The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-03-27
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWS.


expect Priests and other influential men who
write to the daily papers from all quarters OF
the island point out in almost identical words
that the completely of the bill, its vagueness,
it's impotency, it's want of breadth, and its
tendency to litigation, make it literally worse
than useless and that it is impossible to
the people. The Irish Liberal members-who,
for all we can hear of them, appear more dis
posed to help in clearing the ground for the
English party battle than to stand by the the
result of their first meeting threatened to in
volye them in some ugly difficulties, held a
second meeting on Thursday, and were attend
gates from the National Conference, the Irish
Tenant League, the Farmers Clubs, the Gene
raj Assembly, the Municipal and Poor Law
Boards, and various Irish counties, to press the
full necessities Of the case upon the attention
Of the Irish representatives little time will
show the consequence. The test ordeal is near
ct hand, and woe be to the palterer who then
\ forgets his pledges and proves false to the
great interests which honor and patriotism and
ordinary honesty had bound him to protect
Nation.
The OEonoghues Dictation.-The letter of The
ODonoghue to Mr.. Randall Mcdonnell upon the
merits Of the Government Land Bill, and the
duty of Irish members and others in it's regard,
will give rise to some little amusement, much
surprise and great deal of indignation. Even
people who estimated at its proper value the
late political conduct of The ODonoghue
would not have been quite prepared for his
proviso that on The second reading more GER
tain effect could be given to the act, SO as to
make it thoroughly satisfactory. All talk of
pure dependence the second reading is
leathsome fustian," to quote a phrase not I'M
familiar to The O'Donoghue; and, assuming
the honest desire on him to do his duty by the
proposal for prompt and sensible action should
have found opposition in such a quarter. 1t
appears. however to have fallen quite without
effect Even if The ODonoyhue had here laid
dow his he had said OH tn deserve
grave censure; but when he goes on to say of
the bill, "I believe that the man who would
counsel its rejection would be shouted from
one end of Ireland to the other as a rogue or an
ass"-what can the most chivalrous of The
O,Donoghues friends find left to say for him
Singing ".Seduious" Songs-The military
thorties at Newry are engaged investigating
serious charge against men of the 18th Royal
Irish, which occurred under the following cir
cumstances: On Thursday evening about eight
o'clock, five men of the 18th were proceeding
through Hill street, on their way to their bar
racks. Two of them, who are supposed to have
been drunk, it is stated, shouted; Hnrrah for
the green" 1--WE are Irshmen," $50 hill with
the bobbies," and used other expressions of
similar nature. Sut-Constables Moriarty and
McGroarty, who were on duty at the time, in
terfered and put stop to the Objectionable
language. The soldiers then returned to the
barracks but a report of their conduct having
been made on the following morning to Major
Wallace, commander of the detachment sta
toned at Newry, four of them were identified
and arrested by the ponce, DuU Inc Itln cOulu
not be discOyered.-COr. Express.
An Anti- Grass Crusade.-The Dundalk Demo
crat says: At the late fair of Dunleer, we are
told, farmer who had purchased a field of
grass of ten acres was engaged in the cattle
him had he purchased field of grass at the
auction of Mr.. He replied that he had.
"And why did you purchase itf asked one of
are posted warning people not to purchase
land for grazingr The farmer replied that he
had seen the placards, but he had paid los. an
he would lose the money if he gave up the
field. "No' natter replied the boys" it is
better to lose that than to lose what you value
far higher" We believe the field was since
surrendered to its owner, as the farmer thought
it better to give itup than incur the displeas-
ure of those who had waged war against the
conversion of tillage into pasture land.
land was to have taken place not far from Ar
dee. But at the hour appointed for the sale
only two persons attended, and none of the
land was disposed of.
The TTpperary Elecfion.-The returns received
from Tipperary, ON Saturday evening, were
very confused. Some gave Mr. Heron sub
stantal majority, Others placed Mr. Hickman
at the head of the poll. The official return
gives Mr.. Heron the small majority of four.
The election of O'Donovan Rossa having been
declared void by the House of Commons, it Mr..
Heron claimed the seat he would have been
member for Tipperary. But, true to popular
principles, he refused to claim the seat when
he was not elected by majority of the con-
stituency. He would not enter the House of
Commons as the representative of a minority.
He respected too much the great constituency
of Tipperary to force himself into the represent
tation without their full and free consent. This
generous conduct would not have been forgot
ten for Mr.. Heron and had not circumstances
subsequently arisen which violently agitated
the country, he would probably have been
elected without opposition The numbers
were: Mr.. Heron, 1868; Mr.. Kickham, 1861
majority for Mr.. Heron,4. 1t is positively re-
presenting petition against Mr.. Herons re-
turn. Mr. Kickham's admirers Gre collecting
facts with that object.
= Closing Public Hoases Sunday.-The sub
Joined letter from his Eminence Cardinal Gull
len, on the Importance of closing public houses
on Sunday, has been received by the Very Rev.
DR.. Spratt " SIS Eccles street. My dear DIR.
Spratt-I earnestly hope that tho exertions
which now being made to obtain an act of
drinks on Sunday may be crowned with conf
plete and speedy success. The law which for.
bids the sale of other articles that day should
certainly make no exception in favor of liquors,
the abuse of which is SO injurious to the pub
lic Almost all the crime we have to deplore
as long as the doors of the public house stand
open during the leisure of the Sunday, it will
be very difficult indeed to root out from among
our people that degrading vice. No one knows
better than you how much has been already
done to meet this evil. The Archbishop of
Cushel and the Bishop of Ferns have. succeed
ed in inducing their people to refrain from the
sale or purchase of Intoxicating drinks on Sun
day; and in many parishes of this diocese the
parish priests have been similarly successful.
The happy results which have followed err
ever this has been done should encourage you