The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-19

probably be- left as they are, without any
improvement beyond clearing them Of the
accumulated rubbish and putting them
somewhat in order at the least possible OK
pense. They have nearly finished cleaning
and painting the Trocadero. It had bsen
suggested to iptersect it with walks and
paths and to plant trees, but this procssd-
ing would have entirely altered the chakac-
ter of the place, which was originally IN
tended to serve as a vast amphitheatre, and
to hold about two millions of people on
public festivals. The idea has, thereS0re,
been given up. The Tuileries will remean
as they are for the present. Other public
buildings will be repaired at once.
The Murderer of tho Dominicans.--It1s
reportrd that Cerisier, or Serizier, ~ bis
name is now given, has been taken n the
was Colonel of the IOlst battalion, under
the Commune, and was the murderer Of the
Doyn!aican Fathers of Arcusfi. He seens
to nave shown great signs Of fear when
arrested, and to have DECLARED that he had
been unable to escape for want Of mcnsy:
One employer had recognized and dismissed
him, though he wsdld not give him up.
s!-en taken, he was in tho service Of
currier.
State 10. ,GhurcA.-Municipal intssSecaaoe
with religious matters is the order Of the
day in/Germany. The exploits of the
fresh in everybody's memory. But the
most recent, and not the least scandalous,
Instances Of this kind Of ercroachment
have occurred at Elbing, in Prussia, and
at Constance, in Baden. The post of
schoolmaster attached to the Church of st.
the chief magistrate of that town addressed
to the three candidates for the place, in
dividually, long letter, requiring each of
them to state bis opinion of the Bull "Pas-
tor Eternus," and adding that, as the doc
trine of lnfallibility therein contained was
ment, he should for the future only appoint
as Catholic schoolRasters those who
should previously declare that they do not
believe in the dogma of infallibility of the
Pope, and that they will not teach it in the
school," One only of them wat. willing to
uncle of the celebrated DR.. Wollman. At
Constance, says the Correspondence de
Genere, the mayor of that city, already an
communicated person, has expelled
priest, with threats of personal violence,
from the school belonging to him, on the
ground that he taught the doctrine of In,
fallibility-"t that fatal absurdity;" and
that he interpreted the sixth command
ment in the sense assigned to it by Chris
tian morality" "For schools, continued
the mayor, ;" should be directed" not in
that spirit, but Gin the spirit of Freema-
sonry." These outrages are but fitting
| prelude to that condition of things to which
certain secularists look forward with hope
and confidence, when all Catholic educa-
ton shall be forcibly repressed by the
| State.
According to La Conviccion there ha.
been established in the Diocese of Barcelo
ma an association named the Apostleship o
the Press, under the patronage of St
regular publication of all Christian works
The association has received the approba
ton of the Holy Father and the concur
renee of the Archbishops and Bishops o
Spain. 1t will oppose the errors of thu
day, exposing their fallacies, and place be
fore the people a true exposition of every
thing that may transpire and whose ten
dency may be to affect them either spiritu
ally or temporarily. Already two work
have appeared, the first against the doctrin
ofspiritualism, and the second on morality
FOR the former 500 copies have been die
: tributed by the committee in the diScess
! and 300 copies of the second work.. TIL
Young Mems Society of Avila has begun
9 good aud noble work throughout the prov
r ince, having just inaugurated schools, {
4 rather classes, from 6 TO 10 p. NJ. daily,
Q the town of Avila, and are extending ii
same TO every Viuage anO haHies WIN
8 their sphere; all the classes, with the e:
ception of the higher branches, are he
II and instruction given gratis. In their ci
: cular, which appears in the IrGdicion,
! Leon, the members say that, being CO..
s WINGED that ignorance 10, at oil times, Il
primary cause Of the vice with which .
ri ciety 10 afflicted, and that without Christil
Ia instruction it 10 impossible for the poop
n to be virtuous and happy, their society b
"a been inspired by the Catholic idea TO q
n vote certain hours Of its evenings to Il
. imparting Of knowledge, grounded up'
le religion, 70 the young and the old.
., The Lasarsatioa0Ii IN Gpaia.-The Spani
stl Cabinet appears 20 have made up tts MI