The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-05-28
NUMBER.l7.

,his soul to hts Maker, after having paseo0
cred ministry, during forty EIGHT Of which
he discharged with exemplary seal ena
lsssiduity tho important dattes OF parish
priest OF Ardagh. We are confident that
the announcement we make to-day VIII %
Eversai Church 81 ireland, to each member
Iof whose ministry the departed Dean was
we'll known and highly esteemed for his
many brilliant virtues. The ofdce o. Hign
Mass will take place on Thursday, she Atm
Church Of S. Cansee, Kilkenny..,.sunday,
April 3O.-The new and splendid organ
recently erected in the above named spa
cious and beautiful Gothic church was,
soiemnly opened and dedicated 10 lts "a
cred uses in the presence OF o vast congfe-
| CATION and with all the pomp ana dignity
passes over without fresh evidence OF tne
progress of our holy religion, in the dedi.
Ecation. of churches, in the opening OF
schools and onvents, and ceremonies s9cn
as that which took place here to-day. inc
people Of Kilkenny, ever foremost among
i the practical supporters of religion and
natriOtism, have raised up monuments OF
their love for God and fatherland which
will stand fer ages to their honor and tos
the enduring welfare OF their chiidren IrSns
generation to generation. The noble CO.
thedral, which surpasses in size and archi-
, tecturai beauty the venerable fame OF
, which they wers plundered, and which is
: now applied to the uses Of an alien worship
t for which it was never intended, the
8 parochial church of st. John, and the
Q noble edifce in which the ceremonies OF
y fthis day were solemnized, bear splendid
9 testimony to the liberality and devotion OF
q the priests and people of Kilkenny.-Io'd.
Proposed Imperial Guarantee for Irish
= Railtcavs.-A deputation of members OF
: Parliament and other gentlemen interested
y in the promotion of railway enterprise IN
y Ireland had an interview on Monday with
. Mr.. Chichester Fortescue, the President OF
the Board of Trade, for the purpose OF oo-
s tanning the consent of that department. 70
q the introduction of bill to authorize an
:. imperial guarantee of interest on capital 10
Y be raised towards the construction OF rail-
ways in Ireland. Mr.. Heron, who has
., given notice of the bill in question, OBJ
, served that Parliament had already author
ised the construction of 591 miles Of rail
" way, of which but 81 had been completed,
y. aud that the capital required for the con
. struction of what might be termed the
~ dormant system would be ABOUT So,oco,
y COO. The completion of these unfinished
VI lines would conduce to the welfare OF tine
~ country, not only by giving employ ment &c
=, - the people, but by opening up imPortan
~ communications now much required. le II
10 generally understood that MI. ForteseI'
as has given the assent of the Board to tn
OF introd uction of the bill, which is to bea
OF the names of Messrs. Heron, McCarth.
OF Downing and Vance.-Ibid.
,w The Attack on Murphy.-Four men hav
II. been arrested in Cumberland for the as
m, N. sauIt on Murphy, the no-Popery lecturer
no. two of them are brothers named Doyle
a5 and the other two are named hurry an
ev Connel. Ope of the DOyles, when ARRESTED
II had six-barreled revolver and u iare
,m clasp knife in his pocket.
an Petitions are being organized In evel
pre- part of Ireland against the coercion bi
lu- introduced by Lord Kimberley, whit
vas was finally passed in the House Of Lor,
int on Wednesday, the Sd inst, without q
cision. -