The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-16

Society with a beautiful silver medal and clasp,
for gallant conduct in rescuing live drowning
mariners. g..
3 wrxroRp.-Rev. John Doyle, P. p, of
Cloughbawn died on tho 9th ult.,. in the sd
year Of his sacred calling. His first appoint
ment was to the curacy of Horewood, and ne
was afterwards. in succession, curate OF Nj
lenenin, Blackwater and Rathangan. On the
death of the Rev. Thomas Hore, L. p, he was
promoted by the Most Rev DIR. Furlong, Lord
bishop of the diocese, to the pastoral charge OF
Cloughbawn parish, where he was TO MS nock
both a father aud Il friend.
There died recently, at the venerable age OF
81 years, one of the last remaining veterans
who cast their fortunes in with the patriots OF
'95, who then rose against the brutal tyranny
under which the people of Ireland were TOO
long oppressed. The name of this Octogenarian
peasant soldier was Simon keegan, man mo
fought in almost every battle throughout that
campaign, which has made the name of Wex-
ford a household word wherever an Irishman
has set foot all the world over. lie cutivateu
q farm within a few miles of Wexford, near the
memorable Three Rocks, and was through life
loved and respected on account of his manly
character. He was buried in the handsome
secluded cemetery at Rathmacknee, and was
followed to the grave by host of genuine
mourners.
WIcKLow-The friends Of the late Very Rev.
Dean Murphy have erected monument TO ms
memory in this church, from designs by Mr.. ).
j. Mccarthy. The monument is of Caen stone
with Italian marble slab, on which are en-
graved tile epitaph The work was executed
from the drawing of the architect by MIR. l.
Pagan sculptor, Sailystown and wexford.
EXTRAORDINARY PRocEEDINGs.-The Tralee
Chronicle contains Greport, four columns long,
of the proceedings which took place at two re-
cent meetings Of the Kenmare Mutual Inn
proyement Society, with the object of expell-
ing therefroni an individual named John c.
Todd, whose hagrantly immoral conduct was
regarded as a scandal TO the town: rms iodd,
dent for some time i'll the neighborhood OF
Kenmare. He thought 1T the business of CIV
iiized EngIishman, member of the great An
glo-Saxon race, to patronize every endeavor OF
mere Irishmen to educate themselves up to the
standard of his countrymen, and therefore he
became n member of the Mutual Improvement
Society; but he seems to have thought, at the
same time, that he should be quite free to set
the Irish example of Anglo. Saxon morals
and customs in other respects.-Some members
of the Mutual Improvement Society objected
from the connection of this English gentle
man" with their association, and gave him to
understand that they wished for his resigna-
ton. But MI: Todd would not resign for
But first leading member, Mr.. Townsend
Trench, son of the author of the Realities OF
Irish Life" wrote to the Catholic Bishop and
the Protestant Dean of that locality, asking
their opinion as TO what it would be right to
do under the circumstances. In his letter he
said; .est.,tt,.s. .tt .p ss ~ .g
-" have been asked TO inquire your opinion
upon o Hypothetical case. Surprising that there
be established "a society for the purpose of the
mutual improvement of the members, and sup
posing tina: one member becomes guilty of mo-
ken Of in dispaFagiag terms throtgifout many
parts of Ireland and England, ought the men,
bers of that society eSpei the offending person
from their society go. .e-sts.. !,
Protestant Dean replied that the members
ought to take that course, aud i'll support of
their views they quoted identicaf texts of
syriptpEv. "a meeting Ut the society WAS called
to decide the question of Todd,s expulsion.
There was q large attendance, and n long de-
bateltook place Ms Trench moved the expul-
sion in q very earnest and well reasoned
speech, Todd then stood up and read an adj
dress in his own defence, He was expelled by
o vote Of so to 30 s-.. -
Lord Gland John Hamilton has gone to Brown
to see if Welsh constituency will be more
favorable to his peculiarly hot Conservatism
than were his I,ond onieTry friends. Sir joseph
McKenna is not to have it all his own way in
Youghal. Mr., Montague Guest, n son of Sir
john Guest, of London, is already in the field
as Liberal, and there IS some talk of a requi-
sition being presented to Mr.. Butt, &C.
Poor SPITE.-The Cork Constitution declares
that the Mayor of Cork understands scarcely
anything that comes before the bench" He
has shown pretty clearly that he understands
the Tories, and he has rather u plain-spoken
way of expressing his opinion about them. No
wonder the Constellation shouldn't like him.
REPORTED APPROACHING VIs1r OF THE QUEEN
TO, IRElAND.-rhe Lienster Express says 1" We
have been Informed on good authority that her
Majesty the Queen will spend two months in
Ireland next autumn. "
1t is stated by one of the Dublin papers that
Mr. Isaac Butt, Q. c., will be a candidate for
the representation of Y0ughal A reqnisition.
rnrncrnusiy signeh,5i =ennrse of
inviting Afr. Butt TO stand for the borough.|
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1NDI6ESIIoN-Th:s bane of our lives is the
cause of more unhappiness and misery than