The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-24

letters, which we have no doubt vii!
Do perused with pleasure, have been forwarded
Dublin, 25th June, 1870.
SR-I feel pleasure in sending you q copy OF
) letter I have had the honor Of receiving this
morning from the MarchiOhess of Queensbury,
,riotic sentiments must awaken an echo in ell
true Irish hearts, and encourage those earnest
men who, casting aside ancient prejudice, are
banding themselves together TO win majors
life, and to gather into, our loyal folds all WHO
have been driven by neglect and poverty 70
dream of violently attaining remedial changes.
Soon shall we witness the realization OF tne
prosperous under her own Queen, Lords and
Commons am, Sir, your obecient servant
w. LEDGER ERsoN
Chateau Neuf, Pas de Calais, Bolougne,
June 23d, 1870.
S1R-For your kind note and it's accompany
ing enclosures I cannot thank you sufficiently,
I feel most grateful to the good God for thus
work which shall continue to
look to Him to fnish-praying Him to draw
together yet more and more all hearts, and
guide those engaged in council with HIS WIS
dom and His spirit, which will enable eacn
member freely and willingly to resign every
prejudice, and to cast aside all hindrances 1or
the attainment of the one Divine end, Union
Indeed you have my sympathy and prayers,
and if it is not asking too much, l shall be
how matters proceed. Assuredly no one takes
a deeper interest in this work and the atm
ment of selfgovernment than yours, Sir, 1altn-
ta1lS 20 not know i'll am doing right in enclos-
ing my mite towards expenses:
To w. Ledger Erson, Esq, Dublin.
NEW CATHOLIC CHAPEL FOR ENNIsKuLEN.
The necessary. preparations previous to the
Catholic parish chapel in this town are going
on rapidly. The old building, which has stood
for some hundred years, has now been leveled
almost to the ground. to make room for the
Hinyac MIA 1nfw nrSAln.
1t is expected the foundation stone will be laid
down this summer.
DEATH OF ANOTHER FENIAN PRISONER
Manchester, June 3O.-Another Fenian has sue
Pearson Thompson died in that institution on
Tuesday last. The cause of death was con-
sumption, accelerated by confinement. Thomp-
son was arrested in Manchester about three
years ago, charged with having arms, and
was subsequently convicted and sentenced to
death for being concerned in the attack on the
van in Manchester, where Brett lost his life.
This sentence was committed to penal servi-
tude for life. A letter received by near rela-
tive in Belfast states that it is intended to
bring his remains to Ireland for interment.
He was q native of the county Antrim.
PETER BARRETT IN 0ALwAY.-Galway, June
by the IL A. NJ. train. There were but very
few persons on the platform, as he was not ex:
pected but on its being known q vast crowd
congregated, cheering yehem ,Iit1 During
so great the crowd accompanying him that
it was impossible to walk the streets. Among
those who congratulated him on his acquitta
was Capt. Richard Lambert, who shook MIN
heartily by the hand. A public demonstration
| is contemplated.
AwFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.-DroghedaJ june
22.-On this morning q farmer named Thomas
Conlan, from the neighborhood of Termonfec
| kin, came into our fair on business. He went
| to the shop of Mr.. Rice, in the cow fair, tt
change S5 note, and while reckoning the
change, staggered and fell. Remedies were
| tried to restore him to consciousness, but with
out effect, and he died almost instantaneously
| DEATH BY DRowNMa.-Drogheda june "a
| A few days ago . man named Thomas yNevin
servant to ME-. John Roche, farmer, of Dry
ths
| bridge. The day being fine, and the tide o.
\ flow, he went into q shallow part of the Boyne
near the obelisk, to battle. He had not beer
| long in the water when he unfortunately slip
ped into one of those treacherous holes will
which the place abounds, and, not being abb
| to SWIM he sank, and was drowned before an,
| aid could be rendered.
| EMIGRATIoN.-The Belfast Ne,cs Letter says
"The tide of emigration still flows increasingly
on, and AZ yet shows no sign of diminutior
Monday evening very large number of per
SONG left this port for Liverpool; en- route t
Canada and the United States. As usual, the
all appeared of the respectable classes, an
were accompanied by . number of children
They all seemed to be going over to friend
VINO n8Q preCeQeQ Cneu, ana In D greaG man
instances their passages have been paid an
forwarded from the other side of the Atlantic
THE VERY REV. DR.. CRoKE, BISHOP EI.Ec
OF AUcKLAND.-Thierry, in his History of tn
: Conquest of England, writing of Ireland dun
ing the sixth, seventh and eighth centuries
affirms that " no country had furnished NOR
Christian missionaries, uninfinenced by othe
motives than pure zeal to communicate
, foreign nations the opinions and faith of thei
own land" What the historian wrote of If,
:, land in those early days may with equal trut
he written of the ireland of to-day. In troop
they leave us-learned bishops, Jealous priest
, and holy nuns-to spread in far-off lands til
faith which they received from Patrick, an
Patrick learned from Rome. But few month
, elapsed since good and trusted Cork prel
; bade adieu to friends and home to nurse an il
Very Rev. DIR. Croke, p. p, Doueraile, an
Chancellor of Cloyne, left for Rome, there
receive episcopal consecration Bishop
Auckland whittier he will in due time procee
r to preach the faith of Holy Ireland"
Q The development of the mackerel fishery
J, Kinsale has produced n remarkable change
d the social condition of the town. Formerly
large proportion of the working classes use
Q to spend considerable part Of the year in ii
u tworkhouse, and were rarely for any lengthent
,, period far above the level of pauperism. Th
q year, owing to the extraordinary productiv
} ness of the fishery, ample and remunerati'
q employment has been afforded for sever
II months to the entire working population, al
j. so great has been the demand for labor tn
,, the workhouse has been drained of every abb
q bodied inmate. For. weeks together there b
d not been an individual of this class, ma1e
y female, in the establishment, and to such
{, | extent has this unusual and most gratifyil
u exodus proceeded that machinery has to
L employed to do the washing for which the