The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-06-18
ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING JUNE Il, 1871

among her fellow-couutryw women there
and Il sent to John Mitchel's office. This
is in response to an appeal made ny me a
short time ago for funds to discharge the
debt which found on my church at the
time of my appointment. Need say how
gratifying such response is to me and
will prove to my good practitioners, who,
out of their narrow means, have within the
last four years contributed about EsOO
themselves towards this needed object.
also beg to take this occasion of acknowledge
ing f1O from his Grace the Archbishop,
pending it's acknowledgment in the form of
resolution by my Church Committee.
the spire is only half finished. May ven-
ture to ask and hope that such at home as
God has blessed with the goods of this
world may initiate the good example Of the
pious, generous, and patriotic Irishmen
and women of New Orleans, and thus en-
able me to pay off the debt and complete
the church tt remain yours truly.
PATRICK LAvELLE.
CARDINAL CULLEN IN cAvAN
On May %, Cardinal Cullen, assisted by
six other prelates, presided at the laying
of the first stone of a new diocesan semi
nary for the diocese of Fillmore, at CULTS,
near Cavan. The demonstration was very
successful and the collections large. Spe-
clal addresses were presented to his Emf
nence by the clergy, clerical students and
laity OF the kilmore diocese. Replying to
thanked them for their allusion to any ex-
ertions which he had made to help in the
removing the grievances under which the
Irish occupiers labored, and extOlled the
generous charity of the laity of the do
cese, which had enabled the bishop and
priests to do such great work for the
church. He trusted that they would soon
obtain a measure securing purely religious
education for the youth Of Catholic Ireland,
both in the university, the middle class,
and the primary schools.
EvIcTIoNs OF "THE MULLAGHn TENANTS,
COUNTY MEATH.
To the Dublin Freeman:
SiI-There is not in Ireland q moro
peaceable and Oh DERBY peasantry than those
been my happy lot to reside for the last ten
years. more industrious class than the
tenant farmers here, who are this moment
under notice of ejectment, I venture to
assert, could not be found in any country
and yet thes" tenants with their families
are about to be turned from their homes
before my very eyes, to make way for cat
tie to be fattened for the English market.
To my own knowledge they have always
paid their rents to the day; they are con-
tinually improving their lands by cultiva-
ting and richly manuring, and their orderly
and regular lives would put to the blush
multitudes in the higher scale of society.
But, sir, the real cause of their ejectmeEt
is that cursed thirst for land which ia gra-
dually depopulating our Emerald Isle, and
robbing it of it's hardest and most industri-
GUS sons. The property of 1.-The Mullagh"
belonged, up to last July, to the late Mrs.
Beresford, wife Ofthe Archbishop of Armagh,
and on her death became the property of
gentleman who lives in the neig b borhood,
who had purchased the reversionary inter
est in it. The tenants have made every
reasonable offer to the new landlord, offer
ing increase of rent, or whatever value two
arbitrators named by himself would set
upon their farms--but Eo, he says plainly
it is the land le wants, and the land he
must have. have takan special pains TO
make u correct list of the victims, which
submit for public inspection: Edward Tai
len, wife and tour children, with Two labor.
ers constantly employed and servant girl,
holding twenty acres; Widow Brien, son
and two daughters and one laborer, hold
ing nineteen acres ; Edward Dunue, one
laborer and servant, holding nineteen acres
john Nolan, wife and two daughters; Pa
trick Moran, wife and five children; Widow
Ralph, two daughters, sOu-iu- law aud tou
grandchildren Widow ryrreiI, sou ant
wife, two children and one grandehild
Widow Rattlgan and sOD, Patrick BrutuI
and daughter, ChristOpher Moran, Widow
Moran. ln this list will be found forty
eight souls about tO be- ruJhlessly hurle
from their humble dwelliDgs, where, ami
all their former hardships aud strugslIuxs
they still bore with patience their lOwly iUI
| WIN. A kEMPsTON, Rector of Kiimore
The Muliagh, Co. Meath, May l6, 1871.
ECCLESIASTICAL.
We are informed Lhatln accordance wit
| the rescript from Rome the election
CoadJutor Bishop for the diocese Of Xii
lsloe, III the room of the late DIR. Power, q
20 take place ON Thursday next. Tue ODlJ
prelACss THAT have been spoken Of as seek
ing the appOIDLnent of the divine Oftic.
are DIR. O'HeS, Bishop of Ross, aud DIR.
! MRedn0hd, Superior Of ehe Ehhts Col