The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-14


markablet demo6sttskion u si1lpoflf ~
4 France. vas made ~ the peopIS q sDnblh
sss ssa s s9oS C.sss, n sou o
diner street, and dlsplayed in mo most 4
marksbie and emphatic manner their intel1
sympathy with France - ~ the impendl1
serupulons German power. About Q d6zs
bands were in attendanee and played alteI
nnstely, Pa,sant pcw q SyIe." and Go
for the Emperor and cries of a Success to tn
French" etc. It is quite untrue, as stated ii
the Times, the CRY of !" Vive le Repxblique" wa
given. On the steps of the French Consul
flag surrounded by French oolors. The police
with questionable legality, made rush upor
the flags and attempted to wrest them from
those who held them. A fierce struggle for thu
fcer came up and ordered hiS men to desist
We have the best authority for saying that
the men who held the flags would have given
them up only with their lives AS it was, the
police were discounted. They afterwards
took q rather ignoble revenge by smashing
some drums and other musical instruments.
MP MI; 2. J; smyths from the steps Of the Custom
few stirring words; and the frantic cheering
which they called forth proved that he had
correctly interpreted the popular feeling. Al
though there was very great excitement, the
evening passed off without any disturbance.
THE SOUTHERN SrRIKEs-It does not appear
that the strikes in the south have yet termina-
ted. The sailors in Cork returned last week
to their work at the original rate of wages !;
been able to learn, followed their example.
There was report, indeed, last week. that
eighty of the tailors had accepted the terms of
the settlement; and, on this day week, one of
those who had been instrumental in effecting
the settlement-a man named Denis MahonyS
was murderously assaulted in his own house
not
be connected with the party of tailors yet on
strike. Tho strike among the agricultural Ia
borers in Cork and the adjacent places has
terminated but the long threatened one
among the laborers of Limerick has at length
taken place. There does not seem to be much
xcitement in that city, although almost the
whole laboring population has turned out.
treat precautions have been adopted to pre-
'erve the peace.
The ORANGE CELEBRArIoS.-Onev ery re-
,rettabfe circumstance attended the ceiebra-
ion of the Twelfth" this year in Monaghan.
The district around Emyvale, in that county, is
cs, and it was thought that for this reason the
1rangemen would have made no display there
However, they did and as they we're coming
from their place of rendezvous at night, a
Guile ensued between themselves and the |
:oman Catholics and an Orangemau named
icMahon was shot. Some persons have been
rrested for the crime. Through the cable we |
earn that some Orangemen who were celcbra-
d by the Irish Catholics, aud in the fight that
nsned three persons were killed and some |
theirs wounded. The tenacity with which |
rangemen cling, even in q far-otf country,
ivided from home by large lengths of seas
nd shores" to their meaningless celebrations,
truly astonishing.
we have learned with pleasure that the
rench residents of Dublin have set on foot a
description for the purpose of procuring for
e Dublin bands new musical instruments in
Re place of those broken by sthe police on
lesday night This kindly and spirited move
the part OF our French fellow citizens is
rtain to increase the goodwill and affection
tin which they and their nation have always
en- regarded in this country.
is suspicious union of Irishmen one other
'ment of success, namely, the good wishes of
lgllshmen. We therefore tender our earnest
sistance in the use of all moral and constitu-
nal means, especially in securing the return &
such members of parliament as will engage f
give to Ireland that Federal Government .
itch has already resulted in such peace and i
osperity in Australia and the Dominion of Z
nth America