The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-26
.rE1xeRApHIc SUMMARY
UNITED STATES.

.TELKGRAPHIc SUMMARY
UNITED STATES.
New YoRK.-The great event OF the week
in New York was the arrival of Duke Alexis OF
Russia. In the Court of General Sessions
the grand iury send for CHARLES oconor to as
sist Them in an immediate and rigid investiga-
ton OF All the notorious frauds without sespec t
that many of the alleged criminals have fed
the country; the law will reach them. 1t is
stated that quarter Of o million of dollars
Brooklyn Treasury by the ring there. Charles
OConnor thinks Tweed will escape punish
ment through flaw in the Indictment. Rich
has appointed Andrew 81. Green Comptroller.
Isaac w: England, publisher of the Sun, has
been appointed Commissioner Of Public In
struction. Horace Greeley peremptorily de.
Public Parks, vice Sweeney. General w. NJ.
Tweed, Jr., has resigned the Assistant District
Attorneyship, to take effect on January LIST.
and Collector Murphy exchanged letters ex-
pressing mutual confidence in each other. Re
turns from several election districts are found
arrested and held in 1000 bail. The Guar
dian Savings Bank, Tweed President, pre-
viously reported suspended, has it's portals
barred, and all entrance to the buildngis de-
MED. The Bowling Green Savings Bank,
Henry Smith, Police Commissioner and one of
the ring, has also suspended, and will proba-
badly only pay As or SO cents on the dollar. The
Butler, Henry Wilson and ThuElow Weed,
stating that they know nothing of the forma-
tion of an anti-Grant party. Sumner, it is
stated, is not engaged in any such movement.
IND1ANA.-Mob law reigus in this State just
now. Three negroes were taken out of Jail on
the 18th and hanged by q mob of $50 men.
They were charged with the killing of the
Park family. On the 10th, at Brookville,
take out Mcdonald Cheek, confined for the
murder of his father-in-law. Geek knocked
down the first man that came into his cell, and
taking revolver from him defended himself
jailer in the meantime escaped, and rang the
fire alarm, which brought number Of citizens
to his aid, whereupon the mob scattered, but
many were recognized Notwithstanding their
disguise.
CoNNEcr1Cur.-The steamship New London
was burned near Norwich on the 21st. Twenty
tempting to escdpe or burned were recovered.
ENGLAND.
I largo Radical mass meeting was held at
Bristol on the 22d. The speakers, amongst
whom was Sir Charles w. Dick, were unre-
strained in their aenunciation of the monarchy
in Great Britain. There was great disorder
and the band was not allowed to play God
at Leeds, which was followed by riots. John
Gribble, Secretary of the Total Abstinence So
ciety of Brixhan, publicly accuses Queen Vic
toria of intoxicaticn. The charge causes
q great uproar, and the local authorities have
commenced legal proceedings again st the man
who made it. The magistrates have refused
bail in his case The Standards report Of a
suspension of negotiations between England
and France for the modification of the present
commercial treaty, is fully confirmed.
FRANCE.
The long expected speech of NJ Gambetta
| was delivered at st. Quentin. He assured his
hearers that present danger nenaced the
Republic, but reforms were necessary to con
firm it, and the people should see that legisla
| ton to that end be not Kept back too long IN
the National Assembly. Citizens should take
cal affairs and make their influence felt in the
| government of the country to give thelI
power its legitimate effect. He advocated the
| formation of national republican party, and
| set forth in detail plan of reformation based
| in many respects upon the American system.
Reorganization of the army is making rapid
progress. BY the end of the year strategic
| positions on the eastern frontier will be occu-
| ped by a completely Reconstructed and
thoroughly equipped corps darmee 1t is eX-
pected that, before the end OF next january,
| France will have ten army corps, completely
organized and fully supplied with improved
arms, posted at the great military centres OF
| the country. The trial by courts-martial OF
the parties accused of the assassination OF
| Gems. Thomas and LeCompte mas endeu. Nine
teen of the prisoners were pronounced guilty
| Verdaguer and seven others were sentenced to
suffer death, one to imprisonment for life al
hard labor and ten to various terms of con;
tinement. All the Communists charged witt
the destruction of Theirs house have beer
convicted ard sentenced to imprisonment from
two to twenty years. The Government has
resolved to support the motion for removal o.
the seat of Government to Paris at the mex
session of the Assembly. The ConsttfuttOnne
saws the Due dHarcourt French Ambassador
to the Papal Court, has sent telegram tt
Count de Remusat, Minister of Foreign Affairs
stating that the Pope has expressed his inten
ton Of leaving Rome when u bill is presented
to the Italian Parliament convening that bod.
in session in the Holy City.
BELGIUM.
On the 22d inst, there was an animated de
bate in the Chamber of Representatives on thu
subject of the appointment as Governor of thu
| Province of Limburg of NJ. Decker, forme
| raananer of the Relnium School System. Tn