woundiDG their
modesty, that Messrs. Pavy 81 Co. have kindly
and spontaneously donated $50 to the asylum.
Those GeHtlemen, and other persons who, with
a like generosity, open their, hearts and purses
at the call of the orphan, may rely upon the
fervent prayers of those poor childrcn-poor
indeed regards this world, but rich ana
powerful in the influence of their petitions 10
IA heavenly Father.
Those who have old clothes, provisions or
other articles to be disposed of in favor OF the
asylum, may leave their donations or addresses
at the residence of the Most Rev Archbishop,
of any of the Catholic priests in the city, or
at the book-store3 of Mr p p SSogarty, Camp
person win be sent from the asylum to receive
such articles. . PARNCLps'
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Letter from the Pope.

We take great pleasure in publishing
the subjoined letter from his Holiness Plus
TX, to one of our most esteemed fellow
citizens. From the most remote corners of
the world any one of his spiritual subjects
may approach the Pope in writing, with
the certainty of obtaining hearing, and a
prompt response if rfierited. The red tape
and the punctilious ceremonial of royal
courts do not in this case put an almost in
surmountable barrier between the subject
and the throne.
The letter itself shows the kind and low
ing spirit in which all are welcomed, so
fitting in the representative of Him who
would not keep even children at distance.
The peculiar regard manifested for the IA
yored recipient of this letter, of course,
could not be expected where not merited
but kindness, forbearance and love always.
.PIUs P. P. TX,
To Our Beloved Son. Z. BERNUDRz Greeting and Apos.
tolic BenedictioD:
We have been highly gratifed and comforted
by the very reverential letter which you have
addressed to us in behalf of yourself and fell
low-oitizens, on the fiftieth anniversary of the
day on which, for the first time, we have of
fered the divine sacrifice to the Almighty. For,
a remarkable degree the eminent devotedness
and veneration which you, beloved son, and
your fellow-citizens, cherish for us and for the
See OF Peter, the centre of Catholic truth ana
unity, together with that tender love of our
most holy religion and that ardent zeal which
prompt you and your fellow-ctizens to offer
INCREASINGLY to God your prayers for our con-
slant welfare, prosperity and peace, and for
the ever desirable triumph of the Holy Church.
Surely nothing could have proved more
agreeable, moro acceptable to us, than so sig
nal a manifestation on your part and that of
your fellow citizens, and highly worthy as it
is ofthe children of the Church, it soothes and
relieves the constant, the bitter grief of oar
heart, afflicted by the calamitous condition of
Christian and civil society.
Therefore we are happy to testify to you
and your fellow-citizens our deep sense of
gratitude, and in return, we humbly and fer
yentiy beg of God, who is rich in mercy, that
H will ever grant to you and your fellow-citi-
zens every temporal blessing and shower down
upon you and them the most copious gifts of
divine grace.
p AS an suspicious pledge of all Heavenly ia.
vors, and as proof of our special regard, with
all the earnestness and affection of our heart
we impart unto you, beloved son and your Ca
tholic fellow -citizcps, the Apostolic Benedic-
ton.
Given at Rome, at ST. Peters, on the 14th
day of June, 1859, in the 24th year of our Pom
tifcate. PIUs P. p. TX.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-10

A PROTESTANT CLERGYMAN BLAsPHEMING.-
A meeting of the Society for Irish Church
Missions to Roman Catholics" was held at
Clifton recently The Rev. A. r. G. Dallas
said in his speech that one ofthe acknowledged
objects of the Council was 'to pronounce as a
matter of faith that the Pope the very
God Himself" OF course Mr.. Dallas knows
bet+eFJbttt titis biaspftetry served his purpose,
and told, very possibly, with the old ladies of
Clifton. We are reminded of good story
concerning Mr. Dallas he is the incumbent of
a valuable living to which he was presented
by the Bishop of Winchester; he was also at
one time Secretary of the Irish Church Mission
Society. Upon one occasion he asked farmer
in his parish to subscribe to thesociety, saying
it was very sad that the parish did so little for
so holy cause. To this the farmer replied,
Il don't know, sir, think we do pretty well,
for we give E9O0 year TO it, How SO ~
inquired the astonished parson. "Wliy, you
see, sig returned the farmer, "you draw about
G900 year from this parish, and you are
always travelling about the country, preaching
for this society of yours, and give curat6
Gl005a year to do your work; so think we do
pretty well, sir" Mr.. Dallas did not again
venture to seek subscriptions from his farmers.
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Dress rules all ages more or less,
For dress is heaven. nnd heAven is dress.

Thus sung the poet, and who will deny that
there is point in his poetry AT least the satire
only the more keen because IL Is true. Still it may
admitted that dress and address has its legitimate
influence success in life. Chesterfield advises his
liberal expenditure of income dress il showed
consideration and respect for those with whom he
in familiar contact which to prnpiate their
good opinion. To dress well may be said to be among
the fine arts Taste; tact even taenta combina
tiOnRrs indispensable regulates person who would
achieve In this iiCult role. Of all the tioies
which 20 make up weIdressed person OF either SEX
Of more Importance than shapely, elegant
brightly polished boot or shoe And nowhere these
essentials be found greater perfection than
Canal street and Cartres street AS crowning
cOnmendatiOn, have heard asserted that those who
trade there last long in this life and lose their
soles.
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Charity to the Orphans.

The announcement Il few days ago of the
Howard Association, that they were abont
to distribute the amount of 900 among
the more destitute orphanages and chart
table institutions of the city, has caused
thrill of pleasure in many a heart. The
general public are little aware of the dis
tress and suffering existing i4n..cgg. anxr lie
clothing, no fuel, and the premonitory
breathings of winter floating on the chilly
air, form the chief features of picture by
no means hopeful or cheering.
Where is assistance to come from Fire
State withheld its usual bounty, and left
it's orphans to starve. The city subsidy is
unavailable, because of the emptiness of
its treasury. The St. Mary2s Orphan Asy-
lhm, of the Third District, for instance,
has city paper for some twenty eight or
twenty nine thousand dollars, of which it
has not been able to realize cent. What
is to become of these four hundred helpless
boys7 Shall their protectors turn some of
them on the street, that there may be enough
left for the remainder, or shall they all
starEe together9
1t is in this emergency that the Almighty
| provides fer his little enes= inspiring the
noble Towards with the generous impulse
which they have announced as about to be
followed out. Eighteen thousand dollars
will go great way towards ameliorating
the distress which is beginning to be so
serious, and by the time that resource is
exhausted the Creator Of " eaTth viii open
another.
This proposed action of the Towards is
another deed, the memory of which will
endear their association to the hearts of our
people, and strengthen it in their conf
dence. Surplus moneys faithfully bestowed
are the best evidence of wisdom and integ-
rfty In" standardization. We cannot doubt
that the committee of highly respectable
gentlemen appointed to direct the distri
button of these funds. will devote the time
and attention necessary to discriminate
between claimants, and give the amplest
assistance where the greatest need exists
Our city may well be proud of an associ-55
alton which from mere human bepevclence
has made the efforts in the cause of human
ity of which this institution can boast and
has justly attained national reputation
such as it enjoys. Where nature is so
noble, to what heights ought not religion
be able to carry it Win the generous
and kindly element which our population
presents, Catholic charity may be expected
to organize institutions and associations
which in the future viii come as near to
perfectly alternating human distress and
misfortune as is ever attained in society.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-10
'CALENDAR OF THE WEEK.
DIOCESE on NEW ORLEANs.-Du During the

DIOCESE OF New ORLEANs.-During the
visit of the Right Rev. Bishop Martin in
New Orleans, he was not idle. On Satur-
day, October I'd, he confirmed 1876 persons
in st. Mary's Church Germany, Fourth
District. Sunday, October Sd, he confirmed
a73 persons in st. Alphonsus' Church, La
fayette, and Monday, October 4th, he con-
firmed 80 persons in the Church of Notre
Dame de Bons Secours. Making a total of
SOP combinations, of which 81 were Pro-
testant converts.
On Tuesday, October 5th, Bishop Martin
confirmed I67 persons in the Church of ST.
Augustin, Second District.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-10

DRAMATIc.-Our readers will be pleased
to see by an advertisement elsewhere that
the st. Aloysius Society is about giving
two snnre=ef=their spirited dramatic enter
tainments in which they recently won such
handsome laurels. Those now proposed
will be given for the benefit of Father
sheehan's new Church at Annunciaticn
Square, which will be sufficiently compile
ted by the 18th of this month to be used as
the hall of their exhibition.
Father Sheehan has displayed such un-
firing zeal and energy in the prosecution
of this great work, that the sympathies of
all Catholics are with him, and will greatly
add to the financial success of the present
effort independently of the anticipated
merit of the performance itself.
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mo RFNF To AYv-=What a refrain this
would make 20 OF ATorTiss songs such Wood
man. spare that tfeele Who wouldn't DO happy with
such pillow on3 of that dreadful
ing Che LIST of Ootoberl No apprehension ofualtng
iuo the tender of furniture mon, with teir go
and ISIS load with roken crockerY and outraged pa
thence thrown il for = la EappeY But those Who are
not in this fectous category, and have the d. to
wen a. tho landlord may s rejOee. BfaselmaIi
Co. having rent to Pay, gladden. the hearts Of tier
netou1ers by giving t1eIl che 1dVni of this cffcm
ssaAes. slef efse ten 70 soil their goods slew
fsaS = how 20 e Atts bee8Iiiea an 0tloris ishn
fty while the ladies rejoice In the bargains which can
always be had 5ss Margarine street-whero
there is "no rent to pay
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-10

PERSECUTION IN JAPAN.-Letters received
through Mgr. Politician, Vicar Apostoic Ia ia
pan, by the Superior of the Missions EtrangeteS
in Professionalism terrible details OF the snIler-
ings Gndhrcd by tire eonfessors of the taith,
who have been subjected to the most atroclous
tortures Seven able-bodsd men out OF one
batch of prisoners were separated from Iho
women and children, and addressed as toloWst
Gas you do not fear death, you caunot caro-
much for tho light of the snn. From this mo-
menG You may consider that you no longer De-
long to this world" In an adjoining house I"
hole had been dug out to u little below tne
height of man, and into this the seven con- I
fessors were cast, and closely covered over VIII
planks, leaving only small breathing h0te'
However, after several days efrths horrlDl9
imprisonment, they managed to escape a tIr
reach place of concealment. This was at tno
end ofiast May On the 14th of June n cat
echist arrived from Goto, bringing the hoMs
that permission had been given for the women
and children to he set free, but some were too
i'll to profit by it.. Two of the prisoners WeIo
quite unable to pass ont through the holo
which served as a door to their prison. SO III
filmed and swelled were their bodies, in CON
sequence Of the fortunes which they had I'M
derg6ne There Is no hope, IL Is BaidiE OF Ihe
ultimate recovery of any of any of the prlS99nt
-ers. Ono was in his agony when the cateGIi.s'
left. Such constanCy is worthy of the Chtlst
tians who have preserved their faith in secreS
for two hundred years, without books, without
priests, or any sacraments but that OF OAPVisui'