The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-24
NEWS ~ rsrraRAPK.

CHICAGO, Oct. oO.-The reported massacre Of |
twelve of surveying party under Captain !
bucki on republican river, by the lndianss 1e |
confirmed. The Indians captured q mail coach |
near Apache Pass, killing the drivers, Colonel |
Stone, and four soldiers of the twenty-tirst
infantry, who were acting escorts Troops
were sent in pursuit and succeeded in killing |
twelve of the Indians
MApRID, Oct. 2O.--At Valencia, after the
ired upon, and returned the fire, TINS resuming
hostilities. Fighting continued at last ac-
counts
PARIS, Oct 2O.-Two international COM
mittees met at Cairo to regulate the condition
of the Suez Canal transportation.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-A personal interview be-
tween the Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria,
aud Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, is probable
Gladstone,4in regarding the Fenian amnesty,
says: The members of the Government have
carefully considered the many memorials for
the release of political prisoners, and they
have unanimously decided that such release
would be contrary to their duty as guardians
of the public security and peace.
MADRD, Oct. 81. = In the Cortes to-day
General Prim declared himself u monarehist,
and opposed to republic.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 22.-IR the Tennessee Legis-
lature to-day, the opposition concentrated ON
Henry Cooper. He was elected United States
Senator ON the first ballot--vote resulting as
follows: Cooper IS, johnson 81.
MADRID, Oct. 22.-The Press urges tho imme-
date election of king, fayoring Esperteris
| for life, and the Duke of Genoa as his success
sor. The country is generally tranquil Senior
Cortes, has been arrested. The indications
! now are that the Duke de Montpensier will be
| the successful candidate for the throne.
LONDON Oct. 22.--At n large meeting of the
clergy, in Dublin, Archbishop French presid-
| ing, it was held by q large majority that the
laity have the right to decide upon matters of
| doctrine and discipline.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct. 22.-This morning at
half past 5 o'clock the shock of an earthquake,
lasting more than minute, was felt in this
vicinity. Nearly every one were awakened,
door bells rung and buildings shaken. The
| shock extended all along the river.
New York, Oct. 22.-Dispatches from Con-
cord, Portland Boston, and other places in the
East, report that the, earthquake was distinct
| ~ felt there.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 22.-Right Rev. Bishop Fehan
z left here at o'clock this evening, to attend
| Ole societies of the city presented to him a
large purse of gold to defray his expenses.
IMAGES VERSUS BooKs.-The failure of Pro-
testants to accomplish anything worthy OF
note by the Wholesale distribution of Bibles
and tracts, has caused some of the candid
among their number to question the propriety
of continuing longer so inefficient mode, and
of substituting more effective instrumental
ity in impressing the mind. Scotchman and
n Calvinist has had the boldncss to "speak out
in meeting" for which outspollenness, sin
cerely hope the honest declaration of his sen
tlmentS VIII not renuer MIN tue victim OF blDle
Christian prosecutions. We give the account
as we find it in one of our exchanges
Mr. J. +. Sinclair, the railway station maste
! at Kingskettle, in the county of Fife, has ad
, dressed n remarkable letter TO the Secretary O
the National Bible Society, at Glasgow MI
Sinclair says he is not Roman Catholic, bu
I i" was born in the Established Church of Scot
f land, and strictly brought up as a Presbyteria
from infancy )" he also states that he-reads tn
! Bible every day and yields to one in hi
! tin1, forh n1 mi he n
as far as his " observation of the general pub
+ lie of Scotland goes" he has " no hesitation il
| saying that great proportion of them regar'
the book with something which has strong re
,, semblance to contempt" He feels therefore
Y that the Scotch practice of putting Bible i
+ the waiting room at every railway station
: rather worse than useless, and he respectful
q | suggests that the managers of the Bible Socle
! ty would be much more likely to do good i
4 instead of vain endeavors to force the Bib
n | on the notice of ~ people who do not care for
# they would supply each of the waiting room
a with a large cTuciRx, or large print of tt
" Crucifixiou or some such emblem of the Catl
y ollie faith" Scotland has, argues Mr.. Sinclai
If long been "adeluged with Bibles and sectaria
teachers" and has, under the influence of pr
# vate Judgment, become the most immor
=. country in Christendom." 1t is high time,
- thinks, to try some other system, and he mai
- tains that if the Bible Society, ceasing to di
- tribute books which no one reads, would haI
il up crucifixes at all the railway stations, ever
= one would see and be struck with such sacra
"a emblems of the redemption of mankind" an
II seven the infide1 would respect, and, it ma
~ be, admire such n representation"