The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-10-30


Ne discoufaeine. IL pfonfssd vsli N l6S1 :
AMI the number enrolled In To month 49,
even larger than was expect but the
supply has since fallen far short 81 the de-
only about 1900 out 81 the 90 6oO on. Wa y. we're
wanted. In the North chiefly there are
some young men Joining, but il will take q
very long time to fill up the wide margin
which remains on the muster-roll. With
respect to tho reserve force, the prospect is
not brighter. II 10 almost Q blank"
Search for Arms In Cork.-The police
made several searches for arms in Cork on
Monday evening. At the house 6 Rope
Walk, Sunday's Well, they found milf
tary uniform of the slst Regiment, with
regimental number, the lock of gun, and
some ammunition. The owner was young
man nSmed Robert O'Suliivan, an engrav
or, who was for some time in custody. The
police continued to search other houses II
the same locality, but found nothing. They
then proceeded to Kearney's land, and in
the house of a lahorer named John Reilly,
employed by Hegarty Brothers, they dis
covered twelve rounds of ammunition, q
snap cap, pike-head, and quantity of per-
Robert O'Sulliyan, engraver, and John
Reilly, were brought before the Cork, mag
istrates, the former charged with having
suit of military uniform and the hammer of
q gun in his possession, and the latter with
having several rounds of ammunition and
pikehead. Evidence having been given
OF the finding of the gun hammer and the
suit of uniform, including waist belt of
the S1st regiment, and bearing the regi-
mental number, $685." at the house of the
prisoner O'Sullivan, it was alleged for the
defence that the regimentals belonged to q
nephew of O'Sullivan's mother, and were
given to her to keep shortly after his ar
| rest for desertiOn. The name of the de-
serter was shown to be Patrick Donovan,
who, on the occasion of his arrest, about
six months ago, offered terrible resistance
to the police, and endeavored to shoot one
he carried. 1t was also shown for the de-
fence that the gun hammer was found in
the clothes of the prisoners brother, a
mere lad, who picked it up in the street.
The Bench discharged the prisoner, but di-
rected the police to take steps for the pros
IN her possession soldiers necessaries con-
trary to law. In the case of Reilly the po-
lice depOsed to having found some revolver
and breachloading ammunition, in his
house, together with a pikehead and a
quantity of PERCUSSION caps. The Bench
committed the prisoner for trial, and
agreed to accept bail, himself in EGO and
two sureties in Sl0 each.
The Priests Bribery (Irelant7) Diu-To
the Editor of the Nation.-County Sligo,
Sept. 2Sth, 1S7O.-Dear Sir-In your issue
of last week appears a letter from our dis
tinguished fellow countryman, O'Niel
Daunt, in refntation of statements put for
ward by correspondent (seemingiy Ca
tholic clergymen) writing in former Issue
over the signature Glorious" I think
this last letter of O'Neil Daunt's deserves
more than an ordinary share of attention
from 1rishmen at large, and more particu-
larly from the Catholic hierarchy and clergy
of Ireland. No doubt can be entertained
that all the arguments and show of reason
ing that could possibly be brought forth in
favor OF the Bribery Bill were given by
your correspondent Glorious :" and less
doubt can there be entertained that the
able letter of O'Neil Daunt effectually dis
posed OF these arguments. To attempt to
add to the effectiveness of this reply would
be only to spoil it's completeness; and we
may rest assured that the only priest that
has, as yet, defended this nefarious bribery
business, has cause sufficient to be
silent on that subject for the future.
But how many, and what per cent
age, OF the priests of Ireland are willing
to accept the proffered bribeq is the
question, and have no hesitation in say
ing that it is one of deep moment to the
future well-being OF our country. II is a
question that should be we'll considered by
all Irishmen who are determined to stop at
no obstacles in the attainment of their
is q question of stupendOus Importance to
the priesthood themselves, affecting as it
does their future dealing and friendly in
tercourse with the people who never de-
serted them, and to whom they were al
ways guides and protectors. Without at
tempting solution of this great question,
l would hazard an opinion-and one which
l fondly entertain-that still the majority
of the priests of Ireland are true to the
cause of Ireland, and that they will be
found ON tha.side of honor and faithfulness
and have patriotism enough to seorn the
bribe and the bribers. We can point to
men imbued with the same spirit that in
spired the writer of the letter signed "Sog-
garth,'' which appeared in your paper
few weeks ago, who are an ornament and
pride, no less to the Church than to their
country, who, / am convinced, will never
soil their hands with the bride of the stran-
ger. These are the men upon whom we
must now rely to avert change which
would bring ruin and disaster upon the
Church in Ireland, and which would be
the prelude to n state of things in Ireland
which l shudder to imagi inc.
| French Feeling IoUards Ircland.-The
Cork Examiner, publishing some sketches
of lie in Paris, by a Corkman, says: Among
the incidents of our iuformant's sojuurn in
Paris not the least remarkable was the ar
rest of three of his employees Cork men),
| who were mistaken for Prussan spies.
They had gone out to see the beautiful
Place de In Concorde, and while admirDg
| the charming prospect were civilly ad-
dressed by a gentleman. They could only